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  • 3A baseball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 3A regional baseball tournaments in Season D.

    All games are on June 14.

    These games determine who advances to the state bracket. Each region qualifies one team to the Final 8. The top seed in each region is hosting, and is responsible for site selection.

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    Region 1

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 3A Region 1

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    Region 2

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 3A Region 2

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    Region 3

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 3A Region 3

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    Region 4

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 3A Region 4

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    Region 5

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 3A Region 5

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    Region 6

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 3A Region 6

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    Region 7

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 3A Region 7

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    Region 8

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 3A Region 8

  • 4A baseball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 4A regional baseball tournaments in the Season D season.

    All games are on June 14.

    These games determine who advances to the state bracket. Each region qualifies one team to the Final 8. The top seed in each region is hosting, and is responsible for site selection.

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    Region 1

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 4A Region 1

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    Region 2

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 4A Region 2

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    Region 3

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 4A Region 3

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    Region 4

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 4A Region 4

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    Region 5

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 4A Region 5

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    Region 6

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 4A Region 6

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    Region 7

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 4A Region 7

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    Region 8

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 4A Region 8

  • 5A baseball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 5A regional baseball tournaments in Season D.

    All games are on June 14.

    These games determine who advances to the state bracket. Each region qualifies one team to the Final 8. The top seed in each region is hosting, and is responsible for site selection.

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    Region 1

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 5A Region 1

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    Region 2

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 5A Region 2

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    Region 3

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 5A Region 3

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    Region 4

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 5A Region 4

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    Region 5

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 5A Region 5

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    Region 6

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 5A Region 6

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    Region 7

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 5A Region 7

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    Region 8

    2021 CHSAA District/Regional Baseball Tournaments Class 5A Region 8

  • Baseball coach EJ Mapps leaves a lasting legacy at Pomona

    Pomona baseball coach EJ Mapps gathers his team before his final game coaching the Panthers on Thursday at Bart Mapps Field. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    ARVADA — EJ Mapps coached his final game Thursday afternoon on the baseball field that bares his late father’s name — Bart Mapps Field.

    After 32 years at Pomona High School — 28 years as the head baseball coach — Mapps filled out his final line-up card, hit his last pre-game infield and coached third base for the final time.

    EJ Mapps fills out his final line-up card before the Panthers took on Mountain Range on Thursday at Bart Mapps Field. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “Four years ago I kind of had this in my mind with my son (Griffee Mapps) graduating that would be a good time to do it,” Mapps said of stepping down after this season. “I really wanted his last game to be my last game. I felt it was a good time to close this book and start a new chapter.”

    And what a book was written over the three decades at Pomona. Mapps finished with 288 victories to go along with winning the Class 5A state title in 2003 after state runner-up trophies in 1998 and 2000.

    “We just kept pushing and pushing and pushing,” Mapps said of the Panthers’ state runner-up runs in 1998 and 2000. “It was similar to what Jay Madden did in football here at Pomona. You have to get to the title game a couple of times and maybe lose before you figure how to push over and through to get the title.”

    Pomona edged Regis Jesuit 2-1 in the winner-take-all championship game at All-City Field in Denver back in May 2003.

    “We’ve had a million great teams. That 2003 team has to be the best ever,” Mapps said. “Just fantastic memories, great ball players and great people that I’m still friends with.”

    While the wins and heated rivalries with the likes of Arvada and Arvada West back in the late-1990s and early-2000s were legendary, it was the family aspect that Mapps brought every day to Pomona.

    EJ Mapps started his coaching career at Pomona as an assistant baseball coach in 1990. He took over the head coaching duties in 1994, racking up 288 wins and the Class 5A state title in 2003. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    In 2000 the baseball field was actually named after Bart Mapps, EJ’s father that had been there from Day 1.

    “Those were good times. A lot of people thought he was the coach before me,” Mapps said. “Right as I was about to start my career my Dad was retiring from Coors. What a great thing for him and I. He was able to come everyday. He did our scorebook. He worked on the field. He relaced kids’ gloves. The kids just fell in love with him because of the kind of person he was.”

    Bart Mapps passed away in 2013.

    Mapps will continue to teach physical education at Pomona next school year. He also plans on getting back into coaching sooner rather than later.

    “This is what I do. Coaching is in my blood. I can’t stop. I’m a terrible golfer,” Mapps admitted with a laugh. “I won’t be away for long. It will be hard for me to be away from the game for very long. I’m sure there will be some opportunities.”

    Mapps felt like it was an ideal time to turn over Pomona’s baseball program after going through the COVID pandemic that cancelled the 2020 high school season completely in Colorado and shortened this season.

    EJ Mapps goes over the ground rules with the umpires and Mountain Range coach D.J. Yeager. Yeager was actually on Pomona’s 2003 state baseball championship team that Mapps coached. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “Last year with COVID I think that sucked the life out of a lot of us,” Mapps said. “I’m assume they will go back to a normal full regular season next year. I feel like it’s a great time for the next person to take the reins and start off on the right foot. The cupboard, in my opinion, is still stocked.”

    Pomona had more than 70 students tryout for baseball this spring.

    “The school is a great place. The administration has been totally supportive in everything we wanted to do,” said Mapps, who had Pomona’s principal Andy Geise and athletic director Mike Santarelli on hand Thursday for his final game.

    Santarelli spoke before Thursday’s game simply saying, “Coach Mapps did it the right way.”

    “I just appreciate all the players and their families. The support they have given to the program and me personally,” Mapps said. “I feel like everyone here is family. This is a special place for sure.”

    EJ Mapps spent 28 years at the head baseball coach at Pomona High School. He coached his final game for the Panthers on Thursday in a 7-6 loss to Mountain Range. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • D’Evelyn baseball jumps out early and hangs on against Golden

    D’Evelyn sophomore Jack McMann slides head first into third base as Golden senior James Douthit waits for the ball during Tuesday’s game at Golden High School. D’Evelyn handed the 4A Jeffco League champs its fourth straight loss with a 5-2 victory for the Jaguars. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    GOLDEN — D’Evelyn baseball continued to build some momentum heading into the postseason Tuesday afternoon at Golden High School.

    The Jaguars (10-4 record) finished out the Class 4A Jeffco League round-robin tournament between D’Evelyn, Golden and Evergreen with a 5-2 road victory over the Demons (9-7).

    Golden second baseman Anders Page-Roth leaps off the bag to go after a throw as D’Evelyn junior Bradley Blakemore slides into second on a steal. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “You want to be playing well going into regionals,” D’Evelyn coach Dan Porreco said. “This was a good win for us today.”

    It was actually the third meeting between D’Evelyn and Golden since May 27. The Demons took the first meeting 2-0 to wrap up the conference title, but since that win Golden has dropped four straight games.

    “The way we win games is we pitch well. We play defense and we have situational hitting,” Golden coach Jackie McBroom said. “If we don’t do those things we don’t win baseball games. We were doing that when we won league. It feels like we ran out of gas a little bit. We need to get back on track.”

    D’Evelyn stepped on the gas early Tuesday afternoon plating four runs in the first three innings to take an early lead. Junior Bradley Blakemore got everything going with a lead-off double in the gap. Senior Matt Hatch and sophomore Kannon Perry both had an RBI in the first inning.

    “(Porreco) and I actually talked about my swing right before the game,” Blakemore said. “I’ve had it really short and we made it a little longer. That really helped with the first pitch of the game that I hit for a double.”

    Blakemore would single to right and score in the top of the second inning to extend the lead to 3-0. Junior Joe Zuber ripped an RBI double in the third inning to tack on another run. Blakemore struck again in the sixth inning with an RBI single to finish off his 3-for-3 game with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI.

    “The loss to Evergreen hurt yesterday because I was on the mound,” Blakemore admitted. “Winning 3-of-4 is good, but we definitely need to beat Faith Christian on Thursday for RPI.”

    D’Evelyn sat at No. 12 in the RPI rankings before the victory Tuesday. The top 24 teams in the RPI standings advance to the regional tournaments scheduled for Monday, June 14. The seeding meeting for regionals is scheduled for Sunday, June 13.

    D’Evelyn junior pitcher Troy Benko picked up the win on the mound giving up just one run in five innings of work against Golden. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “We are working on that intensity,” Porreco said of his young team that features mainly sophomores and juniors. “Every inning and every pitch counts at regionals. We’ll get them ready.”

    McBroom admits that the Demons must reset after a rollercoaster regular season. Golden went 1-3 out of the gates before going on an 8-game winning streak, but now the Demons are marred in a 4-game losing streak.

    “We have to play with more confidence,” McBroom said. “We have to have better situational hitting. We had 16 runners on base today and scored 2 runs.”

    Golden couldn’t come up with a big hit against D’Evelyn starting pitcher Troy Benko, who went five strong innings giving up six hits and five walks. Junior Blake Reini closed out the final two innings on the hill for the Jaguars giving up a run on three hits and a walk.

    “We did come through in that aspect,” Porreco said about the Demons stranding a dozen runners on the bases. “Hopefully we can continue to carry this on to regionals.”

    McBroom hopes the Demons can regain their mid-season form next week to advance out of regionals and into the 8-team double-elimination state tournament.

    “To be honest with you, going into the season if you would have told me we were going to win league and get into the playoffs I would have been happy with that,” said McBroom, who also has a young team with little postseason experience due to the Spring 2020 season being cancelled due to COVID.

    Golden was No. 15 in the RPI rankings before the loss to D’Evelyn. Evergreen will likely be the third representative out of 4A Jeffco. The Cougars could even host a regional. They were No. 6 in RPI heading into Tuesday’s action.

    Golden junior Connor Brankin slides into third but is tagged out by D’Evelyn junior Joe Zuber on the play in the first inning Tuesday at Golden High School. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: 3A No. 2 Lutheran baseball slugs its way to a win over 4A No. 10 Elizabeth

    Class 3A No. 2 Lutheran baseball put up six runs in the third inning and rolled to a 14-3 win over 4A No. 10 Elizabeth.

  • CHSAA Season D Playoff Schedules & Information

    The following are the playoff formats and sites for Season D sports. State titles are slated to be awarded in girls tennis, boys and girls lacrosse, boys swimming and diving, boys and girls track and field, girls soccer, and baseball. Finally, boys volleyball will crown its first ever CHSAA state champion on June 26.

    “We are excited to culminate all 31 CHSAA-sanctioned activities and athletics for the 2020-2021 competitive year with Season D championships,” said CHSAA Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green.

     

    Baseball

    Class 1A

    Districts Completed – June 12

    Seeding Meeting – June 13

    Regional Tournaments – June 19

    Semifinals/Finals – June 23 – University High School, Greeley

    Format: 12 teams to regionals; top two from each district and the remaining two by RPI. District champions will be seeded by RPI 1-5, with the top four serving as regional hosts. The fifth district champion will be seeded fifth. The remaining teams will be seeded by order of RPI, avoiding first-round district matchups.

     

    Class 2A

    Regular Season Ends – June 12

    Seeding Meeting – June 13

    Regional Tournaments – June 15

    Quarterfinals/Semifinals – June 19 – Runyon Complex, Pueblo

    Championship Game – June 26 – Runyon Complex, Pueblo

    Format: 24 teams to regionals based on RPI. Single elimination

     

    Class 3A

    Regular Season Ends – June 12

    Seeding Meeting – June 13

    Regional Tournaments – June 14

    3A Games 1-11 – June 18-19 – Site 1 – Frederick High School/Site 2 – Niwot High School

    3A Games 12-15 – June 25-26 – Frederick High School

    Format: 24 teams to regionals based on RPI with eight regional winners advancing to double elimination

     

    Class 4A

    Regular Season Ends – June 12

    Seeding Meeting – June 13

    Regional Tournaments – June 14

    4A Games 1-6 – June 18 – Runyon Baseball Complex, Pueblo

    4A Games 7-11 – June 19 – Rawlings Field, CSU-Pueblo

    4A Games 12-15 – June 25-26 – Runyon Baseball Complex, Pueblo

    Format: 24 teams to regionals based on RPI with eight regional winners advancing to double elimination

     

    Class 5A

    Regular Season Ends – June 12

    Seeding Meeting – June 13

    Regional Tournaments – June 14

    Games 1-11 – June 18-19 – Site 1 Cherry Creek High School/Site 2 – Eaglecrest High School

    Games 12-15 – June 24-25 – Keli MacGregor Field @ Coca-Cola All-Star Park, Lakewood

    Format: 24 teams to regionals based on RPI with eight regional winners advancing to double elimination

     

    Girls Golf

    Regional Tournaments – June 7-11

    State Tournament – June 21-22

    3A – Elmwood Golf Course, Pueblo

    4A – Common Ground Golf Course, Aurora

    5A – City Park Golf Course, Denver

    Format: 36 holes, stroke play, plus team championship

     

    Boys Lacrosse

    June 12 – Season completed

    June 13 – State pairings/seedings announced

    June 15 – 4A/5A First Round Games (higher seed hosts)

    June 17 – 4A/5A Quarterfinal Games (higher seed hosts)

    June 19 – 4A/5A Semifinal Games – Englewood High School Stadium

    June 22 – 4A/5A Championship Games – Englewood High School Stadium

    Format: 12-team bracket, single elimination

     

    Girls Lacrosse

    June 15 – Season Completed

    June 17 – 4A/5A First Round Games (higher seed hosts)

    June 19 – 4A/5A Quarterfinal Games (higher seed hosts)

    June 21 – 4A/5A Semifinal Games – 4A at Shea Stadium, Highlands Ranch, 5A at Echo Park Stadium, Parker

    June 23 – 4A/5A Championship Games – Legacy Stadium, Aurora

    Format: 12-team bracket, single elimination

     

    Girls Soccer

    June 12 – Season Completed

    June 13 – State pairings/seedings announced

    June 15 – 5A First Round Games (higher seed hosts)

    June 16 – 3A/4A First Round Games (higher seed hosts)

    June 18 – 5A Quarterfinal Games (higher seed hosts)

    June 19 – 2A, 3A, 4A Quarterfinal Games (higher seed hosts)

    June 23 – Semifinal Games

    2A – Home Sites

    3A – Stutler Bowl, Aurora

    4A – Frederick High School

    5A – Englewood High School Stadium

    June 26 – Championship Games – Colorado Switchbacks Weidner Field, Colorado Springs

    Format: 2A 8-team bracket, single elimination; 3A, 4A, 5A 16-team bracket, single elimination

     

    Boys Swimming & Diving

    June 19 – Season completed

    June 24 – 5A State Meet – Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center, Thornton

    June 25 – 4A State Meet – Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center, Thornton

    Format: 30 qualifiers (plus ties) per event for timed finals. State qualifiers based on time from the regular season. Maximum of four entries per team for each event.

     

    Girls Tennis

    June 5 – Regionals Completed

    June 11-12 – State Championships

    3A – Memorial Park, Colorado Springs

    4A – Pueblo City Courts, Pueblo

    5A – Gates Tennis Center, Denver

    Format: 16-player brackets, single elimination tournament. No third/fourth place match will be played.

     

    Boys & Girls Track & Field

    June 24, 25, 26 – Jefferson County Stadium, Lakewood

    Format: In 1A, nine qualifiers in most events and 12 in the 800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters, 4X800 relay, and 10 in each field event. In 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A, there will be 18 qualifiers in each event. All based on MaxPreps rankings.

    State Meet Schedule

     

    Boys Volleyball

    June 12 – Season Completed

    June 19 – Regionals Completed

    June 21 – State Bracket announced

    June 25-26 – State Championships – Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch

    Format: 8 teams advance to state from regionals, single elimination bracket

  • Photos: Late offensive surge powers No. 9 Evergreen baseball over D’Evelyn

    Six runs in the last three innings lifted Class 4A No. 9 Evergreen baseball to an 8-3 win over D’Evelyn on Monday.

  • Photos: No. 11 D’Evelyn girls soccers sneaks by Wheat Ridge

    One goal was all that was needed as Class 4A No. 11 D’Evelyn girls soccer got a 1-0 win over Wheat Ridge on Monday.

  • Baseball rankings: Ponderosa, Merino take over as new No. 1s

    In the latest coaches poll voting, Ponderosa and Merino claimed the top spots in their respective classifications.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Coaches looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Chatfield (9) 11-2 96 1
    2 Regis Jesuit 11-4 77 3
    3 Cherry Creek 12-3 64 2
    4 Valor Christian 11-2 63 5
    5 Mountain Vista (1) 9-4 59 4
    6 Heritage 13-3 57 7
    7 Fairview 12-2 42 6
    8 Mullen 11-3 31 9
    9 Broomfield 12-3 22 –
    10 Legacy 10-4 13 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Fort Collins 9, Cherokee Trail 5, Ralston Valley 4, Fruita Monument 4, Rocky Mountain 3, Rock Canyon 1
    Dropped out
    Rocky Mountain (10)
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Ponderosa (8) 14-2 116 2
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (2) 14-1 112 1
    3 Durango (3) 13-2 81 3
    4 Holy Family 12-1 80 4
    5 Windsor 12-2 67 6
    6 Lewis-Palmer 11-3 63 5
    7 Falcon 12-1 56 7
    8 Pueblo County 10-4 31 8
    9 Evergreen 9-3 25 –
    10 Elizabeth 10-3 14 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Montrose 12, Severance 11, Palisade 10, Pueblo Central 7, Denver North 6, Silver Creek 6, Battle Mountain 5, D’Evelyn 3, Fort Morgan 3, Longmont 2, Roosevelt 2, Golden 1, Canon City 1, Pueblo East 1
    Dropped out
    Denver North (10), Golden (9)
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Eaton (7) 14-1 128 1
    2 Lutheran (5) 15-0 113 2
    3 University 10-2 104 3
    4 Faith Christian 13-1 82 4
    5 Bayfield (1) 13-2 50 10
    6 Sterling 9-5 41 7
    7 Brush 7-5 39 6
    8 Resurrection Christian 8-5 38 5
    9 Lamar 11-2 28 9
    10 Gunnison 10-3 26 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Bennett 18, Manitou Springs 14, Kent Denver 13, Montezuma-Cortez 12, Colorado Academy 12, Basalt 11, Alamosa 9, The Academy 8, Bishop Machebeuf 7, Salida 5, La Junta 5, Moffat County 4, Delta 3
    Dropped out
    None
    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Limon (12) 15-0 120 1
    2 Peyton 12-1 97 2
    3 Wray 11-0 88 4
    4 Highland 11-0 84 3
    5 Hotchkiss 11-2 56 5
    6 Trinidad 11-0 48 –
    7 Buena Vista 9-1 42 7
    8 Calhan 9-3 40 6
    9 Cedaredge 12-3 27 8
    10 Rye 10-3 23 9
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiggins 13, Denver Christian 10, Monte Vista 6, Swink 4, Burlington 4
    Dropped out
    Burlington (10)
    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Merino (5) 14-1 70 2
    2 Holly (3) 11-4 62 1
    3 Eads 10-2 55 5
    4 Flatirons Academy 8-2 54 3
    5 Evangelical Christian 8-2 48 4
    6 Caliche 12-3 42 6
    7 Nucla 9-5 38 7
    8 Dove Creek 8-5 20 8
    9 Haxtun 7-6 16 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Wells 8, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 5, Granada 4, Stratton 4, Otis 2
    Dropped out
    None