Canon City can't catch Grizzlies in 4A state baseball playoffs

AURORA - No matter how many times Cañon City tried to rally, Northridge kept its lead. And by the time the No. 4 Tigers’ bats...

Peyton's errors cost them 2A baseball playoff run

NIWOT - A school record-setting season came to a sudden end for Peyton baseball. No. 4 seed Lutheran of Parker took advantage of four...

Cañon City blasted in opener of 4A state baseball playoffs

LAKEWOOD - Two batters in and Cañon City knew it was going to be a long day. Casey Dunlap, the second batter of the game, stroked...

Canon City completes road win, returns to 4A state baseball tournament

In 37 minutes Sunday, T.J. Stainbrook retired all six batters he faced and Canon City scored four runs to knock out district host Air...

Air Academy recaptures 4A boys' swimming crown

THORNTON • Air Academy capped its second straight 4A boys’ swimming state title with an exclamation point Saturday. Senior...

5A/4A state swim notes

Coronado sets relay state record Coronado’s 200 freestyle relay team of Kyle Allison, Bryan Rossmanith, Eric Albers and Danny Kay...

Discovery Canyon turns on waterworks at 4A swim meet

THORNTON • Discovery Canyon coach Terre Christensen was brought to tears midway through the boys’ 4A state swimming and diving...

5A/4A state swimming notes

Lewis-Palmer sets school records at 5A prelims At Grand Junction: With state records falling by the wayside, Lewis-Palmer swimmers caught...

Vista Ridge claims boys’ track and field team title for school’s first championship

LAKEWOOD – As Noah Gabel turned on the jets to reclaim the lead for Vista Ridge on the 1,600-meter relay, his three teammates could...

Coronado’s Roth, Discovery Canyon’s Spalding, Canon City’s McCoy dominate track and field - times two

LAKEWOOD • The only time Coronado standout Bailey Roth struggled at the state track meet was climbing to the top of the nine-step...

State track and field notes

TCA defends boys’ and girls’ crowns The Classical Academy went about its business in two entirely different ways the past...

Sessions defends high jump title by breaking event record at state meet

LAKEWOOD – Colt Sessions had a confession to make. The sound of a pop coming from his left ankle after a failed running front flip...

Breakthrough at Broken Tee: Indians reach top of 4A girls’ golf world

ENGLEWOOD – Kelly Kruse bit her fingernails. Kylee Sullivan cried. Bill Paulson added up the scores in his head, wondering about the...

Pine Creek's Nelson injured before 5A golf final round, ties for 27th

An injury took Mary Kate Nelson out of 5A girls’ golf title contention before she hit the first tee Tuesday at Tiara Rado Golf Course...

Pine Creek's Nelson in 5A golf title hunt

At Grand Junction: Coming into the 5A tournament, 5A Metro League champ Mary Kate Nelson decided to aim for a top-15 finish. Her coach...

Indians take surprise lead into final round of 4A state girls’ golf tourney

ENGLEWOOD – In another region, Lewis-Palmer’s Jessica Hedgpeth wouldn’t have had the chance to compete in the 4A...

Ramsey: Cheyenne Mountain should be tough to beat again in 2014

COMMERCE CITY - Hannah Gerdin has a gift for understatement. Minutes after she led Cheyenne Mountain to a dominating 2-0 victory over...

Two second-half goals land Cheyenne Mountain girls' soccer title

COMMERCE CITY – After a loss to Doherty in the season’s third game dropped Cheyenne Mountain to 1-1-1, third-year Indians coach...

TCA misses chances in 1-0 2OT loss to Peak to Peak in 3A girls’ soccer final

COMMERCE CITY • From the opening seconds to the last minutes of double overtime The Classical Academy girls’ soccer team had...

Ramsey: Distraught TCA misses chances in 3A girls’ soccer final

COMMERCE CITY • Please, don’t expect Mikayla Murphy to say anything positive about finishing second. The Classical Academy...

This Week's Peak Performer: Lauran Renjard, Jessica Metz, Cheyenne Mountain tennis

Lauran Renjard and Jessica Metz couldn’t have been more different in several ways, but all that mattered was what they did on the...

Indians take five titles, set girls' state tennis points record

PUEBLO – If Doug Kretzinger ever wondered, he now knows the feeling of coaching a triumphant Cheyenne Mountain girls’ 4A state...

4A state girls' tennis notebook: Tennis historian helps Indians

Carrying a notebook holding more than 40 years of Cheyenne Mountain’s state tennis results, Richard Hillway takes his history...

Pine Creek's Kalhorn back in 5A finals; looking for first title

DENVER • Stop-and-go tennis during the past two rainy days at the 5A girls’ state tennis tournament finally caught up to Pine...

This Week's Peak Performer: Alexa Chacon, TCA track and field

The top hurdlers in the 3A girls’ ranks are going to sleep much better at night knowing Alexa Chacon has run her final race at the...

Coronado’s Roth, Discovery Canyon’s Spalding, Canon City’s McCoy dominate track and field - times two

LAKEWOOD • The only time Coronado standout Bailey Roth struggled at the state track meet was climbing to the top of the nine-step...

State track and field notes

TCA defends boys’ and girls’ crowns The Classical Academy went about its business in two entirely different ways the past...

Narrowest victories set the pace at state track meet

LAKEWOOD • By the slimmest of margins, by the hair in your soup, by a blink; there were those who stood atop the podium and those who...

Palmer Ridge vs. Wheat Ridge Girls Soccer

St. Mary's v Buena Vista Girls Soccer

Palmer Ridge v Lewis-Palmer Girls Soccer

2A/3A All-Star Boys Basketball

Ramsey: Cheyenne Mountain should be tough to beat again in 2014

COMMERCE CITY - Hannah Gerdin has a gift for understatement. Minutes after she led Cheyenne Mountain to a dominating 2-0 victory over...

Two second-half goals land Cheyenne Mountain girls' soccer title

COMMERCE CITY – After a loss to Doherty in the season’s third game dropped Cheyenne Mountain to 1-1-1, third-year Indians coach...

TCA misses chances in 1-0 2OT loss to Peak to Peak in 3A girls’ soccer final

COMMERCE CITY • From the opening seconds to the last minutes of double overtime The Classical Academy girls’ soccer team had...

Ramsey: Distraught TCA misses chances in 3A girls’ soccer final

COMMERCE CITY • Please, don’t expect Mikayla Murphy to say anything positive about finishing second. The Classical Academy...

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Well-traveled swimmer Davis prepared for move to Colgate

After a life of moving around – thanks to a father in the Air Force – Devon Davis finally has a little peace of mind. He knows...

Doherty defensive specialist Batchelder fulfills lifelong dream to wear K-State purple

As a little girl, Mattie Batchelder had dreams of following in her family’s heritage of receiving a college degree from Kansas State....

Signing notes: Roach's success caught her off guard

Cheyenne Mountain Roach’s talent was a surprise to her Katie Roach had no idea she was D-I fast until coaches started calling....

D-I colleges come calling at Cheyenne Mountain track and field

Cheyenne Mountain’s track and field team won’t sneak up on you. At the sand pit, Jack Karber can triple jump the length of a...