Tag: tca
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The Classical Academy girls collect third consecutive state title, boys finish as 3A runners-up; Peyton wins 2A boys championship
LAKEWOOD – The Classical Academy not only looked like champions with their plaques, but the Titans sounded the part as well. As TCA athletes navigated through the swarm of teams at Jeffco Stadium on Saturday during trophy presentations, copious amounts of clanging filled the air as Titan competitors wore their numerous medals collected throughout the…
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The Classical Academy girls’ 4×200 blows past the field to earn 3A title
LAKEWOOD – The Classical Academy entered the girls’ 4×200 seeded fourth. The Titans demonstrated to eight other teams those seed times held no importance. The quartet of Whitney Meister, Autumn Ferguson, Lauren Pantusa and Reese Blackwood placed first Friday at Jeffco Stadium with a time of 1 minute, 43.19 seconds to claim the 3A girls’…
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The Classical Academy’s Vivian Jack secures 3A girls’ 800 crown
LAKEWOOD – As Vivian Jack crossed the finish line with a smile plastered across her face, she immediately glanced to her right to scan the crowd at Jeffco Stadium. She trotted toward the fence Friday and found her father, Ryan, who reached over the fence to embrace his daughter. Before her 2-minute, 15.22 second state…
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The Classical Academy’s 4×800 girls relay cruises to consecutive 3A state titles
LAKEWOOD — The Classical Academy trailed in the girls 4×800 meter relay for two seconds. That’s not hyperbole; that’s dominance. TCA’s quartet of Jana Yuschalk, Stella Briggeman, Joy Ahnfeldt and Vivian Jack cruised past the 18-team field and ran a 9-minute, 31.76-second relay to earn the Titans’ second consecutive title in the 3A race Thursday at Jeffco…
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Gazette Preps’ Peak Performer all-area flag football teams
Coach of the Year: Dale Meyerrose, The Classical Academy Peak Performer: Kelsey Peterson, The Classical Academy First Team Kelsey Peterson, jr., The Classical Academy Sontee Keys, sr., Doherty Reagan Harter, so., The Classical Academy Jerrica Thompson, sr., The Classical Academy Kennedy Berry, sr., Palmer Alli Dreessen, sr., Air Academy Sara Christensen, sr., Coronado Brooklyn Blair,…
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Gazette Preps’ Peak Performers girls cross country all-area teams
Peak Performer: Raegan McRae, Cheyenne Mountain Coach of the year: Matt Norton, The Classical Academy First team Chamorra Cooper, jr., Air Academy Vivian Jack, jr., The Classical Academy Raegan McRae, jr., Cheyenne Mountain Jordan Banta, sr., Air Academy Addison Michalak, fr., Palmer Ridge Ellie Askew, so., The Classical Academy Mariah Hook, jr., Air Academy Griffin…
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Gazette Preps 3A-1A football Peak Performers all-area teams
Coach of the Year: Justin Rich, The Classical Academy Peak Performer: Thomas Buckmiller, Coronado First team Offense Thomas Buckmiller, sr., Coronado Greg Moore, jr., Lewis-Palmer Jackson Schipfer, sr., The Classical Academy Lyrik Smith, sr., Coronado Collin Wolf, sr., Coronado Jordan Jones, sr., Banning Lewis Prep Ty’Sen Logan, sr., Lewis-Palmer Hayden Kenney, sr., The Classical Academy…
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TCA’s Wilson Grothe notches career high in victory against Sand Creek
Wilson Grothe apologized to his coach at halftime. The Classical Academy sophomore’s usual reliable scoring was absent most of the first half against Sand Creek on Thursday. When his mojo arrived in the second half, the Scorpions needed a fire extinguisher to put out Wilson’s flames. TCA earned a 61-48 victory over Sand Creek after…
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TCA football’s 24-game winning streak ends in 2A semifinals loss to Wellington
WELLINGTON — At some point, the bubble on The Classical Academy’s winning streak had to burst. Wellington made sure that pop was loud and clear. The Classical Academy lost 29-7 in the 2A semifinals Saturday to end its 24-game winning streak against the school TCA defeated in 2024 to win its first football championship. “In…
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The Classical Academy football team’s fleet of coaches, staff boost Titans on gridiron
Justin Rich felt he inherited a luxury car when he earned the “head coach” title. Rich took the reins of The Classical Academy’s football program in 2017 after longtime coach David Bervig departed following a 9-2 season in 2016. The Titans earned another 9-2 finish in Rich’s first season, but that success stalled in his…