The 2015-16 all-state girls basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

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

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.
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Class 5A

Player of the year: Michaela Onyenwere, Grandview

Coach of the year: Matthew Asik, ThunderRidge

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Brenna Chase	Broomfield	W/PG	Senior
Mackenzie Forrest	Lakewood	G	Senior
Michaela Onyenwere	Grandview	G/F	Junior
Taylor Rusk	ThunderRidge	SG/W/F	Senior
Jaz’myne Snipes	ThunderRidge	P/F	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Nicea Eliely	Rampart	G/F	Senior
Tatum Rembao	Loveland	PG/SG	Junior
Symone Starks	Highlands Ranch	PG	Senior
Ashley Van Sickle	Ralston Valley	PG	Junior
Leilah Vigil	Highlands Ranch	F/G	Sophomore

Honorable mention: McKenna Bishop, Senior, Lakewood; Jenna Henderson, Senior, Aurora Central; Whitney Jacob, Junior, Mullen; Kylie Jimenez, Junior, Horizon; Ashley Madden, Junior, Pomona; Molly McCabe, Senior, Mountain Vista; Sydney Mech, Sophomore, Cherry Creek; Caitlin Navratil, Senior, Dakota Ridge; Chelsea Pearson, Senior, Mountain Vista; Carmen Ramey, Senior, Gateway; Riley Snyder, Sophomore, Fruita Monument; Jordyn Vega, Senior, Arapahoe.

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Kylee Shook, Mesa Ridge

Coach of the year: Amy Bahl, Evergreen

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Katie Chavez	Holy Family	PG/SG	Senior
Heidi Hammond	Valor Christian	SG	Senior
Samantha Kisiel	Evergreen		Senior
Kylee Shook	Mesa Ridge	C	Senior
Oliana Squires	Sand Creek	G	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Kristina Cavey	Berthoud	G/F	Senior
Liah Davis	Sand Creek	F/P	Senior
Madison McCoy	Valor Christian	PG	Senior
Jillian Shew	Skyview	PG/G	Senior
Chloe Welch	Mesa Ridge	PG	Sophomore
Sydney Wetterstrom	Longmont	C	Senior

Honorable mention: Khiya Adams, Senior, Falcon; Holly Brooks, Senior, Montrose; Ashlyn Brown, Senior, Palisade; Linsi Calvo, Senior, Centaurus; Katrina Chandler, Junior, Durango; Kanecia Cooks, Senior, Sierra; Maddy Dickens, Senior, Thompson Valley; Madi Gaibler, Senior, Longmont; Abby Garnett, Sophomore, Golden; Kylie Martin, Junior, Eagle Valley; Logan Newhall, Senior, Evergreen; Emily Nortnik, Junior, Delta; Nadirah Oakman, Senior, Sierra; Sydney Prey, Junior, Golden; Lexi Reed, Senior, D’Evelyn; Shannon Sanchez, Senior, Pueblo West; Aubrey Sotolongo, Senior, D’Evelyn; Monique Stevens, Junior, Battle Mountain; Amanda Ward, Senior, Windsor; Olivia Whitworth, Junior, Elizabeth.

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Kristen Vigil, Lutheran

Coach of the year: Mark Duitsman, Lutheran

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Morgan Barone	Lutheran		Senior
Jenna Knudson	Sterling	G	Senior
Taylor Lee-Hammer	Pagosa Springs		Senior
Shelby Megyeri	Manitou Springs	G	Junior
Kristen Vigil	Lutheran		Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Roni Fringer	Centauri	G	Senior
Brooke Garretson	Manitou Springs	F	Senior
Angala Jensen	Manitou Springs	F	Senior
Madison Lewis	Pagosa Springs		Senior
Maya Love	Kent Denver		Senior

Honorable mention: Nyesha Anderson, Senior, Manual; Leah Camilletti, Senior, Moffat County; Ember Canty, Sophomore, Centauri; Kylie Chavez, Junior, Sterling; Hannah Cook, Senior, Faith Christian; Hristina Geraskova, Junior, Faith Christian; Morgan Lewis, Sophomore, Pagosa Springs; Caiden Rexius, Senior, Eaton; Adrianna Rios, Senior, Platte Valley; Bailey Schumacher, Senior, Eaton; Jonni Smith, Senior, Bishop Machebeuf.

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Logan Hixon, Yuma

Coach of the year: Mike Neill, Yuma

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Nellie Freeman	Cedaredge	G	Senior
Logan Hixon	Yuma	PG	Senior
Peighton Roth	Yuma	G	Senior
Tara Traphagan	Yuma	C/F	Senior
Ashley Vanvleet	Paonia	C	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Sophia Anderson	Paonia	PG	Junior
Taiylor Holland	Swink		Senior
Hannah Lenz	Wray		Senior
AJ Miller	Akron		Senior
Mikaela Parker	Calhan	F/G	Senior
Briana Peterson	Soroco		Senior

Honorable mention: Erika Bradsby, Junior, John Mall; Ashlea Carothers, Junior, Kiowa; Cheylin Corman, Senior, Burlington; Hilda Garcia, Sophomore, Ignacio; Megan Gerk, Senior, Haxtun; Hannah Gilmore, Junior, Cedaredge; Jayci Hollenbaugh, Senior, Limon; Helen Janes, Junior, Kiowa; Bailey Jones, Junior, Del Norte; Dana Lenz, Senior, Sanford; Quincy Lester, Junior, Sargent; Khristen Mooney, Senior, Wray; Nia Prescott, Senior, Rye; Hope Roweth, Junior, Swink; Ellie Seibel, Senior, Ignacio; Morgan Smith, Freshman, Wray; Makenzy Sutton, Senior, Ellicott; Maison Tolle, Sophomore, Highland.

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Reagan Shaffer, Idalia

Coach of the year: Colin Nicklas, Briggsdale

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Karleigh Cooley	Sangre de Cristo		Senior
Darian Hale	Briggsdale	G	Senior
Susana Herarra	Idalia		Senior
Micayla Isenbart	Kit Carson		Sophomore
Reagan Shaffer	Idalia		Senior
Shaelynn Wood	South Baca		Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Bree-ann Carwin	South Baca		Junior
Keri Hogan	Jim Elliot Christian		Senior
Tess Hornung	Kit Carson		Freshman
Sarah McGinley	Heritage Christian		Junior
Jenna McKinley	Sangre de Cristo		Senior
Taylor Nittler	Kim		Senior

Honorable mention: Leilani Carrasco, Senior, Briggsdale; Haley Dollerschell, Senior, Prairie; Macie Magallon, Junior, Norwood; Brooke Slane, Senior, Sangre de Cristo; Jennay Terrel, Senior, Idalia; Torrie Thompson, Senior, Stratton/Liberty; Ashley Yergert, Sophomore, Kim.

The 2015-16 all-state boys basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

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

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.
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Class 5A

Player of the year: De’Ron Davis, Overland

Coach of the year: John Olander, Eaglecrest

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
De’Ron Davis	Overland	PF/C	Senior
Sam Masten	Rock Canyon	PG/SG	Sophomore
Tyrei Randall	Rangeview	W	Senior
Jervae Robinson	Overland	PG/SG	Senior
Colbey Ross	Eaglecrest	PG/SG	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Braxton Bertolette	Fossil Ridge		Junior
Austin Mueller	ThunderRidge	SF	Senior
Cameron Pearson	Chatfield	PG	Senior
David Thornton	Cherokee Trail	F	Senior
Clay Verk	ThunderRidge	PF	Senior

Honorable mention: Jake Belknapp, Junior, Mountain Vista; Elijah Blake, Junior, Rangeview; Dalven Brushier, Senior, Doherty; Jack Buckmelter, Senior, Denver East; Danny Garrick, Senior, Legend; Will Halfon, Senior, Cherry Creek; Daylen Kountz, Sophomore, George Washington; Jaizec Lottie, Junior, Cherokee Trail; Riley Matticks, Senior, Legend; Luke Neff, Senior, Arvada West; Kolton Peterson, Junior, Lakewood; Elijah Reed, Senior, Rangeview; Landon Taliaferro, Senior, Boulder; Dallas Walton, Senior, Arvada West.

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Class 4A

Player of the year: David Simental, Pueblo West

Coach of the year: Bobby Tyler, Pueblo West

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Justinian Jessup	Longmont	W	Senior
Hunter Maldonado	Vista Ridge	F	Junior
Michael Ranson	Pueblo Central	PG/SG	Senior
Jalen Sanders	Valor Christian	P	Junior
David Simental	Pueblo West	PG	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cameron Horning	Glenwood Springs	G	Senior
CJ Jennings	Sierra	PG	Junior
Maleek Johnson	Pueblo South	SG	Senior
D’Shawn Schwartz	Sand Creek		Junior
Jonathan Scott	Lewis-Palmer	G	Senior

Honorable mention: Noah Baldwin, Senior, Windsor; Joey Bauderer, Senior, Skyview; Chudier Bile, Senior, Denver South; Ryan Blodgett, Senior, Golden; Quincy Bryant, Senior, Mitchell; Luis Carreon, Senior, Rifle; Orion Clay, Senior, Durango; Alex Hawkins, Senior, Vista PEAK Prep; Jake Hornick, Senior, Thompson Valley; Charlie Hovasse, Senior, Lewis-Palmer; Kayle Knuckles, Junior, Valor Christian; Walker Korell, Senior, Mead; Trey McBride, Sophomore, Fort Morgan; Andy Nelson, Senior, Holy Family; Michael Scheid, Senior, Windsor; Braden Shirley, Senior, Pueblo West; Nieyeme Smyer-williams, Sophomore, Pueblo West; Patrick Vasquez, Senior, Fort Lupton.

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Justin Bassey, Colorado Academy

Coach of the year: Mark Engesser, Colorado Springs Christian

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Justin Bassey	Colorado Academy	G	Senior
Justin Engesser	Colorado Springs Christian		Junior
Gabe Hegarty	Faith Christian		Senior
Samuel Howard	Colorado Springs Christian		Senior
Maximo Medina	Denver Science & Tech Stapleton	SG/PG	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Ryan Brubacher	Alamosa	SF	Junior
Marco Garcia	Alamosa	PF	Senior
Christian Hyatt	Colorado Academy	G	Senior
Ellis Jones	DSST: Green Valley Ranch	G	Senior
Jesus Martinez	The Pinnacle	P	Senior
John Parker	Grand Valley	PG/SG	Senior

Honorable mention: Briar Erskine, Senior, Pagosa Springs; Karl Giesselman, Senior, Bennett; Brad Lutz, Senior, Middle Park; Conner Martin, Junior, Strasburg; Josh Mohammed, Senior, James Irwin; Ben Pratt, Senior, Frontier Academy; Lucas Rodholm, Junior, Manitou Springs; Josh VanVleet, Senior, Liberty Common; Jimmy Velten, Senior, St. Mary’s; Robert Williams, Junior, Sheridan; Will Willis, Junior, Lutheran; Peter Wilson, Senior, Colorado Springs Christian.

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Miles Caldon, Sanford

Coach of the year: Rhett Larsen, Sanford

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Miles Caldon	Sanford	SG	Senior
Chance Canty	Sanford	PF	Senior
Tanner Ervin	Resurrection Christian	G	Junior
Jesus Loya	Holyoke	G	Senior
Tyler Woodhams	Sedgwick County		Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Luke Fick	Resurrection Christian	G	Senior
Jason George	Simla	F	Senior
Connor Hale	Rye	SG/PG	Senior
Wyatt Hayes	Ignacio	PG	Senior
Morgan Murray	Ellicott	PG/G	Senior

Honorable mention: Devonte Chartier-Holmes, Senior, Burlington; Bradley Clabey, Sophomore, Crowley County; Nathaniel Cook, Senior, Evangelical Christian; Eric Logan, Senior, Soroco; Cole McKinley, Senior, Sedgwick County; Ivan Mendoza, Senior, West Grand; Jonathan Montanez, Senior, Rocky Ford; Griffen Peterson, Senior, Sanford; Dagan Rienks, Junior, Paonia; Cole Rouse, Junior, Highland; Matt Thieman, Senior, Simla; Taylor Walters, Senior, Paonia; Wyatt Workman, Senior, Haxtun.

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Jaxon King, Fleming

Coach of the year: Thomas Hessler, Fleming

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Gray Hill	Shining Mountain	F/F	Senior
Jaxon King	Fleming	G	Junior
Blake Meredith	Fleming	F	Senior
Caleb Preston	Ouray		Senior
Yaniel Vidal	Holly		Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Sigi Avalos	Holly		Junior
Jordan Cothran	Rocky Mountain Lutheran		Senior
Christian Dellamaestra	Wiley		Junior
Kendall Pelton	Cheyenne Wells		Junior
Joey Stahley	Fleming	G	Senior
Alex Vandenbark	Fleming	F	Junior

Honorable mention: Chase Boulter, Senior, Gilpin County; Durham Clark, Senior, Edison; Cody Dalton, Senior, Hanover; Caden Eastin, Senior, Wiley; Jordan Ernst, Senior, Dove Creek; Eric Frank, Senior, Edison; Ravi Inmon, Junior, Ouray; Brad Johnson, Junior, Kit Carson; Antun Maricevic, Senior, Longmont Christian; Braulio Martinez, Senior, Hanover; Eli Sievert, Senior, Rocky Mountain Lutheran; Brett Wilson, Senior, South Baca.

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Bayfield Wolverines have taken their show on the road and the results were very fruitful.

After topping St. Mary’s Thursday, the Wolverines (4-2 overall) competed in a double-header Friday where they topped the CHSAANow.com No. 3-ranked Lamar Savages 10-5 before capping their trip to the Front Range off with a 7-5 win over Manitou Springs. Bayfield is currently ranked No. 5 in the state.

“We just wanted to play our game,” Bayfield senior Kelton McCoy said. “We haven’t been playing our game, we’ve been worried about other things. And I think we did a good job of playing our game today.”

That game was pretty basic, at least on Friday. The Wolverines just wanted to put the ball in play and do their best to move the runners around the base paths. Ahead 1-0 in going into the top of the third inning against Lamar, a plain single from Logan Sabinski got the ball rolling.

A walk and two singles later, the Wolverines plated two runs, taking a 3-0 lead over Lamar (4-1). Two more runs would cross the plate before the end of the inning and before long, the Savages were up against the ropes.

McCoy ended the day going 3-4 at the plate with two RBIs and a run scored. But it was his work on the mound that was most impressive.

He went 6 2/3 innings, giving up only three runs and striking out 10 Lamar hitters. He was pulled in the seventh due hitting the maximum pitches allowed under CHSAA’s new pitch count rule.

Lamar was able to score a few more runs, but couldn’t fight all the way back, giving Bayfield the win.

“They’re a good hitting team,” Lamar coach Dave Fassiotto said. “We learned quite a bit about our team today. I’m really excited about these guys.”

After a short break, the Wolverines hit the field once again, this time against Manitou Springs (1-2).

After two days of pitching being deflated, it seemed like the Mustangs would have a chance to steal one from Bayfield, especially after jumping out to a 3-2 lead after the first inning. But the Wolverines once again just needed to put the ball in play to make things happen.

Like a carbon copy of the win over the Savages, Sabinski found his way on base to start the third inning and it snowballed with the Wolverines scoring four runs.

“As long as we get a leadoff guy on, regardless of who it is, we can rally off that one single hit,” Sabinski said.

Bayfield had to get creative with their bullpen, but it seemed like no matter who they threw out there, the Mustangs just couldn’t manage to get a key hit when needed. The Mustangs went down looking five times in the game and left 10 runners on base in the 7-5 loss.

“I can understand that left on base stuff if you don’t get a timely hit,” Manitou coach Cory Archuleta said. “When you don’t swing the bat, and that’s what we’ve done too much of this season, we just look at too many called third strikes and we’re not aggressive in the box.”

For the Wolverines, this was a great opportunity to show the front range that they indeed have the talent and the mentality needed to come away with a state title.

“Lamar obviously has a great tradition of playing winning baseball in Colorado so to be able to play with them was a boost for the guys and the team,” Bayfield coach Jonathon Qualls said. “Especially this early in the season and as we’re piecing things together and figuring stuff out. It was a good day for us.”

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]radition. Above all else, that’s what new Thomas Jefferson football coach Derrick Martin is looking to restore with the Spartans.

Martin graduated form Jefferson in 2003 and continued his football career at Wyoming. He would come back from time to time, mostly to put on a football camp for the high school during the summer.

The Spartans, once a power program that won Class 4A championships in 1980 and 1989, had their last winning season in 2009. That was a year before Martin would win the first of his two Super Bowl rings.

Now, under his guidance, the Spartans look to regain the dominant seasons they had while he was lining up at quarterback and cornerback for T.J.

“We had a couple of guys (back then) who were fortunate enough to play in the NFL,” Martin said. “But we had great student-athletes, as well, that I was able to go to school with and still hold those relations with that could bring more than that football aspects.”

That’s a huge priority for Martin in his return. He doesn’t want to just coach football. He understands that by taking the role as head football coach, he becomes an educator on life. Academics was a huge part in his journey to become the man he is today.

He was, after all, a four-time honor roll student as well as a Mayor’s Mile High Academic Scholar. And he considers Thomas Jefferson as one of the big reasons that he was able to reach those accomplishments.

“Being able to go that school, know the system, know the players that went to school there, I feel like I have that to hold on to,” he said. “You have to show the kids that if you don’t play football past this year, there are still great things you can do.”

But what about those who plan to continue their football careers after high school?

Bringing in Martin can be seen as a huge advantage for them seeing as how he reached the highest of levels a football player can reach.

His ability to make it at the collegiate level was never in doubt. He originally committed to the University of Colorado to play for Gary Barnett, but upon hearing that he might not see the field for two years, he opted to attend Wyoming where he stepped right on the field and became an instant contributor.

He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2006 and and enjoyed a nine-year career in the league. In the process, he came away with two Super Bowl rings. He won one with the Green Bay Packers (2010) and the New York Giants (2011).

Now it’s time for Martin to take all the lessons he has learned over the years, both in life and in football, and pass them on to the next generation of athletes. His journey, his roadmap gives a Spartans team loaded with potential a chance to take a the 2016 season one to remember.

“We’re playing to reach the pinnacle,” Martin said of his team, which now plays in Class 3A. “I was fortunate enough to do it twice and with that it lends that it wasn’t about being the best player, it was about being on the best team. Being on the best team, you also have to have the right attitude.”

One would argue that having the best team means having a high quantity of talented players. But that may not be the case. Next fall, when perhaps the greatest Spartan of all time steps back on the field as the leader of the program, Martin intends to prove it.

“I would hear all the stories and all the tales,” Martin said. “The talent was still coming there. It was something out of (the players’ control) that they really couldn’t help.”

Thomas Jefferson has lost something since its heyday. To Martin, it’s a sense a tradition that he felt when he was there.

It’s a sense of tradition that he hopes to restore.

The 2015-16 all-state hockey team is presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a vote of coaches. The player and coach of the year was a separate vote.

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Player of the year: Cody Noel, Ralston Valley

Coach of the year: Chris Campanelli, Steamboat Springs

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Garrett Devine	Resurrection Christian	Senior	F
Hunter Fox	Battle Mountain	Junior	D
Jack Kilkenny	Regis Jesuit	Senior	F
Cody Noel	Ralston Valley	Senior	F
Zach Ross	Dakota Ridge	Senior	D
Bronson Sudberry	Mullen	Senior	G

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Cade Alcock	Regis Jesuit	Junior	D
Blake Bride	Monarch	Senior	F
Forest Czarnecki	Columbine	Senior	G
Christian Perry	Lewis-Palmer	Senior	F
Rhys Phelps	Cherry Creek	Senior	D
Jake Young	Monarch	Senior	F

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Honorable mention

Jordan Cox, Mountain Vista, Senior, F; Eamon Duffy, Regis Jesuit, Senior, F; Sam Gartner, Regis Jesuit, Senior, G; James Hueston, Kent Denver, Senior, F; Hunter Ingino, Monarch, Senior, G; Carter Jones, Dakota Ridge, Junior, F; Jack Jordan, Regis Jesuit, Senior, F; Connor Kilkenny, Regis Jesuit, Sophomore, F; Lane Levine, Dakota Ridge, Senior, D; Cody Prill, Resurrection Christian, Senior, F; Tony Salazar, Ralston Valley, Senior, F; Marcus Smith, Lewis-Palmer, Senior, G; Daniel Taggart, Cherry Creek, Junior, F; Drew Wagner, Monarch, Senior, D; Nathan Watts, Liberty, Senior, F; Dylan Wheeler, Valor Christian, Senior, G; Cale Woodley, Regis Jesuit, Senior, F

GREENWOOD VILLAGE — Travis Marr went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including a home run, and No. 1-ranked Regis Jesuit baseball beat No. 2 Cherry Creek 13-6 in a Class 5A game on Tuesday.

Marr also threw 3 2/3 innings for the Raiders, allowing five runs on six hits and four walks. Bo Weiss pitched the other 3 1/3 innings, allowing just one run on three hits and a walk. Weiss struck out four.

Jack McIntire and Brodie Marino each added two RBIs for the Raiders, who improved to 2-0.

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BROOMFIELD — A four-run fifth inning helped Holy Family move to 3-0 as the Tigers topped Berthoud 6-4.

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HIGHLANDS RANCH — No. 2 Cherry Creek jumped out to an early lead and rode it to a 9-6 win over No. 10 Mountain Vista.

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Arvada has hired Luke Orvis as the school’s new football coach.

The school announced the the hire on Twitter on Tuesday morning. Orvis comes to Arvada from Oklahoma, where he was an assistant coach overseeing the defensive line for Edmond Memorial.

Edmond plays in Oklahoma’s highest division (6A-I), and went 4-7 last season. Orvis has been coaching there since 2005.

At Arvada, Orvis will take over for Richard Bortner, who was 1-9 in his lone season in 2015. He will be the program’s third coach in four seasons after Matt Cisneros led the team in 2013 and 2014.

Orvis is charged with turning the program around. The Bulldogs are 2-28 since 2013, and have gone .500 just once since 2004, when they finished 5-5 in 2012.

Arvada returns a deep team with a lot of experience in 2016. The school has been playing in Class 3A, but will play down to 2A in the next two-year cycle.

Follow all of this offseason’s coaching movement in our tracker.

AURORA — Fourth-ranked Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse beat No. 6 Mullen 9-5 on Monday.

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