Tag: state
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Pine Creek football cruises to win over Fountain-Fort Carson, finishes year 7-3
Pine Creek players and coaches select a “word of the week” for each football contest. The word the Eagles selected for their matchup against Fountain-Fort Carson? “Finish.” Against the Trojans, the Eagles finished with a 49-16 win at Guy R. Barickman Stadium to close out the regular season and now, as playoff seeding looms, Pine…
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Air Academy girls cross country calm ahead of bid for three-peat, TCA boys and girls ready to add to their legacies
Despite having one of the fastest teams in the nation, Chuck Schwartz said he’s “even-keel” about Saturday’s race. Ahead of the 5A girls state cross country meet, where the girls will compete at 12:20 p.m. Saturday at Norris Penrose Event Center, Schwartz said the Kadets will do what they’ve done all season: focus on their…
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Gazette preps week ahead: Upcoming events to watch
As some teams compete to remain alive in the playoffs, other teams continue to fight for position as the postseason looms. Below are notable contests occurring this weekend with multiple state titles on the line. Top events of the week Football Pine Creek at Fountain-Fort Carson, 7 p.m. Friday The Eagles enter this matchup with…
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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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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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Grappler stops stolen black car in Colorado Springs
On July 29, 2022, Colorado Springs Police Officers located an occupied stolen vehicle. A Grappler deployment was coordinated to prevent a vehicle pursuit with the stolen 2016 Hyundai Accent.
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Law enforcement officers stop stolen Jeep in Colorado Springs
On March 28, 2022, BATTLE South Investigators located an occupied stolen vehicle. The 2001 Jeep Wrangler was stolen out of Colorado Springs a few weeks prior. The Grappler Police Bumper was used to bring the stolen vehicle to a controlled stop on S.Union Blvd at Hancock Expressway in Colorado Springs.
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Law enforcement officers deploy Grappler at Academy and Platte
On August 2, 2021, BATTLE South Investigators located an occupied stolen vehicle. The 2011 Mitsubishi Galant was stolen out of Pueblo a few days prior. The vehicle had been involved in an eluding incident during an attempted traffic stop the night before.