Author: Lindsey Smith
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Sweet victory: Cheyenne Mountain boys’ lacrosse wins 4A title in comeback fashion
ENGLEWOOD • For 764 days, the Cheyenne Mountain’s boys’ lacrosse team had the bitter taste of an overtime defeat in the 2019 Class 4A state championship. But on June 22, it erased that taste with possibly the sweetest victory yet. Top-seeded Cheyenne Mountain shocked No. 2 Evergreen in come-from-behind fashion to clinch the 4A state…
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Discovery Canyon wins 4A state golf title; first girls’ championship in school history
AURORA • When Discovery Canyon girls’ golf coach Mark Liggett saw his preseason roster of just a handful golfers, mostly underclassmen, he wasn’t sure how the 2021 season would shake out. But just a week into the season, he changed his tune. And two months later, they are state champions. Though young, his team’s bond…
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Discovery Canyon wins 4A state golf title; first girls’ championship in school history
AURORA • When Discovery Canyon girls’ golf coach Mark Liggett saw his preseason roster of just a handful golfers, mostly underclassmen, he wasn’t sure how the 2021 season would shake out. But just a week into the season, he changed his tune. And two months later, they are state champions. Though young, his team’s bond…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys’ lacrosse wins 4A title in come-from-behind victory
ENGLEWOOD — It has been a long 764 days that the Cheyenne Mountain’s boys’ lacrosse team had the bitter taste of an overtime defeat in the 2019 4A state championship in their mouths. But Tuesday, they erased it with possibly the sweetest victory yet. Top-seeded Cheyenne Mountain shocked No. 2 Evergreen in come-from-behind fashion to…
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Discovery Canyon wins 4A state golf title; first girls’ championship in school history
AURORA – When Discovery Canyon girls’ golf coach Mark Liggett saw his preseason roster of just a handful golfers, mostly underclassmen, he wasn’t sure how the 2021 season would shake out. But just a week into the season, he changed his tune. And two months later, they are state champions. Though young, his team’s bond…
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Palmer Ridge senior Tessa Rothwell wins second 4A girls’ tennis title in gritty win at No. 2 singles
PUEBLO • With the sun and the heat beating down and a formidable opponent across the net in the Class 4A No. 2 singles championship, Palmer Ridge senior Tessa Rothwell simply reminded herself to smile. She took a 1-0 lead in the championship match with a 7-5 win in Set 1 before Niwot’s Anna Sallee…
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Monday’s prep roundup: Discovery Canyon girls’ golf leads 4A heading to Day 2 of state tourney
GIRLS’ GOLF 4A State Tournament At CommonGround Golf Course: Discovery Canyon sits in first place in the team race after the first day of 4A state competition, ahead of second-place Holy Family by eight strokes, and Cheyenne Mountain is in third place heading into the final day. Discovery Canyon sophomore Emily Cheng and Cheyenne Mountain…
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Saturday’s prep roundup: Peyton baseball; Cheyenne Mountain boys’ lax advance to state championships
BASEBALL Class 4A No. 5 Lewis-Palmer 9, No. 1 Severance 7 At Rawlings Field: Lewis-Palmer claimed an upset win and ousted top-seeded Severance from the 4A state tournament with a win in the first round of the elimination bracket Saturday morning. No. 2 Cheyenne Mountain 7, No. 5 Lewis-Palmer 3 At Rawlings Field: Cheyenne Mountain…
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Friday’s prep roundup: Cheyenne Mountain baseball goes 1-1 on Day 1 of 4A state tournament; TCA baseball heads to 3A semis
BASEBALL Class 4A No. 2 Cheyenne Mountain 7, No. 7 Pueblo County 3 At Runyon Sports Complex: Brad Helton had a stellar seven-inning outing on the mound in Cheyenne Mountain’s first-round win over Pueblo County. The senior right-handed pitcher struck out 12 batters, allowed six hits and threw 103 pitches. Jaxon Siegel hit a home…
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Thursday’s prep roundup: Cheyenne Mountain lacrosse dominates in state quarterfinals
BOYS’ LACROSSE Class 4A No. 1 Cheyenne Mountain 12, No. 8 Vail Mountain 0 At Cheyenne Mountain: Cheyenne Mountain held nothing back in an all-around dominant performance to shut out No. 8 Vail Mountain in the first round of the 4A state tournament. Sophomore goalie Matty Kelleher had his best game of the year, coach…