Tag: high school sports
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Cheyenne Mountain Stampede sees new champions with warm conditions at Norris-Penrose Event Center
Cross country can be unpredictable, but especially so in the first meet of the season. The annual Cheyenne Mountain Stampede (Pre-State) meet took place Saturday, opening the cross country season for nearly 100 teams and 2,000 runners from around the state. The meet at Norris-Penrose Event Center allowed runners to race on a course that…
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Mesa Ridge football goes wire-to-wire to take down Vista Ridge for the first time in program history
Mesa Ridge football rewrote history in its first game of the season. With a new quarterback in Koa Dietrich, the Grizzlies defeated Vista Ridge 28-12 on the road Friday night after previously being 0-5 all-time against the Wolves. Mesa Ridge led by as many as 20 points and held the home team scoreless for the…
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Abby Stenerson lifts Liberty girls’ flag football to shutout win over Sierra in first-ever game for both programs
Abby Stenerson dominates on the softball field, but she may have found a new calling. A shortstop for U-15 Team USA, the Pine Creek sophomore is also wide receiver for Liberty’s first-year flag football team. In the Lancers’ season opener, Stenerson helped them to a 31-0 win over Sierra with three touchdowns, an extra point…
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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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Coronado’s Horton relishing last prep cross country season as team sets new expectations following historic state title
Oliver Horton was feeling nostalgic heading into his final cross country season. The Coronado senior has been coached by Lisa Rainsberger for the past 10 years, and this fall marks their final season together. During the first week of practice this fall, he sent his long-time coach a photo of him as kid in a…
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Gazette Preps’ Boys Track and Field Peak Performer of the Year: Harrison’s Thiago Roberts harnesses sprinting talent, earns four state titles
When Thiago Roberts saw his dad’s photo in the Harrison sports hall of fame, the then-freshman knew he wanted to be next to him one day. Four years later, Roberts secured his spot on the wall with six track and field state championships. Four are from this season: the 3A 400 and 200 meters in…
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USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team is finalized with 12 players making national team debut
USA Basketball’s tradition of excellence continues with the 2026 men’s U18 National Team set. The USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team was announced Wednesday following a six-day training camp at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center. The team was selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee and narrowed from a 32-athlete…
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Top U18 boys basketball players vying for spot on Team USA during Colorado Springs training camp
The next household names for USA basketball have a chance to prove themselves in Colorado Springs. For the last two weeks, 32 athletes have been participating in the 2026 USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team training camp at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The training camp began Thursday, with the…
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Canon City’s Gavin Reddick overcomes injury to win 4A 200-meter, back-to-back 100-meter titles
LAKEWOOD – Injury wasn’t going to stop Gavin Reddick from putting on a show at JeffCo Stadium. In a thrilling final, Canon City’s Reddick secured back-to-back Colorado High School Activities Association state championships in the 100-meter final Saturday morning. Just a few hours later, he took the 200 final to end his high school career…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys lacrosse holds off comeback by Evergreen to win 4A state championship in triple overtime
DENVER – Cheyenne Mountain lacrosse won the 4A state championship in sudden victory, but there was nothing sudden about the road to getting there. After No. 2 Evergreen overcame a five-goal deficit to tie the championship game through regulation, a goal from sophomore Colt Kugler in the opening minute of triple overtime lifted No. 9…