Tag: ball arena
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Peyton’s Micah Horowitz secures 2A boys wrestling title with late takedown
DENVER — Two years ago, Micah Horowitz didn’t place at state. Last year, he sat the season out after transferring from Falcon. As a junior at Peyton, Horowitz is a champion. Horowitz earned a 4-1 decision win and the 2A 126-pound title after he beat Las Animas’ Orion Martinez in the championship match. “This was…
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Air Academy sends three to finals, Kadets third in 4A after semifinal matches
DENVER – Thomas Martell pushed the pace and never relented. The Air Academy 165-pound wrestler trailed 1-0 most of the match Friday and nearly scored on a takedown in the second period of the semifinals against Pueblo East’s Logan Trujillo. But Martell settled for an escape point late in the third period and secured three…
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List: Pikes Peak region wrestling finalists at 2026 CHSAA State Championships
DENVER – The Pikes Peak region had 19 wrestlers advance to Saturday’s 2026 State Championships. Below is a list of the wrestlers, their schools and weight class where they’ll attempt to earn a state title at Ball Arena. The parade of champions begins at 4 p.m. with finals set to start after. 5A boys Pine…
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Air Academy boys hold 4A’s top spot after opening day of state wrestling tournament
DENVER – Brandon Lucero curbed his enthusiasm as he recalled which of his Air Academy wrestlers won their quarterfinals matches Thursday. The Kadets scored 62 points and are first in 4A at Ball Arena following the opening rounds of the 2026 CHSAA State Championships. But Lucero remained cavalier about the Kadets holding 4A’s top spot…
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State wrestling notebook: Pine Creek girls in fourth place after opening day of tournament
DENVER – Tylee Schultz’s right leg twitched as she attempted to put weight on it following a stoppage. Schultz injured her foot earlier in the quarterfinals match and that compromised the Pine Creek wrestler who had one minute left in the third period to secure a win Thursday at Ball Arena. Schultz watched her four-point…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Vista Ridge girls basketball survives tight matchup; area wrestlers dominate regionals
Vista Ridge’s girls basketball team had one of its closest games of the season and survived a thriller against Rampart last week. Also, a bevy of athletes had career games on the basketball court as the end of the regular season nears. Below is a recap of area athletes’ performances from the past week. 14ers…
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Peak Performer: Pine Creek’s Gia Gabel striving for wrestling’s mountaintop
Gia Gabel is the hardest worker in the room. It doesn’t matter the facility or who’s around, the proof is in the results for the Pine Creek 110-pound girls wrestler. Gabel defeated Cañon City’s reigning 4A state champion Piper Montoya at last weekend’s Colorado Springs Metro Wrestling Championships at Trojan Arena in Fountain. This week’s…
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Nuggets-Timberwolves Game 2 recap
Vinny Benedetto and Tyler King recap the Nuggets’ Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena on Monday
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The ‘Beast’ awaits Nuggets in a love-to-hate-’em blood feud with T-Wolves | Mark Kiszla
Beating old GOAT LeBron James on way down was merely a warm-up fight for Denver, which now must face Anthony Edwards, the NBA’s next great one.
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Jeff Dunham, Notre Dame Glee Club, Cirque du Soleil and more
THURSDAY Comedian Jeff Dunham gets to play with puppets for a living. The popular ventriloquist, who animates such characters as cranky senior citizen Walter, NASCAR-loving Bubba J and Url, a young person who’s constantly on their phone, will stop by The Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd., at 7 p.m. Tickets are $60-$350; broadmoorworldarena.com, axs.com.…