Tag: playoffs
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The Classical Academy takes ‘one game at a time’ approach for remainder of 3A state baseball tournament
The Classical Academy’s baseball team is exactly where it hoped to be at the start of the year: the final weekend of the season. TCA’s road required to reach that coveted gold plaque doesn’t matter. The Titans craved an opportunity to win the 3A state baseball tournament. It’s a doozy of a journey, but the…
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Golden Knights 5, Avalanche 3 | 3 takeaways from Colorado’s monumental collapse in Game 3
LAS VEGAS — Just when you thought the Avalanche had figured things out, they pulled off the biggest collapse of the season and arguably the biggest in franchise history. Here are three takeaways from a disastrous 5-3 Game 3 loss for the Avalanche at T-Mobile Arena: Dynamite start You could not have drawn up a…
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Avalanche could be making move to goalie Mackenzie Blackwood in Game 4
ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the first time this postseason, the Avalanche look like they will have a different starting goaltender. Mackenzie Blackwood, who relieved Scott Wedgewood in the second period of Game 3, was in Colorado’s so-called starters net at morning skate on Monday, typically a sign he will get the call in Game…
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Logan O’Connor gets comfortable in Avalanche’s 4-2 loss to Jets
There wasn’t much energy in the building on Saturday night at Ball Arena, but there were a few spirited bursts from Logan O’Connor. Avalanche fans are happy to see those again. O’Connor dressed in his third game of the season on Saturday, playing 12 minutes in Colorado’s sleepy 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Coming…
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Valeri Nichushkin gets his swagger back as Avalanche mount epic comeback to beat Stars, 5-4
DALLAS – On the day the Avalanche brought back Nazem Kadri, their Choo-Choo train might have gotten his swagger back. Down a goal with less than a minute remaining, Valeri Nichushkin scored just his second goal since the calendar flipped to 2026, tying the game with 15 seconds remaining to force overtime. In that overtime,…
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Rampart eliminated from 5A state tournament after Lutheran completes comeback
As Wyatt Kirch watched his final shot swish through the hoop and the red lights lit up the backboard at Rampart, the senior guard didn’t celebrate. The clock hit triple zeros and the Rampart senior, along with his teammates, walked toward their bench as Lutheran players celebrated their 60-58 comeback victory that eliminated the No.…
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Pine Creek ice hockey earns No.3 seed; Pikes Peak region sends five teams to state playoffs
Ice hockey playoffs begin Thursday and Pine Creek leads Pikes Peak region teams into postseason action. Five area schools qualified for the 5A and 4A playoffs and the Eagles earned 4A’s No. 3 seed following a 16-2-1 campaign. The Eagles also clinched a first-round bye and are one win shy of tying their school record…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Falcon basketball teams shine as postseason looms; Liberty’s boys basketball wins another close one
As the winter sport season nears the home stretch, competition continues to heat up. State championship competition begins this week for girls swimming and diving in Thornton while wrestlers prepare for regional competition. Falcon boys basketball is a week away from capturing its league’s title after a sluggish start to the season and Cobelyn…
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Palmer Ridge football players, coaches thankful for Thanksgiving practice, return to semifinals
Palmer Ridge football gained perspective to conclude the 2024 campaign. The Bears will return to the semifinals at 1 p.m. Saturday as No. 3 Palmer Ridge travels to No. 2 Montrose for the penultimate weekend of the season. But last season marked the first time in three years the Bears (12-0) missed the 4A…
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TCA football’s 24-game winning streak ends in 2A semifinals loss to Wellington
WELLINGTON — At some point, the bubble on The Classical Academy’s winning streak had to burst. Wellington made sure that pop was loud and clear. The Classical Academy lost 29-7 in the 2A semifinals Saturday to end its 24-game winning streak against the school TCA defeated in 2024 to win its first football championship. “In…