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  • Lakewood joins 5A volleyball ranking at No. 6

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
    Grandview is ranked third in this week’s 5A poll. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Here comes Lakewood. The Tigers, who knocked off then-No. 1 Doherty as part of a 6-0 week last week, joined the CHSAANow.com volleyball poll.

    Lakewood is now 6-3, ranked sixth, and even received one first-place vote this week.

    Doherty dropped to second this week, and was replaced by Arapahoe atop the ranking.

    Lewis-Palmer continued to lead the 4A ranking, which added Montrose (No. 8).

    The 3A poll got a facelift, of sorts. Manitou Springs jumped from No. 4 to No. 1, and that ranking added Olathe (No. 8), Frontier Academy (No. 9) and Fort Lupton (No. 10).

    Likewise, there is a new No. 1 team in the 2A ranking: Fowler. C.S. School (No. 6), Sangre de Cristo (No. 8) and Lyons (No. 9) all joined that ranking.

    The 1A poll features two new teams in No. 9 La Veta and No. 10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball 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 | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arapahoe (8) 8-0 102 3 1-0
    2 Doherty (2) 8-1 91 1 5-1
    3 Grandview 6-2 79 2 5-1
    4 Cherry Creek 7-1 61 4 5-1
    5 Mountain Vista 6-2 60 7 4-1
    6 Lakewood (1) 6-3 52 – 6-0
    7 Eaglecrest 6-1 50 5 4-1
    8 Regis Jesuit 5-2 37 6 1-1
    9 Cherokee Trail 7-3 27 8 2-2
    10 Fossil Ridge 3-0 17 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fruita Monument 10, Ralston Valley 5, Highlands Ranch 4, Rampart 3, Heritage 2, Legend 2, Brighton 1, Pine Creek 1.
    Dropped out
    Fruita Monument (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (10) 10-0 100 1 3-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 7-1 78 2 2-0
    3 Longmont 7-0 77 3 2-0
    4 Valor Christian 5-0 61 4 2-0
    5 Air Academy 6-1 60 6 2-0
    6 Ponderosa 5-3 43 5 5-2
    7 Thomas Jefferson 6-0 35 8 4-0
    8 Montrose 7-1 24 – 1-0
    9 Silver Creek 6-1 20 9 1-1
    10 Elizabeth 6-1 17 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 16, Mullen 4, Pueblo West 4, Roosevelt 4, Battle Mountain 2, Durango 2, Green Mountain 2, Pueblo Centennial 1, Windsor 1.
    Dropped out
    Coronado (7).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (5) 9-0 82 4 2-0
    2 Valley (5) 5-1 73 1 0-0
    3 Bayfield 6-1 64 2 0-1
    4 Eaton 6-1 61 3 1-0
    5 Gunnison 8-3 45 5 3-0
    6 Platte Valley 3-0 44 6 1-0
    7 Coal Ridge 8-1 36 7 1-1
    8 Olathe 7-1 28 – 2-0
    9 Frontier Academy 8-1 26 – 2-0
    10 Fort Lupton 9-1 24 – 5-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Holy Family 21, Sterling 19, C.S. Christian 13, University 7, St. Mary’s 3, Lamar 2, Rifle 2.
    Dropped out
    University (8), Holy Family (9), C.S. Christian (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fowler (3) 5-0 81 2 2-0
    2 Resurrection Christian (3) 7-0 75 3 0-0
    3 Lutheran (2) 7-1 71 1 1-1
    4 Paonia 6-0 52 6 2-0
    5 Simla 4-0 44 5 1-0
    6 C.S. School (1) 8-0 28 – 3-0
    7 Rye 5-2 23 8 2-1
    8 Sangre de Cristo 8-0 20 – 4-0
    9 Lyons 6-1 16 – 1-0
    10 Akron 2-3 15 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Byers 14, Dayspring Christian 9, Swink 9, Sargent 6, Limon 1, SkyView Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Yuma (4), Swink (9), Dayspring Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (5) 7-1 55 1 2-0
    2 Eads 5-0 42 4 2-0
    3 Otis 4-1 41 3 2-0
    4 Fleming 6-2 39 2 1-1
    5 Dove Creek 7-0 22 7 3-0
    6 Flagler 4-1 21 6 2-1
    7 Stratton 4-1 19 8 3-0
    8 Hi-Plains 6-1 17 5 2-1
    9 La Veta (1) 7-0 11 – 4-0
    10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7-0 10 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Centennial 9, Edison 9, Cotopaxi 8, Kit Carson 7, Primero 7, Mountain Valley 6, Walsh 3, Wiley 2, Belleview Christian 1, Cheraw 1, Idalia 1.
    Dropped out
    Idalia (9), Pawnee (10).

  • 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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  • Photo gallery: Grandview beats Chaparral 3-0 in volleyball

    Grandview, ranked second in this week’s CHSAANow.com volleyball poll, took down Chaparral in three games on Tuesday.

  • Fruita Monument joins 5A volleyball poll at No. 10

    Fruita Monument has worked its way into the CHSAANow.com volleyball poll.

    Fruita, 4-1 this season, is ranked tenth in this week’s Class 5A ranking.

    Each of the five top-ranked teams remained atop their respective polls for the second week in a row. They are Doherty (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Valley (3A), Lutheran (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball 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 | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Doherty (12) 3-0 131 1 2-0
    2 Grandview (1) 1-1 121 2 1-0
    3 Arapahoe (1) 7-0 101 4 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 2-0 90 3 1-0
    5 Eaglecrest 2-0 76 5 2-0
    6 Regis Jesuit 4-1 57 6 1-0
    7 Mountain Vista 2-1 54 7 2-0
    8 Cherokee Trail 5-1 53 8 1-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 2-0 22 10 2-0
    10 Fruita Monument 4-1 14 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 12, Pine Creek 8, Rampart 8, Lakewood 7, Legend 7, Rangeview 4, Highlands Ranch 3, Douglas County 2, Abraham Lincoln 0, Adams City 0.
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (14) 7-0 130 1 6-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 5-1 100 2 4-1
    3 Longmont 5-0 92 4 5-0
    4 Valor Christian 3-0 79 3 2-0
    5 Ponderosa 0-1 59 5 0-1
    6 Air Academy 4-1 49 9 1-0
    7 Coronado 5-1 32 6 5-1
    8 Thomas Jefferson 2-0 28 7 1-0
    9 Silver Creek 5-0 27 – 5-0
    10 Elizabeth 5-1 18 – 5-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Montrose 14, Durango 13, Mountain View 13, Windsor 13, Mead 11, Mullen 10, Frederick 6, Pueblo West 5, Broomfield 3, Green Mountain 3.
    Dropped out
    Windsor (8), Durango (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valley (5) 5-1 94 1 4-1
    2 Bayfield (1) 6-0 77 4 5-0
    3 Eaton (1) 5-1 74 3 4-1
    4 Manitou Springs (3) 7-0 73 5 6-0
    5 Gunnison 5-3 61 2 2-3
    6 Platte Valley 2-0 54 7 2-0
    7 Coal Ridge (1) 7-0 33 – 3-0
    8 University 1-2 32 6 0-2
    9 Holy Family 2-2 31 8 0-0
    10 C.S. Christian 2-0 19 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 18, Frontier Academy 11, Classical Academy 8, St. Mary’s 5, Rifle 4, Colorado Academy 3, Olathe 3, Brush 2, St. Mary’s Academy 2, Lamar 1.
    Dropped out
    St. Mary’s (9), Sterling (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (5) 6-0 73 1 2-0
    2 Fowler (1) 3-0 67 2 2-0
    3 Resurrection Christian (2) 7-0 64 6 6-0
    4 Yuma 1-2 37 5 0-1
    5 Simla 3-0 35 4 1-0
    6 Paonia 4-0 34 8 3-0
    7 Akron 1-2 30 7 1-1
    8 Rye 3-1 25 9 2-1
    9 Swink 1-1 24 3 1-1
    10 Dayspring Christian 5-2 12 – 2-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Byers 10, Sanford 4, Sangre de Cristo 4, C.S. School 3, Hoehne 3, Lyons 3, Mancos 3, Meeker 3, Sierra Grande 2, Telluride 2, Burlington 1, Sargent 1, Alexander Dawson, 0.
    Dropped out
    Sangre de Cristo (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    3 Caliche (5) 5-1 77 1 4-1
    4 Fleming (1) 5-1 69 2 5-1
    5 Otis (2) 2-1 58 3 1-1
    6 Eads 3-0 44 6 1-0
    7 Hi-Plains 4-0 43 4 3-0
    8 Flagler 2-0 31 7 1-0
    9 Dove Creek 4-0 24 10 4-0
    10 Stratton 1-1 18 5 0-1
    11 Idalia 2-0 15 8 1-0
    12 Pawnee 3-2 13 – 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiley 12, Edison 8, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 6, Vail Christian 6, Belleview Christian 5, Norwood 5, Briggsdale 4, La Veta 3, McClave 3, Walsh 3.
    Dropped out
    Kit Carson (9).

  • 5A volleyball ranking adds three new teams

    The Class 5A CHSAANow.com volleyball poll has three new faces this week.

    Regis Jesuit (No. 6), Pine Creek (No. 9) and Fossil Ridge (No. 10) all joined the 5A ranking.

    All five No. 1 teams stayed put this week: Doherty in 5A, as well as Lewis-Palmer (4A), Valley (3A), Lutheran (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball 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 | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Doherty (8) 1-0 98 1 1-0
    2 Grandview (2) 0-1 97 2 0-1
    3 Cherry Creek 1-0 77 3 1-0
    4 Arapahoe (1) 5-0 76 9 5-0
    5 Eaglecrest 0-0 62 5 0-0
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1 36 – 3-1
    7 Mountain Vista 0-1 32 6 0-1
    8 Cherokee Trail 4-1 28 7 4-1
    9 Pine Creek 1-0 25 – 1-0
    10 Fossil Ridge 0-0 23 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 20, Rampart 8, Fruita Monument 7, Lakewood 6, Rocky Mountain 4, Legend 3, Chatfield 2, Littleton 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (9) 1-0 112 1 1-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (3) 1-0 109 2 1-0
    3 Valor Christian 1-0 84 3 1-0
    4 Longmont 0-0 83 4 0-0
    5 Ponderosa 0-0 46 7 0-0
    6 Coronado 0-0 42 5 0-0
    7 Thomas Jefferson 1-0 34 8 1-0
    8 Windsor 0-1 33 6 0-1
    9 Air Academy 3-1 29 – 3-1
    10 Durango 0-0 20 9 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Mountain View 14, Pueblo West 14, Montrose 8, Thompson Valley 7, Elizabeth 5, Mead 5, Silver Creek 5, Broomfield 3, Mullen 3, Pueblo East 2, Frederick 1, Glenwood Springs 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valley (5) 1-0 61 1 1-0
    2 Gunnison 3-0 52 2 3-0
    3 Eaton 1-0 46 6 1-0
    4 Bayfield (1) 1-0 41 5 1-0
    5 Manitou Springs 1-0 37 9 1-0
    6 University 1-0 34 8 1-0
    7 Platte Valley 0-0 30 3 0-0
    8 Holy Family (1) 2-2 26 – 2-2
    9 St. Mary’s 0-1 16 4 0-1
    10 Sterling 1-0 12 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Coal Ridge 10, Roaring Fork 6, C.S. Christian 4, Lamar 4, Brush 2, Colorado Academy 2, Rifle 2.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (6) 4-0 71 1 4-0
    2 Fowler (1) 1-0 50 9 1-0
    3 Swink 0-0 49 2 0-0
    4 Simla 2-0 47 4 2-0
    5 Yuma 1-1 46 5 1-1
    6 Resurrection Christian (1) 1-0 43 6 1-0
    7 Akron 0-1 37 3 0-1
    8 Paonia 1-0 31 8 1-0
    9 Rye 1-0 25 7 1-0
    10 Sangre de Cristo 3-0 9 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peyton 7, Vail Mountain 5, Dayspring Christian 4, Meeker 4, Telluride 4, Byers 3, Hoehne 2, C.S. School 1, Lyons 1, Rangely 1, Sargent 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 1-0 66 1 1-0
    2 Fleming 0-0 58 2 0-0
    3 Otis (1) 1-0 44 3 1-0
    4 Hi-Plains 1-0 36 4 1-0
    5 Stratton 1-0 29 6 1-0
    6 Eads 2-0 28 8 2-0
    7 Flagler 1-0 27 9 1-0
    8 Idalia 1-0 17 10 1-0
    9 Kit Carson 0-2 11 5 0-2
    10 Dove Creek 0-0 10 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    McClave 9, Prairie 8, Ouray 7, Wiley 6, Cheraw 5, Holly 5, Weldon Valley 5, Cheyenne Wells 4, Briggsdale 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Vail Christian 3, Edison 2, Pawnee 2.

  • Despite roster turnover, Doherty back to defend volleyball championship

    COLORADO SPRINGS — The biggest difference in Doherty’s gym as the 2013 volleyball season opens? It’s not the new championship banner watching over practice. It’s all the new faces.

    The Spartans graduated seven seniors off of last season’s team which went unbeaten en route to winning the Class 5A title. In fact, just four varsity players return in 2013.

    Doherty seniors (from left) Kaylee Bussinger, Haleigh Washington, Rachel Staudte and Gabby Simpson. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    Doherty seniors (from left) Kaylee Bussinger, Haleigh Washington, Rachel Staudte and Gabby Simpson. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    “It’s been terrifying, actually,” said Haleigh Washington, one of those returners. “It’s scary! Because last year, you’re in this comfort zone, there’s a bunch of seniors, there’s a bunch of upperclassmen.

    “So this year, we’re in this new environment. We have younger kids, we have kids that need to learn. We have kids that kind of know what they’re doing, but still need to learn. So it’s scary, because we don’t know what the next step is.”

    Early-season practice has completely changed from this point last season.

    “Last year, we were able to focus on the strategy earlier on in the season,” coach Tara Hittle said. “This year, the main focus is on the skill and the technique of the skill. We’ll get to strategy a little bit later on.”

    Hittle has three freshmen on the varsity roster, and moved a number of girls up from last year’s lower-level teams.

    “There are a lot of unfamiliar faces, a lot of new people,” said senior Gabby Simpson.

    But Doherty’s cupboard isn’t bare.

    Washington, a Penn State commit, is the reigning Gatorade player of the year in Colorado. (The only other volleyball player to do that in Doherty’s history? Hittle, who also led the school to a championship in 2003.)

    Simpson, a setter, is bound for Colorado State. Seniors Rachel Staudte, an outside hitter, and Kaylee Bussinger, the libero, also return experience.

    “It’s a pretty big change,” Hittle said. “However, in the returners that we have, we have four good players.”

    The seniors have each embraced a leadership role.

    “You’re the leader now, you’re the top dog,” Bussinger said. “You want to show them how we do things on varsity.”

    Added Washington: “We try to explain to them things you wouldn’t typically picture in a winning team. We don’t say, ‘You need to hit hard,’ and ‘You need to pass the ball perfectly.’ It’s things like, ‘You need to be confident in yourself,’ ‘You need to know that you can do what we teach you,’ ‘You need to be willing to learn,’ or ‘You need to be willing to change what you already do.’ ”

    Despite graduation’s impact, Doherty opened the season atop CHSAANow.com’s 5A volleyball poll on Monday. It’s yet another challenge added to an early season full of them.

    “It’s a lot of pressure and everything to hold up to,” Bussinger said, “but, sure, give us that, we’ll try to defend it.”

    “We have a target on our back, definitely,” Staudte said.

    The Spartans begin the season on Aug. 31 at home against No. 2 Grandview, the team they beat in the 2012 final which graduated just one senior. It makes for a quick test.

    “Are we going to go 29-0 (again) this season? Probably not,” Hittle said. “Is that the goal? Yeah, we would love to. But I’m not so concerned with how we do at the beginning of the season. I’m more concerned about us learning and growing. I would love to win the last game of the season.”

  • Defending champions head preseason volleyball rankings

    Doherty (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Valley (3A), Lutheran (2A) and Caliche (1A) lead the preseason CHSAANow.com volleyball polls.

    Lewis-Palmer is the lone top-ranked team not coming off a championship in 2012. Cheyenne Mountain won 4A last season.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball 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 | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Doherty (5) 0-0 66 –
    2 Grandview (2) 0-0 60 –
    3 Cherry Creek 0-0 52 –
    4 Chaparral 0-0 42 –
    5 Eaglecrest 0-0 41 –
    6 Mountain Vista 0-0 32 –
    7 Cherokee Trail 0-0 28 –
    8 Lakewood 0-0 15 –
    9 Arapahoe 0-0 12 –
    10 Legend 0-0 10 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Pine Creek 7, Chatfield 6, Highlands Ranch 5, Regis Jesuit 5, Fossil Ridge 4.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Lewis-Palmer (4) 0-0 66 –
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (3) 0-0 65 –
    3 Valor Christian 0-0 49 –
    4 Longmont 0-0 40 –
    5 Coronado 0-0 36 –
    6 Windsor 0-0 32 –
    7 Ponderosa 0-0 29 –
    8 Thomas Jefferson 0-0 20 –
    9 Durango 0-0 16 –
    10 Thompson Valley 0-0 11 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Air Academy 7, Elizabeth 6, Pueblo West 5, D’Evelyn 2, Mullen 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Valley (5) 0-0 50 –
    2 Gunnison 0-0 40 –
    3 Platte Valley 0-0 37 –
    4 St. Mary’s 0-0 33 –
    5 Bayfield 0-0 31 –
    6 Eaton 0-0 25 –
    7 Roaring Fork 0-0 22 –
    8 University 0-0 15 –
    9 Manitou Springs 0-0 10 –
    10 C.S. Christian 0-0 6 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Holy Family 3, Sterling 2, Lamar 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Lutheran (4) 0-0 49 –
    2 Swink 0-0 39 –
    3 Akron 0-0 38 –
    4 Simla 0-0 35 –
    5 Yuma (1) 0-0 29 –
    6 Resurrection Christian 0-0 25 –
    7 Rye 0-0 22 –
    8 Paonia 0-0 17 –
    9 Fowler 0-0 11 –
    10 Meeker 0-0 8 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 2.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Caliche (3) 0-0 39 –
    2 Fleming 0-0 32 –
    3 Otis 0-0 31 –
    4 Hi-Plains 0-0 25 –
    5 Kit Carson 0-0 21 –
    6 Stratton 0-0 17 –
    7 Weldon Valley (1) 0-0 15 –
    8 Eads 0-0 11 –
    9 Flagler 0-0 9 –
    10 Idalia 0-0 8 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Pawnee 3, Walsh 3, Wiley 3, Edison 2, Norwood 1.

  • 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 girls volleyball recruiting commitments

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

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  • 2013 volleyball bulletin

    Download: Volleyball bulletin

    https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-Volleyball.pdf