‘Sports’ Archives
Thriller As Spartans Slay Roughriders
Berthoud Boys Basketball Tops Roosevelt 58-55 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer The Berthoud Spartans are grateful that high school basketball games run for only 32 minutes; if games lasted any longer the Spartans could very well have emerged from Friday night’s contest with Roosevelt as the losing team rather than the winning one. The Spartans were able to hold off a fourth period rally by the visiting Roughriders to win the non-league contest by 58-55 final ... Full Story
Eagles Net Point in Shootout Loss to Steelheads
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Steelheads defeated the Colorado Eagles, 5-4, in a shootout as the teams met for the second time in this week's three-game set. Playing with just 14 skaters again, the Eagles fell behind 2-0 early -- again -- before coming back to force overtime and earn a point in the shootout loss. For the second game in a row, the Eagles spotted the Steelheads an early 2-0 lead at the CenturyLink Arena, but this time they couldn't tie things up prior to the first ... Full Story
This Week in College Football History: Dec. 12
This Week in College Football History: Dec. 12 - Dec. 18 As part of an ongoing series throughout the fall, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame posts This Week in College Football History, which takes a look back at some of college football's landmark moments over the last 143 years. FEATURED MOMENT: December 15, 1962 - In the second and final Gotham Bowl at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, N.Y., College Football Hall of Fame coach Bob ... Full Story
Eagles Soar Past Lady Spartans
Berthoud Girls Basketball Falls to Thompson Valley 49-40 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer The Berthoud High girls basketball team lost in the opening game of the Berthoud Tournament to the Thompson Valley Eagles 49-40 on Wednesday afternoon. The loss drops the Lady Spartans to 2-2 on the young 2011-12 season while the victory improves Thompson Valley to 3-0. Despite out-shooting Thompson Valley 40% (14/35) to 34% (15/44), sloppy play cost the Lady Spartans as Berthoud committed ... Full Story
Spartans Come Up Short Against Thompson Valley
Berthoud Boys Basketball Falls To Thompson Valley 80-64 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer It was a tale of two halves for the Berthoud High boys basketball team on Thursday night as the Spartans fell 80-64 to Thompson Valley in the opening game of the Berthoud Tournament. Berthoud jumped out to a 23-15 lead in the first period only to then get out-scored 65-41 in the next three periods. “We shot free throws well and we got off to a good start but we’ve just got to be able ... Full Story
Eagles Score Four Unanswered in 4-2 Win Over Idaho
BOISE, Idaho - The Colorado Eagles, making their first trip to Idaho, defeated the Steelheads, 4-2, in the first of three games there this week. Idaho scored the game's first two tallies, but Colorado, playing with just 14 skaters, reeled off four unanswered goals and reeled in a win over the Steelheads. Idaho jumped out to a 2-0 lead in just over half a period, but the Eagles countered with a pair of their own to tie the game heading into the first intermission. Chad Nehring got ... Full Story
Marco Belli Will Race Again At The 2012 Pikes Peak
Italian Flat Track Champion Marco Belli Will Race Again At The 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - Looking To Advance In A Tough Division Colorado Springs, December 6----------Two veteran Italian motorcycle racers have entered the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the loaded 750 CC division. Italian 2011 flat track champion Marco Belli returns to Pikes Peak after three ... Full Story
Mike Moran’s Sports Commentary
December 5, 2011 Yikes! Fourteen 6-6 Teams In Bowl Games? I don’t know about you, but I’m already on Travelocity, checking out airline and hotel deals for New Year’s Eve in San Francisco! What could be better? Dinner at Restaurant Gary Danko, just off Fisherman’s Wharf………..Quail Stuffed with Foie Gras, Mushrooms, Quinoa, Savoy Cabbage, Cipollini-Pecan Chutney and a Bread Dumpling ... Full Story
Colorado Eagles Weekly Update
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW Tuesday, November 29; Carrozzi Re-Assigned to Ontario Reign LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles, proud affiliate of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets & the AHL's St. John's IceCaps, announced today that goalie ChrisCarrozzi has been re-assigned to the Ontario Reign. Carrozzi played in just one game for the Eagles this season, a 6-2 loss to the Reign on Nov. 5. As a rookie last season with Gwinnett, he went 16-20-6 with an .894 save percentage and a ... Full Story
Grizzlies Flip Script With 5-4 Shootout Win
LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles & Utah Grizzlies played their second 5-4 shootout game in as many nights, with the Grizzlies claiming the victory the second time around. The back-and-forth contest was the third in as many evenings between the two teams battling for placing in the ECHL's Mountain Division. Colorado carried the majority of the play in the opening period, out-shooting Utah 14-6, but it was the Grizzlies that scored first. At 16:30, Kyle Jones scrambled out of ... Full Story
