The CHSAA Board of Directors has approved football alignment for the next two-year cycle.
This alignment has been worked on by members of the football committee for more than a year now, and the representatives on that committee have sought and incorporated feedback from member schools throughout it. The final step in the process was the Board meeting this week, which included the potential for schools to appeal their proposed alignment.
The following criteria was used to create the alignment in all classifications:
(Photo courtesy of Gabe Trujillo/Westminster athletics)
Westminster is making a change at football coach. Athletic director Gabe Trujillo announced on Thursday that Dayne Allbrandt will take over for Kerry Denison.
Allbrandt has been on the football coaching staff for seven years and has served as the head coach of the JV program for the last four.
He’s also the head track coach for the Wolves.
“I look forward to this opportunity to work with our kids and families to create a successful program and build upon a positive culture that is the foundation of Westminster Public Schools,” Allbrandt said in a release. “I already know these boys and have a great relationship with them.”
Overall, she finished her career with 68 goals and 26 assists for the Mustangs.
On top of accolades on the field, she participates in community service projects through Colorado Academy and reinforces her love of soccer through time as a youth coach. At Colorado Academy she has a 4.21 weighted GPA.
She has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Northwestern University.
Mallory Pugh is leaving no doubt that she belongs right where she is. The Mountain Vista grad and former Colorado Gatorade girls soccer player of the year saw action in her first Women’s World Cup game.
Not only did she see action, but she contributed in the United States’ 13-0 win over Thailand.
Loveland athletic director Chris Stine didn’t have to look far to find someone to fill Wayne McGinn’s shoes.
When the Indians step back on the field next fall, it will be Jeff Mauck calling the shots. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because Mauck was on staff as the offensive coordinator at Loveland.
Last year Loveland had the most productive offensive season in school history. They led the state with 4,704 rushing yards, 5,899 total yards and 601 points.
“We look forward to Coach Mauck’s student-first approach to the game,” Stine said in email. He emphasizes success in the classroom as his number one priority. His positive energy, commitment to student and student-athletes, and love for the game are just some of the reason why we believe Coach Mauck to be the perfect fit at Loveland.”
Loveland’s offense shined in a 62-14 win over Skyline in the Class 4A state championship game last December.
Maucks hiring has been updated in the list of football coaching changes heading into the 2019 season.
US AIR FORCE ACADEMY — The Front Range was very kind to Montrose’s Micah Stangebye last fall. The then-junior was on point at the Club at Flying Horse last November as he claimed the Class 4A boys golf title.
He’ll have a chance to defend his title this fall and preparation is very much underway. Stangebye is one of several returning and recently graduated golfers playing in the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado’s Junior PGA Championship at Eisenhower Golf Club on the grounds of the Air Force Academy.
It’s just the next tournament of a heavy schedule that Stangebye will battle through as he heads into the school season next fall.
“It’s busy,” he said. “I haven’t been home in two weeks and that’s obviously a struggle living back in Montrose. All these tournaments are over on this Front Range. I just have to get through it and get some sleep. I also just need to keep my game going and not focus on shooting a certain score this summer. I just have to keep placing and keep grinding and get my swing going.”
The Colorado Junior PGA is the first of four designated majors on the JGAC Tour each summer. A year ago it was Eaglecrest alum Davis Bryant and Holy Family’s Hailey Schalk who came away with the respective championships.
Like Stangebye, Davis was coming off a state title win but he wasn’t trying to get ready to defend that title, he was on his way to Fort Collins to begin his college golf career with Colorado State.
The good news for Stangebye is that this tournament is going to make him more battle tested. He’s playing in a field that consists last year’s 5A champion (Fossil Ridge’s Dillon Stewart) and the 3A runner-up (Aspen’s Jack Hughes).
There is no classification separation with the field. This is simply the best golfers in the state going at it. Even if Stangebye doesn’t finish high on the leaderboard, he’s still going to feel the benefit of this tournament when the fall season gets rolling in August.
“Knowing all these guys that have graduated are playing college golf and competing with them pushes me to go further,” Stangebye said. “They’ll be gone next year, but playing with them is always good.”
It’s a benefit to those recent graduates as well. Many in the field will be turning their attention to the college game this fall. Whether it’s someone like Stewart heading to Oklahoma State or someone like Liberty’s Brandon Bervig heading to UCCS, the JGAC Tour has become a tool to make all high school-level golfers in Colorado better players.
“They’re amazing,” Bervig said. “They play us at longer distances to prepare us for college. They have tough setups, tough greens and a lot of these pins were tough today.”
For players like Bervig or Stewart, a tougher setup means they’ll be better prepared for the next level in the fall. For a player like Stangebye, these tournaments can make the difference when it comes to defending a state championship.
Brandon Bervig. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
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Boys: Valor alum Jake Welch jumps out to lead
TJ Shehee. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
It was a tale of two nines for recent Valor graduate Jake Welch. He teed off on 10 at Eisenhower’s Blue Course and a double-bogey on No. 15 contributed to his 38 on that side.
He recovered nicely after making the turn as he made four birdies – including three in his last four holes – to take the Day 1 lead with a 2-under-par 70.
Hughes and recent Mead graduate TJ Shehee finished tied for second as they each shot 72.
Stewart hit a bumpy stretch on his back nine to finish with a 75.
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Girls: Loveland’s Lauren Lehigh tied for Day 1 lead
Caroline Jordaan. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
Lauren Lehigh is continuing where she left off at the 5A girls golf tournament this spring. The only difference is after the first day, she has a three-way share of the lead at 5-over.
Broomfield’s Meghan Vogt and Cherry Creek’s Kaylee Chen are also at 5-over on the day.
The 2019 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They 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 vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
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Class 5A
Mountain Vista’s Sam Ireland. (Tim Bourke)
Player of the year: Sam Ireland, Mountain Vista
Coach of the year: Matt Darr, Regis Jesuit
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Riley Cornelio
Pine Creek
RHP/INF
Senior
Sam Ireland
Mountain Vista
RHP/3B/1B
Senior
AJ Jergensen
Ralston Valley
OF
Senior
Geno Macias
Regis Jesuit
Senior
Brice Martinez
Cherry Creek
Jack Moss
Cherry Creek
Drew Stahl
Mountain Vista
INF
Senior
Jacob Thompsen
Regis Jesuit
Junior
Caden Wagner
Regis Jesuit
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Justin Boyd
Legend
SS/CF
Senior
Jose Cintron
Overland
3B/2B/INF
Senior
Peter Goldy
Grandview
RHP/1B
Senior
Calvin Hunt
Ralston Valley
RHP
Senior
Cale Lansville
ThunderRidge
Grant Magill
Mountain Vista
C
Senior
Nathan Mitchell
Cherry Creek
Ryan Stohr
Dakota Ridge
RHP/1B
Senior
Patrick Strawbridge
Regis Jesuit
Senior
Case Williams
Douglas County
RHP/3B/1B
Junior
Honorable mention:
Trey Adams, Ralston Valley, INF/RHP, Senior
Simon Baumgardt, Lakewood, P/SS, Senior
Radek Birkholz, Valor Christian, P/INF, Sophomore
Zach Boone, Castle View, CF/LF, Senior
Clay Burke, Mountain Vista, RHP/1B, Senior
Jake Campbell, Rocky Mountain, P/1B, Senior
Tony Castonguay, Grandview, C/3B, Junior
Pete Chronowski, Heritage, LHP, Senior
Kellen Cox, Cherokee Trail
Garrett Crawford, Overland, OF/RHP, Junior
Clay Cutter, Cherry Creek
John Emerson, Denver East, CF/LHP/SS, Senior
Chase Esplin, Legacy, Junior
Matt Glover, Denver South, RHP/OF/SS, Sophomore
Jake Greiving, Legend, C/OF/3B, Senior
Josh Hojnowski, Grandview, RHP/3B, Senior
Ben Horwith, Douglas County, Senior
Owen Lockner, Windsor, Senior
Jayden Martinez, Grandview, OF, Senior
Braden Martinez, Windsor, Senior
Bryce Matthews, Chaparral, OF, Senior
Ryan McKown, Chaparral, OF, Senior
Mason Mitchell, Heritage, OF/RHP, Senior
Justin Moehlenpah, Horizon, LHP/OF, Senior
Ben Perla, Cherry Creek
Jaren Piepho, Rocky Mountain, C, Senior
Kevin Pipich, Rock Canyon, RHP/1B, Senior
J.C. Rodriguez, Far Northeast Warriors, Sophomore
Jacob Roybal, Chatfield, P/OF, Junior
Teddy Schoenfeld, Boulder, Senior
Macully Sehr, Legacy, Sophomore
Colby Shade, Fort Collins, OF, Junior
Derek Shaver, Grand Junction, Senior
Blake Templeton, Fort Collins, SS/RHP, Junior
Diego Velasquez, Smoky Hill, P/1B/OF, Junior
Ben Whipple, Valor Christian, RHP/1B, Sophomore
Tristan Wolf, Mountain Range
Matt Zaccaro, Bear Creek, OF/P, Senior
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Class 4A
Pueblo West’s Tyler Barth. (Bobby Stevens/MaxPreps)
Player of the year: Tyler Barth, Pueblo West
Coach of the year: Dan Sanchez, Pueblo West
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Lincoln Andrews
Canon City
INF/P
Senior
Aaron Arcilise
Wheat Ridge
RHP/INF
Senior
Tyler Barth
Pueblo West
Senior
Aaron Berkhoff
Cheyenne Mountain
INF
Senior
Charlie Deeds
Palmer Ridge
SS/RHP/2B
Senior
Nate Denniston
Pueblo West
Senior
Kyle Jameson
Pueblo West
Senior
Collin Kringlen
Holy Family
1B/RHP
Senior
Spencer Rich
Silver Creek
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Tayler Aguilar
Northridge
CF
Senior
Brodie Blackford
Pueblo West
Junior
Jayden Cordova
Pueblo West
Senior
JP Hamer
Fort Morgan
Senior
Ben McLaughlin
Golden
SS/RHP
Junior
Brady Renck
Longmont
2B/SS/P
Senior
Jason Shuger
Lewis-Palmer
P/INF
Senior
John Thoren
Erie
Michael Wegleitner
Silver Creek
Junior
Honorable mention:
Zach Becker, Holy Family, SS/2B/RHP, Senior
Johnny Behm, Lewis-Palmer, /OF, Senior
Dominic Bronk, Wheat Ridge, 3B/RHP, Junior
Angel Carlos, Lincoln, Senior
Tyler Declusin, Pueblo West, Senior
Devin Dodson, Cheyenne Mountain, C/RHP, Junior
Tyler Dollahan, Glenwood Springs, Senior
Garrett Flaagan, Eagle Valley
Avery Fulford, Conifer, Senior
Michael Guber, George Washington, UTIL/RHP, Senior
Chris Gumeson, Longmont, RF/C/INF, Senior
Tyler Hrin, Thomas Jefferson, OF/1B/LHP, Freshman
Charlie Jackson, Silver Creek, Junior
William Kapner, Evergreen, 2B/1B, Junior
Emmert Kastendieck, Montrose, OF, Junior
Noah Lasecki, The Classical Academy, 1B/P, Senior
Isaac Linker, Fort Morgan, Senior
Cesar Loma, Greeley Central, 3B/RHP/C, Senior
Seth Lucero, Denver North, SS/RHP/OF, Senior
Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, CF, Senior
Parker Martin, Coronado, C/INF/OF, Senior
Cole Martino, Pueblo County, P/1B/3B, Sophomore
Bryce McKee, Coronado, SS/UTIL/RHP, Senior
Kolton Miller, Ponderosa, Sophomore
Adam Muniz, Pueblo Central, 3B/SS/2B, Senior
Corey Musch, Skyview, CF/LF, Senior
Cameron Nellor, Thompson Valley, SS/P/UTIL, Junior
Mary Anderson, Ron Castagna, Sue Ellis and Rudy Martin were inducted into the Jeffco Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday, June 6, at the Arvada Center. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
ARVADA — Jeffco Public Schools held is 33rd annual Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, June 6, at the Arvada Center.
Mary Anderson, Ron Castagna, Sue Ellis and Rudy Martin joined the Jeffco Athletic Hall of Fame that now numbers 208 members. The hall of fame started in 1986 with the charter class of Darrel Hafling, Tom Hancock, Vernon Heaston, Bill Lewis and Mel Schwartz.
This year’s class includes several groundbreaking athletics, coaches and administers who have helped shape the long and rich athletic tradition in Jeffco.
MARY ANDERSON
Anderson was a physical education teacher at Wheat Ridge High School and North Arvada Middle School from 1983 to 2005. She was the Farmers’ varsity volleyball coach from 1983 to 1989.
In 1987, Anderson coached Wheat Ridge to the Class 4A state champion. Wheat Ridge was ranked 13th nationally by Volleyball Magazine. Anderson was named the Jeffco Volleyball Coach of the Year, Colorado High School Volleyball Coach of the Year and was the Volleyball All-State Coach in 1987.
In 2005, the new secondary gymnasium at Wheat Ridge High School was named the “Anderson Gymnasium”.
RON CASTAGNA
Castagna was the principal at Lakewood High School from 1996 to 2014. During his tenure at Lakewood there was tremendous growth in enrollment and the creation of the International Baccalaureate program.
Castagna always should his passion and support for his athletic programs that had several much success on and off the fields and courts during his nearly 20 years at Lakewood High School.
SUE ELLIS
Ellis was a trailblazer for female high school student-athletics in the 1970s when Title IX went into effect. The Golden High School graduate excelled in volleyball and basketball where she was a two-time all-state player in both sports.
During the 1975-76 basketball season, Ellis led the Demons to the AAA state championship title. It was the first year that girls basketball was a sanctioned sport by the Colorado High School Activities Association.
Ellis went on to play basketball at Colorado State University where she was a four-year starter and three-time captain. She also went on to coach in Jeffco for several years.
RUDY MARTIN
Martin first made a name for himself at Lakewood High School on the baseball field as an all-state catcher on the Tigers’ AAA state championship team in 1970.
He then went on to the University of Northern Colorado where he went into education with a focus on special education and physical education. Martin had a long coaching career that spans more than 40 years.
Martin coached Columbine High School’s boys basketball team to the Class 5A state title in 1997. He racked up 226 wins during his head coaching stint with the Rebels. Martin spent time at Green Mountain High School where he was the head boys basketball coach for four years and four more years as the head girls basketball coach.
Paul Davis Sportsmanship Award
Jeffco 4A: Wheat Ridge
Jeffco 5A: Columbine
Varsity Achievement Award
Valor Christian
Fred Steinmark Award
Jeffco 4A: Evergreen
Jeffco 5A: Ralston Valley
Assistant Coaches of the Year
Jeffco 4A
Coach of Female Sports: Crystal Reed, Littleton
Coach of Male Sports: Scott MacDonald, Golden
Jeffco 5A
Coach of Female Sports: Gary Lash, Lakewood
Coach of Male Sports: Ray Barron, Columbine
Coaches of the Year
Jeffco 4A
Coach of Female Sports: Liz Hudd, Evergreen
Coach of Male Sports: Jesse German, Green Mountain
Jeffco 5A
Coach of Female Sports: Tracey Boychuk, Pomona
Coach of Male Sports: Mark Stenbeck, Dakota Ridge
Athletes of the Year
Jeffco 4A
Female: Claudia Dillon, Evergreen
Male: Ryan Burdi, Green Mountain
Jeffco 5A
Female: Anna Hall, Valor Christian
Male: Logan DeArment, Columbine
Thad Dewing needs to make a little more room in his trophy case. After helping the Air Academy boys soccer team to its second-straight Class 4A state title, Dewing was named the Gatorade boys soccer player of the year.
He now becomes eligible for the national player of the year award. He is the first boys soccer player from Air Academy to receive the award.
In his junior campaign for the Kadets scored 27 goals and assisted on eight others. He scored a goal and registered an assist in the Kadets 2-1 win over Denver North in the state championship game.
On top of his achievements on the field, Deewing has a weighted 4.22 GPA at Air Academy High School. He donates his spare time to coaching youth soccer and basketball. He is also active in other community-service projects.
