Tag: falcon
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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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Falcon softball’s ‘player-led’ approach leads to 9-1 start
Sailor Livingston appeared eager as she exited the circle and walked back to her team’s dugout last Thursday. The Falcon’s sophomore pitcher had four strikeouts for the game and Falcon owned a 10-0 lead against Mesa Ridge. One more strikeout and the Falcons would have won via the 10-run rule. With the bases loaded and…
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Falcon softball off to best start in more than two decades, sweeps Mesa Ridge
Falcon always aims to start its games on a “good note” and build momentum early. The Falcons composed a classic Thursday afternoon at Mesa Ridge and made their opening act the star of the show. Falcon defeated Mesa Ridge 11-5 and scored eight in the first inning to sweep the Grizzlies after a victory at…
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Gazette Preps All-Area baseball teams
Peak Performer: Aaron Jaquez, Falcon Coach of the Year: Brandon Stegman, Falcon First team Cole Teltschik, Discovery Canyon Bryce Love, Peyton Aaron Jaquez, Falcon Tristan Mullis, Pine Creek CJ Mullen, The Classical Academy Dane Dial, Pine Creek Colton Johnson, Cheyenne Mountain Brayden Millikan, Falcon Ethan Gentz, Falcon Zach Mediavilla, The Classical Academy Second team Zachary…
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Gazette Preps baseball Peak Performer of the Year: Life lessons pave path to incredible season for Falcon’s Aaron Jaquez
Aaron Jaquez learned early in his baseball career the importance of processing a loss. As an eighth-grader preparing for his freshman year at Falcon, Jaquez traveled to Arizona for a tournament. Jaquez typically dominated in-state tournaments, hit the ball wherever he desired and fired pitches to his catcher’s mitt before the opposition could process whether or…
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Trial in 3-year-old double murder case postponed, judge says she’s ‘so sorry’
The trial of a man accused of a 2023 double homicide has been postponed until Aug. 10 after presentation of new evidence. Just before jury selection was set to begin Monday in Kevin Patterson’s murder trial, prosecuting attorney Jeff Harwood stated that Patterson’s defense team discovered bullet holes at the scene last week that had…
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Falcon’s 4A state baseball championship bid ends with loss to Pueblo County
As Brandon Stegman walked toward home plate at Erdle Field to collect the 4A baseball trophy, he and the Falcon players received a shower of applause from fans who traveled to the game. Then, as the Falcon coach ventured back toward his team Saturday with the silver plaque in tow, he paused, looked toward Pueblo…
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Colorado baseball: Falcon reaches 4A title game; Pine Creek, TCA fall
Falcon’s first win at Erdle Field came in dramatic fashion. And the Falcons don’t expect it to be their final victory. Broden Cox’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth sent Ethan Gentz home, gave the third-seeded Falcons a 4-3 victory against No. 8 Ponderosa Friday and set up a rematch against Pueblo County…
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Falcon loses to Pueblo County in 4A semifinals, falls to fourth round consolation game
Falcon’s road to its first-ever baseball championship went from tough to arduous after its semifinals game with Pueblo County. And Falcon coach Brandon Stegman smiled Saturday as he showed no worries toward their upcoming elimination game after an 11-6 loss to Pueblo County, which advanced to next week’s 4A title contest. “What a great challenge…
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El Paso County to see more co-location schools next year
El Paso County will see multiple campuses with multiple public schools operating out of them next year. Schools, charter and non-charter alike, in both Colorado Springs Districts 11 and 49 are on the move under a variety of circumstances that leadership believes will better serve them and their communities. Earlier this year, school officials announced…