‘Sports’ Archives
Las Vegas Deals Eagles’ First Home Shutout in
LOVELAND, Colo. - The Las Vegas Wranglers blanked the Colorado Eagles, 5-0, handing them their first home shutout in the ECHL & just their second at home in team history. Joe Fallon stopped 26 shots, netting his league-leading 22nd win in the process, as the 2nd-place Wranglers (27-13-4, 58 pts.) were too much for a depleted Eagles lineup (just 14 skaters) in the second game of this week's three-game set between the squads. The teams played an even first frame in terms of chances & ... Full Story
Las Vegas Clips Eagles in Final Minute of Overtime
LOVELAND, Colo. - The Las Vegas Wranglers edged the Colorado Eagles, 3-2, with a goal in the final minute of overtime. Eric Lampe -- the ECHL's leading goal scorer -- notched both of the Wranglers' regulation goals as he continued his personal success against Colorado (21 points in seven games). Andrew Penner stonewalled the Wranglers in the first half of the opening period, moving from his right to left to stop Lampe on a back-door feed seven minutes in. Then two minutes later, he thwarted ... Full Story
Eagles Split Series, Ontario Reigns 4-2 in Victory
ONTARIO, Calif. - The Colorado Eagles fell, 2-4, to the Ontario Reign, splitting their weekend series at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Ontario scored the game's first three goals before the game's mid-point, giving them all they would need as four different players in all put the puck past Colorado's Kyle Jones. The home team dominated the first portion of the opening period, out-shooting Colorado, 11-2, early on and striking first when Bill Bagron found the back of the net just 4:20 in -- ... Full Story
Ulanski Plays Hero Again in Back-and-Forth Game
ONTARIO, Calif. - The Colorado Eagles defeated the Ontario Reign, 6-4, in a back-and-forth affair to kick off a weekend set between the teams. Kevin Ulanski scored the game-winner and Chad Costello iced the contest with an empty-net tally as each player scored a pair of goals in the win. Ontario got the game's first goal on their first shot when Bill Bagron scored from atop the left circle on a shorthanded rush at 3:21. But just 27 seconds later, Costello (the league's leading scorer) ... Full Story
The Lady Eagles Have Landed
NoCo Ice Center nets new locker room for growing girls’ hockey program FORT COLLINS, CO (January 19, 2012) – The Northern Colorado Youth Hockey (NCYH) Lady Eagles, a non-profit sports program affiliated with the Colorado Eagles professional hockey team, will celebrate the grand opening of its newly renovated girls-only locker room on Tuesday, January 31, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at NoCo Ice Center west of Windsor. Players, coaches and parents will come together to officially ... Full Story
Premier Gymnastics in Des Moines
Chow’s Winter Classic, Des Moines, Iowa by Julee Graham Premier Gymnastics of Loveland kicked-off their Optional season this past weekend, January 13-15, 2012, at Chow’s Winter Classic in Des Moines, Iowa. Bailie Holst, Level 10, Placed 2nd on Bars and 5th on Vault for 15/16-year-olds. Level 7 Team Individuals Placed as follows: All-Around: Josie Spitz Placed 4th in the All-Around for 13 and older. Top 5 finishers in individual events are as follows: Jaxin Melby Placed 3rd and Makenna ... Full Story
Mike Moran’s Sports Commentary
Janet Evans And Her Olympic Dream Not so fast…….. It was sometime in 2000, in some place like New York, Los Angeles or Boston, when I thought I would be seeing Janet Evans for the last time. Over a dozen years and three Olympics, I had become accustomed to seeing the Olympic Hall of Fame swimming star on a regular basis, and I hated the idea ... Full Story
Eaton Leaves Berthoud Basketball Teams Seeing Red
Boys and Girls Teams Fall to Eaton By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer Both the Berthoud High girls and boys basketball teams lost their respective contests with the Eaton Reds on Tuesday evening. The boys team lost 70-56 while girls fell 62-42. The losses are first of the season both Spartan teams in 3A Patriot League play. The boys team (6-4, 2-1) got off to a rough start as they found themselves trailing 14-6 after the first period. Berthoud rebounded nicely in the second period, however, ... Full Story
Fallon Leads Las Vegas to Another Home Win
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Colorado Eagles, 5-1, scoring five unanswered goals and getting great work from goaltender Joe Fallon. Fallon stopped 32 of 33 shots, netting his league-leading 19th win of the season, and improving Las Vegas' record at home to 16-3-2. The teams combined for three goals in the first period, each of them coming via power plays. Colorado failed to score on its first man-advantage opportunity, but opened the scoring on their second ... Full Story
Eagles Just Out of Condors’ Long Reach in 3-1
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Colorado Eagles defeated the Bakersfield Condors, 3-1, as Kyle Jones stopped 41 of 42 shots to pick up his 16th win of the season. The victory gave the Eagles a weekend split of the series in Southern California. Just like Friday night, one team controlled much of the play in the first period, but this time it was the Condors out-shooting the Eagles, 16-5. However, it was Colorado that once again got the game's first goal when Alex Penner found Aaron Slattengren ... Full Story
