Tag: volleyball
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Liberty volleyball bests Doherty and star Brenna Moerman in come-from-behind thriller
Liberty didn’t need the best player, just the best team. Tuesday night, the Lancers overcame a dominant third set from six-foot-three-inch sophomore outside hitter Brenna Moerman and host Doherty to claim the fourth and fifth sets in a 3-2 match, 14-25, 25-15, 14-25, 25-20, 15-13. Despite playing an uneven match, Doherty (1-1) seemed poised for…
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Lewis-Palmer girls volleyball hands The Classical Academy its first loss of season in five-set thriller
The feeling of winning never gets old for long-time volleyball coach Don Lash. Looking for its first win of the season, a confident Lewis-Palmer team fought through five sets to take down The Classical Academy 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-17, 15-8) on the Titans’ home court Tuesday night. The Rangers (1-2) were the first to beat TCA…
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Lewis-Palmer girls volleyball hands The Classical Academy its first loss of season in five-set thriller
The feeling of winning never gets old for long-time volleyball coach Don Lash. Looking for its first win of the season, a confident Lewis-Palmer team fought through five sets to take down The Classical Academy 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-17, 15-8) on the Titans’ home court Tuesday night. The Rangers (1-2) were the first to beat TCA…
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Air Academy’s Elly Siebert searched for answers regarding a string of injuries. It was leukemia
Elly Siebert’s new abode was a far cry from the visual paradise she had recently left. Shortly after a Thanksgiving week vacation to California, Siebert’s family returned to Colorado and her parents immediately scheduled a doctor’s appointment. Hospital beds would become Siebert’s new home for the next week. Siebert, who recently graduated from Air Academy,…
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Air Academy’s Lauren Myers overcomes injuries, signs with South Dakota; 20 Kadets to pursue athletics in college
Injuries plagued Lauren Myers for much of her cross country and track and field career. And those injuries created a path that led to the Air Academy senior signing at an NCAA Division I program. Myers was one of 20 Air Academy athletes who celebrated their college signings Wednesday. The senior will attend the University…
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No. 3 Rampart boys volleyball sweeps Sand Creek again
Based on the score, it wouldn’t look like Rampart had just come off a two-week break. In their first game back after spring break, the host Rams led wire to wire on Thursday to top Sand Creek 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-14) for the second time this season. It is Rampart boys’ volleyball’s 10th sweep this…
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Rampart boys volleyball sweeps Discovery Canyon; Dylan Paurus records 1,000th assist
Multicolored balloons adorned the Rampart gym to represent a new tradition for District 20. In the inaugural “D-20 game” between Discovery Canyon and Rampart boys volleyball, the Rams dominated from start to finish to sweep the Thunder in three sets (25-18, 25-16, 25-19) on Thursday. The D-20 matchup comes two years after the district was…
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5A-4A girls’ volleyball Peak Performer of the Year: Anaya Wright is the ultimate teammate, records 365 kills as utility player for Rampart
Anaya Wright had personal goals walking into the Rampart volleyball tryouts three years ago, and one of those was to be a six-rotation player. Rams coach Brianne Perkett encouraged that goal, and Wright took on that role for the Rams with pride. “She took pride in working on being that type of player, and she…
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Girls volleyball roundup: Defending 3A champion Village wins regional, six more area schools advance to state tournament
Village followed a rocky start to the season with a ticket to the upcoming state tournament at Denver Coliseum. In their second year of play, the Mountaineers collected their second consecutive regional crown Saturday and dropped just one set en route to the 3A region 12 title. The Mountaineers won the state championship in 2024…
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Lewis-Palmer volleyball’s resilience, focus on mental health, leads to strong season headed into regionals
When senior outside hitter Madi Crowe had a severe ankle injury midway through the season, Lewis-Palmer’s volleyball team had to make a new game plan. The team was coming out of a 4-7 slump and had to step up its game in order to salvage its season, especially without one of its top players in…