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The Pueblo West football team proves that nice guys don't always finish last

Krdo · · 382 words · By Rob Namnoum
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The Pueblo West football team proves that nice guys don’t always finish last PUEBLO WEST, Colo.

Claims checked 5
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

The Pueblo West football team proves that nice guys don’t always finish last PUEBLO WEST, Colo.

Why it matters

(KRDO) -- This season, P Dub plans to get it.

Common ground

"My goal is to win state every year," says Pueblo West quarterback Chase Harrison.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://krdo.com/news/2026/08/11/pueblo-west-high-school-3/

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Pueblo West head coach, Clint Buderus”
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Two independent sources (KRDO news and MaxPreps) explicitly identify Clint Buderus as the head coach of the Pueblo West football team.
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web search NEUTRAL — And, and we try to reinforce those things, but yeah, they're, they're just good kids and good people," says Pueblo West head coach, Clint Buderus.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/08/11/pueblo-west-high-school-3/
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web search NEUTRAL — Head Coach: Clint Buderus League: 4A Soco 1 Division: Division 4A Overall Record: 8-4 League Record: 3-2 DMA Rank: 5 National Rank: 1815 State Rank: 32 State Division Rank: 7 Home Schedule (12) Roster…
https://www.maxpreps.com/co/pueblo-west/pueblo-west-cyclones…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pueblo West Football Team Preview Mascot Cyclones Team Varsity 2025 Colors Carolina Blue, Black, White Coach Clint Buderus Address 661 W. Capistrano Ave., Pueblo West, CO 81007 Overall 8-4 League 3-2 …
https://www.maxpreps.com/co/pueblo-west/pueblo-west-cyclones…
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Claim 2: “Pueblo West quarterback Chase Harrison”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated football news from Arkansas and Vanderbilt, and a Wikipedia entry for a historical figure named Thornton Chase. There is no mention of a Chase Harrison at Pueblo West.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of the counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus the additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_by_U.S._state…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of developments of public housing in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_housing_develop…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thornton Chase (February 22, 1847 – September 30, 1912) was a distinguished officer of the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War, and the first western convert to the Baháʼí Faith…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Chase
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Claim 3: “The Cyclones' goal is to win a state championship”
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KRDO reports that the team was 'jacked' and 'hungrier' after getting within one game of the state championship, and Wikipedia confirms the school is Pueblo West High School, which competes in sports. The context of the KRDO report confirms the ambition to win a state championship.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pueblo West High School is a public high school in Pueblo West, Colorado. It is one of three high schools in Pueblo County School District 70. In the 2023–24 academic year, it enrolled approximately 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_West_High_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1870 Matanzas hurricane, also known as the First Key West Hurricane of 1870 or Hurricane of San Marcos, devastated western Cuba in early October. The sixth known cyclone and fifth hurricane of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1870_Matanzas_hurricane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of the professional sports teams that have played games and been based in the state of Colorado:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_sports_teams
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Claim 4: “PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO)”
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Multiple web search results confirm KRDO is a news organization operating in the Colorado Springs/Pueblo region, and one specific result shows a report starting with 'PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)'.
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web search NEUTRAL — KRDO is a commercial radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The station is owned and operated by the News-Press & Gazette Company of St. Joseph, Missouri and it airs a news/talk radio format, si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRDO_(AM)
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web search NEUTRAL — PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- State and local agencies are working to determine the potential impacts after approximately 4.25 million gallons of untreated.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/08/28/around-4-25-million-gallons…
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web search NEUTRAL — Crista Solano – Pueblo Colorado Real Estate Agent Real Estate License: FA100107694 Brokered by Dream Homes of Colorado FTC Legal Disclaimer – Some links in the description may be affiliate links, mean…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkcXYfiC6sc
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Claim 5: “Pueblo West linebacker Chance Chamberlain”
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The provided evidence consists of general NFL news, lottery winners, and unrelated Wikipedia entries. There is no mention of a Chance Chamberlain at Pueblo West.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indigenous peoples of the Americas, also called Indians, Amerindians, or simply Natives, are the peoples who are native to the Americas or the Western Hemisphere. Their ancestors are among the pre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People's United Party (Spanish: Partido Unido del Pueblo, PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2025 Belizean gen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_United_Party
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victorio (Bidu-ya, Beduiat; ca. 1825–October 14, 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Warm Springs band of the Tchihendeh (or Chihenne, often called Mimbreño) division of the central Apaches in what i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio
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