MONTROSE — No. 20 seed Steamboat Springs upset No. 13 Montrose in the first round of the Class 4A girls soccer tournament on Wednesday.
Brooke Buchanan opened the scoring for Steamboat 11 minutes in. Natalie Bohlmann added the second goal late in the game.
AURORA — The Class 1A baseball bracket, originally scheduled for this coming Saturday, has been postponed to Tuesday due to the rain expected in the area this weekend.
The location — All-Star Park in Lakewood — remains the same for Tuesday’s games, as do the times originally set. However, this change also forces the postponement of the 1A title game, which was slated for next Thursday.
Rain is expected to begin on Thursday afternoon, and continue off and on through Sunday. Even if the rain were to stop long enough to play, it would likely leave the field at All-Star Park unplayable this weekend.
No date, or location, has been set for the postponed title game. That will be announced after the finalists are determined on Tuesday, according to CHSAA commissioner Bert Borgmann, who is in charge of baseball.
The decision to move the title game from Thursday was made out of concern that the players from the eventual finalists would pitch too much in a short span.
“With two games on Tuesday, and then trying to turn around and play two days later, it’s not good for the health of arms,” Borgmann said.
The 1A title game will be rescheduled with consideration to the finalists.
“We want to be sensitive to the senior trips that schools may have planned,” Borgmann said.
In addition, the site of the postponed title game may not remain at All-Star Park.
The impending rain has already forced the reschedule of the 5A and 4A girls tennis tournaments, and is expected to hamper district play in 2A-5A baseball this weekend. Weather contingencies for those classes are available here.
DENVER — No. 19-seeded Legacy upset No. 14 Denver East in the first round of the Class 5A girls soccer tournament on Tuesday.
Kaila Armstrong and Abby Deakin scored for the Lightning.
A constant rain fell throughout the game, making for a soggy evening.
ARVAD — In one of the biggest upsets of the first round, No. 23 Chaparral girls soccer beat No. 10 Ralston Valley in the Class 5A tournament.
Chaparral got goals from Eliot Edwards and Tori Bernabei in knocking off Ralston Valley in overtime, which advanced to the 5A title game a season ago.
AURORA — The state tournaments for both Class 5A and 4A girls tennis have been postponed to Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week due to expected rain at both tournament sites this weekend.
This is the first time in the history of the tournament that the entire event will be postponed.
“This is not something we arrived at lightly, as there is much that goes into planning this tournament, both on our side of things, and from the schools’ perspective,” said Bethany Brookens, CHSAA assistant commissioner who oversees tennis. “After careful consideration much of this week, we decided this was the right move.”
Both tournaments were originally scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, with 5A taking place at Gates Tennis Center in Denver, and 4A at Pueblo City Park. Those sites will not change, just the dates.
As the tournament begins on Monday, Sunday contact will be permitted for tennis athletes and coaches to practice and travel to tournament sites.
CHSAA officials are urging teams to change their hotel arrangements as soon as possible.
With rain already falling from the early part of the week, CHSAA officials made site visits to both Gates and Pueblo City Park on Wednesday to assess the courts, and then made the decision to move it.
Rain is in the forecast for both Denver and Pueblo this weekend. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Denver, there is an 80 percent chance of rain all three days, with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees. In Pueblo over the three days, the chance of rain is 50 percent on Thursday, and then 80 percent on Friday and Saturday. Rain is also in the forecast for Sunday in both areas.
It is expected to be sunny in Denver and Pueblo on Monday and Tuesday, with only a 10 percent chance of rain in both areas on Wednesday.
The idea of starting the tournaments at multiple sites on Thursday to complete as many rounds as possible before rain hits in the afternoon was discussed, but ultimately, Brookens and the rest of the CHSAA staff decided that it did not make sense with all-day rain anticipated Friday and Saturday.
“We don’t want teams to have to travel (to the tournament sites) twice,” Brookens said. “It is possible we would have been able to complete one round on Thursday, but then the teams would have been sitting around for two days, waiting for the rain to pass. With the change, it is our hope that teams will only have to travel once.”
Additionally, Brookens added, “The tournament fields will narrow greatly on Tuesday, so the impact in terms of lost school time will be decreased at that time.”
The postponement also allows the tournament to remain a three-day event. Shortening the tournament to two days was discussed, but ultimately shot down. Moving to an indoor facility was also considered.
“Playing around the clock on a limited number of indoor courts is not a practical option, nor would it be a positive experience for the players,” Brookens said.
Though the change may conflict with other previously-scheduled events in high schools next week, moving the tournament was ultimately the best option, Brookens said.
“We understand and know there are other commitments scheduled for next week, such as IB and AP testing” Brookens said. “Unfortunately, the reality is that even if we started play on Thursday, we would be forced to finish the tournament next week because of the rain due this weekend. We wanted to be proactive and we apologize that we have to move these dates.”
Forecast rain for the weekend will likely wreak havoc on the weekend schedule for postseason baseball.
The Class 1A regional/state tournament is set to begin on Saturday, as is district play in 3A, 4A and 5A. The 2A district tournaments have already started play this week, though many games are scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
There is an 80 percent chance of rain in much of the state this weekend, but is due to clear up on Monday and Tuesday.
The rain has already postponed the 5A and 4A girls tennis state tournaments to early next week.
Because of this, the CHSAA office has offered the following contingencies:
Check back with CHSAANow.com as further updates and contingencies are announced.
A complete schedule for the Class 3A district baseball playoffs in the 2015 season.
All games are May 9, unless noted. Here is the plan for weather contingencies should rain interfere.
These games determine who advances to the state bracket. Those games begin on May 15. Each district qualifies one team to the Final 8.
The top seed in each district is hosting (marked by an asterisk), and is responsible for site selection.
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AURORA — Karli Eheart scored the lone goal as No. 13 Regis Jesuit beat No. 20 Mountain Range in the first round of the Class 5A girls soccer state tournament on Tuesday.
A complete schedule for the Class 5A district baseball playoffs in the 2015 season.
All games are May 9, unless noted. Here is the plan for weather contingencies should rain interfere.
These games determine who advances to the state bracket. Those games begin on May 15. Each district qualifies one team to the Final 8.
The top seed in each district is hosting (marked by an asterisk), and is responsible for site selection.
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Note: Fort Collins and Regis Jesuit were swapped to avoid a first-round league matchup.
A complete schedule for the Class 4A district baseball playoffs in the 2015 season.
All games are May 9, unless noted. Here is the plan for weather contingencies should rain interfere.
These games determine who advances to the state bracket. Those games begin on May 15. Each district qualifies one team to the Final 8.
The top seed in each district is hosting (marked by an asterisk), and is responsible for site selection.
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Sites:
Note: Discovery Canyon and Mesa Ridge were swapped to avoid a first-round league matchup. Littleton and Canon City were also swapped to avoid a first-round league matchup.