Tag: vista ridge
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Doherty girls basketball shows grit and growth in revenge game at Vista Ridge
Tuesday’s game embodied the season for Doherty girls basketball. The Spartans overcame a slow start on offense, multiple travel violations, and a host Vista Ridge team that shot lights out from beyond the arc, to claim a 41-33 victory. The win makes four in a row for Doherty (9-13). The Spartans are playing their best…
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Coronado’s Bella Arellano-Gandy clears mental hurdles to exude confidence for Cougars girls’ wrestling
Coronado’s Bella Arellano-Gandy flipped the switch this year. The Cougar girls wrestler has bullied opponents on the mat and compiled a 12-2 record with 10 of those victories via pinfall. Arellano-Gandy has won four of her previous five matches ahead of Saturday’s Vista Ridge Alpha Female tournament at Vista Ridge. Ahead of the Alpha Female, Arellano-Gandy,…
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TCA flag football headed back to semis after dominant weekend
And then there was one … again. The Classical Academy is the last flag football team standing and its high-octane offense toppled two opponents en route to the Titans’ second consecutive 4A flag football semifinals with a pair of wins Saturday. The Titans, the No. 1 seed, won their second round game 34-0 over No.…
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Widefield, TCA join state softball fray; four other Pikes Peak region teams conclude their seasons
Although Widefield lost its winning streak at regionals, the Gladiators remained poised. They finished 2-1 at 4A’s region 6 regional Saturday in Elizabeth to earn a spot in next week’s state playoffs in Aurora. Widefield was one of six Pikes Peak area schools in action Saturday and one of two teams to earn state berths…
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Gazette Preps fast forward: Palmer Ridge, Vista Ridge clash in high-profile gridiron matchup; CSML–South league rivals prep for critical boys soccer match
Postseason and playoff action are underway throughout the state with teams and athletes battling to continue their seasons or to compete for state titles. Regular-season matchups will also proceed in a handful of sports including a lengthy road winning streak at stake on the gridiron. Below are a few contests of interest happening this week.…
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Palmer Ridge earns 4A’s No. 2 seed as 11 Pikes Peak teams qualify for regional softball tournament
Postseason softball is here and a bevy of Pikes Peak region teams will compete Friday and Saturday for spots at next week’s state tournament at Aurora Sports Park on Oct. 24-25. This year, 11 teams qualified for the regional tournament and Palmer Ridge earned 4A’s No. 2 seed after an 19-4 regular season. Six of…
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The Classical Academy nabs 4A’s top seed ahead of flag football playoffs
The road to Trailblazer Stadium begins this week. Colorado High School Activities Association released flag football playoff brackets Sunday morning with five area schools qualifying for the postseason, which starts Tuesday with first-round contests. Doherty is the only 5A team to qualify while The Classical Academy, Air Academy, Vista Ridge and first-year team Palmer earned…
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Pine Creek extends win streak to seven, defeats Vista Ridge 7-5 to avenge one-run loss
Pine Creek didn’t empty its sack of marbles in this game, but the Eagles certainly put a majority at stake, and it paid off. The Eagles used a three-run third inning to defeat Vista Ridge 7-5 on the road and to earn their seventh consecutive victory as the softball postseason looms. Pine Creek’s win puts…
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Unity of a rebuilding Fountain-Fort Carson soccer team helps the Trojans snap a seven-game losing streak to Vista Ridge
History was made Thursday night on the pitch at Vista Ridge High School, but not for the home team. Fountain-Fort Carson spoiled the Wolves senior night with a 3-2 win over the to snap a seven-game losing streak. Fountain-Fort Carson last beat Vista Ridge in 2011 and fell to the Wolves 3-2 in their last…
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Peak Performer: Vista Ridge’s Jasmine Byers embraces the grind for senior season
Jasmine Byers’ teammates would refer to her as a walking bucket. Vista Ridge girls basketball coach Jeremy Ackerly described his senior as “a gym rat” due to Byers’ training obsession. Byers regularly logged two to three practices per day during the offseason hoping to expand her offense and sharpen her game on the court. Her…