Tag: sierra
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Raquel Pennington to defend her bantamweight title against Julianna Peña
When Raquel Pennington won the UFC women’s bantamweight title in January, she briefly felt the pressure of everyone wanting a piece of the champ. As the Harrison alum ventures further into motherhood, though, Pennington recognizes her career is temporary. The family she’s created outside of UFC remains the focal point. “As an athlete, sometimes we…
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Former Stallions’ standout CJ Jennings takes reins of Sierra boys basketball program, replaces Terry Dunn
Sierra High School’s Facebook page had a succinct message for CJ Jennings: “Welcome home.” Jennings will take the reins of the Stallions’ boys basketball program following Terry Dunn’s retirement from coaching in June. “We are excited to welcome Coach Jennings,” Brian Vecchio, Sierra athletic director, said in a Facebook post. “CJ has a passion for…
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Sierra boys basketball coach Terry Dunn retires, concludes 41-year career
Terry Dunn opened the double doors at Sierra while sporting shorts, white sneakers and a short-sleeved dress shirt. That’s a stark contrast to his usual maroon sweater and white dress shirt paired with dark slacks while walking the sidelines during Stallions’ basketball games. As he entered the teacher’s lounge, he sat on a couch and…
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Stallions home for good: Sierra high school to debut $3 million renovated field to bring football games back to community
Sierra High School Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Bob Bentley calls the red, yellow and black stallion painted on the school’s new turf field his baby. Originally, the school wanted to just put an “S” in the middle of the field, citing cost cutting measures. Once Bentley found out it cost the same to put…
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Sierra’s Gya’ni Sami honors Samoan heritage on state podium after second-place discus finish
LAKEWOOD – After missing all of her junior track and field season due to injury, Sierra’s Gya’ni Sami arrived back on the state podium Thursday in style. Sami, whose parents are from the Samoan islands, donned a traditional ie lavalava wrap matching her Sierra cardinal and gold on the state podium as she received a…
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Sierra’s Gya’ni Sami honors Samoan heritage on state podium after second-place discus finish
LAKEWOOD – After missing all of her junior track and field season due to injury, Sierra’s Gya’ni Sami arrived back on the state podium Thursday in style. Sami, whose parents are from the Samoan islands, donned a traditional ie lavalava wrap matching her Sierra cardinal and gold on the state podium as she received a…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys’ basketball clinches double-overtime victory over Sierra
Every coach will tell you – fundamentals are essential. When Cheyenne Mountain junior Javonte Johnson stepped to the line with just over a minute to play in double overtime, he thought back to all of those hours practicing his free throws. The Sierra student section began chanting, “Overrated,” to the classification’s leading scorer. Swish, swish.…
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Cheyenne Mountain boys’ basketball clinches double-overtime victory over Sierra
Every coach will tell you – fundamentals are essential. When Cheyenne Mountain junior Javonte Johnson stepped to the line with just over a minute to play in double overtime, he thought back to all of those hours practicing his free throws. The Sierra student section began chanting, “Overrated,” to the classification’s leading scorer. Swish, swish.…
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Air Academy finds a way, fends off Sierra comeback in 4A girls’ third-round victory
For the past 24 games, the top-seeded Air Academy girls’ basketball team hasn’t met a challenge it couldn’t overcome – typically by 18 points or more. But Tuesday, in an all-Pikes Peak region third-round clash against No. 17 Sierra, the Kadets’ perfect season was truly threatened for the first time. Sierra, which last year had…