Kelly Lyell, Coloradoan

Kelly Lyell

Coloradoan

Fort Collins, CO, United States

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  • Coloradoan
  • USA TODAY
  • Golfweek Magazine
  • North Jersey News

Past articles by Kelly:

Albert Bimper, administrator and former football player, leaving CSU for new job

Albert Bimper has had a variety of teaching and administrative roles at CSU. → Read More

Legendary Colorado State volleyball coach Tom Hilbert will retire after 2022 season

The longtime Rams coaching great said Monday he will retire after his 26th season as the CSU volleyball coach → Read More

Suspect arrested in hit-and-run crash that killed Weld County sheriff's deputy near Greeley

Weld County Sheriff's Deputy Alexis Hein-Nutz while was riding her motorcycle to work when she was hit by a vehicle. → Read More

'People in this town love this sport': First sellout crowd in CSU volleyball history sees Rams top rival Colorado

More than 8,000 fans, the program's long-awaited first-ever sellout crowd, packed Moby Arena to see the Rams beat the Buffs in a 4-set thriller → Read More

Fossil Ridge football opens new PSD Stadium in Timnath with last-minute win over Loveland

Quarterback Tyler Kubat threw for three touchdowns, the last in the final minute, to lead Fossil Ridge to a wild season-opening win over Loveland → Read More

A Q&A with the coach whose team got the last at-large berth in the NCAA Regionals: 'We'll be ready'

The top five teams from each regional, along with the top individual not on those teams, will advance to the national championships. → Read More

Fort Collins-area high school lacrosse teammates, others sign on to play college sports

More than 25 Poudre School District and Resurrection Christian athletes sign on to play sports in college. → Read More

'We help each other dream bigger,' founder of Fort Collins women's elite running team says

AnnMarie Kirkpatrick and other top female runners in and around Fort Collins have joined forces to lift each other up on new Front Range Elite team. → Read More

Windsor's Olivia Reed is the 'missing puzzle piece' that took girls basketball team to the top

Olivia Reed, who moved from Nebraska, filled a void for the Windsor High's girls basketball team on their way to becoming the No. 1 team in Colorado. → Read More

No. 1 Windsor girls basketball earns return trip to 4A title game and another shot at Mullen

The Wizards completed their season-long quest to return to the state title game (and face Mullen again) by holding off Mead in the 4A Final Four → Read More

CSU women's basketball beats Border War rival Wyoming to reach MW Tournament semifinals

The Rams closed the game on a 14-0 run to beat rival Wyoming and take the Border War season series 2-1 this year → Read More

CSU legend Becky Hammon voted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Colorado State great and new Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon voted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its 2022 induction class. → Read More

CenturyLink line downed by high winds west of Fort Collins prompts road closure, lengthy detour

Downed utility line near Horsetooth Reservoir closes road, forces lengthy detour for residents of area → Read More

A Fort Collins girl spent months in the hospital. Her toy drive will help others like her

Six-year-old Malea Martinez launches toy drive that has collected more than 350 gifts for patients at Children's Hospital Colorado and Brent's Place → Read More

Colorado State has committed $6M to coaches to not coach, including $3M to Steve Addazio

The $3M buyout owed to football coach Steve Addazio following his firing Thursday increased Colorado State's payments to $6M for coaches to not coach. → Read More

Takeaways from Colorado State women's basketball's 15-point loss to No. 10 Louisville

Staying within 15 points of No. 10 Louisville gives previously unbeaten Colorado State women's basketball team shot of confidence early in the season → Read More

Fort Collins' annual Thanksgiving Day Run returns in person after virtual 2020 version

Fort Collins' annual Thanksgiving Day Run, a 4-mile road race, returns this year (after a virtual version in 2020) with a 9 a.m. start in Old Town. → Read More

Pilot killed in air tanker crash near Estes Park's Kruger Rock Fire

The pilot and only occupant of a single-engine air tanker that crashed near the Kruger Rock Fire on Tuesday did not survive. → Read More

CSU volleyball season opener canceled due to COVID-19 issues with South Dakota's team

Colorado State volleyball's opening match of the 2021 season was canceled just hours before it was scheduled to be played Friday → Read More

Colorado State won't bring women's tennis coach Jarod Camerota back in 2021-22

Colorado State is letting women's tennis coach Jarod Camerota go after five seasons running the program, athletic director Joe Parker said Friday. → Read More