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Banning Lewis boys secure 3A’s three seed, Evangel Christian Academy girls earn 1A’s No. 3 spot
The Colorado High School Activities Association released 4A-1A basketball brackets Sunday, and various area schools have clinched postseason berths in their respective classes. Banning Lewis Prep’s boys and Evangel Christian Academy’s girls secured the highest seeds from the recent bracket release, and both earned the three spot in their playoff. For 4A, the Great 8,…
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Henry Hoghaug’s go-ahead goal sends Pine Creek to 4A hockey finals
For a moment, nearly everything fell silent for Pine Creek. The puck gliding across the rink, blades shaving the ice as Pine Creek athletes skated toward Colorado Academy’s goal and the clacking of sticks as players fought for possession. These were the only sounds that registered for Eagle players. As Henry Hoghaug received the puck…
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Riley Miltko’s late goal sends Pine Creek past Standley Lake and into 4A hockey semifinals
Riley Miltko’s goal came late in the game for Pine Creek. Better than never. Precisely 41.9 seconds better. Miltko scored the game’s only goal in the final minute of the third period against Standley Lake in a 1-0 4A ice hockey quarterfinals victory on Tuesday at Colorado College’s Ed Robson Arena. The strike from Miltko…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys earn fifth seed, Air Academy girls secure sixth ahead of 6A-5A playoffs
The road to Denver Coliseum begins soon. Colorado High School Activities Association on Sunday released 6A-5A brackets for boys and girls’ basketball teams and more than 20 area schools will participate in the upcoming state tournament, which begins Tuesday. The tournament will conclude March 14 at the Coliseum with the championship game. Great 8 and…
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Air Academy finishes third, David Burchett secures second individual championship; Cañon City wins four titles
DENVER – David Burchett secured his victory, found his coaches and jumped in their arms. Then, the Air Academy senior dropped to the mat and left a few tears of joy that put an exclamation point on his night at Ball Arena. Yes, even more of a stamp than Burchett’s 4-1 overtime win against Pueblo…
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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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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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Danika Warren earns runner-up medal, Pine Creek places 8th at 5A state girls swimming and diving
Danika Warren nearly earned the Class 5A state diving championship. But she settled for second spot on the podium in Thornton. The Eagles sophomore finished as a runner-up Wednesday with 466.80 points in the finals at Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center and helped lead Pine Creek to an eighth-place finish at the 5A state swimming and…