Tag: cheyenne mountain
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Air Academy knocks off 4A’s top-ranked Cheyenne Mountain, scores 24 in second half
Don’t fret about how Air Academy starts a game. The Kadets know how to finish. The Kadets demonstrated as much this season and the Kadets proved that to Cheyenne Mountain in a showdown between two of 4A’s top squads. Air Academy beat Cheyenne Mountain 37-28 on the road Friday and scored 24 points in the…
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Gazette Preps week in sports: Recap of outstanding area performances
This weekend on the gridiron features a pair of Pikes Peak region teams ranked in 4A’s top 10 and both will look to remain perfect this season. Cheyenne Mountain enters this week as 4A’s No. 1-ranked school, has a 2-0 record and will host Air Academy, which ranks ninth, also at 2-0. This will be…
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Cheyenne Mountain girls volleyball outlasts Rampart in five-set match
If the moment required a joke to ease the tension, Landry Roberts provided that to her teammates. Or, after a point, the Cheyenne Mountain senior offered a silly dance to lighten the mood. In the fifth set on the road Tuesday at Rampart, when the Red-Tailed Hawks required poise, Roberts had ice in her veins.…
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Cheyenne Mountain’s Fenn Mullins recalls hole-in-one at Patty Jewett Golf Course
As Fenn Mullins watched his shot at Patty Jewett Golf Course sail through the air, he didn’t give it much thought. Mullins believed his pitching wedge placed his ball left of the pin on the par-3, 148-yard 11th hole last Tuesday during the Palmer Terror Invitational. As Mullins recalled, “It wasn’t hit the best,” but…
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Pikes Peak region football games to watch this season
The prep football season is live and Week Zero contests will continue Friday and Saturday as more Pikes Peak region teams head to the field. The Pikes Peak region features numerous teams ranked in the state’s top 50 and those schools will begin their journey toward playoff berths and a potential state championship. Below are…
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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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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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Rock Creek fire burning on Cheyenne Mountain 80% contained
Favorable weather Friday helped hold fire lines for the Rock Creek fire burning on Cheyenne Mountain, bringing containment to 80%, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies also announced that on-the-ground crews are ensuring all hot spots are eliminated while they hold the fire lines. Crews made “significant progress” in their firefighting efforts…
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Rose Katen: Cheyenne Mountain tennis star claims Peak Performer honors
Rose Katen managed an achievement this year that’s uncommon even at Cheyenne Mountain, a school with a storied tennis history. Katen capped her career with a third consecutive individual title and, after winning the 4A No. 3 and 2 singles titles as a sophomore and junior, she won at No. 1 singles this year. That’s…