Tag: softball
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Peak Performer: Widefield softball pitcher Olivia McEwen thrives under pressure in promising year for the Gladiators
It might be a lot of pressure for one to be the softball team’s starting pitcher and leadoff hitter as a freshman, but not for Olivia McEwen. Last year, when Widefield softball coach asked then-freshman McEwen to do just that, her reply, as it is to many things, was “I got that.” By the end…
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Air Academy rides clutch pitching, big inning to win in showdown with Widefield
Air Academy softball needed a spark. It instead found an inferno, fueled by its own volume and exuberance. Stuck in a two-game losing streak and trailing by two runs through five one-hit innings, the Kadets unleashed a seven-run sixth and rode it an 8-2 victory over Widefield in a battle of 4A teams ranked in…
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Double first base coming in 2027, change in softball comms highlight incoming rule changes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Say goodbye to the single first base. This is the last prep season it’ll exist. Along with a bevy of other changes in various other prep sports, the National Federation of State High School Associations recently announced the introduction of a double first base in…
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Softball Peak Performer of the Year: Kayleigh Garcia’s confidence swells in first year of softball
During Kayleigh Garcia’s second prep at-bat, she hit the ball over the wall for a home run. The hit didn’t necessarily shock the freshman. Garcia recognized her talent and knew she was capable, but Garcia acknowledged she occasionally struggled to hit the ball. Then, in her third at-bat, another homer. Palmer Ridge scorched Pueblo West…
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Gazette Preps notables: Events of interest this week in sports
Upcoming contests for Colorado Springs area high school sports Compelling contests: Cross country Regional meets at Monument Valley Park, 1 p.m. Thursday One event remains before the state cross country meet takes place at Norris Penrose Event Center on Nov. 2. Colorado Springs’ regional event will feature a handful of teams from 3A, 4A and…
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Pikes Peak region teams prepare to battle for state softball crowns
The race to crown a softball champion begins this week as the state playoffs for 3A, 4A and 5A start Friday in Aurora. Four area teams qualified for the tournament with Palmer Ridge, Cheyenne Mountain, Vista Ridge and The Classical Academy all clinching a berth in the postseason. First-round games start at 10 a.m. and…
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Gazette Preps weekly rewind: Highlighting stellar performance in preps events
Highlights from the past week of prep sports in the Pikes Peak region 14ers Gerardo Garcia, sr., Mitchell, boys’ soccer – Garcia continued his hot streak with scoring and Alameda felt the wrath of the Marauder. Against Alameda, as well as Falcon, Garcia struck twice and, over his past three contests, he has seven goals.…
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Pikes Peak region softball teams vie for state berths at regional tournament
Postseason softball starts Friday after several Pikes Peak area teams qualified for the 2024 regional tournament. In total, 10 area schools will fight to advance to the state tournament, which begins Oct. 25 at Aurora Sports Park in Aurora. Per CHSAA, “In 3A, the Round of 32 will be a single-elimination tournament with the regional…
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Peak Performer: Palmer Ridge’s Kayleigh Garcia knocking her freshman softball season out of the park
Kayleigh Garcia’s softball career at Palmer Ridge began with a bang. Rather, Garcia’s freshman campaign started with a pair of home runs. Garcia hit two homers against Pueblo West on Aug. 21, and she hasn’t stopped crushing the ball since. The Bears freshman has 10 homers in 20 games and leads the team in stolen…
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Widefield softball thriving with consistency, savvy play
Widefield hadn’t lost consecutive games all season. But the Gladiators hadn’t defeated rival Mesa Ridge in softball since Oct. 6, 2016, and Widefield dropped the first game of a home-and-home last week to the Grizzlies 8-6. Something had to give, right? And the Gladiators had no intentions of dropping back-to-back games. The Gladiators ended a…