Hugh Johnson

On Oct. 2, Air Force hockey will host Omaha in an exhibition, marking the beginning of Falcons coach Frank Serratore’s 30th year at the helm of the program. No one has to tell Serratore he’s been at this for some time. He joked about it at the Atlantic Hockey America media day call on Wednesday […]

The more things change, the more they stay the same.  Heading into his 30th season at the helm of the Air Force hockey program, Frank Serratore may be looking at the best incoming class of his lengthy tenure.  “We’ve got more good players, more guys that we are reasonably sure are going to be at […]

Friday night is a unique opportunity for Palmer Ridge football and three other schools, but it’s also business as usual.  After a 35-14 victory at Pueblo East in Week Zero of the 2026-2027 season, the Bears’ “home opener” will be a bit different. Palmer Ridge hosts La Cueva out of New Mexico in the second […]

Alan McCann won’t whine about the circumstances surrounding the contest.  On Wednesday, the Switchbacks travel to USL League One’s Spokane Velocity FC for a quarterfinal match in the Prinx Tires USL Cup. The 7 p.m. contest comes mere days after the Switchbacks were on the other side of the country and suffered a 2-0 loss […]

Chaos has worked well for Widefield softball.  Some parents were skeptical in 2024 when Gladiators coach Nick Leonard placed five freshmen on the varsity roster. Nevertheless, the team finished the year with 19 wins, the most in Leonard’s tenure and most in the school’s recorded history on MaxPreps dating back to 2009.  Last year, as […]

Bill Sunderland made his 18-year-old self proud this summer. A vibrant memory for the Switchbacks season ticket holder is attending a World Cup match in Chicago with his uncle in 1994.  “I had never seen soccer like that,” he said. “I had never seen the fans and the fandom and the craziness, right? Again, I’m […]

The Colorado Springs Switchbacks have conceded just once in the club’s previous three games across all competitions, including two straight shutouts entering the weekend.  But it could be a slugfest at Weidner Field on Saturday as the Switchbacks, who have scored 26 goals on the season, host the Charleston Battery, the only team in the […]

The Colorado Springs Switchbacks completed their perfect run in the Prinx Tires USL Cup group stage in dominant fashion with a 3-0 win at Orange County SC on Saturday night. Switchbacks midfielder Aidan Rocha received a bit of good fortune as his 53rd-minute strike from beyond the penalty area deflected off an Orange County defender […]

A trio of future Colorado College players heard their names called during the 2026 NHL Draft on Saturday.  After the first round of picks Friday, rounds 2-7 took place Saturday and Zach Olsen, Will McLaughlin and Jake Gustafson were selected. They are the 101st, 102nd and 103rd NHL draft picks in Tigers’ history.  McLaughlin and […]

Character was a large focal point for Switchbacks coach Alan McCann when building the club’s roster this season.  Weeks like this one highlight why. The Switchbacks are struggling to string together solid performances in the USL Championship regular season. Colorado Springs has won just one of its previous five regular-season matches and is sitting 11th, […]