Tag: girls tennis
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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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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…
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Gazette Preps: Meet the 2026 All-Area Girls Tennis teams
Peak Performer: Rose Katen, Cheyenne Mountain Coach of the Year: Dave Adams, Cheyenne Mountain First team Rose Katen, Cheyenne Mountain Alyssa Sadri, Cheyenne Mountain Sophie Zhou, Cheyenne Mountain Saffron Heroldt/Mary Koury, Cheyenne Mountain Emma Varnum/Sienna Haubert, Cheyenne Mountain Kinley Kilcoyne/Harper Young, Air Academy Erica Leveille/Eleena Case, Cheyenne Mountain Second team Joylanae Barnhill, Doherty Lily Kate…
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Dave Adams, longtime Cheyenne Mountain tennis coach, officially retires
All the rumblings throughout Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 about a coaching vacancy. The Indeed job post regarding Cheyenne Mountain High School seeking a tennis coach. They’re true. The 2025-26 prep year served as Dave Adams’ last hurrah. Cheyenne Mountain’s longtime tennis coach officially announced his retirement after several decades as the Red-Tailed Hawks’ tennis…
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Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis sweeps Kent Denver to earn 27th team championship
DENVER — Revenge is a dish best served twice. And neither time Cheyenne Mountain prepped the plate for its opponent did it bother to heat the meal. Top-seeded Cheyenne Mountain met No. 2 Kent Denver for the third consecutive year in the girls tennis team tournament finals and bested the Sun Devils for the second…
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Cheyenne Mountain girls’ tennis set to defend team title against Kent Denver after semifinals win
And then there were two. They’re the same girls’ tennis squads that have captured each team championship since 2022 and a rematch of the 2025 finale. Top-seeded Cheyenne Mountain swept No. 4 Air Academy on Monday in the 4A semifinals to advance to next week’s team state championship round at Denver Tennis Park at 11:30…
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Cheyenne Mountain girls’ tennis eyes 27th team title, opens 4A tournament with victory vs. Rampart
David Adams doesn’t take any of Cheyenne Mountain’s success for granted. Even after nearly two decades coaching the Red-Tailed Hawks’ girls’ tennis team and a wealth of success, Adams loves seeing his athletes’ grit-and-grind mentality pay off at the end of a season. Nine consecutive team titles from 2009-2017, four since the Red-Tailed Hawks’ aforementioned…
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Cheyenne Mountain girls’ tennis earns 4A’s top seed, team tournament begins Wednesday
The Colorado High School Activities Association released team brackets Monday for the girls tennis tournament, and Cheyenne Mountain once again leads the bunch. Cheyenne Mountain earned 4A’s top seed and the Red-Tailed Hawks are one of seven Pikes Peak region teams to qualify for the tournament, which begins Wednesday. The higher seed will host through…
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Girls’ Tennis Peak Performer of the Year: Pine Creek’s Ava Lewis displays unflappable mentality
As Ava Lewis prepared for the No. 1 singles third-place match at the state tournament in Denver, she noticed a gaggle of supporters near her court. Virtually none wore Pine Creek colors. Most of the audience at Denver City Park assembled to support her opponent, Fairview’s Stella Laird. Lewis took that personally. “I was getting…
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Saturday’s prep roundup: Lasater keys rally as Sand Creek advances in 4A girls’ soccer playoffs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GIRLS’ SOCCER 4A Second Round (7) Sand Creek 3, (23) Glenwood Springs 2 At Sand Creek: Sydney Lasater scored twice, and Jadyn Ledoux added another, all in a 10-minute span early in the second half, as Sand Creek broke through after a scoreless first half,…