Author: Carson Field
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Miscues cost Cheyenne Mountain baseball in 7-4 loss as Hawks move to consolation bracket
Errors proved to be the difference in Cheyenne Mountain’s 7-4 loss to Severance in the first round of the 4A state playoffs on Friday. The Red-Tailed Hawks committed five in the loss. Early miscues allowed Severance to take an early lead. And when Cheyenne Mountain (18-5) finally caught up, more errors plagued the Red-Tailed Hawks.…
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Colorado Springs Christian uses midgame reset to beat Fountain Valley 3-1 in state title game
Halftime was a reset for Colorado Springs Christian on Tuesday. Trailing by a goal in the Class 2A girls’ soccer state championship, the Lions decided not to dwell on what just happened: Fountain Valley School scored the game’s opening goal with less than a minute remaining in the first half. Instead, they did what any…
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Colorado Springs Christian, Fountain Valley set for battle in local-local state title match
Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s match, the Pikes Peak Region is guaranteed a 2A girls soccer state champion. No. 5 Fountain Valley School and No. 6 Colorado Springs Christian will duel for the title at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at Dicks Sporting Goods Park. CSCS (13-5) has found its groove after beginning the season…
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‘Ease into the moment’: No. 3 Manitou Springs girls’ soccer confident before state-title showdown against No. 1 Jefferson Academy
Tuesday’s state championship game between Manitou Springs and Jefferson Academy has been more than a decade in the making for Cassidy Kuzbek, Payten Smith and almost every other player on the Mustangs’ roster. The majority of Manitou Springs’ girls soccer team has played together since they were in elementary school. With several starting at only…
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‘It’s very special’: Peyton’s Matthew Peery wins state title months after father’s death in line of duty
LAKEWOOD — Peyton sophomore Matthew Peery was running for more than just the name of his school written on his jersey on Thursday. He was running for the “Z8” in the top right quarter of his penny. Those symbols signify the SWAT code name of Peery’s late father, Andrew Peery. Andrew Peery was an El…
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Falcon’s Brianna Tira wins gold in 4A long jump on final leap
Despite trailing early, Brianna Tira never had a doubt at Thursday’s 4A long jump finals. The Falcon senior won the state championship in the event with a distance of 17-foot-11.75. It took her every jump of the preliminaries and the finals to reach that gold-winning distance, but she kept her belief heading into each one.…
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Cheyenne Mountain scores five unanswered goals, nudges Air Academy in quarterfinals
Cheyenne Mountain’s lacrosse team was in an unfamiliar position in the second half of Tuesday’s state quarterfinal game against Air Academy. The defending 4A state champions trailed by a goal in a rivalry they had dominated recently. The No. 1 Red-Tailed Hawks and No. 8 Kadets went back and forth, and Air Academy had an…
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Pine Creek girls fall 4-1 to Rock Canyon in quarterfinals as teams combine for three PKs
The number of penalty kicks in Monday’s 5A quarterfinal game between Pine Creek and Rock Canyon was reflective of both teams’ physicality. The No. 9 Eagles and No. 17 Jaguars combined for three penalty kicks, all of which were converted for goals. Rock Canyon had two and Pine Creek had one, helping the Jaguars win…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys defend swim title; Discovery Canyon earns nine medals en route to bronze
THORNTON • New coach, same result. Under first-year coach Dominick Smith, Cheyenne Mountain won its second 4A boys swim and dive state title in a row on Saturday. The Red-Tailed Hawks logged 349 points, 33 ahead of second-place Silver Creek. Former coach Kate Doane ended her tenure on a high note. And now Smith begins his…
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Prep Roundup: DCC boys volleyball advances to state semifinals; Cheyenne Mountain calls game, set, match
BOYS VOLLEYBALL Discovery Canyon’s volleyball team advanced to the state semifinals, beating Legend on Friday, 3-1. The No. 1 Thunder (25-1) won the first set 25-21 before dropping the second one 25-23. It marked only the seventh time an opponent won a set all season. It appeared DCC was in trouble in the third set,…