Tag: peak performers
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Peak Performer of the Week: Kennedy Spellman and mom seek to restore Sand Creek program
For every teenager, high school represents a coming of age and a coming into on one’s own. Freshman Kennedy Spellman has the athletic part down. She leads Sand Creek’s basketball team in scoring, averaging 28.5 points per game, a mark that ranks second in the state according to MaxPreps. With two games remaining, she’s 25…
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Peak Performer of the Week: Max Wright comes home to Pine Creek to find a greater level of success for himself and his team
“What are you doing here,” Pine Creek ice hockey coach Ed Saxer asked senior Max Wright after a summer skating session before the season began. Wright, who at age 15 moved away from his hometown Colorado Springs to Boulder to play Triple A hockey for the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders, missed his family and was ready…
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Peak Performer of the Week: Liberty High School diver Ashley Van Milligan taking a stab at state title next month
Ashley Van Milligan, who will represent the Liberty Lancers in diving for the third time at state this February, wasn’t always comfortable on the diving board. “Diving is full of mental blocks and you get on the board and you’re scared to do a dive because you don’t want to hit the board or you…
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Boys Golf Peak Performer of the Year: Cheyenne Mountain’s Thomas Herholtz helps Red-Tailed Hawks win state
Thomas Herholtz accepted a role larger than simply serving as the No. 1 golfer for state champion Cheyenne Mountain. The senior also made a cameo as an assistant coach. Herholtz, a four-year player who entered the season having already played in a pair of state tournaments, traveled alongside head coach John Carricato to an early-season…
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Boys’ Soccer Peak Performer of the Year: Jackson Baker soaks up rewards of sticking with TCA
The Classical Academy’s soccer program means a lot to Jackson Baker. As a freshman at TCA in 2019, Baker commuted to Highlands Ranch to be part of a year-round developmental academy. The highest level of club sports, the team was part of the U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy and was affiliated with Major League Soccer. It…
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Peak Performer of the Week: Madi Crowe shines under state tournament lights, writes first chapter of Lewis-Palmer legacy
No one may have been more prepared to face the Denver Coliseum lights than Lewis-Palmer’s Madi Crowe. The freshman may lack state tournament experience, but her tank is full of experience in larger, national tournaments for club; life experiences like the recent death and mourning of her grandmother; and even mental health struggles. Leading the…
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Peak Performer of the Week: Harrison’s Carlos Preciado using past experience to push Panthers
A showdown with Gateway provided a learning experience for Carlos Preciado. During his freshman year, he was thrust into action because of injuries on the football squad. The now-junior tailback aimed to make the most of it, but his run fell just short of the goal line on fourth down, and Harrison lost by a…
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Peak Performer of the Week: Tavian Tuli finding new confidence in final year at Fountain-Fort Carson
Fountain-Fort Carson football practice was missing a familiar, blond set of locks flowing out of the team’s gloss blue helmets for two days last week. Senior Tavian Tuli was sick. From what, he didn’t know. But the illness kept him sidelined, away from school and practice until Wednesday. The offense was simplified in his wake,…
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Peak Performer of the Week: Air Academy’s Sam Beers puts together legendary week with 8 touchdowns
A bag of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and a phone are all Sam Beers needs before a game. As he scarfs down his pre-game ritual cereal, he swipes through Saquon Barkley highlights. Watching the Giants’ running back who made his name on big plays inspires the Air Academy senior to do it himself. He did just…
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Boys’ Lacrosse Peak Performer: Air Academy’s Grant Rodny doesn’t know half speed, it’s all or nothing
Grant Rodny has never been one to go half-speed, on anything. When Air Academy boys’ lacrosse trudged through two, COVID-riddled years, and needed some leadership help, he found a program called ‘Lead ‘Em Up’ and brought the lessons back — a system implemented in both the boys’ and girls’ programs. He scored 11 goals against…