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The Colorado High School Activities Association announced last week that Broadmoor World Arena will be the new host site for the girls’ volleyball state championships. The tournament was pushed back to May 12-13, the only available dates for the arena, which is being used as a COVID-19 vaccination site. The original dates were May 10-11.…

Dave Hajek, head coach, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Hajek, 53, a Mountain Shadows resident, is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Mountain Lions. Through April 19, the team was 17-7, 13-7 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. When the UCCS baseball season is over, Hajek will manage the Rocky…

Patrick Allis, wrestling, Western Colorado University Allis, a 2019 Discovery Canyon High School graduate, battled his way to a fifth-place All-American finish at 133 pounds at the NCAA Division II Championships last month in St Louis. The sophomore was seeded eighth and opened the tournament by taking down No. 4 Tanner Hitchcock of Lindenwood, 6-2.…

Jeff Parker traded in his professional baseball career as a front office executive so he could go flip burgers. Now he is doing both as a successful Five Guys Burgers and Fries franchise owner of multiple locations and the new coach of the Discovery Canyon High School baseball team. “It’s a community service for what…

The latest hire for Air Force football brings SEC experience and familiarity with the academy. Tim Horton will join the Falcons as running backs coach and special teams coordinator, according to an announcement Jan. 21 by coach Troy Calhoun. Horton spent seven seasons from 1999-2005 as Air Force’s wide receivers and running backs coaches under…

A decade ago you could find Wes McKenzie and TJ Holt feeding off each other on the basketball court at Liberty High School. McKenzie was the leading scorer, averaging more than 20 points per game his senior year. Holt ran the offense, usually finding McKenzie to set up the drive. Flash forward 10 years, and…

On Jan. 26, we will learn who the 2021 class is for the Baseball Hall of Fame. While I do not yet have a Hall of Fame vote, I have interviewed or covered more than 100 Hall of Famers over my 30-plus year career. A writer has to be a member of the Baseball Writers…

Anders Carlson, placekicker, Auburn University Carlson, a 2017 graduate of The Classical Academy, recently completed his junior season with the Tigers. He booted two field goals in the team’s 35-19 New Year’s Day loss to Northwestern in the Citrus Bowl. Anders made kicks of 50 (tying a season high) and 27 yards, both in the…

For 31 seasons (1988-2018), Colorado Springs was a Triple-A affiliate in the grand Pacific Coast League. Beginning this June, and for the first time in the city’s long history with professional baseball, two minor league teams will call Colorado Springs home. Welcome back Rocky Mountain Vibes and hello to the new Colorado Springs SnowSox. The…