Author: MARCUS HILL marcus.hill@gazette.com
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The Classical Academy football fields young, hungry team
The Classical Academy’s football team didn’t just lose a large senior class; the Titans lost a treasure trove of production. Of the Titans’ 2,341 rushing yards and 35 rushing touchdowns from the 2025 season, 1,796 of those yards and 30 of those touchdowns left with the Class of 2026. TCA coach Justin Rich heard those…
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Pikes Peak region football: Notable defensive players to watch
Prep football returns Thursday with Zero Week contests and several area athletes and teams will hit the gridiron. As games begin, here are some of the top returning area athletes on defense to watch this season. Based on 2025 Gazette Preps all-area teams Faleulu Leatiota, jr., Fountain-Fort Carson (notable 2025 stats: 37 tackles, 3.1 tackles…
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Girls volleyball: Pikes Peak region’s notable players, top five returning teams
The girls volleyball season will begin Thursday with several Pikes Peak region teams in action. Ahead of the season opener, here are some of the top area athletes and teams to watch this season. Based on 2025 Gazette Preps all-area teams Landry Roberts, sr., Cheyenne Mountain (notable 2025 stats: 385 kills, 62 aces, 259 digs) The Texas Tech…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys tennis coach Kristin Gobberg ready for coaching opportunity
This experience gives first-day-of-school vibes for Kristin Gobberg. The excitement of new challenges coupled with the new Cheyenne Mountain boys’ tennis coach’s first foray at the helm of a prep program. This is reminiscent of the end of summer vacation. In case Gobberg required encouragement, her mother sent a text to ensure her daughter remained…
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Former Cheyenne Mountain tennis coach Dave Adams thankful for ‘new blood’ at helm of Red-Tailed Hawks’ program
For the first time since the 1980s, Dave Adams won’t start the year as Cheyenne Mountain’s head tennis coach. And Adams is fine with that. “It was definitely time,” Adams said. “A couple of (coaches) were in our 60s and three of us were in our 70s, so we all recognize it’s time. We’re still…
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Sand Creek football ‘excited’ for challenge of new league
Sand Creek football doesn’t pick the ballroom, the Scorpions just dance. And Sand Creek will have several new locations to flaunt its talent this season. The Scorpions will compete in the 4A C League this year following two seasons in the I-25 League, which allowed just one team to advance to the postseason, regardless of record. …
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MaxPreps names Cheyenne Mountain’s Landry Roberts Colorado’s best girls volleyball player ahead of season
Landry Roberts has already earned recognition and regular season games have yet to begin for the Cheyenne Mountain girls’ volleyball team. MaxPreps released its list of each state’s best players Thursday and Roberts secured Colorado’s top spot following a stellar 2025. That’s back-to-back years that Roberts earned the honor as the Texas Tech University commit…
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Pikes Peak region softball: Players to watch and top returning teams
The prep softball season will begin on Thursday as several area schools start their battle to the playoffs. Last season, the Pikes Peak region had multiple teams advance to the state tournament and make a push toward their respective title with several strong performances from players and schools. Here are some of the area’s top…
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Palmer Ridge represented among Gazette’s top softball players, teams
The prep softball season began last week as several area schools start their battle to the playoffs. Last season, the Pikes Peak region had multiple teams advance to the state tournament and make a push toward their respective title with several strong performances from players and schools. Here are some of the area’s top returning…
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Coach Carly Callahan aims to maintain The Classical Academy’s flag football dominance
DENVER — If The Classical Academy’s upcoming flag football season were a rodeo, it’s not Carly Callahan’s first. It’s not even Callahan’s first stint at a school called “Classical Academy.” Callahan had a stellar swimming career at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., where she dabbled in intramural flag football during her offseason. Before her collegiate…