LITTLETON — No. 3 Cherry Creek boys soccer beat No. 8 Arapahoe in overtime on Thursday, 2-1.
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Photos: Lewis-Palmer boys soccer wins PPAC battle over Air Academy
MONUMENT — Lewis-Palmer got a big Pikes Peak Athletic Conference win over Air Academy, beating the Kadets 2-1 on Thursday.
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Boys tennis: Regional results and state qualifiers
A database of qualifiers to the 2016 boys tennis state tournaments, sortable by class, position and region.
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The Classical Academy football’s Anders Carlson has a big-time leg
When The Classical Academy football team hits the practice field, it’s hard to not notice the 6-foot-5, 190-pound athlete roaming the field.
He has the stature and the poise of someone who looks like he should be sitting in a pocket and picking apart opposing defenses.
But he just kicks.
He looks like he could sling the ball down the field and rack up some of the most impressive passing numbers in all of Class 2A.
But nah, he just kicks the ball.
Anders Carlson isn’t just a member of the Titans’ special team unit, he’s what makes it one of the most feared units in the entire Tri-Peaks League.
“I grew up playing soccer,” Carlson said. “I never really understood football until I played in eighth grade. Obviously, I kicked there. I played some receiver too, but it’s something about the ball and my foot. There’s always been a good connection, a big pop.”
It’s a very big pop.
While his teammates are busy going through offensive and defensive drills, he’s working on his kicking technique and then setting up for practice field goals in excess of 50, 60 and even sometimes 70 yards.
He’s just waiting for the right moment in a game when he can get a chance to boot one that will break the state record of 67 yards.
“It’s a cool opportunity, getting deep looks like that,” he said. “Even my coach trusting me with one of those is just so special.”
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Carlson has already committed to Auburn where he’ll look to succeed a very familiar face. His older brother, Daniel, is in his junior year with the Tigers and is also a TCA grad.
Carlson, who will play in the Under Armour All-American game, will follow the path that his big brother took and assuming that he redshirts for his freshman year, he’ll step in just as Daniel heads out for a hopeful career in the NFL.
“They’re different,” Titans special teams coordinator Chris Caughlin said. “They grew differently, they’re different types of athletes. Obviously we were hoping for big things from (Anders), but we tried to treat him as an individual as much as possible.”
Same with his parents and even his brother. None of them pushed Carlson to commit to Auburn, but just seeing the atmosphere led him to make that decision on his own.
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Which means an SEC-level kicker routinely boots field goals in the Colorado Springs area. That’s on top earning first-team all-state honors in boys soccer as a sophomore and second-team honors as a junior.
But he opted to just focus on football this season. Caughlin said that was a plan that was formulated in Aug. 2015. The focus for this season was just to be on football and the results have paid off.
The Titans are currently the No. 2 ranked team in the 2A CHSAANow.com poll. And as they’ve played well, they’ve continued to give Carlson the opportunity to hit field goals from distances that even surprise his holder.
“That happens a lot,” Titans senior Sawyer Weeks said. “We’ve lined up for kicks beyond 50 yards more than three or four times. We line up and I tell him, ‘Well Anders, I believe in you.’”
And he should.
Carlson did get a chance to try for a 75-yard free kick field goal, but it was no good. He’s happy to keep trying those, but with the postseason rapidly approaching, he would much rather get a 20-yard chip shot to ensure a win.
“It’s definitely winding down where every kick is really important right now,” he said. “I say to myself that I need to concentrate 100 percent and do my job.”
As much as it looks like his job should be driving the offense down the field, it’s really all about the leg.
As one of the most athletic looking kids on the field, his job is to just kick.
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No. 3 Palmer Ridge vs. No. 4 Colorado Academy field hockey ends in overtime draw
(Morgan Dzak/CHSAANow.com) DENVER — A Colorado Academy dad stood at the very top of Slater Field’s metal bleachers intently watching a high-intensity field hockey game between CA and Palmer Ridge when the Mustangs scored the first goal of the game.
“It only takes one,” he said.
The Bears must have overheard him and accepted the wisdom during the perfect time to hit back, because within the three-minute-zone of the Mustang goal, Palmer Ridge scored a goal of its own, knotting the score at 1 in the second half and ultimately sending the game to a 10-minute overtime.
But at the end of No. 3 Palmer Ridge vs. No. 4 Colorado Academy field hockey OT, the one goal each team had scored wasn’t actually enough for a win, and the players shook hands and walked away from the turf field with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday afternoon.
The top-5 matchup was a highly anticipated game, as Palmer had previously beaten CA 1-0 on Sept. 24 on the Bears’ home turf at Don Breese Stadium, snapping the Mustangs’ 78-game unbeaten streak that had stood since a 2011 state title game against Kent Denver.
And the rematch game did not disappoint, despite ending in a tie. It was a very exciting, fast-paced, back-and-forth game, filled with great ball movement, strong teamwork and obvious intensity from both teams, on both sides of the ball for an entire 70 minutes.
“This was a great game,” CA coach Veronica Scott said. “It’s very positive to have good, strong competition in this state. Palmer sets up well, reads the play well and makes the intercepts.”
Bloem Van den Berg scored a goal 11 minutes into the second half for the Mustangs, and just under three minutes later, Palmer Ridge’s Emily Munn fought through some scrum in front of the goal to slide the ball past CA stud goalie Bridget Sutter to get the Bears on the board.
This was just the second goal Sutter allowed this season, the other one from the 1-0 loss at the hands of the Bears, now 7-1-2. The Mustangs, now 9-1-2, have been a perennial field hockey powerhouse, claiming the last four straight state championships, where CA has taken down Palmer in two of those games (2012, 2014).
“Every year we say, ‘Yeah, we can beat CA,’ but no one actually believes we can beat them,” Bears junior Liz Phillips said. “But then when we beat CA, it was insane and we went wild because it’s never happened with anyone in this age group before.”
She added: “We were pumped to have the opportunity to play them again, and to come out with a draw in a game like this helps us going into playoffs.”
CA’s Nellie Turnage showcased great stick handling all game and was very quick and aggressive. Jill Murphy was also clutch for the Mustangs, and had incredible speed, quick footwork and was a defensive nightmare for the Bears’ offense. Coach Scott said Isabel Chandler also did a lot of work for CA and is a captain who leads by example and keeps the energy high.
Palmer’s Munn played really tough for the Bears and was critical in pushing the game to a draw. Shanon Snideker was also very fast, aggressive and moved the ball around really well.
“We were trying to go into this as just another game,” Van den Berg said. “Palmer is obviously really good and we won’t ignore that, but we couldn’t psyche ourselves out before the game, which is what maybe happened last time we played.”
Both teams had lots of opportunities to score, but the defenses were so tough and united, the goals remained impermeable.
“There’s a rivalry between every field hockey team and CA,” Palmer Ridge coach Paul Lewis said. “The school has won the state title so many times and has a tough program to beat with great athletes.
He added: “Everyone is waiting to beat CA and we’re just glad to get it once this year.”
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Ralston Valley softball completes back-to-back 5A Jeffco sweep
Ralston Valley senior Malory Eldredge belted a pair of home runs Wednesday in a 14-12 victory over Columbine. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) LITTLETON — When conference softball play began in the Class 5A Jeffco League the defending league championships looked venerable.
Ralston Valley held a 3-7 record heading into the Mustangs’ conference opener Sept. 20 against rival Arvada West, ranked No. 2 in the latest CHSAANow.com 5A softball poll. Ralston Valley cruised to a 10-2 victory over A-West to begin an eight-game winning streak that concluded Wednesday afternoon with a wild 14-12 road victory in extra innings over Columbine.
“We really came into this game wanting to complete our league as undefeated champs,” Ralston Valley senior Malory Eldredge said after the regular-season finale. “There were so many emotions about finishing our senior year with this win.”
The Mustangs (11-7, 7-0 in league) had already clinched back-to-back conference titles with a dominating 15-5 victory against Dakota Ridge last Saturday, but completing a second straight undefeated conference run was important.
Ralston Valley junior Gianna Browdy delivers to the plate Wednesday against Columbine. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “It’s really huge to me. To do it my senior year is pretty awesome,” Ralston Valley senior catcher Alexa Samuels said. “We started rough and really came together as a team. I’m excited to see what the postseason is like.”
Eldredge and Samuels provided the power to finally put an end to the Rebels’ upset bid. Columbine (9-10, 3-4) scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie things up 12-12. Eldredge and Samuels responded by crushing solo home runs over the fence at Dave Sanders Memorial Field to give the Mustangs a 14-12 lead.
“I’ve played against (Columbine senior pitcher Jenni Romero) my whole life,” said Eldredge, who finished the game with two home runs and two doubles while driving in five runs. “She (Romero) is a great pitcher, but I knew I had to go up there finish it for my pitcher (Ralston Valley junior Gianna Browdy). She was working hard. I had to do it for her.”
Samuels, who knocked in three runs, belted her solo home run with two outs in the top of the eighth to give Browdy a bit of a cushion. Browdy was able to retire the Rebels in order in the bottom of the eighth inning to end the game.
“Knowing how they practice and prepare, I have confidence in them,” Ralston Valley coach Wendy Davies said.
Ralston Valley was all smiles during its 9-run top of the first inning against Columbine. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Ralston Valley saw its 9-0 lead after the top of the first inning completely evaporate with a gutsy effort by the Rebels. A 2-run home run by Columbine senior Kasey Cruz cut the Mustangs’ lead to 9-5 after three innings.
Senior Shania Lopez and junior Zoey Cruz both had 2-run doubles in the bottom of the fifth inning to trim the lead to 12-9. Lopez scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game at 12-12.
“Giving up nine unearned runs in that first inning after a couple of errors was tough,” Columbine coach Brooks Roybal said. “They very well could have tucked their heads and called it a day, but they battled back. They have refused to back down.”
The Rebels did have a little history on their side heading into the league finale. Ralston Valley’s last league loss came to the hands of Columbine back on Oct. 2, 2014.
Now it’s a wait-and-see game. The 32-team field for the regional tournaments are scheduled to be released next Monday. Regionals will be played Oct. 15. All state tournaments (5A, 4A and 3A) are scheduled for Oct. 21 and 22 at Aurora Sports Park.
“It’s a strange situation because if you won your league in the past you knew you would host (regionals),” Davies said. “It’s a long wait. Hopefully we can stay focused and do some fun things with them.”
Columbine should make the postseason. The Rebels were No. 20 in the RPI rankings before the regular-season finale. The new RPI rankings will decide the 18 at-large bids to the 5A regional field after the 14 automatic bids are handed out in the new format.
The 5A Jeffco League receives two automatic bids with Ralston Valley and the winner of Arvada West at Dakota Ridge (4 p.m. Friday) likely earning the other automatic bid.
Ralston Valley hopes it can keep its momentum going in the playoffs. Davies credits the hard work her players have put in since starting the season 3-7 for the dramatic turnaround.
Columbine senior Kasey Cruz, left, is greeted at the plate by teammates after her 2-run home run Wednesday against Ralston Valley. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) -
TV vs Ft. Collins – 9/29/16
Team scores Rank School Score 1 Thompson Valley 161.9 2 Fort Collins 160.6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vault Rank Name School Score 1 Cadi Salza Thompson Valley 8.95 2 Emily Meek Thompson Valley 8.4 3 Jenna Springberg Fort Collins 8.3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bars Rank Name School Score 1 Brittani Myers Thompson Valley 8.2 2 Lindsay Carver Fort Collins 8.05 3 Hannah White Thompson Valley 7.7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Beam Rank Name School Score 1 Lindsay Carver Fort Collins 9.4 2 Jenna Springberg Fort Collins 8.8 3 Morgan Kenner Thompson Valley 8.35 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Floor Rank Name School Score 1 Lindsay Carver Fort Collins 8.7 2 Brittani Myers Thompson Valley 8.7 3 Lena Ray Fort Collins 8.5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 All-Around Rank Name School Score 1 Lindsay Carver Fort Collins 34.4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ****************************
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Niwot vs. Fort Collins-9/1/16
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Host: Fort CollinsTeam scores Rank School Score 1 Niwot 172.25 2 Fort Collins 144.9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vault Rank Name School Score 1 Alexis Carroll Niwot 9.25 2 Lindsay Chohon Niwot 9.1 3 Amelia Sears Niwot 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bars Rank Name School Score 1 Amelia Sears Niwot 8.8 2 Erica Bortfeldt Niwot 8.6 3 Taylor Green Niwot 8.3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Beam Rank Name School Score 1 Amelia Sears Niwot 8.65 2 Lindsay Chohon Niwot 8.65 3 Taylor Green Niwot 8.45 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Floor Rank Name School Score 1 Lindsay Chohon Niwot 9.4 2 Lilliana Martin Niwot 9.15 3 Amelia Sears Niwot 8.7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 All-Around Rank Name School Score 1 Amelia Sears Niwot 35.15 2 Lindsay Chohon Niwot 34.55 3 Taylor Green Niwot 33.65 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ****************************
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Evergreen vs. Lakewood vs. Columbine-10/4/16
Team scores Rank School Score 1 Lakewood 175.4 2 Evergreen 161.7 3 Columbine 160.025 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vault Rank Name School Score 1 Amber Boll Lakewood 9.2 2 Kiki Neff Lakewood 8.9 3 Delaney R. Shannon Lakewood 8.75 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bars Rank Name School Score 1 Amber Boll Lakewood 9.325 2 Kiki Neff Lakewood 9.05 3 Carly Schnabel Lakewood 8.85 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Beam Rank Name School Score 1 Amber Boll Lakewood 9.425 2 Kiki Neff Lakewood 9.35 3 Grace Kishimoto Evergreen 9.025 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Floor Rank Name School Score 1 Amber Boll Lakewood 9.3 2 Kiki Neff Lakewood 9.05 3 Sayler Walls Columbine 8.725 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 All-Around Rank Name School Score 1 Amber Boll Lakewood 37.25 2 Kiki Neff Lakewood 36.35 3 Delaney R. Shannon Lakewood 34.325 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ****************************