Author: Carson Field
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Rookie shortstop Ezequiel Tovar steadily developing for Colorado Rockies
In his first full year with the Colorado Rockies, Ezequiel Tovar’s progress has been linear. The 21-year-old shortstop is currently Colorado’s hottest hitter, finishing June with a .323 batting average. In 279 at-bats this season, Tovar has a .269 average, 8 home runs and 39 RBIs. Tovar made his major-league debut late in 2022, playing…
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CC Tiger commits Carsen Musser, Owen Beckner and Zaccharaya Wisdom selected in NHL Draft
Three of Colorado College’s top incoming players heard their names called on Thursday. Tiger hockey commits Carsen Musser, Owen Beckner and Zaccharaya Wisdom were each selected on Day 2 of the NHL Draft. The three selections are CC’s most since the 2005 NHL Draft. Musser was the first off the board, going to the Arizona…
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5 Air Force hockey matchups to watch for the 2023-24 season
Air Force’s Holt Oliphant shoots in front of American International College’s goal on Feb. 18. Carson Field, The GazetteCarsonFieldcarson.field@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c524ef3d384945349bed78d70eb2d2cd?s=100&d=mm&r=g The only way for Air Force hockey to go in 2023-24 is up. The Falcons finished last place in the Atlantic Hockey Association a year ago, posting a 12-22-2 overall record. They went on a nine-game…
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Girls’ Golf Peak Performer of the Year: Cheyenne Mountain’s Ava Schroeder wins Peak Performer of the Year for girls’ golf
At only 5-foot-2, Ava Schroeder’s stature is smaller than most of her competitors. But her game is bigger than anyone else’s in the Pikes Peak region. A Cheyenne Mountain senior, Schroeder played her best golf season in her final year of high school. She won six tournaments and finished the year with an iWanamaker Rating…
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Hill Climb notebook: Gregoire Blachon sets diesel record; Woodland Park’s Codie Vahsholtz wins open wheel
Sunday was a long time coming for Gregoire Blachon. The 38-year-old driver from France set a new diesel record (10:25.071) at The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. He finished 19th overall and fourth in the exhibition class. “It’s very, very special,” Blachon said. “It’s been five years of hard work and putting things together…
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Robin Shute wins ‘King of the Mountain’ at Hill Climb for fourth time in five years
Crossing the finish line at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb isn’t any less special for Robin Shute. The 35-year-old driver from Great Britain captured his fourth title in five years, driving a 2018 Wolf TSC-FS. Shute finished in 8:40.080 and nudged second-place finisher Romain Dumas, also a four-time champion, by more than seven seconds.…
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Elías Díaz’s go-ahead grand slam allows Rockies to break eight-game losing streak
Colorado Rockies 7, Los Angeles Angels 4 What happened: Elías Díaz hit a game-winning grand slam in the eighth inning to win 7-4 and snap the Rockies’ eight-game losing streak. Diaz’s grand slam was the Rockies’ first since September 2021. The Rockies had trailed since the fifth inning, when Angels stars Shohei Ohtani and Mike…
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Colorado Rockies see unique threat in Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani
A team cannot hope to stop Shohei Ohtani. It can only hope to contain him. The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star made his way to Colorado for their series against the Rockies. In only his fifth game at Coors Field, Ohtani recorded three hits, including the go-ahead solo home run in the fifth inning. The…
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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb set for 101st race up ‘America’s Mountain’
Mountains are meant to be climbed — or in Pikes Peak’s case, raced up. “America’s Mountain” will celebrate year 101 of the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC). Since 1916, automobile drivers have maneuvered up the windy, narrow Pikes Peak Highway. Spencer Penrose, an early Colorado Springs entrepreneur, saw potential for Pikes Peak to…
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5 CC hockey matchups to watch for in 2023-24
DU goalie Magnus Chrona stops a shot from CC’s Noah Laba at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday, March 17, 2023. Carson Field, The GazetteCarsonFieldcarson.field@gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c524ef3d384945349bed78d70eb2d2cd?s=100&d=mm&r=g Well, it’s been almost three months since Colorado College’s 2022-23 season ended. The second one of Kristofer Mayotte’s tenure was a sizable leap, as the Tigers reached the…