High school sports teams in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region opened practice for the fall season on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.
Cheyenne Mountain's Paul Jones returns the ball during the first official day of practice for Colorado High Schools. The tennis team started bright and early at 7 a.m. on Monday, August 12, 2019. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE
Cheyenne Mountain High School tennis Coach David Adams The first day of high school sports in Colorado kicked off on Monday, August 12, 2019. Cheyenne Mountain High School boys' tennis started bright and early at 7 a.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Cheyenne Mountain High School tennis varsity Coach David Adams and junior varsity Coach Rick Thompson (left to right) look over this year's tennis players. The first day of high school sports in Colorado kicked off on Monday, August 12, 2019. Cheyenne Mountain High School boys' tennis started bright and early at 7 a.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Carver Ward returns the ball during the first morning of practice. The first day of high school sports in Colorado kicked off on Monday, August 12, 2019. Cheyenne Mountain High School boys' tennis started bright and early at 7 a.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Joseph Martensen returns the ball during the first morning of practice. The first day of high school sports in Colorado kicked off on Monday, August 12, 2019. Cheyenne Mountain High School boys' tennis started bright and early at 7 a.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Coach David Adams tells his team to text his parents about the parent/player meeting. The first day of high school sports in Colorado kicked off on Monday, August 12, 2019. Cheyenne Mountain High School boys' tennis started bright and early at 7 a.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Severin Grundvig reaches out to catch the ball while a coach hits him with a foam noodle during the Colorado Springs Christian High School football team's first practice at Mountain Lion Field on Monday, August 12. High school sports teams in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region opened practice for the fall. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette)
- Parker Seibold
A soccer player from the Colorado Springs Christian High School soccer team lifts his foot to balance on one leg and throws the ball to a teammate during a drill at their first practice of the season at Mountain Lion Field on Monday, August 12. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette)
- Parker Seibold
Harrison football player Kahli Dotison soaks his head in a water fountain as temperatures reached the mid 80s before the start of practice Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, during the first day of practice for the 2019 high school fall sports season. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Harrison football player Kahli Dotison soaks his head in a water fountain as temperatures reached the mid 80s before the start of practice Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, during the first day of practice for the 2019 high school fall sports season. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
- CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE
