Author: Carson Field
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Boys’ Golf Peak Performers | All-area team
The Gazette Preps 2023 Peak Performers All-Area Boys’ Golf Team First Team Charlie Doyle, jr., Cheyenne Mountain Brayden DeStefano, sr., Cheyenne Mountain Parker Shirola, sr., Coronado Sam Brennan, sr., Air Academy Nathan Valentine, jr., The Classical Academy Second Team Grant Boyle, so., Pine Creek Luke Wright, jr., Pine Creek Ethan Ivany, jr., Cheyenne Mountain Rylan…
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Vying for third state title in row, Cheyenne Mountain hockey starting 2023-24 season strong
Two is a streak, but three would be even better. Cheyenne Mountain won its second state title in a row last year, beating Glenwood Springs 1-0 in the 4A championship game. The Red-Tailed Hawks needed three overtimes to score the golden goal and clinch the win. The game was the opposite of what Cheyenne Mountain…
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Air Force drops second game in a row, falls 76-73 to UT-Arlington in Fort Worth
Air Force lost its second game in a row on Saturday, falling 76-73 to University of Texas at Arlington. The game was one of three at the USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge, held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Falcons led early, holding a 22-14 advantage midway through the first half. But the Mavericks kept…
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Lone Star Hoopers: Air Force basketball continues Texas pipeline in 2023-24
Texas and Colorado are two very different states with opposite climates, geographies and elevations. Even so, the Lone Star State has become a prime recruiting ground for Air Force’s basketball team. Seven players on the 2023-24 roster — Ethan Taylor, Rytis Petraitis, Jeffrey Mills, Corbin Green, Beau Becker, Wyatt Boeker and Sam Akinrelere — hail…
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Strong start pushes Colorado Avalanche to 5-1 win over Buffalo Sabres
Colorado Avalanche 5, Buffalo Sabres 1 What happened: The Avalanche won their second game in a row, this time beating the Buffalo Sabres 5-1. Colorado started strong, scoring three goals in the first period. Buffalo scored to end the first period, but that was the Sabres’ only goal. Valeri Nichushkin led Colorado with two goals,…
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Mikko Rantanen’s slump ends as he scores equalizer in Avalanche’s 6-5 comeback win
Mikko Rantanen chose the right time to break his slump. After going nine games without a goal, Rantanen ended the slump in Monday’s game against the Calgary Flames. Not only did he score, he scored the equalizing goal in the third period and helped the Avs win 6-5. “We played a good three periods and…
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Joe Scott’s ejection proves costly to Air Force’s comeback effort as Falcons fall 73-68
Air Force coach Joe Scott got called for two technical fouls at a costly time in the Falcons’ game against Eastern Washington on Saturday. Trailing by only three points with 2:09 remaining, Air Force sophomore Kellan Boylan appeared to have been fouled on a made basket, giving the Falcons a chance to tie the game.…
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Lessons learned, time on bench allowing Kellan Boylan to emerge as key player for Air Force
Kellan Boylan’s rebounding prowess might confuse the naked eye. A 6-foot-7, 200-pound forward for Air Force, Boylan doesn’t have the size of most big men who play at the Division I level. But his effectiveness has been right up there with the best to begin the 2023-24 season. Boylan, a sophomore and first-year starter, leads…
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Out of Left Field: How did the first state championships in Fort Collins go?
Smaller venue, still a lot of empty seats. CHSAA hosted its 4A and 5A state football games at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, the first of a multi-year partnership with CSU’s stadium in Fort Collins. The stadium (capacity 41,000) is much smaller than the previous site, the Denver Broncos’ Empower Field at Mile High (capacity 76,125).…
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Air Force earns highest NET position ever in first rankings of 2023-24
Air Force hasn’t lost in a couple weeks, and as a result, the Falcons earned their highest NET ranking ever on Monday. The Falcons, 7-2 and winners of their last six games, are ranked No. 118 in the first NET rankings of the 2023-24 season. The NET rankings, founded in 2018, are used to compare…