CHSAANow

Month: May 2016

  • Photos: Fort Collins boys lacrosse beats Lakewood

    LITTLETON — Will Johnston had three goals and two assists, Jake Higdon had two goals and three assists, and Fort Collins Unified boys lacrosse beat Lakewood 17-1 on Monday.

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  • Boys swimming rankings: Silver Creek jumps up to No. 3 in 4A

    This week’s boys swimming rankings are below.

    These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

    In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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    PrepSwimCo.com Boys Swimming & Diving Rankings

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Fossil Ridge 1
    2 Cherry Creek 2
    3 Fairview 3
    4 Regis Jesuit 4
    5 Arapahoe 5
    6 Highlands Ranch 6
    7 Boulder 8
    8 Coronado 7
    9 Smoky Hill 9
    10 Pomona 10
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Cheyenne Mountain 1
    2 Air Academy 2
    3 Silver Creek 9
    4 Thompson Valley 4
    5 Valor Christian 3
    6 Golden 5
    7 Estes Park 7
    8 Montrose 6
    9 Denver South 8
    10 Wheat Ridge 10
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Baseball rankings: Silver Creek returns to No. 1 in 4A

    For the third time this season, Silver Creek sits atop the Class 4A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings.

    The Raptors came away with two key wins last week, one against Northridge and one against Greeley Central. They’ll finish their regular with one game against Greeley Central and two against Mountain View this week.

    Mountain View was the No. 1 team in last week’s poll and sits at No. 2 this week.

    Denver North is the only new team in the poll, landing at No. 8.

    Pine Creek holds on to their No. 1 spot in 5A. The Eagles will see action every day this week as they close out the regular season.

    Ralston Valley (No. 6) and Rocky Mountain (No. 8) are the new additions to the 5A poll this week.

    Eaton remains the unanimous No. 1 team in 3A.

    La Junta jumped four spots this week to land at No. 6 ahead of the Tri-Peaks League crossover games this weekend.

    Brush is back in the 3A poll, taking the No. 10 spot this week.

    Paonia is still undefeated and as a result, still the No. 1 team in 2A.

    County Line (McClave/Wiley) jumped a couple of spots to land at No. 3 and even snagged two first-place votes along the way.

    Crowley County is the only new addition to the 2A poll as the Chargers land at No. 9.

    Granada hung on to the No. 1 spot in 1A.

    Gilpin County broke into that poll, taking the No. 10 spot this week.

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

    With some regular seasons already over, and others winding down, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season in all classes. Postseason brackets will be released on CHSAANow.com when they become available.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (7) 12-1 107 1 2-0
    2 ThunderRidge (3) 12-3 101 3 2-1
    3 Regis Jesuit 12-4 82 7 2-0
    4 Grandview (1) 11-3 76 2 2-1
    5 Lakewood 13-4 45 5 2-1
    6 Ralston Valley 10-5 41 – 1-0
    7 Fort Collins 10-4 38 6 0-2
    8 Rocky Mountain (1) 10-4 35 – 2-0
    9 Dakota Ridge 10-5 29 10 2-0
    10 Cherokee Trail 9-4 23 9 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage 22, Mullen 22, Chaparral 16, Rock Canyon 9, Legacy 6, Monarch 3, Broomfield 2, Columbine 2, Chatfield 1.
    Dropped out:
    Heritage (4), Legacy (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Silver Creek (7) 13-3 104 3 2-0
    2 Mountain View (4) 13-2 103 1 3-0
    3 Pueblo West 13-3 89 2 1-0
    4 Valor Christian 12-3 74 4 2-0
    5 Pueblo South 12-4 60 5 1-0
    6 Longmont 10-4 55 6 2-0
    7 Windsor 11-3 41 7 1-0
    8 Denver North (1) 13-1 26 – 2-0
    9 Wheat Ridge 10-4 21 10 2-0
    10 Pueblo Centennial 11-4 14 9 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Canon City 11, Northridge 9, Air Academy 4, Delta 2.
    Dropped out:
    Northridge (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (10) 16-0 100 1 2-0
    2 University 13-4 84 2 2-0
    3 Faith Christian 8-4 61 6 1-0
    4 St. Mary’s 11-3 57 5 1-0
    5 Bayfield 11-4 50 4 2-1
    6 La Junta 13-4 47 10 2-0
    7 The Academy 10-2 37 8 1-0
    8 Lamar 13-4 33 3 0-2
    9 Gunnison 13-2 30 7 1-1
    10 Brush 10-4 12 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sheridan 10, Valley 9, Sterling 6, Colorado Academy 5, Peak to Peak 5, Kent Denver 4.
    Dropped out:
    Sheridan (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (6) 17-0 91 1 3-0
    2 Sedgwick County (2) 15-1 89 2 2-0
    3 County Line (McClave/Wiley) (2) 10-2 77 5 1-0
    4 Swink 13-4 75 4 2-1
    5 Hotchkiss 15-1 65 3 1-0
    6 Haxtun 12-5 39 8 0-0
    7 Rocky Ford 8-3 36 6 1-0
    8 Akron 11-4 34 9 1-0
    9 Crowley County 11-5 13 – 3-1
    10 Dayspring Christian 10-1 12 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 10, Resurrection Christian 9, Limon 7, Front Range Christian 6, Peyton 5, Dawson School 2, Sargent 1, Yuma 1.
    Dropped out:
    Resurrection Christian (7).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Granada (7) 8-2 86 1 3-0
    2 Eads (1) 9-3 79 4 2-0
    3 Fleming 12-4 72 3 2-0
    4 Holly 7-5 60 2 1-1
    5 Nucla 9-10 45 7 2-1
    6 Cotopaxi (1) 12-2 39 5 1-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 6-4 22 9 1-1
    8 Manzanola 5-4 19 6 1-1
    9 Genoa-Hugo 5-5 17 8 1-2
    10 Gilpin County 6-5 15 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Otis 10, Springfield 10, Stratton/Liberty 8, Dove Creek 5, Peetz 5, Antonito 2, Cheyenne Wells 1.
    Dropped out:
    Stratton/Liberty (10).

  • Girls soccer rankings: Top teams holding strong

    Lewis-Palmer girls soccer team
    Lewis-Palmer was one of four No. 1 teams to stay put in the girls soccer rankings this week. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)

    The top teams are holding strong in the CHSAANow.com girls soccer rankings. Grandview, Lewis-Palmer, Kent Denver and Vail Mountain all held on to their No. 1 spots as the regular season comes to a close this week.

    There was not a lot of over change in the Class 5A rankings. There were no newcomers and the only change in position was Regis Jesuit moving up one spot to No. 6. They simply traded places with No. 7 Broomfield.

    A similar occurrence happened in the 4A rankings. There were no new teams to play their way in and any change in place happened mostly by one or two spots.

    In 3A, the top four teams all held on to their spot from a week ago. Peak to Peak climbed to No. 5, SkyView Academy climbed to No. 8 and Manitou Springs jumped to No. 9.

    Sterling is the only newcomer to any classification this week, landing at No. 10 in the 3A rankings.

    The same five teams from last week occupy the 2A rankings. the Dawson School jumped one spot to No. 2 and Front Range Christian dropped one spot to land at No. 3.

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

    With the regular season wrapping up this week, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season. The state tournament brackets will be announced on CHSAANow.com on Sunday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (10) 10-0-1 118 1 3-0-0
    2 Columbine (1) 11-0-2 95 2 2-0-0
    3 Rocky Mountain 11-1-1 88 3 3-0-0
    4 Mountain Vista 11-1-1 71 4 2-0-0
    5 Cherokee Trail (1) 11-0-2 70 5 3-0-0
    6 Regis Jesuit 8-2-1 58 7 2-0-0
    7 Broomfield 10-2-1 43 6 1-1-0
    8 Pine Creek 9-2-0 31 9 1-0-0
    9 ThunderRidge 9-2-1 21 8 0-0-0
    10 Fairview 8-3-1 20 10 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 16, Rock Canyon 9, Arapahoe 8, Cherry Creek 7, Castle View 2, Brighton 1, Doherty 1, Ralston Valley 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (7) 12-1-0 124 1 2-0-0
    2 Wheat Ridge (5) 12-0-1 110 2 2-0-0
    3 Windsor (1) 11-1-0 93 4 3-0-0
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 7-4-1 77 5 1-0-1
    5 Air Academy 9-2-2 71 6 1-0-1
    6 Valor Christian 9-3-0 65 3 1-2-0
    7 The Classical Academy 10-1-2 61 7 2-0-0
    8 Steamboat Springs 12-1-0 31 9 3-0-0
    9 D’Evelyn 8-3-0 22 10 2-1-0
    10 Mullen 7-6-1 14 8 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Evergreen 9, Discovery Canyon 6, Ponderosa 6, Standley Lake 5, Palisade 4, Silver Creek 4, Battle Mountain 3, Denver South 3, Littleton 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Holy Family 1, Pueblo Centennial 1, Vista PEAK 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (8) 11-1-1 105 1 2-0-0
    2 Colorado Academy (2) 10-2-0 96 2 2-0-0
    3 The Academy (1) 12-0-1 88 3 1-0-0
    4 Jefferson Academy 11-3-0 80 4 2-1-0
    5 Peak to Peak 8-4-1 56 6 1-1-0
    6 Liberty Common 10-1-0 55 5 0-1-0
    7 Fountain Valley 9-1-0 47 7 2-0-0
    8 SkyView Academy 8-3-0 18 9 0-0-0
    9 Manitou Springs 7-4-0 13 10 1-0-0
    10 Sterling 10-3-0 10 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Coal Ridge 9, Lutheran 6, Middle Park 5, Alamosa 4, Aspen 3, CS Christian 3, Frontier Academy 3, Salida 2, Pagosa Springs 1, St. Mary’s 1.
    Dropped out:
    Lutheran (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Vail Mountain (6) 10-0-0 30 1 0-0-0
    2 Dawson 9-2-1 22 3 2-0-0
    3 Front Range Christian 6-3-2 20 2 1-0-0
    4 Cornerstone Christian 9-3-0 12 4 2-0-0
    5 Denver Christian 5-4-1 6 5 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    .
    Dropped out:
    None.

  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Regis Jesuit moves up to No. 1 in 5A

    Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team
    Regis Jesuit is the new No. 1 team in 5A boys lacrosse. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    With the playoffs right around the corner, there is a new No. 1 in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com boys lacrosse rankings.

    Thanks to a 7-5 win over Mountain Vista on Thursday, Regis Jesuit now sits atop the poll. The Golden Eagles fell one spot to No. 2.

    Arapahoe’s thrilling win over Cherry Creek earned them to the right to move ahead of the Bruins as they are now the No. 3 team in 5A.

    Chaparral cracks into the rankings this week, taking over the No. 10 spot.

    The Dawson School maintained its place as the No. 1 team in 4A thanks in part to a close win over No. 3 Conifer on Wednesday.

    An overtime loss to Cheyenne Mountain hurt Air Academy, but not much as the Kadets fell down one spot to No. 6.

    There were no new teams in this week’s 4A rankings.

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

    With the regular season wrapping up this week, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season. The state tournament brackets will be announced on CHSAANow.com next Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (6) 9-2 112 3 2-0
    2 Mountain Vista (5) 12-1 111 1 2-1
    3 Arapahoe (1) 11-2 94 4 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 7-3 91 2 0-1
    5 Palmer 11-1 62 5 2-0
    6 Mullen 9-4 53 7 2-0
    7 Columbine 10-2 46 6 4-0
    8 Monarch 11-2 42 8 2-0
    9 Colorado Academy 11-2 28 9 1-0
    10 Chaparral 9-3 9 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rock Canyon 6, Grandview 3, Wheat Ridge 2, Highlands Ranch 1.
    Dropped out:
    Rock Canyon (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dawson (10) 11-1 100 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 11-2 88 2 1-0
    3 Conifer 9-1 77 3 1-1
    4 Windsor 11-3 74 4 2-0
    5 Valor Christian 8-4 58 7 3-0
    6 Air Academy 7-5 47 5 0-1
    7 Golden 11-2 37 8 1-0
    8 Steamboat Springs 8-4 35 6 1-1
    9 Thompson Valley 8-6 17 9 1-1
    10 St. Mary’s 8-4 9 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Battle Mountain 3, Durango 3, Aspen 1, Littleton 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

  • Girls lacrosse rankings: Regis Jesuit joins at No. 10

    Regis Jesuit Colorado Academy girls lacrosse
    Regis Jesuit joined girls lacrosse’s ranking at No. 10 this week. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    Regis Jesuit made a jump into the CHSAANow.com girls lacrosse rankings this week, landing at No. 10.

    The Raiders are now winners of four-straight games, seemingly hitting their stride just as the regular season winds down. The last day of the regular season is Saturday.

    Colorado Academy remains No. 1 this week, receiving all nine first-place votes.

    Cherry Creek jumped three spots to No. 2 and remain undefeated on the year. The top five teams from a week ago remained in the top five, with their order changing slightly.

    Arapahoe, Chaparral and Ralston Valley held on to their spots at No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9 respectively.

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

    With the regular season wrapping up this week, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season. The state tournament brackets will be announced on CHSAANow.com next Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Lacrosse Poll

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Girls Lacrosse
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Colorado Academy (9) 11-0 90 1 1-0
    2 Cherry Creek 11-0 78 5 2-0
    3 Mullen 11-2 68 2 3-0
    4 Kent Denver 8-3 59 4 2-0
    5 Denver East 9-3 57 3 1-0
    6 ThunderRidge 11-1 47 6 2-0
    7 Arapahoe 7-4 27 7 0-1
    8 Chaparral 8-3 18 8 1-1
    9 Ralston Valley 9-1 16 9 2-0
    10 Regis Jesuit 5-6 15 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Palmer Ridge 13, Columbine 4, Air Academy 1, Battle Mountain 1, Grandview 1.
    Dropped out
    Columbine (10).

  • Lakewood names Chris Jonson new volleyball coach

    Lakewood Rampart volleyball
    Lakewood volleyball will have a new coach for the first time in nearly 20 season this fall. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)

    Lakewood has hired Chris Jonson to be its next volleyball coach, replacing longtime head Liz Armbrustmacher, who stepped down after last season.

    New Lakewood volleyball coach Chris Jonson. (Courtesy of Lakewood HS)
    New Lakewood volleyball coach Chris Jonson. (Courtesy of Lakewood HS)

    The school announced the move on Monday morning.

    Jonson has 15 years of coaching experience, including time as the head coach at CSU-Pueblo (2007-10). He has also been an assistant at Metro State (2004-06), and Colorado School of Mines (2011). He was an assistant at Ralston Valley from 2002-03, and has also been a club volleyball coach.

    Jonson is currently an elementary school teacher in Jeffco.

    He takes over the flagship sports program at Jeffco’s largest school. Lakewood volleyball has a long history of success under Armbrustmacher, who headed the program for nearly 20 seasons.

    The Tigers went 16-8 last season, and lost in the regional round. In recent years, the program has made appearances at the state tournament in 2012 and 2011.

  • Liberty wrestling coach wins double titles at Veterans Nationals

    (Courtesy of Liberty HS)
    Liberty wrestling coach Roger Stewart-Frederick. (Courtesy of Liberty HS)

    Liberty wrestling coach Roger Stewart-Frederick won the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments at Veterans Nationals over the weekend.

    Stewart-Frederick, in his second year as the coach at Liberty, was competing at the tournaments in Las Vegas. He won gold in Greco-Roman while competing in the 58 kg Division B bracket on Friday, then turned around and won the same bracket for freestyle on Saturday.

    Stewart-Frederick was one of 18 double champions over the weekend.

    “We are very proud of what he has accomplished, and what he does for the Liberty High School student/athletes,” Liberty athletic director Michael Sibley wrote in an email.

  • Legend names Kipp Meeks new girls swim coach

    Legend has tabbed Kipp Meeks to lead its girls swimming and diving program.

    Titans athletic director Kevin Boley announced the hire on Monday.

    Meeks is currently the boys swim coach at CT, and is now in his fifth season. He will remain the boys swim coach at CT, Boley said.

    Meeks has led the Cougars to two top-15 finishes in the past four seasons, including a No. 11 finish in 2014.

    Meeks replaces Karen Johnson, who was the coach for three seasons. The Titans didn’t qualify for state as a team last season, but finished 18th in 2015, and 14th in 2014.

  • Ticket info for the 2016 boys swimming and diving state championships

    5A boys state swimming Air Force
    (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

    AURORA — The 2016 boys swimming and diving championships are around the corner. Here’s everything you need to know when it comes to tickets:

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    Dates:

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    Sites:

    • 5A: Air Force Academy
    • 4A: VMAC, Thornton

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    Ticket prices:

    All-day passes

    • All-session pass (includes all prelims and finals): $20
    • Saturday pass (diving prelims and swin and dive finals): $16

    Individual session passes

    • Adult general admission: $8
    • Student (K-12): $5
    • Senior (age 60+): $5

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    How to purchase tickets

    Note that only all-session and passes can be purchased online. Everything else much be purchased at the door.

    Those who purchase tickets online get in 30 minutes early for swimming prelims on Friday, and the finals on Saturday.

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    Merchandise sales

    Official 2016 CHSAA State Swimming T-shirts and souvenirs will be available at USAFA and VMAC.