Tag: prep sports
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Gazette Preps rewind: Doherty, Rampart baseball split tight games; Pair of athletes shine in two sports
It’s midway through the spring season and Pikes Peak region athletes continue to find footing in their respective sports. Some athletes dazzled in two sports in a 24-hour window while others left their marks in one sport throughout the week. Below are some highlights from area athletes and events from the previous week. 14ers Hadley…
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Pine Creek girls win second consecutive COS Metro Wrestling Championship; Widefield finishes as runners-up in back-to-back years
Pine Creek girls’ wrestling hoped to rival the boys’ program with its mat success. Mission accomplished through two years at the city tournament. The Eagles earned consecutive COS Metro Wrestling Championship titles after Pine Creek amassed 199 points Saturday in Fountain at Trojan Arena. And the Eagles captured their second title with “resilience.” “A lot…
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Palmer Ridge vs. Dakota Ridge: How both teams stack up ahead of 4A state football championship
Palmer Ridge’s battle for 4A perfection is one game away. The Bears head to Colorado State University’s Canvas Stadium for their 1:30 p.m. Saturday showdown with top-seeded Dakota Ridge and both teams are at 13-0 heading into the championship game. Palmer Ridge, the No. 3 seed, looks to decorate its school’s trophy case with a…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Air Academy, Cheyenne Mountain boys soccer battle to stalemate; Palmer, Mitchell football earn first wins
14ners Saydie Rexroth, Pine Creek, jr., girls volleyball – The start of the Eagles’ six-game winning streak began with an impressive showing from the junior. Rexroth finished the Eagles’ sweep (25-11, 25-11, 25-16) against Vista Ridge with a season-best 27 assists. It was Rexroth’s third consecutive match with 20 or more assists and her seventh…
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Overcoming injury, The Vanguard School goalkeeper Avery Banzhaf excels in historic season for the Coursers
Avery Banzhaf rolled his ankle, twice, in a preseason scrimmage just three days before The Vanguard School’s soccer season opener. It was painful, but the team’s starting goalkeeper didn’t think twice about continuing to play. Injured for the first six games, Banzhaf has allowed six goals in nine games to help the Coursers to an…
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Winter weather pushes high school football playoffs to weekend; other sports also moved
The snow will blot out the Friday night lights this week. The Colorado High School Activities Association has postponed multiple events because of weather and school closures. Football No area teams will play in high school football playoff games on Friday night, with weather pushing the action to Saturday and Sunday. This wasn’t a state-wide…
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Sand Creek boys volleyball beats CSCS to end regular season
Sand Creek enjoyed a luxury many sports teams aren’t typically afforded. Learning a hard lesson the easy way. The Scorpions capped the regular season Saturday at Colorado Springs Christian with a 20-2 record and beat CSCS in four sets 25-19, 25-13, 22-25, 25-14. However … “We should’ve won that in three,” Sand Creek’s Asher Mallrich…
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CHSAA Legislative Council will vote Tuesday whether to add girls flag football as sanctioned fall sport
CHSAA’s Legislative Council will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Lone Tree at the DCSD Legacy Campus and will vote whether to add girls flag football as a sanctioned sport. Should the Legislative Council approve girls flag football, play will begin this fall and Colorado would become the 11th state to sanction the sport. Following…
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Preps Preview: Top 5 notable high school events around the Colorado Springs area
Boys’ basketball Pine Creek at Rampart 7 p.m. Friday at Rampart High School The Eagles have a 3-game winning streak against the Rams and have won seven of the past eight matchups between the two teams. Junior Blake Marshall will enter the matchup averaging 16.7 per game and looks to avenge his shooting woes against…
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