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  • Ralston Valley rallies to win Jeffco softball showdown over Dakota Ridge

    Dakota Ridge freshman Melissa Mages, left, tags out a sliding Ralston Valley sophomore Hannah Peterson during the Class 5A Jeffco League game Tuesday in Arvada. Peterson came through for the Mustangs late with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 2-1 Ralston Valley victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dakota Ridge freshman Melissa Mages, left, tags out a sliding Ralston Valley sophomore Hannah Peterson during the Class 5A Jeffco League game Tuesday in Arvada. Peterson came through for the Mustangs late with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 2-1 Ralston Valley victory. (Dennis Pleuss)

    ARVADA — Ralston Valley sophomore Hannah Peterson delivered on an extra-inning promise Tuesday afternoon.

    With the Class 5A Jeffco League softball showdown between No. 5 Dakota Ridge and No. 6 Ralston Valley locked in a 1-1 tie going to the bottom of the eighth inning, Peterson told one of her closest friends — starter pitching and fellow sophomore Rylie Strong — she would hit the ball. Peterson came through, ripping an RBI single to score freshman Alexa Samuels from second base and give the Mustangs (8-2, 1-0 in league) a 2-1 victory in their conference opener.

    “Jeffco 5A is always tough,” Ralston Valley coach Wendy Davies said. “Dakota Ridge is a tough team. Having a chance to start out with them is always good. I think it builds your confidence when you beat a team that has a tradition of being good.”

    Dakota Ridge softball coach Marv Van Lingen, far right, talks with Jessica Arneach and Melissa Mages during the Eagles' Class 5A Jeffco League game Tuesday at Ralston Valley High School. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dakota Ridge softball coach Marv Van Lingen, far right, talks with Jessica Arneach and Melissa Mages during the Eagles’ Class 5A Jeffco League game Tuesday at Ralston Valley High School. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Peterson’s confidence might have been a little shaken early on. She had a couple of miscues leading up to her being the hero with the walk-off RBI. The sophomore was tagged out trying to stretch a single into a double in the first inning and had an error at third base in the top of the eighth inning.

    Asked about dwelling on her mistakes, Peterson said, “I did a little bit. I’m not going to lie. I probably shouldn’t have done that.”

    Peterson was the only Mustang to have a multiple-hit game off Dakota Ridge senior ace Rachelle Foos. Junior Kat Schaefer had the other big hit for the Mustangs, an RBI double in the fifth inning to score sophomore Katelyn Eldredge at tie game at 1.

    “It’s nice that (the players) believe in themselves enough and (the coaches) believe they will come through in those situations,” Davies said.

    Dakota Ridge (10-3, 1-1) couldn’t come up with a big hit after the Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Sophomore Megan Sansburn laced a triple and scored on a single by junior Baillie Brooks. It was the only run of the game for Dakota Ridge, who stranded 12 runners on base.

    Strong improved her pitching record to 8-1 on the season by scattering 11 hits and working out of multiple jams. She also got plenty of help from her defense. Senior Sierra Galbreath turned a key double play in the top of the eighth inning when the Eagles had runners at first and second with no outs.

    “We didn’t have timely hits and that’s the name of the game,” first-year Dakota Ridge coach Marv Van Lingen said.

    Foos was solid on the mound for Dakota Ridge, giving up just seven hits over eight innings while striking out six batters in the loss. She pitched a two-hit shutout the day before in Dakota Ridge’s league opening 8-0 victory against Bear Creek.

    The next two weeks will be highly competitive with 5A Jeffco teams fighting to win the league title. Van Lingen has been a part of the Eagles’ softball program since the early 2000s before taking over the head job this season. He is confident that his squad has enough time to be in the mix for a league title, but it won’t be easy.

    “When it gets to league (play) it always seems that every team picks up their game,” Van Lingen said. “There is no team in here (5A Jeffco) that you overlook.”

    Ralston Valley sophomore Rylie Strong delivers a pitch to the plate Tuesday against Dakota Ridge. Strong improved her record on the mound to 8-1 on the season. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Ralston Valley sophomore Rylie Strong delivers a pitch to the plate Tuesday against Dakota Ridge. Strong improved her record on the mound to 8-1 on the season. (Dennis Pleuss)

  • Flooding won’t affect postseason qualification for softball, volleyball or boys soccer

    Teams unable to reschedule games postponed due to the recent flooding will not be penalized when it comes to postseason seeding.

    Volleyball, softball and boys soccer all use MaxPreps’ ranking system in determining qualifiers for playoffs and state tournaments. The ranking systems are derived from a formula, and the inability to reschedule games will not affect the rankings.

    “The MaxPreps rankings system doesn’t arbitrarily award points for simply playing and winning or losing an additional game,” said Gerry Valerio, MaxPreps’ State Association Manager for Colorado. “The system takes the total body of work for each team to determine the rankings, regardless of the number of games played.  So, for those volleyball, softball and soccer teams who aren’t able to reschedule all their games, their rankings won’t be negatively impacted by it.”

    Similarly, football’s Wild Card points formula is adjusting for any cancelled games.

    However, athletes must attend regional qualifiers for any sport which has them — such as tennis, cross country or gymnastics — in order to qualify for their respective state championships.

  • Valor Christian lone newcomer to softball rankings

    Valor Christian was the only new team in the three CHSAANow.com softball polls this week, entering the Class 4A ranking at No. 9.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaglecrest (4) 6-1-0 72 1 0-0-0
    2 Brighton (1) 9-0-0 70 2 1-0-0
    3 Douglas County (2) 8-0-0 51 3 1-0-0
    4 Fossil Ridge (1) 9-0-0 50 5 1-0-0
    5 Dakota Ridge 9-2-0 45 4 2-0-0
    6 Ralston Valley 7-2-0 41 6 0-0-0
    7 Grandview 7-2-0 24 7 1-0-0
    8 Legacy 5-4-0 19 8 1-0-0
    9 Legend 7-3-0 17 9 1-0-0
    10 Loveland 5-1-0 14 10 0-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Junction 12, Rock Canyon 11, Standley Lake 6, Chatfield 4, Arvada West 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Columbine 2, Mountain Vista 2, Central G.J. 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Wheat Ridge (7) 9-1-0 70 1 0-0-0
    2 Erie 7-2-1 60 2 0-0-0
    3 Pueblo East 8-2-1 51 3 1-0-0
    4 Ponderosa 9-2-0 43 4 1-1-0
    5 Frederick 6-3-0 34 5 0-0-0
    6 Berthoud 8-2-0 30 7 1-0-0
    7 Silver Creek 7-3-0 25 6 0-0-0
    8 D’Evelyn 6-3-0 20 9 0-1-0
    9 Valor Christian 11-3-0 12 – 2-0-0
    10 Broomfield 5-5-0 10 8 0-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo West 9, Discovery Canyon 8, Pueblo South 6, Mullen 4, Falcon 1, Roosevelt 1, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo South (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Strasburg (6) 10-0-0 66 1 1-0-0
    2 Valley 7-2-0 60 2 1-0-0
    3 Holy Family (1) 8-0-0 57 4 0-0-0
    4 Sterling 10-2-0 54 3 0-1-0
    5 La Junta 7-3-0 36 6 2-0-0
    6 Lamar 9-2-1 35 5 1-0-0
    7 Rocky Ford 12-2-0 34 8 2-0-0
    8 Eaton 4-5-1 19 7 1-1-0
    9 Brush 6-5-0 13 10 1-0-0
    10 Cedaredge 6-2-0 7 9 0-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Basalt 4, Florence 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Downpour of rain forces widespread postponements

    (via @ErieHSAthletics on Twitter)
    (via @ErieHSAthletics on Twitter)

    A massive rainstorm has caused widespread postponements of athletic events this weekend, including a slew of games or matches on Thursday.

    Most schools have moved games to next week, or later in the month, but football teams have had an especially tough time rescheduling because of the week-to-week nature of the schedule.

    With that in mind, the following is a statement from Harry Waterman, assistant commissioner in charge of football:

    “Regular season games are the jurisdiction of the individual schools and school districts. Because of the number of conflicts that may occur, the individual schools and school districts are responsible for making the determination on any games to be rescheduled. Sunday is not an option for games to be rescheduled per CHSAA bylaws. Teams will be allowed to reschedule games to Monday, even if it means playing two games in a week.”

    So, yes, we will be getting Monday Night Football next week.

    Below is a list of postponements, for all sports. Are we missing a game? Email it to rcasey@chsaa.org.

    View more photos from around the state here.

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    Football

    • Cherry Creek vs. Douglas County moved to 7 p.m. on Sept. 16
    • Loveland vs. Broomfield (Cancelled)
    • Skyline at Erie (Cancelled)
    • Overland vs. Prairie View moved to 10 a.m. on Sept 14
    • Monarch vs. Niwot (Cancelled)
    • Adams City vs. Thornton moved to 7 p.m. on Sept. 16
    • Hinkley vs. Arvada West moved to 5 p.m. on Sept. 14
    • Poudre vs. Boulder (Cancelled)
    • Rangeview at Fairview (Cancelled)
    • Summit vs. Silver Creek moved to Sept. 16
    • Fossil Ridge vs. Highlands Ranch moved to 5 p.m. on Sept. 16
    • Longmont at Westminster (Cancelled)
    • Frederick at Berthoud (TBD)
    • Fort Morgan vs. Thompson Valley (Cancelled)
    • Green Mountain vs. Golden moved to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 14
    • Centaurus vs. Roosevelt moved to 7 p.m. on Sept. 16
    • Cheyenne Mountain vs. Vista Ridge moved to 7 p.m. on Sept. 14
    • Brighton vs. Rocky Mountain moved to 1 p.m. on Sept. 14
    • Smoky Hill vs. Aurora Central moved to 10 a.m. on Sept. 14
    • Fort Collins at Arapahoe moved to 7 p.m. on Sept 14
    • Windsor vs. Palmer Ridge moved to noon on Sept. 14
    • Lyons vs. Estes Park (TBD)
    • University vs. Valley (Cancelled)
    • Nederland vs. Clear Creek moved to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 16
    • Wiggins vs. Resurrection Christian (Cancelled)
    • Manitou Springs at La Junta moved to 7 p.m. on Sept. 14
    • Mountain Range vs. Greeley West moved to 1 p.m. on Sept. 14
    • Otis at Prairie (TBD)
    • Sterling vs. Platte Valley (TBD)
    • Fort Lupton at Strasburg moved to 4 p.m. on Sept. 14
    • Standley Lake vs. Greeley Central moved to 6 p.m. on Sept. 16
    • Brush vs. Eaton (Cancelled)
    • Briggsdale at Weldon Valley (Cancelled)
    • Weld Central at Mountain View (TBD)
    • Holy Family vs. Mead (Cancelled)

    Softball

    • Brush at Platte Valley (TBD)
    • Doherty vs. Vista Ridge (TBD)
    • Overland at Smoky Hill moved to Sept. 16
    • Cherry Creek vs. Arapahoe moved to Sept. 23
    • Cherokee Trail vs. Eaglecrest moved to Sept. 23
    • Grandview vs. Mullen (TBD)
    • Pueblo West vs. Canon City (TBD)
    • Fort Collins at Horizon (TBD)
    • Greeley West at Fort Collins moved to Sept. 16
    • Pine Creek at Palmer (TBD)
    • Fossil Ridge vs. Rocky Mountain moved to Sept. 23
    • Pueblo County vs. Canon City moved to Sept. 16
    • Liberty vs. Grand Junction (TBD)

    Boys soccer

    • Poudre vs. Mountain Range (TBD)
    • Smoky Hill vs. Thomas Jefferson moved to Sept. 16
    • Doherty at Chatfield moved to Oct. 18
    • Eaglecrest vs. Pomona moved to Sept. 16

    Volleyball

    • Smoky Hill at Columbine (TBD)
    • Overland at Thomas Jefferson (TBD)
    • Cherokee Trail vs. Monarch (TBD)
    • Greeley West vs. Loveland (TBD)
    • Cheyenne Mountain vs. Palmer (TBD)
    • Erie vs. Frederick (TBD)
    • CSCS at Salida (TBD)
    • Rocky Mountain Lutheran at Shining Mountain moved to Sept. 30
    • Bear Creek at Poudre (TBD)
    • Lutheran at Resurrection Christian (TBD)

    Boys tennis

    • Grandview at Overland moved to Sept. 18
    • Mullen vs. Arapahoe (TBD)
    • Cherry Creek vs. Eaglecrest (TBD)
    • Doherty vs. Palmer moved to Friday
    • Cherokee Trail vs. Smoky Hill (TBD)
    • Erie at Windsor (TBD)

    Field hockey

    • Grandview vs. Regis Jesuit moved to Sept. 14

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  • 5A softball ranking narrows at the top

    Eaglecrest held onto its spot atop the CHSAANow.com softball poll, but things are getting close at the top of the Class 5A ranking.

    Four different teams received first-place votes this week: Brighton (No. 2), Douglas County (No. 3) and Fossil Ridge (No. 5). Loveland was the lone newcomer to the poll, at tenth.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaglecrest (4) 6-1-0 103 1 1-1-0
    2 Brighton (2) 8-0-0 99 5 6-0-0
    3 Douglas County (3) 7-0-0 81 3 0-0-0
    4 Dakota Ridge 7-2-0 66 4 3-1-0
    5 Fossil Ridge (3) 8-0-0 65 9 3-0-0
    6 Ralston Valley 7-2-0 58 8 2-0-0
    7 Grandview 6-2-0 36 7 0-0-0
    8 Legacy 4-4-0 35 2 0-3-0
    9 Legend 6-3-0 24 6 0-0-0
    10 Loveland 5-1-0 22 – 5-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rock Canyon 17, Grand Junction 16, Standley Lake 12, Arvada West 10, Pine Creek 9, ThunderRidge 7, Chatfield 4, Rampart 4, Columbine 3, Rocky Mountain 3, Cherokee Trail 2, Mountain Vista 2.
    Dropped out
    Rock Canyon (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Wheat Ridge (12) 9-1-0 120 1 1-1-0
    2 Erie 7-2-1 96 3 2-0-0
    3 Pueblo East 7-2-1 90 2 2-0-0
    4 Ponderosa 8-1-0 77 4 2-0-0
    5 Frederick 6-3-0 61 5 2-1-0
    6 Silver Creek 7-3-0 51 6 1-1-0
    7 Berthoud 7-2-0 50 8 3-1-0
    8 Broomfield 5-4-0 24 7 1-0-0
    9 D’Evelyn 6-2-0 20 9 3-2-0
    10 Pueblo South 7-2-0 17 – 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Valor Christian 14, Discovery Canyon 13, Pueblo West 12, Mullen 4, Roosevelt 4, Niwot 3, Thomas Jefferson 2, Thompson Valley 2, Falcon 1.
    Dropped out
    Niwot (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Strasburg (5) 9-0-0 56 1 4-0-0
    2 Valley 6-2-0 50 3 4-1-0
    3 Sterling 10-1-0 49 4 4-0-0
    4 Holy Family (1) 8-0-0 48 2 2-0-0
    5 Lamar 8-2-1 31 5 0-2-0
    6 La Junta 5-3-0 28 6 2-0-0
    7 Eaton 3-4-1 21 7 0-2-1
    8 Rocky Ford 10-2-0 20 8 5-0-0
    9 Cedaredge 6-1-0 13 10 3-0-0
    10 Brush 5-5-0 10 – 3-3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Akron 2, Florence 1, Platte Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Niwot (10).

  • Wheat Ridge new No. 1 team in 4A softball ranking

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Wheat Ridge has overtaken Pueblo East atop the Class 4A CHSAANow.com softball poll.

    The Farmers, off to an 8-0-0 start, were No. 2 last week but moved up to No. 1 by virtue of a 6-0-0 week which included a 7-2 victory over Pueblo East, last week’s top-ranked team.

    Elsewhere, Douglas County went from unranked to No. 3 in the 5A poll, which also added Ralston Valley (No. 8) and Fossil Ridge (No. 9).

    Strasburg continued to lead the 3A poll.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaglecrest (9) 5-0-0 106 1 2-0-0
    2 Legacy (1) 4-1-0 93 2 3-1-0
    3 Douglas County 7-0-0 48 – 5-0-0
    4 Dakota Ridge 4-1-0 46 3 2-1-0
    5 Brighton 2-0-0 45 9 1-0-0
    6 Legend 6-3-0 42 8 6-2-0
    7 Grandview (1) 6-2-0 38 10 5-1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 5-2-0 36 – 4-2-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 5-0-0 34 – 5-0-0
    10 Rock Canyon 3-3-0 29 4 3-3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Loveland 24, Arvada West 14, Chatfield 14, Grand Junction 12, Cherokee Trail 7, Bear Creek 4, Rampart 4, Castle View 2, Denver East 2, Mountain Vista 2, Prairie View 2, Standley Lake 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Wheat Ridge (6) 8-0-0 84 2 6-0-0
    2 Pueblo East (3) 5-2-1 79 1 2-2-1
    3 Erie 5-2-1 75 3 3-2-1
    4 Ponderosa 6-1-0 60 4 4-1-0
    5 Frederick 4-2-0 42 5 1-2-0
    6 Silver Creek 6-2-0 32 8 4-2-0
    7 Broomfield 4-4-0 25 – 3-3-0
    8 Berthoud 4-1-0 24 7 2-1-0
    9 D’Evelyn 3-0-0 16 10 1-0-0
    10 Niwot 1-2-0 12 6 0-2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Discovery Canyon 10, Mullen 9, Pueblo South 7, Montrose 6, Valor Christian 5, Mountain View 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Pueblo West 2, Roosevelt 1, Sand Creek 1, Weld Central 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Strasburg (5) 5-0-0 65 1 2-0-0
    2 Holy Family (2) 6-0-0 63 2 4-0-0
    3 Valley 2-1-0 52 3 2-0-0
    4 Sterling 6-1-0 50 5 2-0-0
    5 Lamar 8-0-1 32 – 7-0-1
    6 La Junta 3-3-0 31 7 1-3-0
    7 Eaton 3-2-0 27 6 1-1-0
    8 Rocky Ford 5-2-0 26 4 4-2-0
    9 Burlington 2-2-0 12 – 2-1-0
    10 Cedaredge 3-1-0 9 – 2-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Florence 5, Platte Valley 4, Basalt 3, Dolores Huerta 3, Gunnison 2, Akron 1, Brush 1.

  • Legend, Brighton join 5A softball rankings

    Legend and Brighton and cracked the CHSAANow.com softball poll this week.

    Eaglecrest (3-0) remained atop the 5A ranking, while Pueblo East (4A) and Strasburg (3A) held firm atop their respective polls.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaglecrest (6) 3-0-0 87 1 3-0-0
    2 Legacy (1) 1-0-0 79 2 1-0-0
    3 Dakota Ridge (1) 2-0-0 63 4 2-0-0
    4 Rock Canyon 0-0-0 62 3 0-0-0
    5 Loveland 0-0-0 47 5 0-0-0
    6 Chatfield 1-0-0 31 6 1-0-0
    7 Castle View 0-0-0 30 7 0-0-0
    8 Legend 0-1-1 24 – 0-1-1
    9 Brighton (1) 1-0-0 22 – 1-0-0
    10 Grandview 1-1-1 16 10 1-1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Ralston Valley 9, Arvada West 7, Fossil Ridge 6, Mountain Vista 6, Cherokee Trail 4.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (7) 3-0-0 88 1 3-0-0
    2 Wheat Ridge (1) 2-0-0 73 2 2-0-0
    3 Erie 2-0-0 65 3 2-0-0
    4 Ponderosa 2-0-0 54 5 2-0-0
    5 Frederick 3-0-0 48 9 3-0-0
    6 Niwot (1) 1-0-0 34 4 1-0-0
    7 Berthoud 2-0-0 33 6 2-0-0
    8 Silver Creek 2-0-0 27 – 2-0-0
    9 Discovery Canyon 0-0-0 17 7 0-0-0
    10 D’Evelyn 2-0-0 15 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Broomfield 10, Valor Christian 8, Thompson Valley 7, Montrose 5, Mountain View 5, Pueblo South 4, Mullen 1, Roosevelt 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Strasburg (6) 3-0-0 69 1 3-0-0
    2 Holy Family 2-0-0 59 3 2-0-0
    3 Valley (1) 0-1-0 56 2 0-1-0
    4 Rocky Ford 1-0-0 47 4 1-0-0
    5 Sterling 4-1-0 42 5 4-1-0
    6 Eaton 2-1-0 35 6 2-1-0
    7 La Junta 2-0-0 32 7 2-0-0
    8 Basalt 0-0-0 19 10 0-0-0
    9 Florence 1-1-0 11 9 1-1-0
    10 Gunnison 2-3-0 6 – 2-3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 5, Burlington 3, The Classical Academy 2.

  • Eaglecrest on top of 2013’s first 5A softball ranking

    Eaglecrest, coming off a 19-5 season, opens the season as the No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com 5A softball rankings.

    The other top-ranked teams are Pueblo East (4A) and Strasburg (3A).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Eaglecrest (4) 0-0 48 –
    2 Legacy 0-0 47 –
    3 Rock Canyon 0-0 45 –
    4 Dakota Ridge 0-0 43 –
    5 Loveland (2) 0-0 39 –
    6 Chatfield 0-0 30 –
    7 Castle View 0-0 23 –
    8 Arvada West 0-0 17 –
    9 Mountain Vista 0-0 15 –
    10 Grandview 0-0 12 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Brighton 6, Legend 5, Fossil Ridge 3, Ralston Valley 3, Cherry Creek 2, Douglas County 2.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Pueblo East (4) 0-0 58 –
    2 Wheat Ridge (2) 0-0 51 –
    3 Erie 0-0 34 –
    4 Niwot 0-0 32 –
    5 Ponderosa 0-0 26 –
    6 Berthoud 0-0 22 –
    7 Discovery Canyon 0-0 21 –
    8 Broomfield 0-0 15 –
    9 Frederick 0-0 13 –
    10 Mountain View 0-0 12 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 11, Silver Creek 9, Thompson Valley 9, D’Evelyn 8, Valor Christian 7, Pueblo West 3, Montrose 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Strasburg (4) 0-0 40 –
    2 Valley 0-0 36 –
    3 Holy Family 0-0 31 –
    4 Rocky Ford 0-0 29 –
    5 Sterling 0-0 22 –
    6 Eaton 0-0 17 –
    7 La Junta 0-0 15 –
    8 Burlington 0-0 12 –
    9 Florence 0-0 10 –
    10 Basalt 0-0 5 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 3.

  • Fall practice in full swing on Monday

    Yes, boys golfers have been at it for about a week now. Monday, they were joined by the companions competing in every other sport — boys and girls cross country, field hockey, football, gymnastics, boys soccer, softball, boys tennis and volleyball.

    Athletes, teams and schools are taking to Twitter:

    And, coaches, as a reminder: we are looking for voters to take part in weekly rankings.

  • 2014 softball recruiting commitments

    A on-going list of college softball commitments from high school athletes in Colorado’s class of 2014. Send additions, along with position and height, to rcasey@chsaa.org.

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