Below are the dates teams have reported to our office during which they will conduct their summer camp.

Please send additions or updates to Theresa Muniz.

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The 2014 all-state girls soccer teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and coaches, and then a vote of coaches.

Players of the year were also selected by a vote of the coaches.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

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Class 5A

Columbine sophomore Tatum Barton, left, is the 5A girls soccer player of the year. (Dennis Pleuss)

Player of the year: Tatum Barton, Columbine

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Class 4A

Broomfield senior Brittney Stark, right, is the 4A girls soccer player of the year. (Pam Wagner)

Player of the year: Brittney Stark, Broomfield

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Class 3A

Colorado Academy junior Marin McCoy is the 3A girls soccer player of the year. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

Player of the year: Marin McCoy, Colorado Academy

The 2014 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and coaches, and then a vote of coaches.

Players of the year were also selected by a vote of the coaches.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

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Class 5A

Carl Stajduhar of Rocky Mountain is the 5A baseball player of the year. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Player of the year: Carl Stajduhar, Rocky Mountain

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Class 4A

Green Mountain’s Josh Ramirez is the 4A baseball player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

Player of the year: Josh Ramirez, Green Mountain

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Class 3A

Holy Family’s Devlin Granberg is the 3A baseball player of the year. (Pam Wagner)

Player of the year: Devlin Granberg, Holy Family

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Class 2A

Chase Dunker of Sedgwick County is the 2A baseball player of the year. (Courtesy Dunker family)

Player of the year: Chase Dunker, Sedgwick County

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Class 1A

Caliche’s Mitch Davidson is the 1A baseball player of the year. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Player of the year: Mitch Davison, Caliche

The 2014 all-state girls lacrosse teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and coaches, and then a vote of coaches.

Player of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.

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Player of the year: Natalie Berg, Air Academy

The 2014 all-state boys lacrosse teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and coaches, and then a vote of coaches.

Players of the year were also selected by a vote of the coaches.

Go to: 5A | 4A

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Class 5A

Chaparral’s Colton McCaffrey is the 5A boys lacrosse player of the year. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

Player of the year: Colton McCaffrey, Chaparral

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Ben Wharton, Steamboat Springs

The Aurora Sports Park, host of the state softball tournaments. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

AURORA — The Class 5A, 4A and 3A state softball tournaments will remain at the Aurora Sports Park this fall.

CHSAA and the Sports Park completed an agreement Tuesday morning, meaning the tournaments will stay where they have been hosted since 2002.

“We are very fortunate to have the working relationship that we do — not only with the Park itself, but the people at Aurora Sports Park — to continue hosting our tournament at a venue where all three classifications can be spotlighted,” said CHSAA assistant commissioner Bud Ozzello, who oversees softball.

The softball tournaments are played on 12 fields across three different complexes at the Aurora Sports Park each October. This year’s event is Oct. 17-18.

Snow delayed last year’s tournament one day.

Defending champions are Legacy (5A), Wheat Ridge (4A) and Strasburg (3A).

The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) has released the following statement about football helmet rating systems:

Rating system cannot predict helmets’ ability to prevent concussions

Protecting against injury does not start or end with helmet purchase

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) applauds and encourages the growing research in the area of concussion protection for athletes, including the work released this month by Virginia Tech. Coaches, consumers and parents should be aware that while the STAR rating system suggests the purchase of specific football helmets, scientific evidence does not support the claim that a particular helmet brand or model is more effective in reducing the occurrence of concussive events.

“Helmets which meet the NOCSAE standard are extremely effective at doing what they are designed to do, limiting linear accelerations that result from impacts to the head and helmet,” said Mike Oliver, NOCSAE executive director. “The STAR ratings are not standards. They are a theoretical method of comparing one helmet against another. Unfortunately many have misunderstood the purpose and limitations of the STAR ratings. A 5 STAR rating does not mean that the helmet is great at preventing concussions. It simply means that it might be better than another helmet with a lower rating. Because of this misunderstanding, the effectiveness of helmets in protecting against concussions has become exaggerated, taking focus away from steps known to have a more immediate and much greater effect on concussion reduction.”

For concussion protection to be truly effective, actions must be taken on and off the field by student athletes, parents and coaches. According to the CDC Foundation’s Heads Up to Parents program, making sure equipment fits properly, ensuring young athletes are taught proper blocking and tackling techniques and demanding enforcement of rules that prohibit players from leading with their helmets to hit other players are important ways to reduce concussion risk.

The University of Wisconsin recently completed the first large scale, prospective study in a field-based sports setting to examine if the rate of sport-related concussion is affected by the protective equipment that is worn by high school football players. The results show no difference in the rate of concussions or severity of concussions by helmet brand. The research concluded that well maintained and fitted football helmets remain important to reduce the risk of skull fracture and intracranial hemorrhage, but there is serious doubt to whether a helmet can ever be designed to prevent concussions. In addition, the research found a similar concussion risk regardless of the age of the helmet.

Dr. Alison Brooks, assistant professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, spearheaded the study with Dr. Tim McGuine. Dr. Brooks would prefer to see emphasis on rule enforcement and coaching education on tackling technique to limit or avoid contact to the head. She also called out the increased risk among previously injured athletes.

“Players in this study who had a history of previous concussion were at higher risk of sustaining another concussion, regardless of the helmet brand worn,” said Dr. Brooks. “Rather than focus on the belief that a specific helmet can ‘prevent’ concussions, which is not supported by the current scientific literature, our efforts may be better spent educating players, parents and coaches about the increased risk of concussion in these previously concussed young athletes.”

A concussion in football is a very complex event involving different and changing forces, linear (straight motion or direct hit) and rotational (circular motion of head or torque) accelerations, helmet fit, player position, impact duration, player concussion history and overall health.

Schutt Sports has the two highest 5 STAR helmets in 2014, yet they admit that the ratings do not support a conclusion that the helmets will limit or prevent concussions. “Schutt Sports would never represent to somebody that they’re not going to get a concussion if they wear one of our helmets,” said Robert Erb, CEO of Schutt Sports. “As a manufacturer of a helmet considered by this rating system to be the best available, I believe telling people that an athlete is less likely to get a concussion if they use a 5 STAR helmet is irresponsible. The best helmet is the one that carries NOCSAE certification, fits the player, fits the position, is configured with the proper mask and the player is comfortable in it.”

Consumers should also know that the rating applies only to size large adult helmets. According to the Virginia Tech website, “It is possible that the same helmet models of different size may produce different results; however, we do not have any data on this, and we only tested large helmets as a first step.” No adult X-Large, Medium, Small, X-Small or any youth-size helmets were tested as part of this rating. Until other sizes are tested, the only helmet that can claim any STAR rating are adult large. The rating is based on a theoretical calculation from collegiate level data. When helmets receive a higher rating, it does not mean the helmet has met a safe level of concussion protection; instead it is an attempt to compare one helmet to another based on the results. According to an independent statistical review of the Virginia Tech test data there is no significant statistical difference between 5 STAR, 4 STAR and 3 STAR helmets.

“The Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™ system approaches the very broad and complex issue of concussion protection from a narrow vantage point of linear accelerations only and does not address other biomechanical variables such as rotational accelerations,” said Oliver. “Scientific experts agree that rotational accelerations are involved in most concussive events, but there is still no agreement on what level of rotational force can be considered safe or dangerous for athletes.”

Chaparral’s Keenan Eaton was among locals selected in the 2014 MLB Draft. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

A slew of local products, including a host of 2014 graduates, were selected on the third and final day of the MLB Draft on Saturday.

Eighteen former Colorado high school baseball players were taken, bringing the total number of local products who were drafted this year to 23. Of those 23, 12 just completed their senior season this spring.

True to Colorado’s history, 14 of the draftees are pitchers.

Saturday was a good day for 2014 graduates. Ten of them went:

• Ralston Valley’s Jordan Holloway
• Grand Junction’s Owen Taylor
• Rocky Mountain’s Carl Stajduhar
• Regis Jesuit’s David Peterson
• Pueblo South’s Cory Voss
• Mountain Vista’s Nick Leonard
• ThunderRidge’s Brody Westmoreland
• Fairview’s Ryan Kokora
• Legacy’s Lucas Gilbreath
• Chaparral’s Keenan Eaton

In addition, eight more alumni were selected out of college on Saturday. Those are:

• Thomas Jefferson alum Brennan Henry
• Arvada West grad Gavin Glanz
• Rock Canyon grad Tanner Krietemeier
• Montrose alum Nate Robertson
• Rocky Mountain alum Jess Amedee
• Resurrection Christian grad Jordan Piche
• Fairview alum Tucker Tharp
• Ponderosa grad Keegan Ghidotti

Kyle Freeland, a 2011 graduate of Thomas Jefferson, was picked by the Rockies with the No. 8 overall selection on Thursday. Friday, four local kids were picked, led by 2014 Evergreen grad Brock Burke.

Saturday, Henry was the first local off the board. He went in the 17th round to the Kansas City Royals at No. 513 overall.

A 6-foot-4, 205-pound left-handed pitcher, Henry was picked out of Bellevue (Neb.) University, where he just finished his junior season. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson in 2010, then went on to play two seasons at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling.

Henry just finished his junior season at Bellevue, an NAIA school, where he was 9-2 with a 3.59 ERA in 77 2/3 innings pitched. He struck out 101 against 51 walks.

Ralston Valley’s Jordan Holloway was a 17th-round pick in the MLB Draft on Saturday. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

Holloway was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 20th round, becoming just the third local 2014 graduate taken in this draft. He went with the No. 587 overall pick.

At 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, Holloway is a sizeable right-handed pitcher. He was 6-1 with a 2.60 ERA in 43 innings during his season year at Ralston Valley, and struck out 50 batters, while walking 26.

But Holloway also played third base for the Mustangs, and made plenty of noise with his bat. He hit .419 with five home runs and 25 RBIs. Included was a three-homer, nine-RBI game against Standley Lake on April 19.

Holloway is a Nebraska-Omaha recruit.

Glanz, a 2010 graduate of Arvada West, was the third Colorado product taken by the Rockies this year when he went to the local club in the 23rd round with the No. 683 overall pick.

A 6-foot-2, 205-pound right-handed pitcher, Glanz played two seasons at Seward (Kan.) Community College before heading to Oral Roberts. As a junior this year, Glanz was 3-5 with a 3.27 ERA and 50 strikeouts to 30 walks.

Glanz’s father, Scott, was also drafted, going to the Angels in the 13th round in 1982.

Later in the 23rd round, the Atlanta Braves took 2010 Rock Canyon graduate Tanner Krietemeier, a first baseman.

Krietemeier spent his freshman season at Nebraska, then moved to Iowa Western CC as a sophomore. He transferred to Oklahoma State as a junior, and just completed his senior season there.

This season, Krietemeier hit .275 with 10 home runs and 52 RBIs.

As the draft hit the 27th and 28th rounds, six further Colorado products went in quick succession. The group was selected over a span of 50 picks.

Taylor, a 2014 Grand Junction grad, went to the Toronto Blue Jays in the 27th round, No. 804 overall. He’s a 6-foot-2, 200-pound first baseman, and is a Kansas recruit. Taylor hit .266 with 15 RBIs this season.

Robertson graduated from Montrose in 2011, and also played basketball for the Indians. He was a 27th round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and went No. 810 overall.

A 6-foot-3, 210-pound junior shortstop, Robertson hit .356 with six home runs and 48 RBIs this season as the Mavericks made the Division II final. He also stole 25 bases on 28 attempts.

Amedee is a 2011 alum of Rocky Mountain, and was part of multiple championships with the Lobos. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted him in the 27th round, as well, at No. 821 overall.

After graduating, Amedee went to Northern Colorado, Central Arizona Community College and spent last season, his junior year, at Texas-Arlington. A right-handed pitcher who stands 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, he was 1-4 with a 6.52 ERA in 48 1/3 innings as a junior.

Rocky Mountain’s Carl Stajduhar went in the 27th round. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Stajduhar went two picks after Amedee at No. 823 overall, becoming a 27th-round pick of the Braves. A 2014 graduate, he led Rocky Mountain to the Class 5A championship this spring, capping a brilliant career.

As a senior, Stajduhar hit .489 and led the state with 13 home runs and 51 RBIs. He is a New Mexico recruit.

Piche went to the Los Angeles Angeles in the 28th round, No. 854 overall. He’s a 6-foot-1, 180-pound right-handed pitcher who graduated from Resurrection Christian in 2010 and is now at Kansas.

Prior to becoming a Jayhawk, Piche spent two seasons at Indian Hills CC in Iowa — which is where Fountain-Fort Carson graduate Nick Green was drafted out of in the seventh round Friday.

As a senior this past season, Piche went 6-5 with a 4.59 ERA in 82 1/3 innings. He had 69 strikeouts to 29 walks.

Next off the board was Regis Jesuit pitcher David Peterson, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound lefty who fractured his right fibula prior to the season. Peterson, a 2014 grad, went in the 28th round to the Boston Red Sox, No. 854 overall.

Peterson battled back from the injury to return to the Raiders in mid-April and finished with a 1.15 ERA in 24 1/3 innings. He held opponents to a .180 batting average. Despite the shortened season, he was 3-0 and had 40 strikeouts to 12 walks.

Peterson is an Oregon recruit.

“I want to thank the Red Sox for drafting me,” Peterson tweeted Saturday. “It is such an honor to be picked by one of the best organizations there is.”

Tharp, meanwhile, went to the New York Mets in the 30th round, No. 895 overall. He was also a football star for Fairview before graduating in 2010.

A 5-foot-10, 195-pound outfielder, Tharp hit .310 with six home runs and 39 RBIs as a senior at Kansas this season. He also stole 11 of the 15 bases he attempted to.

Voss became the fourth local picked by the Rockies this draft when they took him in the 34th round, No. 1013 overall. A 5-foot-10, 190-pound catcher, he hit. 469 with four home runs and 22 RBIs this past season.

Like Stajduhar, Voss is a New Mexico recruit.

“Thanks to the Rockies for drafting me!” Voss tweeted on Saturday. “Huge honor to be selected by such a great organization! Thanks to everyone for the support!”

Leonard, Mountain Vista’s right-handed pitcher, was next, going to the Braves later in the 34th round, at No. 1033 overall.

Leonard graduated this spring, is a Washington State recruit and was flat out dominant this season. Listed at 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, he went 8-3 with a microscopic 0.88 ERA in 80 innings this season. He had 105 strikeouts to 16 walks.

ThunderRidge shortstop Brody Westmoreland was drafted by the Rockies in the 35th round. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

ThunderRidge’s Westmoreland, a 2014 grad, then went in the 35th round to the Rockies, becoming the fifth local selected by the team. A San Diego State recruit, he hit .420 with seven home runs and 40 RBIs this season, and also stole 12 bases.

Westmoreland is listed as 6-foot-3, 185 pounds — and despite speculation to the contrary, he has not been approached about moving to a corner infield spot and will stay at shortstop at San Diego State, or as a professional should he sign. In fact, he’s been told by scouts that he’s a prototypical shortstop.

“Thank you Rockies for drafting me today!” Westmoreland tweeted. “Want to thank everyone for all the support and looking forward to playing at San Diego State!”

Fairview’s Kokora, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound right-handed pitcher who graduated this spring, was the fourth Colorado product selected by the Braves on Saturday. He went in the 35th round, No. 1063 overall.

A Hawaii Pacific recruit, Kokora went 9-0 with a 1.38 ERA this season. He held batters to a .166 average, and struck out 65 to 15 walks in helping the Knights to the 5A Final 8.

Gilbreath, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound left-handed pitcher from Legacy, was the Rockies’ sixth and final local selection when he went in the 36th round, No. 1073 overall.

Gilbreath graduated this spring and is a Minnesota recruit. He went 6-2 with a 1.45 ERA this season. Gilbreath had 111 strikeouts, which led 5A, to just 22 walks.

Ghidotti just finished his senior season at Ouachita Baptist, a Division II school in Arkansas. He graduated from Ponderosa in 2010.

A 6-foot-2, 210-pound right-handed pitcher, Ghidotti was 0-1 with eight saves and a 2.06 ERA in 35 innings this past season.

Chaparral’s Eaton, who graduated this spring, was the final local product selected in this year’s draft. He went in the 39th round, No. 1162 overall, to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Eaton, who is a Wichita State recruit, was drafted as a 6-foot, 195-pound left fielder. He hit .328 with with a home run and 13 RBIs this season.

The 2014 MLB Draft started with the first, second and compensation rounds on Thursday. Rounds 3-10 were Friday, with Nos. 11-40 Saturday.

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Colorado products taken in 2014 MLB Draft

In a span of two picks, two more Colorado products were selected in the 2014 MLB Draft on Friday. As the day rolled on, the local draftees added up.

Evergreen’s Brock Burke became the first local high school senior to be selected this year when he was taken by Tampa Bay Rays in the third round, No. 96 overall. Then, two picks later, 2011 Golden graduate John Richy went to the Los Angeles Dodgers at No. 98 overall out of UNLV.

Regis Jesuit’s Max George was picked by the Rockies in the sixth round Friday. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Regis Jesuit shortstop Max George was the Rockies’ sixth-round pick, No. 173 overall.

And in the seventh round, 2013 Fountain-Fort Carson graduate Nick Green was picked by the Texas Rangers out of Indian Hills Community College in Iowa. He was the No. 216 overall pick.

Through two days, Colorado now has five total selections in this draft. Thursday, 2011 Thomas Jefferson grad Kyle Freeland went to the Rockies in the first round at No. 8 overall.

Burke, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound left-handed pitcher who graduated this spring, was 5-1 with a 1.05 ERA for the Class 4A Cougars. He struck out 79 in 40 innings pitched, against 29 walks.

“It’s really awesome thinking I’m the top prospect in Colorado,” Burke told 9News on Friday. “For the Rays to think that highly of me is awesome.”

Burke, an Oregon recruit, allowed just six earned runs and 11 hits in his eight outings — which included a no-hitter against Westminster on March 19 in which he struck out 15.

Burke is only the second Evergreen alum to be taken in the draft, according to baseball-reference.com. Kevin Kouzmanoff went in the sixth round in 2003 out of UNLV, and has since played for the Padres, A’s, Rockies and Rangers.

Richy just completed his junior season at UNLV. A 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-handed pitcher, he was 11-4 with a 3.20 ERA in 121 innings over 16 starts. He struck out 113 against 24 walks.

At Golden, Richy lettered in golf, as well. He is the sixth player from Golden to be drafted.

George, the state’s Gatorade player of the year, is the 12th Regis Jesuit product to be drafted, and sixth since 2011.

A 5-foot-9, 180-pound shortstop, George hit .458 with three home runs and 24 RBIs this season. He is an Oregon State recruit.

Green, a right-handed pitcher, just completed his freshman season at Indian Hills CC, and was 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA in 36 1/3 innings. That includes a no-hitter against Marshalltown (Iowa) CC on May 4.

Green is listed at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, and was taken by the Yankees in the 35th round of last season’s draft but opted not to sign. He is Fountain-Fort Carson’s second draftee after Chase Headley, now of the Padres. Headley was a second-round pick out of Tennessee in 2005.

The draft’s first, second and compensation rounds were Thursday. Rounds 3-10 are Friday, with rounds 11-40 on Saturday.

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Colorado products taken in 2014 MLB Draft

Former Thomas Jefferson pitcher Kyle Freeland, now playing at the University of Evansville. (Courtesy UE Athletics)

How fitting. Kyle Freeland, a 2011 graduate of Thomas Jefferson, was selected by the hometown Colorado Rockies in the first round of the MLB Draft on Thursday.

The Rockies took Freeland, now a junior at the University of Evansville in Indiana, with their No. 8 overall pick. He is the tenth Colorado product taken in the draft’s top-10 — and the third from Thomas Jefferson.

“Beyond blessed to now be part of the Rockies organization!” Freeland wrote on Twitter on Thursday night. “Thank you for the opportunity! #hometownkid”

Freeland, a 6-foot-3, 170-pound left-handed pitcher went 10-2 with a 1.90 ERA in 99.2 innings this season. He struck out 128 against just 13 walks, and didn’t allow a home run. According to an MLB.com scouting report, he has a fastball in the low-90s and a “plus” slider.

Freeland was 8-2 with a 1.39 ERA as a senior at TJ. He was also a four-year letter-winner in golf. After he graduated, he was picked by the Phillies in the 35th round of that year’s draft. But Freeland didn’t sign out of high school, and instead decided to head to Evansville — where his stock has since skyrocketed.

Thursday, he became the third Spartan to go in the draft’s top 10.

TJ alum John Stearns, a catcher who graduated in 1969, was taken No. 2 overall by Philadelphia in the 1973 draft out of the University of Colorado, back when the Buffs had a baseball program. And former Spartans pitcher Tyler Green, a 1988 grad, was the No. 10 pick by Philadelphia in 1991 out of Wichita State.

Colorado’s other top-10 MLB Draft picks are:

• Rampart alum Jeff King, a third and first baseman (No. 1 overall in the 1986 draft out of Arkansas)
• Former Fowler pitcher Luke Hochevar (No. 1 overall in the 2006 draft out of Tennessee)
• Northglenn’s Kyle Sleeth, a pitcher (No. 3 overall out of Wake Forest in 2003)
• Grandview alum Kevin Gausman, a pitcher (No. 4 overall out of LSU in 2012)
• Cherry Creek alum John Burke, pitcher (No. 6 overall out of Florida in 1991)
• Columbine alum Darrel Akerfelds, pitcher (No. 7 overall in 1983 out of what was then Mesa State)
• Cherry Creek’s Matt Brunson, a middle infielder (No. 9 overall straight out of high school in 1993)

Other high picks who went to high school in Colorado include:

• Lamar’s Doug Brocail, a pitcher, at No. 12 overall in 1976 out of Lamar Community College.
• Cherry Creek product Brad Lidge, a pitcher, went No. 17 overall in the 1998 draft out of Notre Dame.
• Arvada West product Roy Halladay, a pitcher, was also the No. 17 overall pick. His selection came in 1995, straight out of A-West.
• Former Bear Creek pitcher Dennis Rasmussen, also at No. 17 overall, in 1980 out of Creighton.
• Rocky Mountain’s Marco Gonzales, a pitcher, went No. 19 overall in 2013 out of Gonzaga.

The draft features the first, second and compensation rounds on Thursday. Rounds 3-10 are Friday, and rounds 11-40 are Saturday. A number of other local products figure to be selected.

Watch Freeland’s selection below: