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Pine Creek girls win second consecutive COS Metro Wrestling Championship; Widefield finishes as runners-up in back-to-back years
Pine Creek girls’ wrestling hoped to rival the boys’ program with its mat success. Mission accomplished through two years at the city tournament. The Eagles earned consecutive COS Metro Wrestling Championship titles after Pine Creek amassed 199 points Saturday in Fountain at Trojan Arena. And the Eagles captured their second title with “resilience.” “A lot…
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Sand Creek freshmen girls shine at COS Metro Wrestling Championships; Pine Creek, Widefield in tight race for title
It’s difficult to find words to explain Sand Creek’s freshman competitors. Oh, wait, one fits the bill: semifinalists. Three of the Scorpions’ five freshmen went undefeated during Friday’s portion of the COS Metro Wrestling Championships in Fountain. Peggy Susan Dean, Karris Carter and Stella Isensee will compete at Trojan Arena in Saturday’s semifinals with a…
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Air Academy boys wrestling preaching consistency ahead of annual COS Metro Wrestling Championship
Brandon Lucero isn’t preaching a new message ahead of the COS Metro Wrestling Championships. The Kadets’ wrestling coach is confident in his team with the tournament set to start Friday. And Lucero hopes his team leaves Fountain-Fort Carson with its first-ever Metro title at the 25th annual event. But Lucero isn’t about physical hardware. He’s…
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Pikes Peak region boys wrestlers shine in early portion of season
Pikes Peak region boys wrestlers return to the mats soon with the state tournament less than eight weeks away. Several upcoming tournaments and duals will help athletes jockey for position for regional berths and a chance at the state tournament at Ball Arena in February. Below are some of the area wrestlers who have made…
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Pikes Peak region girls’ wrestlers start season with stellar performances
One month down and less than eight weeks to go for the girls’ wrestling season. Several area athletes have already made statements during their December competition and various standouts have emerged from the pack. Here are a few notes from the season so far. 5A’s 110-pound class loaded with Pikes Peak region competitors Of the…
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Palmer Ridge girls basketball cruises to victory against Widefield to improve to 4-1
As Corinna Arellano heard Palmer Ridge’s third quarter numbers against Widefield, the results shocked her. Palmer Ridge defeated the Widefield girls 59-28 at Bowers Gym on Thursday and outscored the Gladiators 20-2 in the third quarter. “I didn’t realize we did that,” Arellano said. “We were patient in the third. Sometimes we get a little…
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Five Pikes Peak region girls basketball players to watch this season
As the 2025-26 prep basketball season begins, many teams aim to right wrongs from the previous year. Last year marked the first time since 2022 that no area schools hoisted the state championship trophy to close the season. Air Academy finished as 5A’s runner-up and Colorado Springs Christian’s three-peat bid ended in the 3A semifinals.…
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State softball notebook: Air Academy falls an inning shy of upset, loses 4-3 to Lutheran in quarterfinals
AURORA – Air Academy came so close Friday to eliminating four-time defending state champion Lutheran in the state softball quarterfinals. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a game of horseshoes, nor did the Kadets lob a grenade. After the No. 12-seeded Kadets held the No. 4 Lions to one hit through six innings and built a 3-0 lead,…
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Widefield, TCA join state softball fray; four other Pikes Peak region teams conclude their seasons
Although Widefield lost its winning streak at regionals, the Gladiators remained poised. They finished 2-1 at 4A’s region 6 regional Saturday in Elizabeth to earn a spot in next week’s state playoffs in Aurora. Widefield was one of six Pikes Peak area schools in action Saturday and one of two teams to earn state berths…
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Palmer Ridge earns 4A’s No. 2 seed as 11 Pikes Peak teams qualify for regional softball tournament
Postseason softball is here and a bevy of Pikes Peak region teams will compete Friday and Saturday for spots at next week’s state tournament at Aurora Sports Park on Oct. 24-25. This year, 11 teams qualified for the regional tournament and Palmer Ridge earned 4A’s No. 2 seed after an 19-4 regular season. Six of…