COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The RMAC bought itself some time to ensure each sport gets played by moving the fall sports season to the spring. That decision, however, leads to questions ranging from recruiting to eligibility. The CSU Pueblo football team had its 9-game schedule erased when the season was moved to the fall.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A day cancellation of the fall postseason by the NCAA, the RMAC announced that fall sports and championships, except cross country, would be delayed until spring. The sports impacted are: football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and volleyball. That means the CSU Pueblo football team won’t take the field until 2021. Before
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Switchbacks midfielder Will Vint tested positive for Covid-19, sources told KRDO sports, which was first to report the story. The news comes a week after the Switchbacks were forced to reschedule their game against the Austin Bold after someone in Austin’s organization tested positive. Vint did not play in the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (KRDO) — Josh Fenton, commissioner of The National Collegiate Hockey Conference, says the Colorado College Tigers are still set to open their season on October 9th versus Maine. But he acknowledges the situation is fluid. “We’ve really been in this mode of determining what’s going to come and not come in 2020-21,”
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Colin Prater might end up being the new cool guy on Doherty’s campus. The former UCCS golfer won the low amateur competition at the Colorado Open. Prater (-12) lead wire to wire en route to the victory. Prater teaches chemistry, biology, and anatomy at Doherty. He’s also the girl’s golf coach
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US AIR FORCE ACADEMY (KRDO) — The Air Force football team could be without quarterback Donald Hammond III, assuming there is a season in 2020. “Donald Hammond is no longer a cadet in good standing and cannot represent the Academy in outside activities,” Air Force said in a statement to KRDO. No word was given
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Former Colorado College forward Alex Berardinelli signed with the ECHL’s Wichita Thunder. Berardinelli was named a team captain in his final season with the Tigers. He recorded 49 points in 121 career games.
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The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference will not make a decision on fall sports on Friday, as previously planned. RMAC released a statement on Thursday. “The Rocky Mountain athletic conference Presidents Council deferred a decision on any modifications to the fall sports season in a meeting conducted today. The council cited the delayed release of the NCAA
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The Switchbacks lost to New Mexico United 2-1. It was a game marked the return of pro sports to Colorado. On July 26, the Switchbacks will host the Austin Bold FC.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Abraham Rodriguez is just 17 years old, and already in his second season with the Switchbacks. “At 14 years old, I realized that I could go pro, but I also realize that I wasn’t doing this for myself,” Rodriguez says. “I had people behind me, I had people who had
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Damon Marcucci was once a contestant on American Ninja Warrior. He even managed to compete in the show’s seventh season. He owns Altitude Ninja Gym in Colorado Springs, and he’s training the next generation of ninjas. He’s also part of a nationwide group which aims to make ninja an Olympic
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Switchbacks held a scrimmage on Saturday, marking the first game action seen by the players since March. With a record of 1-0-0, the Switchbacks will host New Mexico United in the team’s home opener on July 11th.
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NEW YORK, NY (KRDO) — Former Mesa Ridge star Kylee Shook is ready for her first professional training camp. Shook and the New York Liberty will report to Florida’s IMG Academy next week. They’ll remain there for the duration of the WNBA season. Shook has succeeded at every level. She was a state champion and
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NEW YORK, NY. (KRDO) — It’s been two months since Kylee Shook was drafted by the New York Liberty. The former Mesa Ridge star and Louisville’s all-time blocked shots leader is entering the WNBA at a very strange time. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the league to play a 22-game season inside of a bubble
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Taylor Duncan radiates enthusiasm. “Look out COVID-19 here comes alternative baseball’s movement to power through perceptions. Yes! We are coming to Colorado Springs! Pike’s Peak!” Duncan is the founder of Alternative Baseball. The league is for players 15 and older who have autism and other special needs. The organization has
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs native Isaiah Downing’s photo, entitled “Air Allen”, will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Chargers receiver Keenan Allen leaped into the end zone for a 36-yard touchdown against the Broncos. Downing caught the moment perfectly and submitted his picture for photo of
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PEYTON, Colo. (KRDO) — Last may, the Peyton Panthers secured the school’s first ever state championship with a 3-0 win over Fowler. Although they graduated a lot of players, they were still set to be a force this season. But thanks to the coronavirus, the season ended before it even began. Adam Alamaa was on
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The NCAA is allowing all Division-1 schools to begin a six-week plan that would help get college football started. Air Force will be able to start team workouts on July 13, with walkthroughs and team meetings beginning on July 24. The future is still very much unknown, but Falcons coach
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — “Bad Axe Throwing” in Colorado Springs make history Saturday. More than 400 people across five countries helped set the record for the most people throwing an axe at once.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — RJ Dabovich is a professional baseball player. it’s one of those goals that’s so big, some people can’t believe it’s possible, but RJ is proof that it is. The moment he heard his name called in the draft is one he’s likely to remember forever. “I hugged my parents,” Dabovich said.
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