Live scores from the 4A boys golf Northern regional qualifier held at The Olde Course.
Month: September 2013
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Photo gallery: No. 1 Eaglecrest beats Cherry Creek 7-1 in softball
Senior Rayle Glover was 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs as top-ranked Eaglecrest beat Cherry Creek 7-1 in softball on Wednesday.
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Week 4’s top-10 football schedule and scoreboard
A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams in Week 4.
- Full schedule and scoreboard of all Week 4 games
- Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
- Follow all the action in our live chat, beginning at 4 p.m. Friday
All games Friday unless noted.
Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L Result 1 ThunderRidge 4-0 W 41-13 at Bear Creek 2 Valor Christian 3-1 W 48-10 vs. Legend 3 Columbine 4-0 W 42-14 s. Horizon 4 Ralston Valley 3-1 Bye 5 Regis Jesuit 3-1 L 31-17 at (8) Cherokee Trail (Sat.) 6 Douglas County 3-1 L 42-21 vs. Rocky Mountain 7 Chatfield 4-0 W 28-18 at Arvada West 8 Cherokee Trail 3-1 W 31-17 vs. (5) Regis Jesuit (Sat.) 9 Fairview 2-0 at Lakewood (Sat.) 10 Grandview 3-1 W 51-24 vs. Mullen (Thurs.) Class 4A RK TEAM W-L Result 1 Monarch 3-0 W 56-6 at Kennedy (Sat.) 2 Denver South 3-1 L 31-24 at (9) Montbello (Sat.) 3 Montrose 5-0 W 49-6 vs. Hinkley 4 Loveland 3-0 W 50-7 vs. Greeley Central 5 Falcon 4-0 W 58-32 vs. Rampart 6 Wheat Ridge 3-1 W 42-0 vs. Golden (Thurs.) 7 Pueblo West 3-1 W 39-21 vs. Widefield 8 Standley Lake 4-0 W 47-43 at Smoky Hill 9 Montbello 4-0 W 31-24 vs. (2) Denver South (Sat.) 10 Windsor 3-1 W 48-7 vs. Thompson Valley Class 3A RK TEAM W-L Result 1 Silver Creek 3-0 W 45-14 at (3) Holy Family 2 Rifle 4-0 W 55-0 vs. Montezuma-Cortez 3 Holy Family 2-1 L 45-14 vs. (1) Silver Creek 4 Palisade 4-0 W 70-0 vs. Battle Mountain 5 Elizabeth 3-1 W 42-7 vs. Lewis-Palmer 6 Coronado 5-0 W 14-0 vs. Pueblo East (Sat.) 7 Lutheran 4-0 W 48-2 vs. Summit (Sat.) 8 Roosevelt 1-2 L 23-20 at Frederick (Sat.) 9 Discovery Canyon 4-1 W 48-8 vs. Pueblo County (Sat.) 10 Conifer 2-2 L 23-22 at Evergreen Class 2A RK TEAM W-L Result 1 Platte Valley 2-1 L 28-10 at (2) Brush 2 Brush 3-0 W 28-10 vs. (1) Platte Valley 3 Kent Denver 3-1 W 51-0 vs. Middle Park (Sat.) 4 Florence 3-1 W 44-20 at Alamosa 5 Manitou Springs 4-0 W 42-0 vs. St. Mary’s 6 Lamar 4-0 W 45-0 at Dolores Huerta 7 Strasburg 4-0 W 28-20 at Sterling 8 Eaton 1-2 L 7-6 at University (Sat.) 9 Denver West 4-0 W 49-21 vs. The Pinnacle 10 Bayfield 2-2 L 24-6 at Aspen Class 1A RK TEAM W-L Result 1 Buena Vista 4-0 W 46-0 at John Mall 2 Limon 4-0 W 35-14 vs. Burlington (Sat.) 3 Cedaredge 3-1 Bye 4 Hotchkiss 3-1 W 34-27 vs. (6) Monte Vista 5 Holyoke 4-0 W 42-14 vs. Cornerstone Christian 6 Monte Vista 3-1 L 34-27 at (4) Hotchkiss 7 Crowley County 3-1 L 22-15 vs. Center (Sat.) 8 Wray 2-2 L 46-21 at Goodland, Kan. 9 Centauri 3-1 W 47-16 at Lake County (Sat.) 10 Wiggins 3-0 W 55-0 vs. Highland 8-man RK TEAM W-L Result 1 Hoehne 4-0 W 49-8 vs. (7) McClave 2 Dayspring Christian 4-0 W 22-12 vs. (3) Akron (Sat.) 3 Akron 3-1 L 22-12 at (2) Dayspring Christian (Sat.) 4 Norwood 3-1 W (via forfeit) vs. Elbert (Sat.) 5 Caliche 4-0 W 22-0 at Haxtun 6 Simla 4-0 W 64-0 vs. Pikes Peak Christian 7 McClave 3-1 L 49-8 at (1) Hoehne 8 Granada 3-1 W 51-24 vs. Cheyenne Wells 9 Kiowa 3-1 W 66-6 vs. Miami-Yoder (Sat.) 10 Dove Creek 4-1 W 69-0 vs. Plateau Valley 6-man RK TEAM W-L Result 1 Liberty/Stratton 4-0 W 74-24 vs. Idalia 2 Hi-Plains 4-0 W 41-28 at Otis 3 Arickaree 4-0 W 54-12 vs. Pawnee 4 Eads 3-1 W 66-24 at Kit Carson 5 Fleming 2-2 L 42-14 at Briggsdale -
Live scores: 5A boys golf Central regional at Murphy Creek
Live scores from the 5A boys golf Central regional qualifier held at Murphy Creek.
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Live scores: 3A boys golf Northern regional at Indian Peaks
Live scores from the 3A boys golf Northern regional qualifier held at Indian Peaks.
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Ralston Valley rallies to win Jeffco softball showdown over Dakota Ridge
Dakota Ridge freshman Melissa Mages, left, tags out a sliding Ralston Valley sophomore Hannah Peterson during the Class 5A Jeffco League game Tuesday in Arvada. Peterson came through for the Mustangs late with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 2-1 Ralston Valley victory. (Dennis Pleuss) ARVADA — Ralston Valley sophomore Hannah Peterson delivered on an extra-inning promise Tuesday afternoon.
With the Class 5A Jeffco League softball showdown between No. 5 Dakota Ridge and No. 6 Ralston Valley locked in a 1-1 tie going to the bottom of the eighth inning, Peterson told one of her closest friends — starter pitching and fellow sophomore Rylie Strong — she would hit the ball. Peterson came through, ripping an RBI single to score freshman Alexa Samuels from second base and give the Mustangs (8-2, 1-0 in league) a 2-1 victory in their conference opener.
“Jeffco 5A is always tough,” Ralston Valley coach Wendy Davies said. “Dakota Ridge is a tough team. Having a chance to start out with them is always good. I think it builds your confidence when you beat a team that has a tradition of being good.”
Dakota Ridge softball coach Marv Van Lingen, far right, talks with Jessica Arneach and Melissa Mages during the Eagles’ Class 5A Jeffco League game Tuesday at Ralston Valley High School. (Dennis Pleuss) Peterson’s confidence might have been a little shaken early on. She had a couple of miscues leading up to her being the hero with the walk-off RBI. The sophomore was tagged out trying to stretch a single into a double in the first inning and had an error at third base in the top of the eighth inning.
Asked about dwelling on her mistakes, Peterson said, “I did a little bit. I’m not going to lie. I probably shouldn’t have done that.”
Peterson was the only Mustang to have a multiple-hit game off Dakota Ridge senior ace Rachelle Foos. Junior Kat Schaefer had the other big hit for the Mustangs, an RBI double in the fifth inning to score sophomore Katelyn Eldredge at tie game at 1.
“It’s nice that (the players) believe in themselves enough and (the coaches) believe they will come through in those situations,” Davies said.
Dakota Ridge (10-3, 1-1) couldn’t come up with a big hit after the Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Sophomore Megan Sansburn laced a triple and scored on a single by junior Baillie Brooks. It was the only run of the game for Dakota Ridge, who stranded 12 runners on base.
Strong improved her pitching record to 8-1 on the season by scattering 11 hits and working out of multiple jams. She also got plenty of help from her defense. Senior Sierra Galbreath turned a key double play in the top of the eighth inning when the Eagles had runners at first and second with no outs.
“We didn’t have timely hits and that’s the name of the game,” first-year Dakota Ridge coach Marv Van Lingen said.
Foos was solid on the mound for Dakota Ridge, giving up just seven hits over eight innings while striking out six batters in the loss. She pitched a two-hit shutout the day before in Dakota Ridge’s league opening 8-0 victory against Bear Creek.
The next two weeks will be highly competitive with 5A Jeffco teams fighting to win the league title. Van Lingen has been a part of the Eagles’ softball program since the early 2000s before taking over the head job this season. He is confident that his squad has enough time to be in the mix for a league title, but it won’t be easy.
“When it gets to league (play) it always seems that every team picks up their game,” Van Lingen said. “There is no team in here (5A Jeffco) that you overlook.”
Ralston Valley sophomore Rylie Strong delivers a pitch to the plate Tuesday against Dakota Ridge. Strong improved her record on the mound to 8-1 on the season. (Dennis Pleuss) -
Valor volleyball wins in four against the Golden Demons
Tuesday, September 17, the Valor girls’ volleyball teams took on Golden, playing 4 matches overall. The Freshman team has been training hard each day in the gym and their hard work is demonstrated on the court. They pulled out another win for their fantastic season as they defeated the Golden Demons. The Sub-Varsity team also was rewarded a win for their intensity in practice and during games. During the first set the Eagles showed excellent defense and brought down the Demons. The second set fell to the talented players on Golden.
Valor, who has been constantly winning third sets, accomplished their goal and knocked out the Demons. Junior Varsity defeated Golden because of their teamwork on the court. They never gave up and worked together to gain a win well deserved win.
The Varsity team also added a win onto the season as they beat Golden in four sets. The first set went to the Eagles as they started well and had energy on the court. During the second set Valor lost momentum and communication, and they lost to the Demons. They came back in the third set and Junior outside hitter Kyleigh Mcdaniel played great defense as well as offense. The girls fought hard and defeated Golden in the third, leaving one more game to go. The Eagles were prepared to win and played with great intensity. Although Golden defended themselves well, Valor was able to beat them in the fourth, giving them a 3-1 victory. All four Valor teams demonstrated good sportsmanship and represented Valor well. They are ready to play again on Thursday!
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List of anticipated classification and league changes from schools for 2014-16 cycle
The 2012-14 two-year cycle is rapidly nearing its end. That means it is time for the Classification and League Organizing Committee to shine.
That committee will next meet on Nov. 12 give final approval to and to hammer out details on leagues and classifications, but schools have been submitting their anticipated changes for the 2014-16 cycle to the CHSAA office this fall. A full list is below, and it’s important to note that these are only anticipated changes. Nothing is final, as these changes need to be approved by leagues and by CLOC.
Of note:
- Monarch’s numbers looking like the football team will move from 4A to 5A.
- Likewise, Silver Creek looking like it’ll go from 3A to 4A in football.
- Highlands Ranch football anticipating a move from 5A to 4A.
- Valor Christian is seeking a move from an independent to the Centennial League.
- Mullen anticipates staying in 5A football. (It has 3A numbers.) It will also seek to join Jeffco, from the Centennial.
- Broomfield expects to move from 4A to 5A in all sports except football.
- Palisade is seeking a move from 3A to 4A football.
- Skyline from 3A to 4A football.
- Fort Collins from 5A to 4A football.
- Canon City from 4A to 3A football.
- Moffat County from 3A to 2A football.
- Limon’s numbers have the program considering a drop to 8-man from 1A.
- South Park from 8-man to 6-man football.
- Standley Lake from 5A to 4A (football is already 4A).
- The Classical Academy from 3A to 4A (cross country is already 4A).
- Aurora Central and Palmer and requesting playdowns from 5A to 4A football.
- More football playdowns: Air Academy (4A to 3A), Niwot (4A to 3A), Battle Mountain (3A to 2A), Center (1A to 8-man), Miami-Yoder (8-man to 6-man).
- South Baca (a co-op of Campo, Pritchett and Vilas) is planning on dropping its 6-man football team next cycle.
The complete, and official, list is below. Note: not all schools have responded.
School Est. 2013 enrollment Anticipated changes Class change (overall) Class change (FB) League changes Playdowns Play up (FB) Abraham Lincoln 1605 Numbers fluctuating greatly 5A EMAC league for football. DPL all other. possibly football Adams City Playdown in football Football (4A) Air Academy 1406 We believe we will lose numbers vs. gains at this time 4A to 4A Antonito Football change based on numbers 8-man to 6-man Aurora Central 2200 Play down for football only Football (4A) Battle Mountain 780 Belleview Christian 65 May be droping football for the next two years Broomfield 1450 Leaving Northern League and joining Front Range  4A to 5A Mountain to Northern Bruce Randolph 424 Frontier League Burlington 225 League change Union Pacific to Lower Platte Byers Move from 1A to 8-man 1A to 8-man Canon City 1041 Football classification change/league change 4A to 3A South Central to Colorado Springs Metro Cedaredge 236 Drop down in all athletics except football 3A to 2A Center 180 Stay at 11-man football Southern Peaks to Mountain football Football Cheyenne Wells Football change based on numbers 8-man to 6-man CIVA Charter 185 Play down to 1A Volleyball (1A), Basketball (1A) Clear Creek 230 Moving down to 2A 3A to 2A Coronado 1500 4A to 5A CSML 4A to CSML 5A Dayspring Christian 105 Depending on 1A/2A numbers 2A to 2A Del Norte 135 Considering playing down 1A to 8-man Football? Denver East 2560 5A EMAC League in football. DPL all other. Denver North 852 Numbers fluctuating greatly 3A 3A football. DPL all other. Possibly football Denver South 1399 4A 4A football. DPL all other. Denver West 500 Numbers fluctuating with change in school design 2A 2A football. DPL all other. Dolores Huerta Prep 274 1A football Tri-peaks, girls basketball to 2A Santa Fe 2A 2A Tri-Peaks/3A Tri-Peaks Girls Basketball (2A), Football (2A) Elbert 65 No longer play up in football, plan to 6-man 1A to 6-man Black Forest to Southwest (football only) Ellicott 225 Move from 3A to 2A 3A to 2A Tri-Peaks League to Black Forest Fort Collins 1557 Moving to 4A football 5A to 4A Front Range to Northern Fort Lupton 605 3A to 4A 2A Fountain Valley 238 League change 3A to 2A Tri-Peaks to Black Forest George Washington 1443 4A 4A football. DPL all other. Possibly football Grand Valley 288 2A to 1A Greeley Central 1450 4A to 5A Northern to Front Range or create new league Greeley West 1550 Apply for boys soccer to play in 4A northern league for 2014-16 Boys Soccer (4A) Heritage Christian Academy 72 Officially classified as 1A in all sports; participating in 1A post-season, while remaining a member of the 2A Mile High League Highland 240 Currently 2A playing in 3A Patriot League Patriot to Mile High Highlands Ranch Football change based on numbers 5A to 4A Holy Family 620 All sports but football 3A to 4A Metro to Tri-valley, Northern, Colorado 7 Jefferson Football change based on numbers 1A to 2A La Veta Football change based on numbers 8-man to 6-man Las Animas 115 Football go to 8-man 1A to 8-man Liberty Common 250 Classification change to 3A 2A to 3A Limon 135 Dropping from 1A to 8-man football 1A to 8-man Littleton 1390 Compete in 4A and leave Continential 5A to 4A Continental League to Jeffco Lutheran 330 Increased enrollment 2A to 3A Stay 3A in football Lyons 224 Patriot to Mile High McClave 92 Move from 1A to 2A. Move out of football conference from Santa Fe to Arkansas Valley 1A to 2A Miami-Yoder 80 8-man to 6-man 8-man to 6-man Moffat County 515 Football change 3A to 2A 3A to 2A Monarch Football change based on numbers 4A to 5A Montbello 1975 to be co-op known as Warriors 4A to 5A 5A EMAC League football. DPL all other. Montezuma-Cortez 650 Southwestern to Intermountain Boys soccer (3A), football (2A) Mullen 735 Join Jeffco Centennial to Jeffco 3A to 5A Niwot 1305 Play-down in football to 3A Football (3A) Northridge Football change based on numbers 3A to 4A Palisade 1070 Possible football classification and league change 3A 3A Western Slope to 4A Southwestern Palmer 2015 Play down in football Southern to Colorado Springs Football (4A) Platte Canyon 300 On the bubble for football Roaring Fork ? Move back to 2A football Football (2A) Rock Canyon 1965 Pioneer to Douglas County Salida 299 Continue to play 1A football Shining Mountain Waldorf 80 Depending on the 1A/2A cutoff, we may move into 2A 1A to 2A Volleyball, basketball, track – 1A Silver Creek 1120 Football change based on numbers 3A to 4A Skyline 1350 Move to 4A football 3A to 4A South Baca Dropping football team 6-man to no team South Park 104 6-man football/JV soccer 8-man Central to 6-man Southwest Football (6-man) Standley Lake 1380 Changing to 4A 5A to 4A Swallows Charter Academy 150 Acceptance into a league from Independent Independent to Santa Fe, West Central The Classical Academy 630 From 3A to 4A, except cross country 3A to 4A Tri-Peaks to CS Metro 4A The Vanguard School 260 Moving from 2A to 3A and changing leagues 2A to 3A Black Forest to Tri-Peaks Thomas Jefferson 1060 Numbers fluctuating greatly 3A or 4A Vail Christian 117 Moving from 2A from 1A 1A to 2A Valor Christian 850 League change Independent to Centennial Walsh Football change based on numbers 8-man to 6-man -
Kent Denver tennis beats Valor Christian 7-0
Today’s tennis matches between Kent Denver and Valor Christian ended poorly for Valor Christian.
Valor’s Erik Ratkelis played Kent’s David Mitchell who is currently ranked the #1 overall tennis player in Colorado. Mitchell showed he deserved that title today with a devastating win over Ratkelis.
Winning in the first 2 sets, Mitchell gave a strong performance to edge out Ratkelis by 6 to 0 in the first set and 6 to 2 in the second set.
The first set was all Mitchell winning without giving up a single game. The second set, however, Ratkelis rallied enough to put 2 up against Mitchell. But despite this effort, Ratkelis could not overcome Mitchell dominating performance.
Mitchell is a ranked very high nationally and is planning to play in college.
The other games didn’t go much better for Valor with Kent Denver winning every match.
Jimmy Amundson lost his match in two closely contested sets. Drake Bailey lost as well in similar manner. In the doubles, Jerry Farmer and Hunter Kas lost their match and a well played game. Michael Pistili and Dan Stephen lost a hard fought game. Daniel Lorden and Collin Ratkelis also lost in a well played match. Blake Wynja and Jonathan Hurtle lost in a back and forth game.
Coach Eppings said after the game that Kent was a very good school and they were a “little too tough competition, tonight.” He believes they’ll will learn from this loss and come back even better the next time they play Kent Denver.
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5A boys golf tournament moved to Murphy Creek
(Tom Robinson/CHSAANow.com) Boys golf’s state tournament will move to Murphy Creek in Aurora after flooding made CommonGround unplayable.
Assistant commissioner Tom Robinson announced the change Wednesday afternoon. The tournament will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
“We’re really fortunate that a number of golf courses stepped up to be the 5A site, understanding what happened to CommonGround,” Robinson said. “What we’re praying for, really, is that CommonGround has a golf course when they get all the water pumped out of that area. It’s more about CommonGround and can they survive this.”
This is from Murphy Creek’s website:
With more than 80 bunkers, stunning water features and wide, rolling fairways, Murphy Creek is truly a golf experience. The greens are large and fair and the prairie-links course challenges and entertains all levels of golfers. It was the site of The 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Also ranked in Golf Digest’s America’s Top 10 Best New Courses for 2001, the Homestead at Murphy Creek is an exceptional course, a Colorado winner.
