Tag: vista ridge
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The Classical Academy nabs 4A’s top seed ahead of flag football playoffs
The road to Trailblazer Stadium begins this week. Colorado High School Activities Association released flag football playoff brackets Sunday morning with five area schools qualifying for the postseason, which starts Tuesday with first-round contests. Doherty is the only 5A team to qualify while The Classical Academy, Air Academy, Vista Ridge and first-year team Palmer earned…
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Pine Creek extends win streak to seven, defeats Vista Ridge 7-5 to avenge one-run loss
Pine Creek didn’t empty its sack of marbles in this game, but the Eagles certainly put a majority at stake, and it paid off. The Eagles used a three-run third inning to defeat Vista Ridge 7-5 on the road and to earn their seventh consecutive victory as the softball postseason looms. Pine Creek’s win puts…
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Unity of a rebuilding Fountain-Fort Carson soccer team helps the Trojans snap a seven-game losing streak to Vista Ridge
History was made Thursday night on the pitch at Vista Ridge High School, but not for the home team. Fountain-Fort Carson spoiled the Wolves senior night with a 3-2 win over the to snap a seven-game losing streak. Fountain-Fort Carson last beat Vista Ridge in 2011 and fell to the Wolves 3-2 in their last…
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Peak Performer: Vista Ridge’s Jasmine Byers embraces the grind for senior season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jasmine Byers’ teammates would refer to her as a walking bucket. Vista Ridge girls basketball coach Jeremy Ackerly described his senior as “a gym rat” due to Byers’ training obsession. Byers regularly logged two to three practices per day during the offseason hoping to expand…
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Peak Performer: Vista Ridge’s Jasmine Byers embraces the grind for senior season
Jasmine Byers’ teammates would refer to her as a walking bucket. Vista Ridge girls basketball coach Jeremy Ackerly described his senior as “a gym rat” due to Byers’ training obsession. Byers regularly logged two to three practices per day during the offseason hoping to expand her offense and sharpen her game on the court. Her…
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Katey Valdez earns 100th career victory, local athletes shine at Alpha Female wrestling tournament
Earning a title at a tournament named “Alpha Female” seems appropriate for Katey Valdez. The nation’s No. 1 100-pounder, per FloWrestling, earned her 100th career victory in the semifinals of the Vista Ridge Alpha Female tournament Saturday. Then, with Valdez’s 101st win, the Doherty senior won the 105-pound bracket with a 20-1 technical fall in…
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Prep roundup: Teams advance in playoffs, other teams’ year ends in postseason
Sunday had a day chock-full of prep sporting events after last week’s snowstorm delayed several contests. Here is a recap of some of those matchups and an update on postseason brackets. Postseason football Discovery Canyon earns No. 8 seed in 3A playoffs The Thunder will face Pueblo East in the first round of the 3A…
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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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The Classical Academy earns 4A’s top seed in inaugural flag football playoff bracket
The first-ever flag football postseason is here and The Classical Academy, as it has been all season, has rose above its competition. In the 20-team, 4A playoff bracket, the Titans earned the No. 1 seed in the single-elimination tournament that begins with the first round on Tuesday. The top 12 seeds will receive a first-round…
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Avier Elvira, Palmer Ridge football run over Vista Ridge, cruise to seventh win
When Avier Elvira entered the locker room for halftime Friday night, he’d nearly set a new career-high in rushing yards. After the No. 4-ranked Bears emerged for the second half, Elvira proceeded to crush his previous mark. The Palmer Ridge senior had the first eight carries of the game and never stopped running as Elvira…