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Month: November 2019

  • All-state boys cross country teams for the 2019 season

    The 2019 all-state boys cross country teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

    The athletes who won championships at their classification were named runner of the year.

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    Class 2A

    Lyons boys cross country Isaac Roberts
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Runner of the year: Isaac Roberts, Lyons
    Coach of the year: Mark Roberts, Lyons

    First Team
    Name Year School
    Jodzuel Juarez Sophomore Ellicott
    Noel Lopez Senior Rocky Ford
    Isaac Roberts Senior Lyons
    Andre Stablein Senior Front Range Christian
    Simon Stone Senior Lyons
    Micah Zeller Junior Custer County
    Second Team
    Name Year School
    Dylan Brush Sophomore St Mary’s
    Tyler Halliday Senior Peyton
    Tim Long Senior Platte Canyon
    Cole Pacosza Freshman Telluride
    Jordan Shackelford Senior Lyons
    Rosston Sherlock Junior Buena Vista

    Honorable mention: Nigel Cortright, Senior, Sargent; Gavin Field, Senior, Golden View Classical Acad; Adani Hassan, Sophomore, Lotus School for Excellence; Edgar Hernandez, Sophomore, Mancos; Fabian Jimenez, Junior, Lake County; Riley Kenison, Junior, Sargent; Conner Lenhard, Senior, Lake County; Caden Miller, Freshman, Rocky Ford; Kelsey Montague, Senior, Peyton; Jack Nauman, Freshman, Heritage Christian Academy; Nick Partain, Senior, Heritage Christian Academy; Conner Price, Junior, Byers; Joel Schluessler, Junior, Peyton; Cole Thomas, Freshman, Lyons; Jonas Van Zweden, Junior, Golden View Classical Acad; Omar Wissar, Junior, Ellicott.

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    Class 3A

    TCA boys cross country Mason Norman
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Runner of the year: Mason Norman, Classical Academy
    Coach of the year: Brett Shanklin, Frontier Academy

    First Team
    Name Year School
    Alex Baca Junior Gunnison
    Jacob Crookston Junior Jefferson Academy
    Branden Davis Sophomore Lamar
    Elco Garcia Senior Bayfield
    Josh Medina Junior Alamosa
    Owen Nolan Sophomore SkyView Academy
    Mason Norman Senior Classical Academy
    Second Team
    Name Year School
    Sylas Chambers Junior Frontier Academy
    Jack Culp Junior Holy Family
    Jaden Davis Senior Frontier Academy
    Logan Gullett Freshman Eaton
    Josh Lopez Senior Alamosa
    Hudson Majeski Senior Liberty Commons
    Nick Thomas Senior University

    Honorable mention: Adam Ambuul, Senior, Classical Academy; Christian Baca, Senior, Frontier Academy; Preston Fagerlin, Junior, Resurrection Christian; Abuzaid Fanning, Freshman, Frontier Academy; Ryan Flaherty, Sophomore, Classical Academy; Eli Greenslit, Junior, Berthoud; Walt Jones, Senior, Colorado Academy; Ryan Kuykendall, Junior, Peak to Peak; Bean Minor, Senior, Salida; Will Moore, Sophomore, Classical Academy; Wyatt Mortenson, Junior, Moffat County; Ibrohim Nosirov, Senior, SkyView Academy; Will Scavuzzo, Senior, SkyView Academy; Zeb Shields, Junior, Bayfield; Chandler Wilburn, Freshman, Classical Academy; Elijah Wilcox, Sophomore, Salida.

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    Class 4A

    Nwot boys cross country Cruz Culpepper
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Runner of the year: Cruz Culpepper, Niwot
    Coach of the year: Kelly Christensen, Niwot

    First Team
    Name Year School
    Cruz Culpepper Senior Niwot
    Erik LeRoux Sophomore Cheyenne Mountain
    Matthew Mettler Senior Air Academy
    Dylan Schubert Senior Thompson Valley
    Colin Szuch Senior Evergreen
    Luke Tichi Senior Durango
    Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos Junior Green Mountain
    Second Team
    Name Year School
    Topi Alahuhta Junior Conifer
    Zane Bergen Sophomore Niwot
    Zack Gacnik Junior Conifer
    Paul Knight Junior Durango
    James Overberg Junior Centaurus
    Matthew Storer Senior Air Academy
    Jeremiah Vaille Junior Summit

    Honorable mention: Keegan Caldwell, Junior, Mead; Zinabu Engstrom, Sophomore, Coronado; Hermon Gebrehiwat, Sophomore, Greeley Central; Sean Graff, Junior, Montrose; Ben Hayes-Lemmon, Senior, Coronado; Joey Hendershot, Sophomore, Niwot; Joaquin Herrera, Junior, Niwot; Nick Huger, Sophomore, Cheyenne Mountain; Hans Larson, Senior, Palmer Ridge; Alex Maline, Junior, Air Academy; Connor McCormick, Sophomore, Longmont; Logan Moore, Senior, Durango; Grayden Rauba, Junior, Niwot; Bryce Reeburgh, Sophomore, Golden; Dominykas Remeikis, Freshman, Summit; Jackson Shorten, Sophomore, Mountain View.

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    Class 5A

    Valor Christian boys cross country Cole Sprout
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Runner of the year: Cole Sprout, Valor Christian
    Coach of the year: Mark Stenbeck, Dakota Ridge

    First Team
    Name Year School
    Gus McIntyre Senior Palmer
    Ben Morrin Senior Dakota Ridge
    Cole Nash Senior Chatfield
    Connor Ohlson Senior Dakota Ridge
    Cole Sprout Senior Valor Christian
    Jacob White Junior Dakota Ridge
    Parker Wolfe Junior Cherry Creek
    Second Team
    Name Year School
    Wes Beckham Senior Rock Canyon
    Derek Fearon Senior Rock Canyon
    Cory Kennedy Senior Heritage
    Caleb Mann Junior Liberty
    Jack O’Sullivan Senior Mountain Vista
    Scott Prieve Junior Palmer
    Yasin Sado Senior Gateway

    Honorable mention: Michael Beck, Junior, Heritage; Grant Bradley, Junior, Overland; Ben Conlin, Junior, Rampart; Kevin Conlon, Senior, Fort Collins; Will Daley, Senior, Denver East; Wiley Feiger, Senior, Fairview; James Gregory, Senior, Fort Collins; Lukas Haug, Junior, Boulder; Davis Helmerich, Senior, Mountain Vista; Parker Lee, Senior, Legacy; Ryan Montera, Junior, Legacy; Ben Piegat, Senior, Dakota Ridge; Edward Rush, Junior, Castle View; Luke Sundberg, Senior, Valor Christian; James Thomas, Junior, Broomfield; Harrison Witt, Junior, Mountain Vista.

  • All-state girls cross country teams for the 2019 season

    The 2019 all-state girls cross country teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

    The athletes who won championships at their classification were named runner of the year.

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    Class 2A

    Lyons girls cross country Quin Gregg
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Runner of the year: Quin Gregg, Lyons
    Coach of the year: Mark Roberts, Lyons

    First Team
    Name Year School
    Helen Cross Senior Nederland
    Katie Fankhouser Senior Lyons
    Quin Gregg Sophomore Lyons
    Jamieson Legh Freshman Lyons
    Audrey Maroney Sophomore Rye
    Mallory Salazar Sophomore Buena Vista
    Second Team
    Name Year School
    Emma Dikken Junior Platte Canyon
    Ashleigh Gardner Senior Caprock Academy
    Kate Griffin Senior The Colorado Springs
    Adele Horning Freshman Lake County
    Molly McMurry Sophomore Buena Vista
    Kendra Sears Senior Sargent

    Honorable mention: Eliana Caucutt, Sophomore, Golden View Classical Acad; Cecelia Davies, Sophomore, Clear Creek; Benisa Ellis, Senior, Springfield; Gretta Gavette, Junior, Colorado Rocky Mountain; Jaylene Gutierrez-Hermo, Freshman, Ellicott; Summer Hernandez, Freshman, Rocky Ford; Grace Manning, Junior, Mancos; Katie Preciado, Junior, Rocky Ford; Cecilia Richardson, Sophomore, Peyton; Katya Schwieterman, Senior, Paonia; Mary Scoggins, Sophomore, Rangley; Ruby Tanguay, Sophomore, Telluride; Hannah Thomas, Junior, Lyons; Charlize Valdez, Junior, Ignacio; Samantha Westfahl, Junior, West; Hannah Wilkie, Senior, Rangely.

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    Class 3A

    Basalt girls cross country Sierra Bower
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Runner of the year: Sierra Bower, Basalt
    Coach of the year: Alan Versaw, The Classical Academy

    First Team
    Name Year School
    Allison Beasley Junior Peak to Peak
    Sierra Bower Junior Basalt
    Shannon King Senior Faith Christian
    Lilly Lavier Senior Alamosa
    Kennedy McDonald Sophomore Classical Academy
    Kylie Simshauser Junior Florence
    Sawyer Wilson Freshman Classical Academy
    Second Team
    Name Year School
    Evelyn Boyd Sophomore Holy Family
    Julia Brown Senior Frontier Academy
    Leah Hill Sophomore DSST: Montview
    Ella Johnson Sophomore The Vanguard School
    Kylie Kenny Junior Aspen
    Katelyn Maley Freshman Basalt
    Audrey Orstead Junior Faith Christian

    Honorable mention: Madison Brosig, Freshman, Frontier Academy; Kendall Clark, Junior, Aspen; Madi Eggers, Freshman, Faith Christian; Katherine Heekin, Sophomore, Faith Christian; Hana Husmann, Freshman, St Mary’s Academy; Kylie Kravig, Junior, University; Emily Lavier, Junior, Alamosa; Sarah Levy, Freshman, Basalt; Madi Moen, Senior, The Vanguard School; Kotryna Obergfell, Senior, Classical Academy; Ally Padilla, Sophomore, Berthoud; Kyra Shaner, Freshman, Classical Academy; Quinn Smith, Freshman, Salida; Eliana Thompson, Sophomore, D’Evelyn; Rebecca Thompson, Senior, Classical Academy; Sophia Valentine, Sophomore, Classical Academy.

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    Class 4A

    Niwot girls cross country Samrawit Dishon
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Runner of the year: Samrawit Dishon, Niwot
    Coach of the year: Kelley Christensen, Niwot

    First Team
    Name Year School
    Joslin Blair Senior Eagle Valley
    Samantha Blair Freshman Eagle Valley
    Madeleine Burns Senior Durango
    Samrawit Dishon Senior Niwot
    Ella Johnson Sophomore Glenwood Springs
    Amelia Philofsky Sophomore Niwot
    Hope Stark Sophomore Cheyenne Mountain
    Second Team
    Name Year School
    Taylor James Junior Niwot
    Grace Johnson Junior Battle Mountain
    Joelle McDonald Senior Niwot
    Jocelyn Millican Freshman Palmer Ridge
    Elliot Pribramsky Sophomore Battle Mountain
    Madison Shults Freshman Niwot
    Tristian Spence Sophomore Central Grand Junction

    Honorable mention: Milaina Almonte, Freshman, Battle Mountain; Maren Busath, Junior, Palmer Ridge; Ella Chura, Sophomore, Air Academy; Sophia Connerton-Nevin, Freshman, Glenwood Springs; Aspen Fulbright, Sophomore, Pueblo West; Rachel Goodrich, Senior, Golden; Baylie Koonce, Senior, Ponderosa; Kenadi Krueger, Senior, Thompson Valley; Olivia Krueger, Sophomore, Thompson Valley; Willow Lott, Freshman, Durango; Lily Mourer, Freshman, Golden; Emma Reeder, Sophomore, Battle Mountain; Grace Staberg, Senior, Summit; Aubrey Surage, Junior, Lewis-Palmer; Dylan Teeples, Sophomore, Air Academy; Lily Whelan, Freshman, Battle Mountain.

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    Class 5A

    Riley Stewart Cherry Creek girls cross country
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Runner of the year: Riley Stewart, Cherry Creek
    Coach of the year: Jeff Krause, Arapahoe

    First Team
    Name Year School
    Ava Escorcia Freshman Arapahoe
    Cameron McConnell Sophomore Cherokee Trail
    Ava Mitchell Freshman Arapahoe
    Riley Stewart Sophomore Cherry Creek
    Emma Stutzman Freshman Pomona
    Taylor Whitfield Junior Valor Christian
    Brooke Wilson Freshman Valor Christian
    Second Team
    Name Year School
    Megan Bergstrom Junior Arapahoe
    Isalina Colsman Senior Regis Jesuit
    Kinsey Hall Senior Fairview
    Ella Johns Freshman Fort Collins
    Addison Price Freshman Cherry Creek
    Elizabeth Schweiker Senior Ralston Valley
    Aidyn Woodall Sophomore Douglas County

    Honorable mention: Aloha Churchill, Senior, Fairview; Alexandra Collins, Freshman, Regis Jesuit;
    Jadyn Heil, Sophomore, Fruita Monument; Bryanna Hoffman, Freshman, Chaparral; Caitlin Hunt, Sophomore, Fossil Ridge; Emily Lamontagne, Freshman, Arapahoe; Cadence Lapp, Sophomore, Loveland; Lauren Lapporte, Senior, Cherry Creek; Kira MacGill, Senior, Arapahoe; Abigail Maclean, Sophomore, Cherry Creek; Sarah O’Sullivan, Senior, Mountain Vista; Sierra Parks, Sophomore, Broomfield; Laura Romero, Junior, Denver East; Anna Swanson, Senior, Grandview; Anna Wexler, Senior, Monarch; Shayda Zarrin, Sophomore, Mountain Vista.

  • 17-year-old Patricia McCracken to officiate 5A boys soccer championship game

    (Photo courtesy of Patricia McCracken)

    Patricia McCracken is the exception to a lot of unwritten rules. Typically, a high school official needs to be at least 18 years old, especially for a game as significant as a state championship.

    But McCracken has already graduated from a high school. She’s already spent time traveling the country and officiating high-level games featuring the best high school and club soccer players around.

    So when it was time for assignments in regard to the Colorado soccer state championship games, she didn’t draw the Class 5A game for the sake of being the exception to a rule.

    She got it because in terms of knowing the rules and enforcing them on the pitch, she’s proven to be exceptional.

    “Even though she’s young, she has a lot of experience,” High School Soccer Officials Association president Ken Hehir said. “She’s refereed a lot of big games. She’s very fit, she’s very fast, she understands the game and I think at that level she is more than capable of being assistant referee on the big game.”

    She is the shining example that young officials can succeed in what has become a volatile environment at times. Even at 17, however, she understands the pressures and the criticisms that come with officiating.

    And maybe she had the right idea. She has been working as an official for about five years starting at the youth level and has learned how to be tough when it comes to the issues that have been attributed into driving officials away from their respective games.

    (Photo courtesy of Patricia McCracken)

    “I’ve just learned since I started at such a young age to build up the thick skin,” McCracken said. “It was definitely hard at first, but honestly I’m able to turn a blind eye to it or to deal with it when it becomes necessary to deal with.”

    Of all the options that Hehir had when it came to the game, McCracken’s credentials were every bit as solid as anyone else he could have chosen. She has already been tagged as an up-and-comer after her selection as the Colorado Referee Administration’s young referee of the year and she fits in with the way that Colorado has been shifting in its way games are being called.

    “We are encouraging younger officials and with the move away from free whistle to the traditional whistle and flags, which we call a diagonal system of control,” he said. “The move back to that system, which is what the rest of the world uses, she has a lot of experience on that side.”

    There is an added benefit to having her on Friday night’s game, it’s a clear message that younger officials can succeed and work their way into big-game situations. Although, he clarified that her selection was no done just to send a message.The Denver native and graduate of the Denver School of the Arts has earned it.

    She admits that when it came to playing soccer, she was analytical and understanding of the game, she just wasn’t the best when it came to actually handling the ball. Her future in the game wasn’t dead, she was just taking a different route to see it at the highest levels.

    “It’s an amazing way to stay with the sport and stay with what you love,” McCracken said. “Even if you are a high-level player, there are a lot of referees out there that played at very high level and it’s a way to understand the sport.”

    And to be involved. The goal is always to be involved and when the whistle blows to signify the start of Friday night’s state championship game, there will be no doubt that she is standing right where she belongs.

    (Photo courtesy of Patricia McCracken)

  • Addressing coaches education, parent behavior begins at the youth sports level

    (Dan Schuster/NFHS)

    Long-term solutions to increasing the number of participants in high school sports and improving parental behavior at high school contests? The answer to both questions might start at the youth sports level.

    The NFHS hosted a first-ever meeting of about 25 leaders of National Governing Bodies and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee last week to discuss common concerns and opportunities to align and work together.

    Within the youth areas of these organizations, the issues are familiar ones to high school leaders – decline in participation, parent behavior, coaches education and minimizing the injury risk. Clearly, however, reaching parents with appropriate educational messages on sportsmanship, injury risk and the values of participation is a top priority for leaders at all levels – youth, middle school and high school sports.

    Recently, the NFHS formed a Middle School Committee in an effort to build interest in education-based sports at that level and to share the proper messages with parents before their kids reach high school. However, as we learned last week, middle school may even be too late!

    Those educational messages will be enhanced if the process starts in out-of-school youth sports. If messages about the values of multi-sport participation, playing for the love of the game, and limiting contact in sports like football are consistently shared and demonstrated at the youth level, the education-based concept should be firmly in place by the time students reach high school. 

    Coaches education is another common concern. While the NFHS has created an outstanding online education program for interscholastic coaches through the NFHS Learning Center (NFHSLearn.com), there is no standard requirement to coach at the youth level. There should be some type of required certification for anyone to walk onto a field or court to coach. And while knowledge about teaching the proper tackling form in football or the proper defensive positioning in basketball is important, those are not the most important prerequisites for coaching.

    Similar to the NFHS’ online Fundamentals of Coaching course, youth coaches should be required to take courses that help them learn how to coach the kids more so than the sport. And since many of the coaches at this level are parents of players on the team, these individuals – and all youth parents – should be presented materials similar to what is presented at preseason meetings at the high school level. This would include, among other things, the non-negotiable requirement to positively support their child while letting the coaches coach, and the officials officiate.

    Lofty goals, for sure, without a collective governing organization over youth sports. However, these concepts can be endorsed and promoted within the youth areas of sport-specific NGBs. These fundamentals of education-based athletics are essential for the two to three percent who play sports beyond high school as well as the majority who apply the values learned in high school sports in their chosen careers.

    The skills will eventually fade – even for those individuals who play sports beyond high school – but the values learned from playing sports, beginning at the youth sports level, will last a lifetime.

  • Coin flips: Future home sites for playoff football games on Nov. 21-23

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    The following information shows the designated home team for potential playoff football matchups to be completed by Saturday, Nov. 23. The formula for determining the home team is shown in the football bulletin.

    Sites are determined each week at the CHSAA office, one-and-a-half weeks prior to the next round.
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    Explanation

    How the home sites are determined.

    • For 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A: The team with the fewest playoff home games will host. If equal, the higher seed will host.
    • For 8-man and 6-man: The team with the fewest playoff home games will host. If equal, a coin flip determines the home team.

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    Future home sites

    Key: Home games – Fewest home playoff games; Higher seed – The highest seeded team; Coin Toss – A coin toss was used.

    6-man (Championship)
    Potential Matchup Method Home Team
    Kit Carson vs. Stratton/Liberty Coin Toss Kit Carson
    Fleming vs. Stratton/Liberty Coin Toss Stratton/Liberty
    Kit Carson vs. Cheyenne Wells Coin Toss Kit Carson
    Fleming vs. Cheyenne Wells Coin Toss Cheyenne Wells
    8-man (Semifinals)
    Potential Matchup Method Home Team
    Sedgwick County vs. Dayspring Christian Coin Toss Sedgwick County
    Merino vs. Dayspring Christian Home Games Merino
    Sedgwick County vs. Vail Christian Home Games Vail Christian
    Merino vs. Vail Christian Coin Toss Vail Christian
    Fowler vs. Sanford Coin Toss Fowler
    Mancos vs. Sanford Home Games Sanford
    Fowler vs. Pikes Peak Christian Home Games Fowler
    Mancos vs. Pikes Peak Christian Coin Toss Pikes Peak Christian
    Class 1A (Semifinals)
    Potential Matchup Method Home Team
    Strasburg vs. Centauri Home Games Centauri
    Highland vs. Centauri Higher Seed Centauri
    Strasburg vs. Meeker Higher Seed Strasburg
    Highland vs. Meeker Home Games Highland
    Limon vs. Holyoke Home Games Limon
    Wray vs. Holyoke Home Games Wray
    Limon vs. Colorado Springs Christian Higher Seed Limon
    Wray vs. Colorado Springs Christian Higher Seed Colorado Springs Christian
    Class 2A (Semifinals)
    Potential Matchup Method Home Team
    Rifle vs. Faith Christian Higher Seed Rifle
    Basalt vs. Faith Christian Higher Seed Faith Christian
    Rifle vs. Delta Home Games Rifle
    Basalt vs. Delta Home Games Basalt
    Resurrection Christian vs. Sterling Higher Seed Sterling
    Platte Valley vs. Sterling Home Games Platte Valley
    Resurrection Christian vs. Lamar Home Games Lamar
    Platte Valley vs. Lamar Higher Seed Platte Valley
    Class 3A (Quarterfinals)
    Potential Matchup Method Home Team
    Mead vs. Erie Home Games Erie
    Harrison vs. Erie Higher Seed Erie
    Mead vs. Green Mountain Higher Seed Mead
    Harrison vs. Green Mountain Home Games Harrison
    Palmer Ridge vs. Fort Morgan Home Games Fort Morgan
    Holy Family vs. Fort Morgan Higher Seed Fort Morgan
    Palmer Ridge vs. Conifer Higher Seed Palmer Ridge
    Holy Family vs. Conifer Home Games Holy Family
    Discovery Canyon vs. Thomas Jefferson Home Games Thomas Jefferson
    Roosevelt vs. Thomas Jefferson Higher Seed Thomas Jefferson
    Discovery Canyon vs. Frederick Higher Seed Discovery Canyon
    Roosevelt vs. Frederick Home Games Roosevelt
    Durango vs. Lutheran Home Games Lutheran
    Palisade vs. Lutheran Higher Seed Palisade
    Durango vs. Pueblo South Higher Seed Pueblo South
    Palisade vs. Pueblo South Home Games Palisade
    Class 4A (Quarterfinals)
    Potential Matchup Method Home Team
    Pine Creek vs. Ponderosa Home Games Ponderosa
    Longmont vs. Ponderosa Higher Seed Ponderosa
    Pine Creek vs. Skyline Higher Seed Pine Creek
    Longmont vs. Skyline Home Games Longmont
    Montrose vs. Golden Home Games Golden
    Brighton vs. Golden Higher Seed Golden
    Montrose vs. Pueblo West Higher Seed Montrose
    Brighton vs. Pueblo West Home Games Brighton
    Vista PEAK vs. Fruita Monument Home Games Fruita Monument
    Heritage vs. Fruita Monument Higher Seed Fruita Monument
    Vista PEAK vs. Dakota Ridge Higher Seed Vista PEAK
    Heritage vs. Dakota Ridge Home Games Heritage
    Chatfield vs. Grand Junction Home Games Grand Junction
    Loveland vs. Grand Junction Higher Seed Loveland
    Chatfield vs. Broomfield Higher Seed Broomfield
    Loveland vs. Broomfield Home Games Loveland
    Class 5A (Quarterfinals)
    Potential Matchup Method Home Team
    Cherry Creek vs. Cherokee Trail Higher Seed Cherry Creek
    ThunderRidge vs. Cherokee Trail Higher Seed Cherokee Trail
    Cherry Creek vs. Fairview Higher Seed Cherry Creek
    ThunderRidge vs. Fairview Higher Seed Fairview
    Regis Jesuit vs. Legend Higher Seed Regis Jesuit
    Highlands Ranch vs. Legend Higher Seed Legend
    Regis Jesuit vs. Pomona Higher Seed Regis Jesuit
    Highlands Ranch vs. Pomona Higher Seed Pomona
    Valor Christian vs. Smoky Hill Higher Seed Valor Christian
    Mountain Vista vs. Smoky Hill Home Games Mountain Vista
    Valor Christian vs. Columbine Higher Seed Valor Christian
    Mountain Vista vs. Columbine Home Games Mountain Vista
    Grandview vs. Arapahoe Higher Seed Grandview
    Eaglecrest vs. Arapahoe Higher Seed Eaglecrest
    Grandview vs. Ralston Valley Higher Seed Ralston Valley
    Eaglecrest vs. Ralston Valley Higher Seed Ralston Valley

  • All-state softball teams for the 2019 season

    The 2019 all-state softball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These team were created following a process where the coaches voted upon a list of nominees. Players who were named first-team all-league are eligible for the all-state ballot.

    Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.

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    Class 5A

    (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Player of the year: Korbe Otis, Columbine
    Coach of the year: Jim Santaniello, Columbine

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Katie Dack Rock Canyon   Junior
    Isabelle DiNapoli Chatfield RHP/1B Junior
    Ally Distler Columbine    
    Laurin Krings Loveland P/OF/1B Senior
    Jayden Mercado Fossil Ridge 3B Senior
    Korbe Otis Columbine    
    Hadlee Reichert Broomfield SS/P Junior
    Ashley West Ralston Valley P/1B Sophomore
    Yasmine Ybarra Smoky Hill 3B/C/1B Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Chloe Doyle Brighton C/3B Senior
    Hannah Farley Legacy P Senior
    Lauren Griggs Legend   Senior
    Tori Haug Brighton P/RF Senior
    Erin Keen Rock Canyon   Senior
    Kayleigh Krueger Arapahoe P/1B/SS Senior
    Nikki McGaffin Fossil Ridge P Sophomore
    Nevaeh Ramirez Prairie View OF/RHP Senior
    Jayda Randle Rampart CF/1B Junior

    Honorable mention: Kendall Aragon, Sophomore, Legacy; Hannah Bailey, Sophomore, Rocky Mountain; Brooke Ballard, Senior, ThunderRidge; Amrajie Bass, Sophomore, Smoky Hill; Torie Bass, Junior, Fountain-Fort Carson; Courtney Bidwell, Junior, Chatfield; Savannah Clausen, Junior, Arvada West; Katie Cummings, Junior, Denver East; Shaylyn Cutshall, Senior, Fruita Monument; Juliana Dickson, Junior, Denver South; McKenna Fitzgerald, Junior, Ralston Valley; Elana Gerhard, Senior, Loveland; Hunter Gilbreath, Senior, Cherokee Trail; Mia Glover, Senior, Arapahoe; Kami Grammerstorf, Senior, Mountain Vista; Kyra Grauberger, Senior, Greeley West; Taylor Griffin, Senior, Douglas County; Karlee Hagan, Senior, Mountain Range; Kylie Harpman, Junior, Rocky Mountain; Hannah Hollander, Senior, Valor Christian; Haley Hoy, Senior, Castle View; Brynn Jackson, Sophomore, Pine Creek; Brianna Jennings, Junior, Rampart; Jordyn Johnson, Junior, Bear Creek; Rachel Jones, Senior, Fort Collins; Bryna Kapelke, Junior, Broomfield; Katey Kelly, Senior, Vista Ridge; Sara Larson, Senior, Chaparral; Faith Lawson, Senior, Dakota Ridge; Trish Leins, Junior, Monarch; Jacquelin Ley, Senior, Grandview; Mariana Lopez, Senior, Far Northeast Warriors; Katie Maney, Junior, Arapahoe; Destiny Martinez, Sophomore, Lakewood; Lauryn McCollam, Senior, Thornton; Reagan Medina, Sophomore, Lakewood; Alexis Mohr, Sophomore, Horizon; Elena Montoya, Junior, Pomona; Mya Murdock, Junior, Grand Junction Central; Anna Reimers, Junior, Rock Canyon; Kori Rhoads, Senior, Westminster; Shelby Robb, Senior, Arvada West; Olivia Schramm, Freshman, Windsor; Kaylee Sheets, Sophomore, Rampart; Tiana Spangler, Senior, Windsor; Halie Stoneking, Senior, Prairie View; Mikayla Sturns, Senior, Grand Junction Central; Chloe Valdez, Junior, Regis Jesuit; Denise Villalba, Senior, Liberty; Vic Wharton, Junior, Legend; Katiana Williams, Senior, Rangeview; Sidney Wilson, Senior, Northglenn; Maddy Yeingst, Senior, Cherry Creek.

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    Class 4A

    Kat Sackett Erie softball
    (Paul Soriano)

    Player of the year: Kat Sackett, Erie
    Coach of the year: Vanessa Smith, Erie

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Maddie Kuehl Silver Creek P/1B/OF Junior
    Megan Loveland Erie   Senior
    Anna Martinez Holy Family CF Senior
    Makayla Middleton Golden   Senior
    Makenzie Middleton Golden   Senior
    Katrina Robertson Mesa Ridge C/1B Senior
    Madie Rosenthal Roosevelt   Senior
    Kat Sackett Erie   Senior
    Madysun Vaughan Erie   Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Bella Archuletta Pueblo South SS/3B Senior
    Peyton Balbin D’Evelyn   Senior
    Ashlynn Balliet Berthoud   Senior
    Bailey Blanchard Elizabeth   Senior
    Cassidy Chvatal Holy Family RHP Junior
    Aiyana Cordero Northfield P Freshman
    Jocelyn Garcia Widefield   Senior
    Izzie Quezada Wheat Ridge 1B Senior
    Lee Quezada Wheat Ridge SS Junior
    Jenna Ruggaber Coronado P/1B/OF Senior

    Honorable mention: Emily Abraham, Freshman, Pueblo South; Isabel Alire, Senior, George Washington; Savannah Autobee, Sophomore, Pueblo Central; Breanna Baca, Senior, Pueblo Central; Cassie Bittner, Senior, Palisade; Jada Boddy, Senior, Woodland Park; Kylee Bunnell, Senior, Mesa Ridge; Carissa Cassidy, Senior, Eagle Valley; Nya Chacon, Senior, Mountain View; Eve Dalla, Junior, D’Evelyn; Isabelle Davis, Senior, The Classical Academy; Peyton Gale, Junior, Frederick; Avery Garbarek, Sophomore, D’Evelyn; Jasmine Garbiso, Senior, Pueblo West; Makayla Garcia, Senior, Silver Creek; Noelle Gardon, Senior, Holy Family; Marla Goodspeed, Junior, Golden; Emma Graham, Senior, Golden; Leslie Guiterrez, Senior, Skyview; Erin Hanafin, Senior, Mead; Lynia Henry, Senior, Coronado; Brooklyn Horn, Junior, Kennedy; Kaylin Mares, Senior, Pueblo County; Ayva McComas, Sophomore, Niwot; Cara McGeeney, Senior, Canon City; Kennedy Michnewicz, Senior, Northridge; Angeline Mitchell, Senior, Longmont; Hailey Neener, Junior, Discovery Canyon; Josey Nichols, Senior, Conifer; Charlotte Nuccio, Senior, Evergreen; Emma Osbourne, Sophomore, Erie; Kylie Pfannenstiel, Senior, Elizabeth; Jenna Pfenning, Junior, Holy Family; Delaney Phillips, Senior, Rifle; Samantha Powell, Senior, Skyline; Dekota Rojas, Senior, Pueblo West; Aliyah Rothstein, Junior, Wheat Ridge; Jacelynn Trujillo, Senior, Pueblo County; Elizabeth Vermeulen, Senior, Evergreen; Shannon Vivoda, Senior, Pueblo East; McKinzie Wade, Lewis-Palmer.

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    Class 3A

    (Gabriel Christus/Denver Broncos)

    Player of the year: Remington Ross, Eaton
    Coach of the year: Rocky Byrd, University

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Ashland Baca Strasburg OF/INF Senior
    Allie Christensen Brush   Senior
    Darby Hamilton Gunnison C/UTIL Senior
    Jenna Jaklich Limon   Senior
    Kyra McFarland University   Senior
    Rylyn Nelson Sterling SS Senior
    Mahalie Owens Limon   Senior
    Remington Ross Eaton OF Senior
    Delaney Wieneke University   Junior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Kiersten Bohler Sterling P Junior
    Emily Crowder Alamosa P/C Senior
    Abby McElroy Rocky Ford P/OF Sophomore
    Makenna Meyer Riverdale Ridge P/UTIL Junior
    Ashlyn Richardson Strasburg 1B/3B Senior
    Darian Riggs Strasburg OF Senior
    Hannah Schweiger Lyons C/3B Junior
    Morgan Trechter St. Mary’s P/SS Senior
    Zoe Vozick Basalt C/SS Senior

    Honorable mention: Alyssa Abitia, Senior, Lamar; Isa Alvarez, Senior, Burlington; Haylee Bowen, Junior, The Academy; Julia Coates, Senior, Peak to Peak; Alexa Deam-Nein, Senior, Wray; Graci Dietrich, Junior, Basalt; Jadin Dimeo, Senior, Platte Canyon; Brooklynn Donatone, Sophomore, Faith Christian; Alexis Dudley, Senior, Florence; Lexi Fernandez, Junior, Rocky Ford; Sierra Finn, Sophomore, James Irwin; Sydnee Fordham, Sophomore, Riverdale Ridge; Alizeh Fraizer, Freshman, La Junta; Grace Georgiou, Brush; Destiny Hackney, Junior, Riverdale Ridge;
    Lauren Herman, Sophomore, Holyoke; Jennifer Jarnagin, Junior, Eaton; Kiera Larson, Freshman, Basalt; Katlyn Long, Sophomore, St. Mary’s; Trista Marx, Sophomore, Limon; Andi Padilla, Junior, University; Hannah Paton, Senior, Lyons; Keeley Porter, Junior, Delta; Yaritza Puente, Junior, Eaton; Jamie Rader, Junior, Peak to Peak; Savanna Ramirez, Senior, The Academy; Damonyca Segura, Junior, Lamar; Shianne Willmon, Senior, Holyoke; Joy Ziegler, Sophomore, Faith Christian.

  • 5A volleyball state tournament bracket

    The bracket for the Class 5A state volleyball tournament is below.

    A total of 12 teams will play in a double-elimination Olympic crossover bracket. Once teams reach the semifinals, the tournament will be single-elimination. Per the volleyball bulletin, state brackets are seeded with RPI from the Monday prior to regionals being only consideration.

    All matches are at the Denver Coliseum.
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    Bracket

    Times are approximate. Matches will not start before the listed time. Results are updated live.

  • 4A volleyball state tournament bracket

    The bracket for the Class 4A state volleyball tournament is below.

    A total of 12 teams will play in a double-elimination Olympic crossover bracket. Once teams reach the semifinals, the tournament will be single-elimination. Per the volleyball bulletin, state brackets are seeded with RPI from the Monday prior to regionals being only consideration.

    All matches are at the Denver Coliseum.
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    Tournament info

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    Bracket

    Times are approximate. Matches will not start before the listed time. Results are updated live.

  • 3A volleyball state tournament bracket

    The bracket for the Class 3A state volleyball tournament is below.

    A total of 12 teams will play in a double-elimination Olympic crossover bracket. Once teams reach the semifinals, the tournament will be single-elimination. Per the volleyball bulletin, state brackets are seeded with RPI from the Monday prior to regionals being only consideration.

    All matches are at the Denver Coliseum.
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    Tournament info

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    Bracket

    Times are approximate. Matches will not start before the listed time. Results are updated live.

  • 2A volleyball state tournament bracket

    The bracket for the Class 2A state volleyball tournament is below.

    A total of 12 teams will play in a double-elimination Olympic crossover bracket. Once teams reach the semifinals, the tournament will be single-elimination. Per the volleyball bulletin, state brackets are seeded with RPI from the Monday prior to regionals being only consideration.

    All matches are at the Denver Coliseum.
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    Tournament info

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    Bracket

    Times are approximate. Matches will not start before the listed time. Results are updated live.