Cheyenne Mountain vs Golden in the 4A State Championship

Cheyenne Mountain vs Golden in the 4A state championship

Cheyenne Mountain had a tough task. The Red-Tailed Hawks needed to win twice on Friday just to reach the state championship game. They accomplished that. The next step was to win two more against top-seeded Golden. They nearly pulled that off as well. Cheyenne Mountain knocked off Golden, 5-2, in game 1 to force a decisive second game. Unfortunately, the Hawks luck ran out in game 2, as the Demons stormed back for a 5-1 win and the 4A state cham…

Cheyenne Mountain baseball loses title to Golden in winner-take-all contest

During typical postgame huddles, Mark Swope recaps the positives and negatives from the contest. But the Cheyenne Mountain coach found a different approach after the loss in the winner-take-all game at Erdle Field on Saturday.

Golden finds redemption, holds off underdog Cheyenne Mountain for Class 4A state baseball crown

AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Luca Casali and some of his Golden teammates have been waiting two years for their second chance, so a few extra hours weren’t a problem. It took a second game to end Cheyenne Mountain’s magical run, but the Golden Demons (26-4) claimed their first Class 4A state baseball championship in 22 years on Saturday with a 5-1 victory at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field. “Ever since that loss (two years ago), it’s just ate at me,”…

Golden shakes off early loss, wins first 4A baseball title since 2003

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY – Taden Svendsen happily traded a strikeout for a trophy. The senior lefty didn’t record a single punch out but he did give Golden exactly what it needed in a 5-1 Class 4A baseball championship game win against Cheyenne Mountain; stability on the mound. Svendsen tossed 6 1/3 innings, scattered four hits and settled any frayed nerves that might have lingered from a game one loss on Saturday at Erdle Field on the campus of t…