Author: By BRENT W. NEW sports@gazette.com
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Kim Dobson gets best of Brandy Erholtz in their continued Pikes Peak Ascent rivalry
A storied rivalry between Colorado mountain runners Kim Dobson and Brandy Erholtz folded back yet another chapter Saturday at the Pikes Peak Ascent. “It is fun between us,” said Dobson, a four-time winner of the Ascent. “We seem to go back and forth in races.” Dobson has gotten the better of late, though. After eclipsing…
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Touru Miyahara captures Pikes Peak Ascent after Andy Wacker leads them astray
Right when it looked like Boulder resident Andy Wacker would break his recent stretch of second-place finishes, he lost track of the course, and then the lead. The former Colorado-Boulder track and cross country standout poked his head above tree line on the Pikes Peak Ascent with a 30-second lead and three miles left in…
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Peyton grad Scott Dahlberg wins Bolder Boulder citizens race
BOULDER – After a blur of speed was vital for Scott Dahlberg for most of the race, he wanted to slow things down for just a second, and soak in the moment, as he broke the tape at the 36th annual Bolder Boulder on Monday. The 2003 Peyton High School graduate pointed to the picturesque…
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Jack Pinto Cup wrestling meet honors Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victim
Before his tragic death, 55-pound Jack Pinto had fallen in love with the world of wrestling. He wasn’t timid in a sport that crowns one winner and one loser every match, nor was he bothered with the sometimes brutal physicality of it. Honestly, it’s not a sport every 6-year-old would enjoy, or push the limits…
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After year of travel, Justin Ricks starts 2014 with victory in Rescue Run
Justin Ricks’ memories of 2013 play through his mind one snapshot after another. See, Ricks, who is one of the area’s fastest and most recognizable road runners, had an adventure most could only dream of last year. He packed his family and bags inside the family truck and cruised across the country for six months.…