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Month: October 2017

  • Football roundup: No. 7 Mullen evens its record after beating Mountain Range

    (Steve Oathout)

    Mullen football evened its record with a gritty 55-41 win over Mountain Range on Thursday night.

    The Mustangs, ranked No. 7 in Class 5A, are now 3-3 this season.

    Mountain Range actually pulled withing 48-41 of the Mustangs midway through the fourth quarter, but Mullen was able to hold off the upset bid.

    Dominic Depizzol threw three passing TDs, two to A’Jon Vivens, and Zach Krause added two rushing scores for Mullen. Adrian Jackson also had a kickoff return for a touchdown.

    Mountain Range is also now 3-3 this season.

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    Notables

    • 4A No. 1 Ponderosa cruised past Liberty 61-0. The Mustangs’ Issac Power hit a 58-yard field goal.
    • 4A No. 3 Pine Creek beat Pueblo Centennial 56-14. JC Coulter threw three touchdown passes, and David Moore III rushed for two touchdowns and caught another.
    • Windsor, ranked No. 4 in 4A, escaped an upset bid from Mountain View, 21-14.
    • In 3A, No. 9 Silver Creek beat Northridge 44-7 to improve to 4-2. Photos from the game are here.
    • Heritage picked up its first win of the season in beating Adams City 49-7.

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    More coverage:

    Silver Creek Northridge football
    (Katie Pickrell/CHSAANow.com)

  • Photos: No. 5 Broomfield boys soccer handles No. 1 Fort Collins

    BROOMFIELD — Broomfield boys soccer responded in a big way to its top-5 matchup with Fort Collins on Thursday.

    The Eagles, ranked No. 5 in Class 5A, beat the top-ranked Lambkins 5-1. All five of their goals came in the second half.

    And each of the five were scored by different players: Tristan Austin, Nathan Dishongh, Michael Georgiton, Sawyer Giles and Michael Mooney all tallied goals for Broomfield.

    Jose Ogaz made six saves in net for the Eagles.

    Broomfield is now 10-2-0 this season, while Fort Collins (9-1-1) suffered its first loss of the season.

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  • Softball roundup: Lamar, Brush come away with 3A top-10 wins

    No. 5 Lamar softball is riding a five game winning streak at the right time of the season. 

    Lamar scored six runs in the second inning, then added four in the sixth to beat No. 4 Rocky Ford 11-8. The win gives Lamar its fifth win in a row heading into the final game of the season.

    Lamar is now 10-1 in Class 3A’s District 2.

    This is the second time Lamar has beat Rocky Ford this season. Lamar took a 6-1 win the first meeting.

    Lamar senior Haleigh Prosser is hitting .542 with 22 runs-batted-in and eight doubles.

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    No. 3 Brush softball beats No. 7 University

    In a rematch of an extra-inning Brush win last Thursday, the Beetdiggers took care of University in easier fashion.

    Brush beat University 7-3 to cap a 16-3 season.

    In the game earlier this season, Brush used four runs in the top of the ninth to edge University.

    Brush is currently in second place of 3A’s District 3, but with Eaton playing Strasburg on Saturday, there is a possibility of a three-way tie at the top of the standings.

    Should Eaton beat Strasburg, the Reds would move to 12-2 in league. Strasburg, after the loss, and Brush would also be 12-2 in league.

  • CHSAA designates next week as “Officials Appreciation Week”

    Pueblo West Dakota Ridge football
    (Michael Hankins/TGWStudios.com)

    CHSAA has designated the Week of Oct. 9 as “Officials Appreciation Week.”

    We are asking our member schools, teams and school communities to let CHSAA officials know how much their time, dedication and commitment means to high school activities.

    “Without them, it would just be recess,” said CHSAA commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green.

    A signed card from the team, an additional pregame “shout-out,” a gift card or basket — there are so many ways our schools can acknowledge the importance of officials to ensuring our athletes compete in a safe and equitable environment.

    Currently, there are 4,686 officials serving the CHSAA membership.

    “Without officials we have no games,” said CHSAA associate commissioner Tom Robinson, who oversees officials. “The partnership we have with officials is an integral component of the CHSAA.”

    Are you interested in becoming a high school official? Find out more information and indicate your interest on this page.

  • No. 9 Fossil Ridge volleyball rallies to beat No. 6 Fort Collins

    No. 6 Fort Collins volleyball had its nine-game winning streak snapped by No. 9 Fossil Ridge on Thursday.

    The Lambkins had not lost since the beginning of September.

    After a loss in the first set, Fossil Ridge won three straight to beat Fort Collins in four sets.

    “It was really big being that they’re a cross-town rival, and we sometimes fight for kids between the two schools,” Fossil Ridge coach Paul Shimek said. “We lost the game to Rocky Mountain, which was disappointing because we didn’t show up very well that day. We really wanted to come back and show that we belonged.”

    The Sabercats won 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-17.

    Riley Zuhn and Catie Semadeni led Fossil Ridge with 16 and 15 kills, respectively. Charlie Durbin also had 29 digs.

    The win puts Fossil Ridge at 7-1 in a crowded Class 5A Front Range League, good for a temporary hold on first place.

    “We’re hoping that it’s a catalyst. That this is a starting spot. We’re starting to get people back regular,” Shimek said. “Riley is finally starting to get back healthy again, and Mataya’s (Megson) arm is coming back a little bit. We’re starting to put everything together now, so hopefully this is a starting point and we keep getting better from here.”

    Fossil Ridge has now won four in a row after a midseason skid in which they lost three of four games.

  • Photos: No. 6 Montrose boys soccer score four in second half to beat Grand Junction Central

    MONTROSE — Trailing by one in the second half, No. 6 Montrose boys soccer scored four in the second half to beat Grand Junction Central 4-1 on Thursday.

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  • Photos: Cherry Creek boys soccer upsets No. 6 Arapahoe in OT

    GREENWOOD VILLAGE — Cherry Creek boys soccer beat No. 6 Arapahoe in overtime, 2-1, on Thursday.

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  • Stargate and Cornerstone Christian volleyball raise money to help player’s sister battling leukemia

    (Courtesy of Stargate School)

    Stargate and Cornerstone Christian hosted a cancer benefit to raise money for the sister of a volleyball player at the school.

    During the team’s home match on Wednesday against Cornerstone Christian, the Eagles raised more than $2,000 for Gabby Spangler, the second-grade sister of Stargate’s Adriana Spangler who was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2016.

    Gabby attends Cornerstone’s elementary school. The two schools partnered to benefit Gabby’s family. During the match, they sold pink t-shirts, had a basket raffle and also had kill sponsors. All gate proceeds went to Gabby, as well.

    Stargate volleyball coach Karlie Segeff was behind much of the event, and made it a reality.

    Stargate won the match in four sets, 25-16, 23-25, 25-15, 25-20.

    (Courtesy of Stargate School)
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  • Colorado Academy names Nathan Oystrick its first hockey coach

    Colorado Academy is starting its hockey program this winter, and on Tuesday announced that Nathan Oystrick will be the team’s first coach.

    “This is a super strong staff who have some great background in the game,” Mustangs athletic director Bill Hall said on Thursday. “We are excited to build our program, especially with Nathan leading the way.”

    Oystrick played professional hockey for 10 seasons, including a stint with the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers. He played college hockey at Northern Michigan, where he was captain for two seasons.

    Oystrick most recently was an assistant with the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL.

    Additionally, Mark Popovic and Chris Delaney have been named assistants. Popovic is a former professional hockey player, as well, who also spent time with the Thrashers and the Anaheim Ducks.

    Delaney, another former professional player, was the first head coach at Denver East in 2014-15.

    Colorado Academy hockey will be a JV team during the 2017-18 season. The plan is to start a varsity schedule in 2018-19.

    The Mustangs’ new team is the latest indication of growth in the sport. In 2017-18, both Chaparral and Woodland Park will have new varsity teams.

  • Boulder boys soccer’s Hardy Kalisher will coach in All-American game

    Boulder Rock Canyon boys soccer
    (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Hardy Kalisher, among the state’s elite soccer coaches, has been selected to coach in the 2017 High School All-American game for boys soccer.

    The game, set for Dec. 2, will be played in Orlando, Fla. The event is sponsored by Adidas, Topdrawer Soccer and Continental Tire.

    Players selected to play in the game, which is now in its 17th year, will be announced at the end of October.

    Kalisher was among six coaches selected, and will coach the West team.

    Boulder boys soccer is 8-1-1 this season, ranked No. 2 in this week’s CHSAANow.com poll, and is also No. 2 in the latest RPI standings. The Panthers are defending champions, having gone 20-0-0 last season, capping their title run with an epic 14-round shootout win over rival Broomfield.

    Boulder also won the 5A title in 2012, and advanced to the final in 2014.