Tag: soccer
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Mark Kiszla: Her name is Hope. She’s quiet, but scores loud goals for the Buffs
BOULDER – CU soccer sensation Hope Leyba speaks softly and carries a big kick. On a Colorado summer evening when the clouds hovering near the Flatirons lit up like a Monet painting at sundown, I went to watch the greatest player in the 30-year history of the Buffaloes’ soccer program practice her art. And Leyba…
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Denver Summit FC sits on the bubble: What to know about the playoffs | NWSL Insider
The NWSL playoffs are creeping closer, making each point crucial in the final seven match weeks. No team can get too comfortable, especially those on the cutoff line, including Denver Summit FC, which sits in 10th after a huge 3-0 win over No. 1 Gotham FC. The top eight teams get in. Denver (8-6-8, 30 points)…
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Mitchell boys soccer building off last season’s success with 4-0 start, ‘family mentality’
As rain clouds moved in, Mitchell boys soccer handled business with a 10-0 shutout over Sierra. Tuesday’s contest at the Stallions’ home field ended just 10 minutes into the second half per Colorado High School Activities Association’s mercy rule. It was the Marauders’ third shutout and put them at 4-0, their best start in program…
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Colorado native Jaelin Howell finds home in Gotham FC | NWSL Insider
At the start of her professional soccer career, Jaelin Howell didn’t think she would be playing alongside world-class players, let alone win a championship with them. After being selected second overall in the 2022 NWSL draft out of Florida State, Howell’s next couple of years were rife with injury and adversity. It wasn’t until Gotham…
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Explosive second half results in draw between Falcon and Thomas MacLaren boys’ soccer
Thomas MacLaren went into its soccer match with Falcon with a mindset of nothing to lose. The Highlanders, a relatively small 2A boys team, hosted Falcon, a 4A school, Wednesday and, with that mindset, played freely to hold the Falcons to a hard-fought draw. “We were all pumped to play a 4A team,” Thomas MacLaren…
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Gazette Preps week in sports: Recap of notable Pikes Peak region performances
The prep season is underway and various Pikes Peak region athletes have already pieced together memorable performances in their respective realm. Here are some of the standouts from the previous week in athletics. 14ners Kailani Scheidler, jr., Pine Creek, softball — In two games against Doherty last week, Scheidler left her stamp on the game.…
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Denver Summit FC’s Delanie Sheehan brings ‘critical’ experience with 100 NWSL appearances | NWSL Insider
Delanie Sheehan still finds it hard to call herself a veteran. After being selected by Gotham FC in the 2021 draft, it took the 27-year-old a while to find her groove in the league. She accepted a loan to Division I Feminine club Paris FC to improve her tactical skills before returning to Gotham to…
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Air Force women’s soccer, picked first Mountain West preseason coaches’ poll, hosts Army in opener
Air Force women’s soccer has quickly transitioned from hunter to hunted. A massive rival will be the first to test that new status. Following the most successful season in decades and with some of the top teams from the conference departed, the Falcons were selected first in the Mountain West preseason coaches’ poll. Air Force…
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Denver Summit FC minority owner, Colorado native Jordan Angeli reflects on club’s debut season | NWSL Insider
As a young girl in Englewood, Jordan Angeli dreamed of a professional women’s soccer team in Colorado. Angeli went on to play pro soccer until retiring in 2016, but later made her childhood dream a reality as a founder of the grassroots movement For Denver FC, which led to Denver Summit FC becoming the NWSL’s…
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Pikes Pick: Colorado Day 150th celebration in Denver
A busy Colorado Day in Denver on Aug. 1, centered at Union Station, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Soccer fun, music, food, drinks, history, gold panning, dance performances and walking tours of LoDo. Free. denverunionstation.com/events/colorado-day — Linda Navarro