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State track and field notes: Palmer Ridge takes second in 4A
Palmer Ridge takes second The Bears’ Class 4A state titles streak ended at two years. The silver-lining was second place on Saturday. Mountain View won with 89 points, Palmer Ridge had 79. “It was an emotional weekend,” Bears coach Kelly Christensen said. Caleb Ojennes led Palmer Ridge with state titles in the 200 (21.55 seconds),…
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Class 4A boys’ track and field state meet team race looking like a dandy
When The Classical Academy hurdler Alex Miller clipped the first hurdle in the 110-meter race at the state meet a year ago, it all but instantaneously knocked him out of contention for his first individual state title. Now, with the Class 4A team race shaping up to be a white-knuckle affair, and the Titans among…
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Class 4A boys’ track and field state meet team race looking like a dandy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When The Classical Academy hurdler Alex Miller clipped the first hurdle in the 110-meter race at the state meet a year ago, it all but instantaneously knocked him out of contention for his first individual…
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F-FC sprinter Christian Lyon can’t claim sizzling 100 time at Spartan Invite
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The time won’t go down as a Doherty Spartan Invitational record for Christian Lyon. His effort Saturday and continued growth into a senior leader, however, will last for a while. “He’s finally starting to get…
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F-FC sprinter Christian Lyon can’t claim sizzling 100 time at Spartan Invite
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The time won’t go down as a Doherty Spartan Invitational record for Christian Lyon. His effort Saturday and continued growth into a senior leader, however, will last for a while. “He’s finally starting to get it,” Fountain-Fort Carson track coach Ben Montoya said. “I’m seeing…
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Widefield twins set to throw down
Siblings are often good for a hug and a laugh. Perhaps a bruised ego, too. Widefield senior thrower Riley Prater, a potential Class 4A finalist in both the girls’ shot put and discus, knows the contrast fairly well. Ahead of her in the high school throwing ranks is Logan, her twin sister. Most consider Logan…
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Air Academy’s Katie Rainsberger is Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of Year
It seemed fitting when the announcement came, even if Katie Rainsberger wasn’t expecting it. Rainsberger, the Air Academy girls’ cross country star who has ruled Colorado for two years, expanded her reach Thursday when she was named the Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. “I had no idea,” said a stunned Rainsberger,…
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The Gazette Girls’ Cross Country Coach of the Year: Steve Rischling, Air Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Steve Rischling coached the Air Academy cross country team alongside his good friend Glenn Peterson for 31 years. Peterson was the program’s first coach from 1966-1973 before he returned to coach with Rischling from 1983-2014.…
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Girls’ Cross Country Peak Performer: Katie Rainsberger, Air Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After capping off arguably the best cross country season ever for a high school runner from Colorado, Katie Rainsberger is doing something fairly unnatural for her. She’s slowing down. “I’m trying to take a week…
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The Gazette Girls’ Cross Country Coach of the Year: Steve Rischling, Air Academy
Steve Rischling coached the Air Academy cross country team alongside his good friend Glenn Peterson for 31 years. Peterson was the program’s first coach from 1966-1973 before he returned to coach with Rischling from 1983-2014. He died last December from leukemia. “He was a big part of the success here,” Rischling said. Less than a…