‘Sports’ Archives
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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Full Story
Eagles’ Opening Round Playoff Schedule Set
WINDSOR, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles announced today the complete schedule for their opening round playoff series against the Quad City Mallards. The teams will square-off in a best-of-5 series to advance in the Central Hockey League's Ray Miron Presidents' Cup playoffs. The complete series schedule (including times) is listed below. Tickets are on sale now. Eagles (#2 Seed) vs. Mallards (#7 Seed) Series Schedule Game 1 - QDC @ COL; Friday, April 1 (7:05 MST) Game 2 - QDC @ COL; ... Full Story
Eagles Earn 2nd Seed in Turner Conference
Will Face Quad City Mallards in Opening Round of Playoffs LOVELAND, Colo. - With the conclusion of their regular season schedule tonight, the Colorado Eagles have earned the second seed in the Central Hockey League's Turner Conference and will face the Quad City Mallards (7th seed) in the opening round of the Ray Miron Presidents' Cup playoffs. Games 1 & 2 of the best-of-5 series between the two teams will be played in Loveland, Colo. on Friday, April 1 & Saturday, April 2 (both ... Full Story
Komets Klip Eagles in Regular Season Finale
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - In the final game of the 2010-11 regular season for both the Fort Wayne Komets and the Colorado Eagles, the former topped the latter, 2-1. The contest was a drastic opposite from the teams' meeting the previous night when Colorado won a wide-open game 7-6 in overtime. Special teams played a large part in the difference as Colorado went 0-for-7 on the power play a night after going 3-for-4. Tab Lardner staked the Komets out to a 2-0 lead in the first period of play. At ... Full Story
Eagles One Win Away From Turner Conference Title
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Colorado Eagles overcame a four-goal third period from the Fort Wayne Komets to take a 7-6 overtime win in the penultimate game of the regular season. With a win tomorrow night against the Komets, Colorado can secure the Turner Conference title and the respective #1 seed in the upcoming playoffs. The Eagles had six different goal scorers, with Aaron Schneekloth -- fresh off the IR, and playing in his first game since March 1 -- netting the game-winner. Each team had ... Full Story
Berthoud High Golf begins season swing
Lady Spartans Compete at Skyline Invitational By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer The Berthoud High school girls golf team kicked off their 2011 season on Monday morning at the Twin Peaks Golf Course in Longmont. The Lady Spartans finished with a team score of 339 strokes, good enough for only 20th place in the 23-team Skyline Invite. The Lady Spartans are a young team largely inexperienced in the rigors of varsity golf competition. Berthoud’s team on Monday consisted of two sophomores ... Full Story
Colorado Ice keeps perfect 4-0 record
(Loveland, CO) - The Colorado Ice gets their fourth straight win against the Wenatchee Valley Venom with a final score of 52-24. The first quarter started out slow with no points being scored, until the last four minutes when Terry Washington (21) ran it in for a touchdown. David Knighton (5), the quarterback actually ended the first quarter with 13 yards rushing, making him the leader in rushing yards for the quarter. In the second quarter both teams picked up momentum, but it ... Full Story
Ulanski’s Hat Trick Helps Eagles Stay on Top of
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - The Colorado Eagles maintained their lead in the Turner Conference with an 8-4 win against the Arizona Sundogs. Kevin Ulanski continued his torrid pace (15 points in his past seven games), with a third period hat trick that included his second game-winning goal in as many nights. The Eagles took a 3-0 lead in the first frame with a flurry of goals during the period's second half. Adam Chorneyko picked up the opening tally at 13:14 when he took a feed from Dan ... Full Story
