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Editor’s note: This column has been updated to correct an error. Kelly Dolphus Stroud was never married to Effie Stroud. Effie was his sister. For more about Kelly Dolphus Stroud, please visit coloradocollege.edu/other/untoldstories/stories/dolphus_stroud.html. In February, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation will be accepting nominations for the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame. There are more than…

The large Ute Valley Park lies southeast of the intersection of Centennial Boulevard and Vindicator Drive, providing simple access to a variety of trails for winter hiking. The west side of the park features an extended hogback (Rattlesnake Ridge) that tells the story of geological uplift that created foothills giving way to mountains. To explore…

During a tour of Colorado College’s under-construction Ed Robson Arena in June, a masked construction worker showed up and signed her name on a wall. It was none other than Olympic Gold medalist Peggy Fleming Jenkins, a former Colorado College and Cheyenne Mountain High School student. Fleming was at the arena that day with her…

For a lot of people, with the start of each new year comes the hope that things will be better. Many of us make New Year’s resolutions. We promise ourselves that “This is the year.” The year 2020 was a tough one for me. But not for the reasons you might think. While I fully…

Madaline Angel and Anette Galaviz, both 2017 Discovery Canyon High School graduates, capped their college soccer careers with all-conference honors. The College of Saint Mary (Omaha, Nebraska) student-athletes both were named to the Great Plains Athletic Conference honorable mention team. Saint Mary is an NAIA Division I school. Both seniors started 10 of the Flames’…

JoJo Domann, a 2016 Pine Creek High School graduate, and Sam Vines, a former Pine Creek student, are excelling in their sports while playing at very high levels. Domann is a fifth-year senior on the University of Nebraska football team. Primarily an outside linebacker for the Cornhuskers, he was recently selected to play in the…