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DENVER – Down by three goals to Air Academy just six minutes into Saturday’s state girls’ lacrosse semifinal, Cherry Creek knew it had been there before. With a quick comeback and a dominating goaltending performance, the No. 3 Bruins rallied past No. 2 Air Academy 13-9 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium at the University

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 were slumped over in defeat at the state track and field championships. Friday, Lewis-Palmer’s 800 medley relay clipped Harrison by a fraction of a second for the 4A state record and title, whil

LAKEWOOD • Please forgive Rajon O’Quinn if her mind wanders, if it seems she is lost in thought about something else. She probably is. Ballet is first and foremost on her mind. Schoolwork, track and field, basketball — these are simply the means to an end. “If I could do anything, it would be dance,

LAKEWOOD – Colt Sessions had a confession to make. The sound of a pop coming from his left ankle after a failed running front flip two months ago sent tremors through the defending 4A state high jumping champion. “I was goofing off,” Sessions said. “I had done it before, and I debated whether I should lie about it

THORNTON • Discovery Canyon coach Terre Christensen was brought to tears midway through the boys’ 4A state swimming and diving championships Friday. Thunder swimmers set school records in all three relays at the Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center and took six spots in the finals of the individual events, much to Christensen&rsq

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 the first of his two, two-run home runs and No. 5 Durango knocked off the No. 4 Tigers 19-5 in five innings in the double-elimination 4A state tournament Friday at All-Star Park in Lakewood. Dun

LAKEWOOD - Coronado's Bailey Roth never runs with a watch. He isn't concerned about times. But in the 3,200-meter race at the Colorado track and field championships, his time of 9 minutes, 26 seconds was the best. "I wasn't worried about times. I never am," said Roth, who moved to Colorado Springs from Georgia at the

BOYS’ SWIMMING 5A preliminaries At Grand Junction: With state records falling by the wayside, Lewis-Palmer swimmers caught the momentum and rode it to several school records at Mesa State on Friday. Michael Havenar shattered the school record by 9 seconds in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4 minutes,

Lewis-Palmer sets school records at 5A prelims At Grand Junction: With state records falling by the wayside, Lewis-Palmer swimmers caught the momentum and rode it to several school records at Mesa State on Friday. Michael Havenar shattered the school record by 9 seconds in the 500 free

LAKEWOOD – Tucker Hamilton had much more to think about Thursday than just his 5A 3,200-meter final at the state track and field championships at Jeffco Stadium. As it turns out, he takes his schoolwork just as seriously as his running. While he’s pretty good at both, chances are the Rampart senior won’t earn a state ch

The experience of competing at the state track and field meet, which can be overwhelming for some, didn’t stop Palmer sophomore Ryan Becker, Discovery Canyon junior Jackson Spalding or Ellicott senior Alex Hill from winning individual titles in their first appearances. Becker, a high jumper, cleared 6 feet, 5 inches on his first at

Josh Day had a pretty good idea that the boys’ swimming team at Lewis-Palmer would be pretty good when the program got off the ground in 2005. Day, now a second-year assistant coach for the Rangers, departed the program upon graduation in 2008, his team on a 33-match dual winning streak. He left, then came back. Guess what?

Fountain Valley’s hockey team will play an independent prep school schedule beginning next season, the school announced Thursday. The planned move is the culmination of a strategic plan that began when the Danes brought back hockey in 2007 after a 19-year hiatus. “We hired Mike Payne to lead the hockey program six years ago,

The Classical Academy’s jacked up student section was already rushing the field before senior Joanie Jacks' euphoric, game-winning penalty kick sailed into the top left corner 6 minutes into the first overtime of Wednesday’s 3A girls’ soccer state quarterfinal game. Once Jacks' foot left the rain-glistened ball, her tea

GREENWOOD VILLAGE • Blair Sisk scored twice in overtime as Cherry Creek averted an upset at the hands of Cheyenne Mountain with a 17-16 victory Wednesday at the Stutler Bowl. Trailing 16-15 after the first overtime period, Sisk received a superb over-the-top pass from Caroline Perry and bounced in the tying score with 2:49 rema

AURORA – Bennett Riefstahl stood tall in net for Air Academy, even if his insides told a different story. Then his teammates on offense got going to rally the Kadets past Steamboat Springs and into the 4A state boys’ lacrosse championship game. Jase Wyeno scored three times, Jack Trask led

HIGHLANDS RANCH • Liberty and its five starting freshmen ran out of heroics Wednesday night at Shea Stadium. But after the Lancers' season expired, coach Andy Liddle showed nothing but pride after one of the best seasons in Liberty girls' soccer history. "Well, the pain of this loss is immediate. We'll take care of that

LAFAYETTE — The scrum in front of the Manitou Springs net appeared harmless. Then the ball popped free. Like rabid defensive linemen chasing a fumble, Mustangs players and opposing Peak to Peak players swarmed toward the ball. Pumas’ all-stater Belle Morel was the first to arrive.

GIRLS’ SOCCER 3A playoffs Colorado Academy 4, St. Mary’s 0 At Colorado Academy: No. 4 Colorado Academy scored twice in the first half and caught No. 5 St. Mary’s twice late in the second half when the Pirates were pushing for a goal, as the defending 3A runners-up eliminated St. Mary

As a senior, everything is reduced to one last opportunity. It's quite a different type of opportunity when no one will ever have it again at that school. Wasson’s DJ Hanes has helped carry the legacy of an entire student body, one sport at a time, as 54 years of history come to a close later this month. He ended his last f

Maybe, just sometimes, Cheyenne Mountain’s defense is too smothering on opposing girls’ soccer teams. Perhaps that explains why a weak goal might sneak by every now and then. Fortunately for the top-seeded Indians, by the time a Centaurus shot dribbled through and past Hunter Peifer, they had built a two-goal lead and hung on

MONUMENT • Palmer Ridge is hoping the third time is the charm. The third-seeded Bears scored quickly and often in a 4-0 win over No. 22 Wheat Ridge to advance to the semifinals of the 4A state girls' soccer tournament for the third consecutive year. The victor

Boys' swimming psych sheets have been posted for this weekend's state meet. The 4A meet takes place in Thornton at VMAC, while the 5A meet is at Mesa State College in Grand Junction. Both meets open Friday and finish Saturday.

The track and field heat sheets for this week's state meet have been posted online. The meet starts Thursday and runs through Saturday. Click here to see the heat sheets

HIGHLANDS RANCH • Air Academy keeper Ally Neary was nearly perfect Tuesday night in the 4A girls' soccer quarterfinals. In fact, she'd been nearly perfect all postseason. But after about 270 minutes of shutout soccer in these playoffs, Valor Christian's Amanda Lopez stuck her head on a looping pass from Chauncey Billups