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Olivia McEwen earns 13 Ks, Widefield defense shuts out The Classical Academy
No matter who stepped up against Olivia McEwen, the Widefield junior sat them down. And, on the occasion when The Classical Academy connected on one of McEwen’s pitches, the Gladiators’ defense literally and figuratively had her back. Widefield beat The Classical Academy 7-0 at home and McEwen allowed one hit and earned 13 strikeouts, her…
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Academy D-20 board selects Classical Academy board member to fill vacancy
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to indicate Kelli Hawkins’ resignation from the Classical Academy’s board of directors. Academy District 20’s Board of Education unanimously selected Kelli Hawkins to succeed outgoing member Amy Shandy, who announced her resignation last month, during its regular meeting Thursday night. Other board finalists were Jason Knese and Douglas…
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Transgender athlete lawsuit filed by El Paso County districts, schools dismissed
As public debate rages on over transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by multiple El Paso County school districts and charter schools against the Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and the Colorado Civil Rights Division over their policies affecting student athletes. Senior U.S. District Judge John L.…
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Transgender athlete lawsuit filed by El Paso County districts, schools dismissed
As public debate rages on over transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by multiple El Paso County school districts and charter schools, including Monument Academy, against the Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and the Colorado Civil Rights Division over their policies affecting student athletes. Senior U.S. District…
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Academy D-20 board selects finalists for vacancy
The Academy District 20 Board of Education has selected three candidates to replace its outgoing member. Kelli Hawkins, Jason Knese and Douglas Huttenlocker were named as the majority-preferred candidates by board members during a special meeting Monday. The three were selected out of nine candidates to finish out Amy Shandy’s term, who announced her resignation…
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The Classical Academy football fields young, hungry team
The Classical Academy’s football team didn’t just lose a large senior class; the Titans lost a treasure trove of production. Of the Titans’ 2,341 rushing yards and 35 rushing touchdowns from the 2025 season, 1,796 of those yards and 30 of those touchdowns left with the Class of 2026. TCA coach Justin Rich heard those…
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Coach Carly Callahan aims to maintain The Classical Academy’s flag football dominance
DENVER — If The Classical Academy’s upcoming flag football season were a rodeo, it’s not Carly Callahan’s first. It’s not even Callahan’s first stint at a school called “Classical Academy.” Callahan had a stellar swimming career at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., where she dabbled in intramural flag football during her offseason. Before her collegiate…
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TCA flag football poised ahead of opening game, repeat bid
DENVER — As The Classical Academy’s flag football team entered the media room at Empower Field at Mile High, chuckles and smiles followed as they took their spots on the dais. The 2026 season marks the third year the Titans will play flag football and their demeanor during the Denver Broncos Foundation’s High School Football…
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Colorado Springs City Council rejects plans for apartment buildings next to The Classical Academy
The Colorado Springs City Council rejected a plan to build two apartment buildings next to The Classical Academy after receiving hundreds of complaints from neighbors and parents who said the project would worsen traffic congestion around the charter school. The Mississippi-based Blackburn Communities wanted to build 236 units near Briargate and Voyager parkways directly west…
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Gazette Preps’ All-Area boys track and field teams
Coach of the Year: Tim Daggett, The Classical Academy Peak Performer: Thiago Roberts, Harrison First team Gavin Reddick, Cañon City Thiago Roberts, Harrison Caleb Kearse, Peyton Nolan Thackwell, Air Academy Xzavier Campos, Coronado Oliver Horton, Coronado Caiden Crosby, Pine Creek Marcus May, The Classical Academy Nathan Moller, Palmer Ridge Caden Vinson-Cline, Cheyenne Mountain Emerson Johnson,…