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  • Girls volleyball rankings: Meeker new No. 1 in Class 2A

    Meeker took over the top spot in Class 2A this week.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    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.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Mountain Vista (15) 10-0 225 1 1-0
    2 Cherry Creek (1) 9-1 207 4 3-0
    3 Chaparral 5-1 193 2 1-0
    4 Cherokee Trail 8-1 191 3 2-0
    5 Ralston Valley 9-0 145 8 3-0
    6 Grandview 6-3 144 5 1-1
    7 Rampart 3-1 116 6 1-0
    8 Valor Christian 4-2 104 7 1-1
    9 Legend (1) 4-3 94 9 1-0
    10 Columbine 4-0 90 10 1-0
    11 Liberty 7-1 58 15 4-0
    12 Pueblo West 8-1 54 13 2-0
    13 Fort Collins 3-3 50 12 2-1
    14 Chatfield 3-2 40 11 2-1
    15 Denver East 7-1 31 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Regis Jesuit 28, Eaglecrest 25, Horizon 25, Pine Creek 24, Highlands Ranch 21, Fossil Ridge 20, Broomfield 18, Denver South 15, Dakota Ridge 14, Heritage 13, Lakewood 12, Ponderosa 11, Rocky Mountain 10, Castle View 9, Brighton 8, Air Academy 7, Douglas County 6, Vista PEAK Prep 6, Fruita Monument 5, Arvada West 5, Boulder 5, Doherty 4, Pomona 3, Loveland 2, ThunderRidge 2
    Dropped out
    Eaglecrest (14)
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Palmer Ridge (10) 8-1 247 1 1-1
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (7) 6-0 229 2 2-0
    3 Windsor 6-0 167 4 3-0
    4 Coronado 7-0 154 5 3-0
    5 Niwot 9-1 149 3 3-1
    6 Thompson Valley 5-0 129 13 1-0
    7 Eagle Valley 8-1 127 8 0-1
    8 Durango 8-0 115 10 3-0
    9 Mead 2-0 92 6 1-0
    10 Palisade 7-1 90 – 1-0
    11 Discovery Canyon 4-2 86 7 3-0
    12 Woodland Park 7-1 68 11 1-1
    13 Holy Family 4-1 66 8 0-1
    14 Thomas Jefferson 6-1 59 – 3-1
    15 Erie 3-2 58 14 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Montrose 38, Lewis-Palmer 28, Skyview 27, Frederick 26, D’Evelyn 24, Denver West 15, Denver North 14, George Washington 13, The Classical Academy 13, Lincoln 12, Longmont 11, Evergreen 11, Northfield 10, Alameda 10, Aurora Central 9, Battle Mountain 9, Berthoud 9, Fort Morgan 8, Littleton 8, Falcon 7, Mullen 6, Canon City 5, Centaurus 4, Steamboat Springs 3, Conifer 2, Riverdale Ridge 1, Pueblo South 1
    Dropped out
    Lewis-Palmer (12), Montrose (15)
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (10) 6-0 240 1 3-0
    2 Lutheran 7-0 180 2 3-0
    3 Lamar (3) 9-0 172 6 5-0
    4 Sterling (1) 6-2 164 4 2-0
    5 DSST: Montview (1) 7-0 141 7 3-0
    6 University 6-2 132 3 1-2
    7 Montezuma-Cortez (1) 9-0 108 10 3-0
    8 Alamosa 6-3 86 8 1-2
    9 Resurrection Christian 5-3 85 5 1-2
    10 Colorado Springs Christian (1) 3-3 80 8 2-2
    11 Prospect Ridge Academy 9-1 79 14 2-0
    12 Bayfield 6-3 76 13 2-1
    13 Manitou Springs 4-1 75 12 1-1
    14 Platte Valley 3-5 72 11 1-2
    15 Faith Christian 4-2 50 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Middle Park 41, Liberty Common 39, Coal Ridge 37, Bennett 34, Lake County 32, Valley 27, Fort Lupton 23, Delta 22, Eagle Ridge Academy 21, The Vanguard School 21, The Academy 20, DSST: Byers 19, James Irwin 19, Bishop Machebeuf 17, Frontier Academy 16, SkyView Academy 15, Basalt 14, Centauri 12, Arrupe Jesuit 12, Estes Park 10, Moffat County 10, DSST: College View 9, Kent Denver 9, The Pinnacle 8, Strive Prep – Smart Academy 8, Colorado Academy 7, Cedaredge 6, La Junta 6, Strasburg 5, Peak to Peak 5, KIPP Denver Collegiate 4, Buena Vista 4, St. Mary’s 3, Pagosa Springs 3, Brush 2
    Dropped out
    Valley (15)

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    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Meeker 8-0 130 3 4-0
    2 Wiggins (4) 8-2 123 1 1-1
    3 Denver Christian (4) 3-0 117 2 1-0
    4 Sedgwick County 8-1 101 4 2-1
    5 Fowler 7-2 92 7 3-1
    6 Dayspring Christian Academy (1) 8-0 83 6 3-0
    7 Vail Christian 5-0 73 8 0-0
    8 Limon 4-5 61 5 2-4
    9 Del Norte 6-3 50 11 2-0
    10 Rye 4-1 42 12 0-0
    11 Heritage Christian 6-2 32 10 1-1
    12 Vail Mountain 6-2 29 – 3-1
    14 Soroco 7-1 24 – 3-0
    15 Monte Vista 9-1 23 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Addenbrooke Classical Academy 20, Dolores 20, Byers 18, Hoehne 18, Swink 18, Rocky Ford 16, Yuma 14, Union Colony Prep 13, Telluride 12, Wray 10, West Grand 9, Sargent 8, Ignacio 7, Calhan 4, Sanford 4, Holyoke 3
    Dropped out
    Sargent (8), Dolores (13), Byers (14), Union Colony Prep (15)
    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (14) 8-0 224 1 2-0
    2 Simla 8-0 200 2 4-0
    3 Stratton/Liberty 8-0 166 5 3-0
    4 Wiley 6-1 160 4 1-0
    5 Merino (1) 6-2 156 6 3-0
    6 Sangre de Cristo 8-2 129 7 3-0
    7 Springfield 8-1 114 10 3-0
    8 Briggsdale 5-3 111 3 2-1
    9 Kit Carson 6-3 104 8 3-0
    10 Dove Creek 7-1 64 8 3-0
    11 McClave 8-2 63 11 1-2
    12 Elbert (1) 6-1 57 14 2-0
    13 Otis 6-3 56 12 4-1
    14 Genoa-Hugo/Karval 5-2 55 15 3-0
    15 Belleview Christian 5-0 35 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Weldon Valley 30, Flagler 27, Kiowa 19, Cotopaxi 18, Haxtun 14, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 14, De Beque 13, Flatirons Academy 12, La Veta 12, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 10, Hanover 9, Mile High Academy 7, Cripple Creek-Victor 7, Evangelical Christian 7, Idalia 7, Pikes Peak Christian 6, Cheraw 6, Deer Trail 4, Sierra Grande 4
    Dropped out
    Weldon Valley (13)

  • Photos: Frederick girls volleyball looks strong in win over Riverdale Ridge

    Frederick girls volleyball is looking to get back in the Class 4A rankings after sweeping Riverdale Ridge on Saturday.

  • Photos: Rangeview and Prairie View girls volleyball meet in conference clash

    Rangeview girls volleyball looked to better its placement in the Class 5A East Metro standings as it took the court against Prairie View.

  • No. 6 Lamar girls volleyball thrives on power from the front row

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    COLORADO SPRINGS — In some ways, Abby Robbins has the easiest job in the Tri-Peaks League. The Lamar setter has her choice of weapons to feed and the results are usually exactly what everyone is hoping for.

    Both Fernanda Merancio and Sydney Dunning provide the volleyball equivalent of a long touchdown pass or a second-deck home run.

    They’re hitters in every sense of the word.

    “When our team is on, it’s hard to defend,” Merancio said. “When Abby gets us a perfect set, it’s almost unstoppable.”

    That was certainly the case as Lamar, the Class 3A No. 6-ranked girls volleyball team, took down league foe No. 9 Colorado Springs Christian School 25-9, 25-8, 25-21 on Thursday night.

    The win came the same way all of them have this year, big hits and overall great production from the front row. It’s a combination that could serve Lamar (6-0 overall, 6-0 Tri-Peaks) well when the postseason rolls around.

    “It’s nice to have one of the two of them in the front row the whole time,” coach Dave Tecklenburg said.

    Heading into Thursday’s contest, the duo had combined for 130 kills on the year. The team as a whole had 170. The Lamar volleyball team has yet to drop a set all year before the CSCS match, 45 percent of the team’s points had come from kills.

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    And these aren’t cross-court attempts aimed avoiding an attempted double block. These are precise, savage attacks coming from either Merancio or Dunning’s right arm.

    “When my team gets a perfect pass and our setter, Abby Robbins puts me or Fernanda in position, it’s a done deal,” Dunning said. “We will put it down 100 percent.”

    It’s a formula that has made the team look strong through the first half of the season. In half of their wins so far this season, Lamar has held teams to single digits in two of the three sets. They’re doing everything that would normally draw the attention of onlookers from outside the southeast corner of the state, but with Lutheran and Eaton seemingly back on the rise, Tecklenburg is happy to keep a low profile.

    “I don’t want to be known,” he says. “When you are, everyone scouts you more and prepares for you more. The less people know about you the better.”

    Dunning and Merancio are a secret that can’t be kept forever, especially when the aftershocks of their kills are strong enough to be felt on the Front Range.

    Lamar is eying a league championship in its short-term future but also has an eye on the ultimate prize. The girls want to win a state championship.

    “We’re setting boundaries,” Dunning said. “We want to win league first and we want to take everything one step at a time.”

    They’re aware that of all the state championships in Lamar’s storied athletic history, a volleyball crown is noticeably absent. This team wants to be the first to bring a title home.

    And the plan to do it is to swing for the fences.

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

  • No. 8 Ralston Valley girls volleyball sweeps Chatfield in 5A Jeffco action

    ARVADA — The momentum continues to build for Ralston Valley’s girls volleyball team.

    The Mustangs — No. 8 in this week’s Class 5A girls volleyball CHSAANow.com rankings — dominated 5A Jeffco League rival Thursday night on Ralston Valley’s home court. Ralston Valley (9-0, 4-0 in league) swept the Chargers (2-2, 2-1) cruising to a 25-19, 25-13, 25-18 victory to stay undefeated on the season.

    “It was really good to see them rise to the occasion because we’ve had two kind of lackluster games earlier this week,” Ralston Valley coach Ashley Ahlman said. “To kind of flip the switch and come out this hot against Chatfield was great.”

    Ralston Valley junior Morgan McChesney (3) attempts to block the spike attempt of Chatfield senior Ella Famariss during the Class 5A Jeffco League match Thursday night. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    No. 11 Chatfield was hanging with Ralston Valley in the first set, but the Mustangs won the final five points to take a 25-19 victory to open the match. It was again a close again in the second set. A side-out by Chatfield tied the second set up 8-8, but Ralston Valley pulled off the run of the match scoring 10 straight points.

    “That is tough to do against any team, but against a top team in the middle of a close match was good,” Ahlman said of the Mustangs’ run that gave Ralston Valley a commanding 18-8 lead in the second set. “In that situation you are feeling pretty good finishing off the set and going into the third.”

    Ralston Valley junior Emerson Reinke was able get the best of some of her club teammates that play for Chatfield. Reinke reeled off nine straight points on her serve during the remarkable run.

    “Our team was just super on tonight,” Reinke said.

    The Mustangs’ main setter was instrumental in ending the match. While Reinke evenly distributed the ball in the first two sets, the junior made sure she got the ball in the hands of senior outside hitter Taylor Scherff to complete the sweep.

    “As a setter — the quarterback position — it’s all about who is on and who wants to score that point,” Reinke said. “I knew she (Scherff) was on and ready. Finding her was super important.”

    Ralston Valley junior Morgan McChesney helped the Mustangs control play at the net Thursday against Chatfield. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Scherff had four straight kills to extend Ralston Valley’s lead to 22-16 in the third set.

    “She (Scherff) is kind of our go-to. She knows how to put the ball away, but the great thing about Emerson is I don’t have to tell her much,” Ahlman said. “She is a physically talented setter, but I think what sets her apart is the mental game. She knows how to spread out the offense. She is just a critical part of our offense.”

    The win keeps Ralston Valley atop the conference with Columbine (4-0, 2-0). The Rebels managed their own big victory Thursday night. Columbine topped Valor Christion on Senior Night for the Rebels.

    Ralston Valley faces Valor and Dakota Ridge next week before the game that could determine the conference title. The Mustangs host Columbine on Tuesday, April 20.

    “We talked before this game about the opportunity to start the season 8-0 a lot of team don’t get to do that,” Ahlman said. “Then to get to prove that against a tough league opponent. I think there are a lot of naysayers that say Ralston Valley doesn’t deserve to be at the top, but if they weren’t watching us before tonight they are watching us now.”

    Chatfield is right back on the court Friday with a non-league game at home against D’Evelyn. The Chargers have a trio of league games next week against Arvada West, Lakewood and Bear Creek.

    Chatfield sophomore Hayden Nash (12) tips the ball over the net and out of the reach of Ralston Valley senior Jamie Dorczuk (16) on Thursday night at Ralston Valley High School. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: Berthoud gets the best of Frederick in five sets

  • Photos: Loveland girls volleyball gets win over Rocky Mountain

    Each set was a battle as Loveland girls volleyball was able to grind out a 3-1 win over Rocky Mountain on Thursday.

  • Photos: No. 5 Grandview girls volleyball sweeps No. 14 Eaglecrest

    In a battle of top Centennial League teams, Class 5A No. 5 Grandview girls basketball swept No. 14 Eaglecrest on Wednesday.

  • Photos: No. 9 Legend girls volleyball sweeps Highlands Ranch

    Class 5A No. 9 Legend girls volleyball got its fourth win of the year after sweeping Highlands Ranch 2-0 on Tuesday.

  • Photos: No. 6 Dayspring Christian girls volleyball beats Lyons to stay undefeated