Near state championship misses are something Jennifer Kupcho knows well. The Jefferson Academy junior finished third at state as a freshman and was second a year ago.
Mother Nature halted the Class 4A state tennis tournament Thursday afternoon. But not before the perennially powerful Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis team could make a statement at the City Park Tennis Complex.
The Pueblo West baseball team seemed prime to write another chapter Tuesday in what was becoming a Cinderella South-Central League for the Cyclones. Canon City, however, had other ideas.
Sanford made 17 free throws in the fourth quarter to muscle past Akron 58-53 to capture the Class 2A state championship Saturday night at Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Massari Arena.
Tracy Renck has covered prep sports for 20 years in Alexandria, La., Hobbs, N.M. and The Pueblo Chieftain. Most recently, Renck worked at The Chieftain for 16 years. He now works as a media coordinator for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
