Tag: vista ridge
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Peak Performer: Vista Ridge’s Jasmine Byers embraces the grind for senior season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Katey Valdez earns 100th career victory, local athletes shine at Alpha Female wrestling tournament
Earning a title at a tournament named “Alpha Female” seems appropriate for Katey Valdez. The nation’s No. 1 100-pounder, per FloWrestling, earned her 100th career victory in the semifinals of the Vista Ridge Alpha Female tournament Saturday. Then, with Valdez’s 101st win, the Doherty senior won the 105-pound bracket with a 20-1 technical fall in…
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Prep roundup: Teams advance in playoffs, other teams’ year ends in postseason
Sunday had a day chock-full of prep sporting events after last week’s snowstorm delayed several contests. Here is a recap of some of those matchups and an update on postseason brackets. Postseason football Discovery Canyon earns No. 8 seed in 3A playoffs The Thunder will face Pueblo East in the first round of the 3A…
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Pikes Peak region teams prepare to battle for state softball crowns
The race to crown a softball champion begins this week as the state playoffs for 3A, 4A and 5A start Friday in Aurora. Four area teams qualified for the tournament with Palmer Ridge, Cheyenne Mountain, Vista Ridge and The Classical Academy all clinching a berth in the postseason. First-round games start at 10 a.m. and…
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The Classical Academy earns 4A’s top seed in inaugural flag football playoff bracket
The first-ever flag football postseason is here and The Classical Academy, as it has been all season, has rose above its competition. In the 20-team, 4A playoff bracket, the Titans earned the No. 1 seed in the single-elimination tournament that begins with the first round on Tuesday. The top 12 seeds will receive a first-round…
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Avier Elvira, Palmer Ridge football run over Vista Ridge, cruise to seventh win
When Avier Elvira entered the locker room for halftime Friday night, he’d nearly set a new career-high in rushing yards. After the No. 4-ranked Bears emerged for the second half, Elvira proceeded to crush his previous mark. The Palmer Ridge senior had the first eight carries of the game and never stopped running as Elvira…
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Gazette Preps lookahead: Preview Pikes Peak region notable high school sports events
Upcoming contests for Colorado Springs area high school sports Compelling contests: FOOTBALL Discovery Canyon (4-2) at Harrison (4-2), 1 p.m. Saturday The Thunder take a 2-0 road record to Memorial Stadium for their matchup against the Panthers, who had a rough outing last week against Lewis-Palmer and lost 58-27 to the Rangers. Harrison had won…
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Rampart girls volleyball moves to 3-0, earns 11th consecutive win against Vista Ridge
As Rampart volleyball players peered at the scoreboard in the second set, no one’s face displayed concern. The score: 24-22 Vista Ridge. Moments later, it read 26-24 Rams. Rampart snatched the second set from Vista Ridge on Thursday night and swept the Wolves 25-17, 26-24, 25-16 at home to win in three sets and improve…
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