Peak Performers

SPRING 2009 PEAK PERFORMERS: Girls' Golf

BOB STEPHENS

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR Paige Crawford served notice two years ago as a freshman that she would contend for honors on the local golf scene. She was the area's top performer all season as a Doherty junior and recently capped that campaign by earning all-state... Full story

SPRING 2009 PEAK PERFORMERS: Boys' Lacrosse

KATY BOOTH

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR Brian Cole can't remember the last time he played in a lacrosse game and didn't score. The senior attacker ended his high school career on a 52-game streak, and has scored 203 goals for Lewis-Palmer. And while his scoring statistics... Full story

SPRING 2009 PEAK PERFORMERS: Girls' lacrosse

KATY BOOTH

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR When 2007 Gazette Girls' Lacrosse Player of the Year Alex Befus tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in April 2008, she thought her lacrosse career was over. One year and hours of rehabilitation later, Befus scored... Full story

SPRING 2009 PEAK PERFORMERS: Girls' soccer

KEVIN CARMODY

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR Finishing second in the Class 5A Metro Conference wasn't good enough for Shelby Williamson and the Air Academy girls' soccer team. The senior defender spearheaded an amazing playoff run that saw the 10th-seeded Kadets record three... Full story

SPRING 2009 PEAK PERFORMERS: Girls' tennis

JUSTIN SHAW

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR Fountain Valley senior Clarke Tatje went 20-3 this season and represented the Danes at the 4A state tennis tournament, where she placed third by avenging a loss from a week earlier in the 4A regional championship against Cheyenne... Full story

SPRING 2009 PEAK PERFORMERS: Boys' track and field

JUSTIN PEDERSON

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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Sierra senior Kelby Dias capped his school track career by winning three gold medals at the 4A state track meet, earning the 110- and 300-meter hurdles titles for the third straight year and capturing his second straight long jump... Full story

SPRING 2009 PEAK PERFORMERS: Girls' track and field

JUSTIN PEDERSON

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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Coronado senior LaTraia Scott captured gold in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the 5A state track meet, completing an undefeated season in both races. Scott also anchored the 400 and 800 relays, pushing the Cougars to fourth-... Full story

SPRING 2009 PEAK PERFORMERS: Boys' swimming and diving

KEVIN CARMODY

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR Freshmen usually spend their first year taking in the action from the sidelines, learning the system and patiently waiting for their chance. Not 15-year-old Ryan Arata, who just finished a rookie season most anyone in high school... Full story

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