‘Sports’ Archives
Special Teams Help Mavs Live to Play Another Day
Mavs win 4-3 INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The Missouri Mavericks, facing elimination from the Ray Miron Presidents' Cup playoffs, defeated the Colorado Eagles, 4-3, in Game 3 of their Turner Conference Semifinals series. The Mavs went 2-for-3 on the power play and held Colorado 0-3 on their own man-advantage chances to force a fourth game in the best-of-five series. Missouri jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of power-play goals in the first 12:19 of the opening period, finally getting to a ... Full Story
Haddon & Penner Lead Eagles to 2-0 Series Lead
LOVELAND, Colo. - Steve Haddon recorded his first career hat trick and Andrew Penner nearly recorded his second shutout of the playoffs as the Colorado Eagles defeated the Missouri Mavericks, 5-1, to take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-five Turner Conference Semifinals. Game 3 will be in Independence, Mo. on Tuesday, April 19. The Mavericks came out with their best effort of the series in the opening period, but Penner continued his strong playoff play -- stopping quality chances ... Full Story
Eagles Shoot Past Mavs to Take 1-0 Series Lead
LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles out-shot the Missouri Mavericks 45-20 in a record-setting performance that paved the way to a 5-2 victory in Game 1 of their Turner Conference Semifinals series. Riley Nelson (4 points), Aaron Schneekloth (3 points) and Kevin Ulanski (3 points) led Colorado's offense, while Andrew Penner won his fourth game in a row to continue his stellar playoff performance. The Eagles scored on their first and final shots of the opening frame, sandwiched around a pair ... Full Story
Berthoud Soccer scores victory in final seconds
Spartans Top Cornerstone Christian 2-1 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer In 80 minutes of soccer on Tuesday evening the Lady Spartans held the lead for only 6:03. Yet those six minutes, most especially the final 36 seconds, proved decisive for Berthoud as they topped the Cornerstone Christian Bulldogs 2-1 at Max Marr Field. The match progressed for more than 60 minutes in a scoreless tie as the Spartans and Bulldogs battled back and forth. Each team got some good looks and took a handful of shots ... Full Story
Berthoud High Golf Team Competes at Loveland’s Olde
Lady Spartans Place Sixth in Mountain View League Meet By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer It was on a cool, cloudy and at times rainy Loveland Olde Course on Wednesday afternoon where the Berthoud High girls golf team competed in their second tournament of the season. As a team, the Lady Spartans finished in sixth place in the six team tournament. Berthoud junior Brandi Peter golfed well on the day, shooting a 97 and finishing in a tie for sixth place in individual competition. Peter’s 97 is a ten ... Full Story
Eagles Advance With Game 4 Win Over Quad City
Colorado to Face Missouri in Conference Semifinals, Dates TBD MOLINE, Ill. - The Colorado Eagles defeated the Quad City Mallards, 3-2, in Game 4 of their best-of-five opening round series, claiming the series and advancing to the next round of the Ray Miron Presidents' Cup playoffs. The Eagles will face the Missouri Mavericks in the best-of-five Turner Conference Semifinals (game dates TBD). Colorado again out-shot the Mallards considerably in the opening frame (holding a 16-7 advantage), ... Full Story
Penner Gets Shutout as Eagles Take Series Lead
MOLINE, Ill. - The Colorado Eagles defeated the Quad City Mallards, 2-0, in Game 3 of their Turner Conference opening round series, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five match-up. Andrew Penner recorded the ninth playoff shutout in franchise history, stopping 28 shots in a goaltending duel against David Brown. The Eagles out-shot the Mallards 12-7 in the first period, but neither team was able to get on the scoreboard. Colorado hit a crossbar and a post, while Quad City had its own fair share ... Full Story
Eagles even series with OT win
LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles evened their opening round Central Hockey League playoff series against the Quad City Mallards with a 5-4, overtime victory in Game 2 of the best-of-5 series. It marked the second night in a row that the winning team came back from behind to force overtime before winning the game early in the extra session. Quad City struck first with a power-play goal at 5:20 of the first period when Adam Maccarone's shot from the point deflected past Kyle Jones. ... Full Story
Mallards Come Back for Game 1 Win
LOVELAND, Colo. - In their first ever visit to the Budweiser Events Center, the Quad City Mallards scored four unanswered goals to claim a 4-3 overtime win against the Colorado Eagles in Game 1 of the Central Hockey League's Turner Conference Opening Round best-of-5 series. The Eagles out-shot the Mallards 18-7 in the first period -- aided by a 5:1 power play ratio -- but they couldn't get a puck past David Brown and the Quad City defense. Things tightened up in the second period, as the ... Full Story
Rockies Enter 2011 with Mile High Expectations
By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer Can the Colorado Rockies contend for the National League West, or even the World Series, in the soon-to-begin 2011 baseball season? After the 2010 season ended with the Rocks dropping 13 of their final 14 games and finishing eight games out of the postseason, they made all the right moves over the winter. Rather than overpay for big-name free agents, Colorado prefers to make a tweak here and there to the roster with a big-picture, long-term strategy in mind. Yet, ... Full Story
