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  • Complete results from the Class 3A girls tennis state tournament

    Results from the 2021 Class 3A girls tennis state tournament, held June 11-12 in Colorado Springs, are below.

    Note that the schedule has been changed to a two-day tournament in Season D.

    The first two rounds at each position will be played Friday, starting at 9 a.m. Starting with singles matches, first-round matches will be put on as courts become available. Quarterfinal times are approximate and will be put on as courts become available. All remaining matches are scheduled for Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.

    Should weather intervene, check CHSAANow for contingency plans.

    These results will be updated throughout the tournament.

    For more information on the process for creating these brackets, click here or scroll down.

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  • 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: No. 9 Rocky Mountain girls soccer battles to tie No. 1 Broomfield

    Freshman Jace Holley put Class 5A No. 9 Rocky Mountain girls soccer ahead but No. 1 Broomfield grabbed an equalizer are the teams tied 1-1.

  • Photos: Cherry Creek girls golf claims 5A Southern regional title

    Cherry Creek had three of the top five finisher as it claimed the Class 5A Southern Regional title at Broken Tee.

  • 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

  • Girls golf: Durango and Discovery Canyon among teams to punch tickets to state

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    COLORADO SPRINGS — Discovery Canyon’s Emily Cheng felt like so many putts could’ve dropped her at the Country Club of Colorado. The Pete Dye course is a tough place to putt as it is so when so many short or mid-range putts aren’t falling, it can make for a long day.

    Instead of fretting over it, she decided to just sink a long birdie putt on 17. Her tee shot carried to the front of the green giving an uphill look with a slight break toward the water that’s on the north side of hole. Pueblo South’s Zoey Rodriguez missed the green as she clung to a one-shot lead. But she couldn’t scramble for par while Cheng dropped her putt center-cup for birdie.

    That turn of events allowed Cheng to card a two-over-par 73 to win the individual Class 4A Region 1 championship. Her round also paced the Thunder to a team title, a title that Cheng gets to share with her sister, Christina, who finished with a 77.

    “I think we’re heading to a team dinner (to celebrate),” Cheng said. “I love playing with my sister. We share so much because of golf and I love my team too. Everyone on there is my best friend.”

    The key to her round was never letting a bad situation get worse. She made birdie on the par five second hole and gave two strokes back before making the turn. She made bogeys on six and nine to go out in 37. She held a one-stroke lead over Rodriguez on the ninth tee, but that bogey put them both on top of the leaderboard at the turn.

    Cheng’s third bogey of the day came on 12 then three-putted for bogey on 14. And that was enough mistakes for the day. Cheng’s tee shot on 16 was perfect and her approach gave her a short birdie putts, which she just missed.

    “I knew I had to cut (my drive) a little bit because of the fairway looked,” Cheng said. “I could’ve used a fairway wood but driver was more comfortable and I hit it perfectly and had about 80 yards into the green.”

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Rodriguez had built a two-shot lead after making a birdie on 15, but missed the green on 16. She ended up making her only double-bogey of the day there and put Chen within one stroke heading to 17.

    That’s when Cheng turned the tables.

    “I’ve never been put in that position before in golf,” Cheng said. “I hit a good putt; right where I wanted it to.”

    Overall, the Thunder had three of the top five finishers as Christina Cheng shot 77 and Lauren Jaworowski shot 80. Mena Song-Lew’s 91 kept her in the top 10. After missing out on the entire season last year, it was a great way for the Thunder to head into the 4A state tournament at CommonGround in under two weeks.

    “For them it’s everything,” coach Mark Liggett said. “They worked hard during COVID and they’ve worked hard all year. Now they just go out and have fun.”

    Discovery Canyon claimed the team title and Durango took the other team qualifying spot. Lilly Tichi was the top player for the Demons with an 85 but Zayda Mestas (91) and Natasha Walcott (96) both finished in the top 13 on the leaderboard.

    “It was that we were consistent,” Tichi said. “There was maybe on blowup hole and then just bogeys the rest of the way out.”

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

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    Girls golf regional roundup:

    4A Region 3:

    Windsor and Niwot qualified as teams after solid rounds at Highland Hills. Timbre Shehee shot 79 to take medalist honors.

    4A Region 2:

    Sofia Choi paced Mullen to a team title with a 74. Bretton Ronlund shot 82 and Charlie Ruderman-Pratt fired an 88 to give help Denver North qualify as a team.

    3A Region 2:

    St. Mary’s Academy freshman Maddy Bante led the way with a 77 to help her team claim the regional title. Faith Christian also qualified as a team with Green Porter setting the pace for the Eagles with a 79.

    5A Southern:

    More photos. (David Harvey/ImageProPhotography.com)

    Cherry Creek took the top two spots on the leaderboard as Rachel Penzenstadler shot 73 and Merielle Gojo shot 79. Legend finished as the other team qualifier as 2018 5A champion Emma Bryant finished fourth.

    3A Region 1:

    Jefferson Academy’s Aubri Braecklein got herself into red numbers by firing a 69 at Hollydot. The Jaguars won the team title as Colorado Academy finished second behind Sage Phelps-Fast’s 83.

  • Photos: Fast starts powers No. 3 Cherry Creek boys lacrosse over No. 4 Regis Jesuit

    Eight goals in the first half gave Class 5A No. 3 Cherry Creek boys lacrosse the start it needed to beat No. 4 Regis Jesuit 14-4.

  • 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

  • Boys volleyball rankings: Douglas County holds at No. 1 for fourth straight week

    In the latest coaches poll voting, Douglas County held on at No. 1 for the fourth straight week.

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

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Volleyball Poll

    Voted upon by coaches around the state. Coaches looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Douglas County (8) 12-0 69 1
    2 Legend 10-1 52 4
    3 Valor Christian 11-2 48 2
    4 Bear Creek (1) 10-1 37 5
    5 James Irwin 11-1 36 3
    6 Eaglecrest 10-2 32 7
    7 Cherry Creek 7-5 24 6
    8 Cherokee Trail 7-6 11 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Stargate School 8, Colorado Springs Christian School 4, Mountain Vista 2, Grandview 1
    Dropped out
    None