If Centennial High School’s Louie Martinez works any harder this season, he’ll have to file taxes next year.
Category: Boys Tennis
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Niwot boys tennis drawing motivation from girls title run
As a trainer for the girls tennis team, Niwot’s Riley Black had a front-row seat for the Cougars’ state championship in the spring.
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Pueblo West boys tennis victorious at Hornet Invitational
Tyler Cruz had to have court 7 at City Park in his No. 1 singles tennis match Saturday.
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Photos: Arapahoe boys tennis sweeps Chatfield in win
LITTLETON — Arapahoe boys tennis swept its match against Chatfield on Wednesday, 7-0.
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Fairview boys tennis rebuilds after historic state title
Construction on the tennis courts at Fairview High School is delaying the beginning of fall practice for the Class 5A defending champions.
Rebuilding another championship contender is slated next.
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Riverdale Ridge adds three new coaches, including former Legacy football coach Wayne Voorhees
(Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com) Riverdale Ridge High School is set to to begin play in football in the fall of 2018. But before a single practice has taken place, before a roster has been submitted, athletic director Harry Waterman has made a splash.
Waterman announced on Thursday that he has hired former Legacy coach Wayne Voorhees as the football coach at Riverdale Ridge.
With the hire, he also announced Chelsea Crowell as the new boys tennis coach and Brian Franca as the new cheer coach. Both come to Riverdale Ridge from Brighton High School.
All athletic programs will begin in the fall of 2018. Football will play in Class 2A.
Voorhees led the Lightning to a 6-4 record in 2017. Legacy went 8-3 in 2016 amidst major adversity. A bus accident on the way home from an out of state game put Vorhees and some of his assistants in the hospital.
Voorhees and his assistants would return to the team and help Legacy reach the 5A playoffs.
The school is expected to announce more coaching hires in the near future.
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All-state boys tennis teams for the 2017 season
The 2017 all-state boys tennis teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state tournament.
The athletes who won championships at their classification were named players of the year.
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Class 5A
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Player of the year: Christian Holmes, ChatfieldCoach of the year: Chad Tsuda, Fairview
First team Name Year School Devin Brownstein Senior Cherry Creek Will Dennen Senior Regis Jesuit Emilio Gonzalez-Cruz Junior Regis Jesuit Christian Holmes Junior Chatfield Tom Melville Senior Fairview Evan Nuss Junior Regis Jesuit Ethan Schacht Senior Fairview Tyler Schoen Senior Cherry Creek Patrick Seby Senior Regis Jesuit Zach Smith Senior Cherry Creek Nick Svichar Senior Cherry Creek Andy Wu Junior Fairview [divider]
Class 4A
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Player of the year: Brett Finan, Peak to PeakCoach of the year: Randy Ross, Kent Denver
First team Name Year School Alex Baum Junior Kent Denver Trent Beckman Sophomore Kent Denver Quinn Bermingham Senior Colorado Academy Zach Brinker Junior Colorado Academy Emmett Ela Junior Colorado Academy Brett Finan Junior Peak to Peak Coby Gold Junior Kent Denver Oliver Greenwald Senior Kent Denver Jack Moldenhauer Senior Kent Denver Sam Nassif Junior Kent Denver Chris Tsai Sophomore Kent Denver Alex Wimer Senior Kent Denver -
Video: November’s Jeffco Preps With Pleuss
A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights, interviews and schedules with Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist. This month’s edition features action from the Jeffco League cross country championships at Clement Park. Chatfield junior Christian Holmes made history at the Class 5A boys tennis state tournament at Gates Tennis Center in Denver. Arvada West softball swept through the Class 5A Jeffco League this fall and qualified for the 5A state tournament. Ralston Valley football improved it all-time record against rival A-West to 8-0 with a last-second touchdown. Dakota Ridge junior running back Jered Garcia had a monster game in a victory against Golden. Evergreen senior Bridger Tenney placed second in at the 4A boys golf state tournament and the Cougars took second in the team race.
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Historical perspective: Chatfield’s Holmes did something no Jeffco player had since 1996
DENVER — Chatfield junior Christian Holmes wasn’t even fully aware of the historical significance of his state victory at No. 1 singles at the Class 5A boys tennis state championship finals Saturday morning.
Holmes knew his 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Fairview senior Tom Melville made the junior the first Chatfield boys tennis player to ever win a state singles title, but it went much deeper. The victory marked the first time Jeffco Public Schools had claimed the No. 1 singles boys tennis state championship in the largest school classification since 1996.
Christian Holmes brought home the first Class 5A No. 1 singles title to Jeffco since 1996. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “I didn’t even know that,” Holmes said when told that info after talking to a swarm of media after his 3-set victory at Gates Tennis Center.
According to Colorado High School Activities Association records, Wheat Ridge’s Bryan Knepper won at No. 1 singles in 1996. Before that Chris Jenkins, also from Wheat Ridge, brought home the prized No. 1 singles title in 1990 and Jefferson’s Jeff Cathrall won in 1984.
Knepper, Jenkins, Cathrall and now Holmes are in fact the only Jeffco boys tennis players to ever win the top singles spot in the largest classification since the CHSAA began holding the state tournament back in 1927.
Ralston Valley’s Vinny Fallico claimed the No. 1 single crown back in 2004, but that was in the Class 4A tournament.
“I think Jeffco isn’t a powerhouse in tennis. We are a powerhouse in a lot of other sports, but not in tennis,” Holmes said. “It’s definitely big to bring it back to Jeffco and Chatfield. It feels super good.”
Christian Holmes can serve up back-to-back No. 1 singles title next year. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Chatfield actually finished sixth in the 5A team standings, mainly from the 17 team points Holmes racked up. The Chargers’ No. 2 double team of Eli Yeagley and Luke Carlson accounted for one team point with a playback victory.
It was a huge step up for Holmes at the state tournament. He has been playing in the No. 1 singles position since his freshman year. In 2015 he lost in the state quarterfinals as the lone freshman in the No. 1 singles draw. Last year, Holmes lost a 3-set match also in the quarterfinals.
Neither player who beat Holmes the past two years at state advanced to the No. 1 singles final, so Holmes didn’t even have a chance at a playback match to have a chance to place in the top-4.
However, Holmes does have a shot to become the first Jeffco boys tennis player to win back-to-back No. 1 singles titles ever. Wisely, Holmes isn’t thinking too far ahead to 2018.
“I try not to thing ahead. Even on the match-point I try not to think about how I’m going to shake his hand,” Holmes said. “I’m just in the moment. We’ll see next year.”
Christian Holmes had never placed in the top-4 in the No. 1 singles position at the Class 5A state tournament until his title victory Saturday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) -
5A boys state tennis: Chatfield’s Christian Holmes, Fairview win titles
DENVER — Chatfield’s Christian Holmes made history on Saturday at the Class 5A boys tennis state championships.
Holmes, a junior, won the school’s first title at any boys tennis singles position in capturing the No. 1 singles championship.
“My school supports me a ton,” Holmes said after his match. “My family, for 17 years, they’ve been training me for this moment. It’s awesome to have the support from the school, the district, my family and my friends.”
Holmes rallied from an early deficit to take the title over Fairview’s Tom Melville (4-6, 6-3, 6-1).
“It really only took a few points to get some confidence back,” Holmes said. “I think I was playing afraid the first set. To play for myself and for my school, and get some confidence. Once I got one, I started stringing them along. The crowd helped me out for sure.”
After dropping the first set 6-4, Holmes found himself in hole down early in the second set.
For Holmes, all it took was some confidence to battle back and force a split set, and eventually take the match win.
“He came out a lot faster than I did,” Holmes said. “I got some confidence back and got pumped in the second set. I ended up grinding it out and I think all the energy from the second set carried me through to the third.”
A huge reason for Holmes’ surge was his ability to feed off the crowd.
“Throughout the season, we didn’t get many crowds at our matches,” Holmes said. “I told all my friends, ‘If I make it to the finals, you better be there.’ They kept up their end of the deal. It’s awesome, Chatfield has a ton of support through the teachers and students for its athletes.”
(Cannon Casey/CHSAANow.com) In that crowd, Holmes had his family. Holmes has four brothers that played tennis, and he grew up watching them.
“I grew up watching my older brothers. It was always my dream to win state at the No. 1 singles,” Holmes said. “All their friends say, ‘The only reason we come to Chatfield is to watch Christian win state.’ It’s unreal to finally be here and to take state with my family watching. Play to win instead of with a fear to lose.
“My brothers are my best friends, best coaches, best cheering section. It’s really awesome to be there with them.”
Fairview won the school’s first boys tennis championship, with Melville’s run to the finals playing a huge role.
“It’s amazing. I don’t know if anything has really set in yet,” Fairview coach Chad Tsuda said. “I’m just happy for the guys. They worked so hard. Had their ups and downs this season, and just brought it all this weekend.”
The team race had been close all weekend between Fairview, Cherry Creek and Regis Jesuit. That drama continued into Saturday until Fairview’s Ethan Schacht secured the title for his team by winning the No. 2 singles championship, 6-3, 7-5 over Kosta Garger of Regis Jesuit.
The Knights had finished runner-up to Cherry Creek the past six years.
“I was trying to forget it,” Tsuda said. “Truly having a chance to compete with a Cherry Creek, a Regis is such an exciting feeling. Teams in the past, we knew how how good they were. Knowing we had an opportunity, they took every match as if it was their last.”
The Knights flipped the script this year, finishing with 73 team points.
Cherry Creek finished in second in a down to the wire finish with Regis Jesuit. The Bruins won their No. 4 doubles match to secure second place with 68 points. Regis Jesuit finished in third with 65 points.
Fairview also secured individual titles at No. 2 singles (Schacht) and No. 3 singles (Andy Wu).
“Leaders of our team. They stepped up all year,” Tsuda said. “They didn’t take any matches off and treated every one as if it was their last. They lead the team that way by telling the young guys that you can’t take matches off.”
Cherry Creek’s wins came at No. 3 and 4 doubles.
Zach Smith and Nick Svichar won No. 3 doubles for Cherry Creek, while Tyler Schoen and Devin Brownstein added the deciding win at No. 4 doubles.
Regis Jesuit’s wins came at No. 1 and 2 doubles as Regis Jesuit’s Will Dennen and Patrick Seby beat Sam Angell and Drew Hill in three sets, and Evan Nuss and Emilio Gonzalez-Cruz defeated Cherry Creek’s Stone Heyman and Nick Eidler.
Broomfield and Boulder finished tied for fourth place with 22 points.
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)