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Month: October 2020

  • No. 3 Chatfield softball charges into 5A state quarterfinals

    LITTLETON — Chatfield had no intention of another short stay at the Class 5A state softball tournament.

    Losing a third straight first-round game for the third straight year was simply unacceptable. The No. 3-seeded Chargers scored multiple runs in every inning to cruise to a 13-2 victory in five innings over No. 14 Regis Jesuit at Chatfield High School to end to state tournament drought.

    Chatfield junior Dakota Dipaola fouls off a pitch during an at-bat Tuesday against Regis. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “This is a step we haven’t been able to take the last two years,” Chatfield coach Jen Lazzeri said after picking up her first state tournament victory coaching the Chargers. “It definitely feels like a state tournament win because we’ve prepared that way. They played really loose and I’m proud of them. The nerves kind of got to us the last couple of years.”

    With CHSAA changing the format to having the highest seed host the first-round and state quarterfinal games, Chatfield (14-3 record) took advantage of playing on its home field. The Chargers actually defeated Regis 10-1 in their home opener back on Aug. 18.

    “I feel like it’s a huge advantage to play at home and I feel like we used it to our advantage,” Chatfield junior Peyton Shepard said.

    Shepard got it going offensively for the Chargers. The junior tripled in the bottom of the first inning. The slap hitter who normally uses her speed, belted a second triple in the second inning to give Chatfield an early 4-0 lead.

    “I get really mad when teams play in on me. The short game is kind of my thing,” Shepard said. “Sometimes it’s fun to surprise people. I like to be a triple-threat to help out my team.”

    Shepard singled and scored during the Chargers’ 6-run third inning that pushed Chatfield’s lead to 10-1.

    “We knew we had to jump on them early because the past few years in the first round our offensive bats haven’t come out like they should have,” Chatfield senior Courtney Bidwell said.

    Chatfield suffered a pair of 3-2 losses to Legacy and Cherokee Trail in state tournament openers in 2019 and 2018.

    Chatfield senior Izzy DiNapoli pitched a complete-game victory in the first-round state tournament Tuesday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    The win advanced Chatfield into the quarterfinals. The Chargers will host 5A Jeffco League rival Lakewood on Thursday, Oct. 15. The No. 6 Tigers rallied Tuesday to edge No. 11 Douglas County 5-3.

    Chatfield defeated Lakewood 8-1 during conference play this season.

    “It is always hard to get a team twice during the season,” Lazzeri said. “You never want your girls to overlook anybody. When you get to the state tournament anything can happen.”

    The Chargers would take a repeat of what happened Tuesday. Shepard was definitely the spark Chatfield needed to get going early.

    “It is so fun to get on base for my seniors,” the Chargers’ leadoff batter said. “I’m in front of three seniors and I feel like I never get left on base.”

    Shepard didn’t get stranded in all four of her at-bats where she reached base. Shepard scored in every inning and knocked in three runs herself.

    Senior Madi Shepard — no relation to Payton — drove in a trio of runs and senior pitcher Izzy DiNapoli helped herself out going 2-for-3 from the plate with two RBIs. Every starter for Chatfield reached base.

    “For the most part everybody hit,” Lazzeri said. “That is the scary part about our line-up. We can pretty much hit from the top down.”

    DiNapoli picked up the victory in the circle. She allowed just two runs on four hits while striking out five.

    Regis (10-7) got an RBI single by senior Carlie Jo Caldwell in the third inning and senior Chloe Valdez belted a solo home run in the fourth inning to account for the Raiders’ two runs.

    Chatfield junior Peyton Shepard slides into third during her first of two triples Tuesday against Regis Jesuit. The Chargers had 14 hits over four innings in a 13-2 victory. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: Cherokee Trail softball beats Horizon to move on in 5A tourney

    Cherokee Trail softball beat Horizon 7-0 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Class 5A tournament.

  • Photos: Top-seeded Wheat Ridge softball blanks Elizabeth in 4A tourney

    Top-seeded Wheat Ridge advances to the second round of the Class 4A softball tournament after beating No. 16 Elizabeth 10-0 on Tuesday.

  • Photos: No. 3 Holy Family beats No. 14 Mesa Ridge in 4A softball tourney

    A 13-0 win over No. 13 Mesa Ridge advanced No. 13 Holy Family into the second round of the Class 4A softball tournament.

  • Final results from the 2020 boys golf state tournaments

    Complete team and individual results from the 2020 boys golf state tournaments are below.

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    Class 3A

    Team
    Rank Team Score
    1 Colorado Academy 456
    2 St. Mary’s 461
    3 Kent Denver 462
    4 Sterling 464
    5 Vail Mountain 469
    6 Lutheran 478
    7 Aspen 479
    8 Montezuma Cortez 484
    9 Eaton 508
    10 Swallows Charter Academy 541
    Individuals
    Rank Name Team R1 R2 Total
    1 Nic Pevny Aspen 69 71 140
    2 Thayer Plewe Montezuma Cortez 70 73 143
    3 Connor Downey Vail Christian 72 75 147
    4 Luke Calvin St. Mary’s 76 72 148
    4 Tayleb Schaefer Sterling 74 74 148
    6 J.T. Timmers Colorado Academy 72 77 149
    6 Trey Kuntz Sterling 75 74 149
    8 Jeffrey Zhou Kent Denver 72 78 150
    9 Lance Peters Primero 76 75 151
    10 Stewie Bruce Vail Mountain 75 77 152
    10 Garrett Exelbert Basalt 74 78 152
    12 Bo Turnage Colorado Academy 77 76 153
    13 Jacob Gilbert Strasburg 78 76 154
    13 Ross Anderson Vail Christian 76 78 154
    13 Braden Wedel Stratton 79 75 154
    13 Jack Pashel Colorado Academy 74 80 154
    13 Jacob Dietrich Kent Denver 72 82 154
    18 Jackson Lowe Lutheran 81 74 155
    18 Max Noffsinger Frontier Academy 77 78 155
    20 Peter Stinar St. Mary’s 79 77 156
    21 Jason Arbuckle Prospect Ridge 80 77 157
    21 Skylor Wild Gunnison 83 74 157
    21 AJ Papajohn Lutheran 75 82 157
    21 RJ Davis St. Mary’s 78 79 157
    21 Tyler Sims Basalt 83 74 157
    26 Tiki Jaffe Vail Mountain 79 79 158
    26 Brendan Archer Kent Denver 78 80 158
    28 Jackson Grace Holy Family 82 77 159
    28 Jimmy Clark Lamar 82 77 159
    28 Hunter Salani Vail Mountain 76 83 159
    31 dave andujo Moffat County 80 80 160
    32 Austin Guerette Severance 81 82 163
    33 Chance Donlon Rye 76 88 164
    33 Justin Brunner Montezuma Cortez 83 81 164
    33 Jacob Buckendorf Resurrection Christian 84 80 164
    36 Dillyn Schmidke Eaton 87 78 165
    37 Jon Schmidt Frontier Academy 80 86 166
    37 Carson Fagan Severance 81 85 166
    37 Ryan Mudd Lutheran 83 83 166
    40 Jack Jacobsen Kent Denver 84 83 167
    40 Will Rinehart Denver Academy 84 83 167
    42 Brysen Harris Cedaredge 84 84 168
    42 Jake Doyle Aspen 84 84 168
    42 Rudiger Heitz Holy Family 83 85 168
    42 Braxton Shelton Brush 82 86 168
    42 Brady Dalton Faith Christian 84 84 168
    42 Ethan Runyon Jefferson Academy 86 82 168
    42 Tommy Noonan Dawson 79 89 168
    49 Peyton Walker Eaton 85 84 169
    49 Caden Koole Prospect Ridge 83 86 169
    51 Gage Gehan Telluride 82 88 170
    52 William Mitchell Peak to Peak 84 87 171
    52 Hayden Hart Ouray 87 84 171
    54 Logan Bohler Sterling 79 93 172
    54 Felix Gruner Vail Mountain 86 86 172
    56 Taylor Cotts Pagosa Springs 89 84 173
    56 Keaton Murphy Swallows Charter Academy 88 85 173
    56 Chandler Smethers Buena Vista 88 85 173
    59 Cole Lockey Eaton 87 87 174
    59 Matt Paris Eaton 87 87 174
    61 Lance Fullenwider Coal Ridge 83 92 175
    61 Garrett Files Elizabeth 92 83 175
    61 TJ Giordano Colorado Academy 89 86 175
    61 Christian Foxworth Berthoud 91 84 175
    65 Andrew Vallone Aspen 85 92 177
    66 Nate Paolucci La Junta 91 89 180
    67 Wade Shields Resurrection Christian 94 87 181
    67 Nick Mahaffey Montezuma Cortez 97 84 181
    67 Jack McLucas Jefferson Academy 95 86 181
    70 Cole Kennedy Aspen 96 86 182
    70 Adi Malhotra Peak to Peak 87 95 182
    72 Garrett Smith Alamosa 96 87 183
    72 Jace Wright Sterling 95 88 183
    72 Colby Roberts Swallows Charter Academy 98 85 183
    75 Zach Kessler SkyView Academy 94 90 184
    76 Ben Compton Swallows Charter Academy 98 87 185
    77 Thomas McGarrity Bishop Machebeuf 90 97 187
    78 Kaden Huff Montezuma Cortez 93 95 188
    79 Cayden Kilduff Elizabeth 97 94 191
    80 Davis Mack Manitou Springs 98 94 192
    81 Colton Mellott Monte Vista 95 99 194
    82 Kyler Liddell Alamosa 106 89 195
    83 Blake Buchner Fowler 99 98 197
    84 Josh Johnson Rocky Ford 106 94 200

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    Class 4A

    Team
    Rank Team Score
    1 Cheyenne Mountain 459
    2 Mullen 464
    3 Montrose 472
    4 Pueblo West 478
    5 Windsor 485
    6 Ponderosa 486
    7 Summit 494
    8 Evergreen 512
    9 Riverdale Ridge 513
    10 Falcon 514
    Individuals
    Rank Name Team R1 R2 Total
    1 Jordan Jennings Montrose 76 68 144
    2 Mario Dino Mullen 74 74 148
    3 Rhett Johnson Mullen 76 74 150
    4 Jake Chesler Frederick 78 73 151
    4 Jack Mitchell Evergreen 80 71 151
    6 Hunter Swanson Northfield 78 74 152
    6 Carter Surofchek Cheyenne Mountain 77 75 152
    8 Toby Salinas Pueblo West 76 77 153
    9 Traejan Andrews Northridge 80 74 154
    9 Connor Moberly Cheyenne Mountain 80 74 154
    11 Reese Knox Falcon 83 73 156
    11 Brentyn Paiz Windsor 81 75 156
    11 Oliver Gibbons Green Mountain 80 76 156
    11 Noah Keller Coronado 76 80 156
    11 Thomas Herholtz Cheyenne Mountain 78 78 156
    16 Ryan Vaver Centaurus 80 77 157
    17 Campbell Grage Cheyenne Mountain 83 75 158
    18 Noah Wagner Pueblo West 76 83 159
    18 Johnny Williams Ponderosa 79 80 159
    18 Ben Harding Silver Creek 79 80 159
    18 Jake Crawford Eagle Valley 78 81 159
    18 Dakota Dolph Conifer 81 78 159
    23 Justin Hudson Lewis-Palmer 82 78 160
    24 Gregory Lewis Lewis-Palmer 81 80 161
    24 Brock Golden Ponderosa 79 82 161
    26 Travis Seitz Steamboat Springs 87 75 162
    26 Tyler Nakos Summit 85 77 162
    28 Adam Gannon Longmont 80 83 163
    28 Will Balliet Riverdale Ridge 90 73 163
    28 Jack Policaro Green Mountain 86 77 163
    28 Ryley Cibula Summit 84 79 163
    32 Levi Tichi Durango 78 86 164
    32 Noah Richmond Montrose 80 84 164
    32 Jake Legg Montrose 83 81 164
    32 Landon Ball Windsor 85 79 164
    36 Jax Collins Golden 80 85 165
    36 Andrew Merz Coronado 83 82 165
    36 Trevor Bradley Palmer Ridge 87 78 165
    39 Anthony Flint Durango 89 77 166
    39 Evan Smith Pueblo East 83 83 166
    39 Andrew Brady Mullen 81 85 166
    39 Zane Aiken Ponderosa 82 84 166
    43 Mateo Salcido Fort Morgan 85 82 167
    43 Rick Lane Pueblo Centennial 85 82 167
    43 Preston Allen Pueblo West 87 80 167
    46 Jeremy Nolting Steamboat Springs 82 86 168
    46 Chase Luoma Ponderosa 83 85 168
    46 Grayson Flambures Golden 84 84 168
    46 Alex Tanner Windsor 82 86 168
    46 Jake Dekoker Evergreen 86 82 168
    51 Sawyer Klein Denver North 86 84 170
    51 Evan Cisneros Woodland Park 87 83 170
    51 Bradley Weinmaster Riverdale Ridge 85 85 170
    51 Dawson Thulin Vista Peak 94 76 170
    51 Carter Hinkle Windsor 87 83 170
    51 Adam Whittlef Pueblo West 86 84 170
    57 Christopher Gunlikson Niwot 87 85 172
    57 Luca Parks-Arenare Conifer 85 87 172
    59 Chris M Smith Palmer Ridge 87 86 173
    60 Ben Hawes Mullen 87 87 174
    61 Brayden Larose Falcon 93 82 175
    62 Ricky Ahlquist Summit 84 92 176
    62 Ranger Stone Summit 91 85 176
    64 Broc Caldwell Rifle 92 85 177
    65 dylan bigler Roosevelt 88 90 178
    65 Josh Lurie Silver Creek 89 89 178
    65 Kaden McClelen Denver North 95 83 178
    68 PJ Kessenich Battle Mountain 89 91 180
    68 Aiden Sweeney Riverdale Ridge 86 94 180
    70 Rocco Manuel Montrose 93 89 182
    70 Ben Devolve The Classical Academy 90 92 182
    72 Casey Krupka Pueblo Central 95 89 184
    73 Blu Barnett Battle Mountain 93 92 185
    73 Benjamin Campbell Falcon 92 93 185
    73 Adam Romero Pueblo East 101 84 185
    76 Emmett Loomis Littleton 93 93 186
    77 Roy Higinbotham Pueblo County 96 91 187
    78 Cannon Wall Rifle 97 91 188
    79 Marco Shields Evergreen 98 95 193
    80 Logan Glaser Falcon 103 91 194
    81 Matt Perkins Canon City 94 101 195
    82 Tyler Anderson Thomas Jefferson 106 96 202
    83 Niko Cozzetto Pueblo County 109 102 211
    Kaden Ford Discovery Canyon 85 DNF

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    Class 5A

    Team
    Rank Team Score
    1 Valor Christian 452
    2 Arapahoe 454
    3 Regis Jesuit 457
    4 Ralston Valley 458
    5 Rock Canyon 462
    6 Fossil Ridge 466
    7 Cherry Creek 468
    8 Lakewood 473
    9 Castle View 474
    10 Arvada West 483
    Individuals
    Rank Name Team R1 R2 Total
    1 Lucas Schulte Valor Christian 74 72 146
    2 Trey Kirschner Ralston Valley 78 69 147
    2 Ryan Occhionero Regis Jesuit 77 70 147
    4 Graham Dzengelewski Arapahoe 73 75 148
    4 Jeff Nelson Prairie View 76 72 148
    4 Wesley Erling Pine Creek 73 75 148
    7 Gage Messingham Ralston Valley 78 73 151
    7 Charlie Flaxbeard Cherry Creek 74 77 151
    7 Hayden Woelk Liberty 76 75 151
    7 Ryan Liao Lakewood 76 75 151
    11 Nick Fallin Rock Canyon 77 75 152
    11 Owen Cornmesser Fossil Ridge 77 75 152
    13 Alex Rogers Fossil Ridge 78 75 153
    13 Colin Young Valor Christian 75 78 153
    13 Will Kates Arapahoe 77 76 153
    16 Teddy Hummel Regis Jesuit 81 73 154
    17 Jack Armstrong Valor Christian 81 74 155
    17 Tyler Tyson Arvada West 80 75 155
    17 Charlie Tucker Rock Canyon 79 76 155
    17 Caleb Michaels Monarch 81 74 155
    17 Nathan Kim Rock Canyon 79 76 155
    22 Kade Hayward Fruita Monument 78 78 156
    22 Liam Wood Regis Jesuit 84 72 156
    22 Luke Cushman Castle View 77 79 156
    22 Thomas Hicks Cherry Creek 80 76 156
    22 Matthew Wilkinson Arapahoe 80 76 156
    27 Kenny VanWormer Grandview 80 77 157
    27 Josh Stouder Fruita Monument 81 76 157
    29 Aiden Krusoe Highlands Ranch 82 76 158
    29 Langdon Bradley Valor Christian 79 79 158
    29 Andrew Wright Castle View 78 80 158
    29 Ryan Parker Legend 80 78 158
    29 Drex Duffy Columbine 79 79 158
    34 Ty Nelson Rocky Mountain 75 84 159
    35 Max Lange Lakewood 80 80 160
    35 Grant Juergens Arapahoe 77 83 160
    35 Casey Jacobsen Castle View 81 79 160
    35 Jack Larson Ralston Valley 83 77 160
    39 jonathan trigg Cherry Creek 81 80 161
    40 Sawyer Hyten Broomfield 83 79 162
    40 Carson Kerr Grand Junction 85 77 162
    40 Logan Vandermerwe-Smith Rocky Mountain 80 82 162
    40 Gavin Crowley Heritage 85 77 162
    44 Zachary Tyson Arvada West 81 82 163
    44 Matai Naqica Columbine 80 83 163
    44 Charlie Wang Fossil Ridge 80 83 163
    44 Dylan Everett ThunderRidge 85 78 163
    48 Blake Sullivan Rock Canyon 85 79 164
    48 Jace Wright Lakewood 82 82 164
    48 Andrew White Eaglecrest 80 84 164
    51 Sam Knowlton Fairview 90 75 165
    51 Yusuke Ogi Arvada West 87 78 165
    51 Max Meland Poudre 80 85 165
    54 Grant Samuelson Fossil Ridge 86 81 167
    55 Ben Reifschneider Broomfield 84 84 168
    55 Kyle Leydon Brighton 90 78 168
    57 Trey Valdez Pine Creek 89 81 170
    57 Ryan Peragallo Highlands Ranch 84 86 170
    57 Kade Bracken Castle View 85 85 170
    57 Matthew Guenther Horizon 88 82 170
    57 Jackson Harberts Monarch 89 81 170
    62 Will Biancarelli Lakewood 92 80 172
    63 Nick Bova ThunderRidge 87 86 173
    64 Timothy Gibas Legend 90 84 174
    64 Talen Turnbaugh Douglas County 91 83 174
    64 Tommy Hammond Legacy 91 83 174
    64 Dylan Beagle Grand Junction 90 84 174
    64 Brady Wiesinger Horizon 91 83 174
    69 Ian Henderson Monarch 90 85 175
    70 Alex Burns Fort Collins 88 88 176
    70 Tyler Cassaday Cherokee Trail 86 90 176
    70 Max Hart Dakota Ridge 93 83 176
    70 Deven Sehr Legacy 89 87 176
    74 Logan Biggerstaff Cherry Creek 93 84 177
    74 Jake White Dakota Ridge 88 89 177
    76 Jack Ballard Fort Collins 93 85 178
    77 Josh Lowrey Mountain Vista 94 85 179
    78 Josh Stone Grandview 92 88 180
    78 Jordan McCaslin Ralston Valley 98 82 180
    80 Trey Harman Fairview 97 84 181
    81 Camden Gray Fort Collins 97 91 188
    82 Luke Blankinship Boulder 97 95 192
    82 Logan Weissman Pine Creek 101 91 192
    84 Preston Ahner Pine Creek 109 96 205

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for 2020’s Week 1 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 1 of the 2020 season.

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    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 0-0
    Off this week.
    2 Broomfield 1-0
    Friday: W 27-20 at Monarch
    3 Dakota Ridge 1-0
    Friday: W 65-12 vs. Grand Junction Central
    4 Ponderosa 1-0
    Friday: W 34-8 vs. Bear Creek
    5 Palmer Ridge 1-0
    Friday: W 42-7 at Golden
    6 Pueblo West 1-0
    Friday: W 42-0 at Cheyenne Mountain
    7 Montrose 1-0
    Friday: W 43-12 vs. (10) Chatfield
    8 Heritage 0-1
    Thursday: L 23-49 vs. (9) Loveland
    9 Loveland 1-0
    Thursday: W 49-23 at (8) Heritage
    10 Chatfield 0-1
    Friday: L 12-43 at (7) Montrose
    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo South 0-0
    Off this week.
    2 Mead 1-0
    Friday: W 49-6 vs. Thompson Valley
    3 Durango 0-0
    Off this week.
    4 Discovery Canyon 1-0
    Thursday: W 48-14 at Mitchell
    5 Frederick 0-1
    Friday: L 10-45 vs. (9) Roosevelt
    6 Fort Morgan 1-0
    Friday: W 21-10 at Mountain View
    7 Green Mountain 1-0
    Thursday: W 21-14 vs. Northridge
    8 Palisade 1-0
    Saturday: W 24-7 at Evergreen
    9 Roosevelt 1-0
    Friday: W 45-10 at (5) Frederick
    10 Conifer 1-0
    Friday: W 42-34 at Summit
    Class 2A
    1 Delta 1-0
    Saturday: W 32-16 at Bayfield
    2 Resurrection Christian 1-0
    Friday: W 47-0 at D’Evelyn
    3 Sterling 1-0
    Saturday: W 25-7 at Brush
    4 Lamar 1-0
    Friday: W 41-20 at (8) Elizabeth
    5 Platte Valley 1-0
    Friday: W 34-6 vs. Valley
    6 Eaton 1-0
    Friday: W 49-6 vs. Weld Central
    7 Pagosa Springs 1-0
    Saturday: W 44-0 at Middle Park
    8 Elizabeth 0-1
    Friday: L 20-41 vs. (4) Lamar
    9 La Junta 1-0
    Friday: W 22-19 at Englewood
    10 Alamosa 0-1
    Friday: L 13-21 vs. Woodland Park
    Class 1A
    1 Limon 0-0
    Off this week.
    2 Strasburg 1-0
    Saturday: W 41-0 at Platte Canyon
    3 Meeker 1-0
    Friday: W 36-14 vs. Moffat County
    4 Centauri 1-0
    Friday: W 54-7 at Rocky Ford
    5 Holyoke 1-0
    Saturday: W 22-20 vs. (10) Highland
    6 Florence 1-0
    Friday: W 32-8 at Gunnison
    7 Bennett 0-1
    Friday: L 6-21 vs. Wiggins
    8 Colorado Springs Christian 1-0
    Friday: W 40-8 at Monte Vista
    9 Wray 1-0
    Thursday: W 43-14 vs. Burlington
    10 Highland 0-1
    Saturday: L 20-22 at (5) Holyoke
    8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 1-0
    Saturday: W 55-12 at McClave
    2 Fowler 0-0
    Off this week.
    3 Dayspring Christian Academy 1-0
    Saturday: W 56-32 vs. Springfield
    4 Mancos 1-0
    Friday: W 52-6 vs. Hayden
    5 Sanford 1-0
    Friday: W 50-12 at Soroco
    6 Merino 1-0
    Friday: W 16-0 at Wiley
    7 West Grand 0-0
    Off this week.
    8 Pikes Peak Christian 1-0
    Friday: W 30-6 at Lyons
    9 Sargent 1-0
    Friday: W 22-8 at Gilpin County
    10 Rangely 1-0
    Friday: W 46-6 at Sangre de Cristo
    6-man
    1 Stratton/Liberty 1-0
    Friday: W 64-19 vs. Genoa-Hugo
    2 Fleming 1-0
    Friday: W 56-6 at Arickaree/Woodlin
    3 Prairie 1-0
    Saturday: W 76-41 at Idalia
    4 Kit Carson 1-0
    Friday: W 56-18 vs. Miami-Yoder
    5 Cheyenne Wells 1-0
    Saturday: W 52-7 vs. Hanover
    6 Granada 1-0
    Friday: W 58-13 at La Veta
    7 Eads 1-0
    Friday: W 54-13 vs. Kiowa
    8 Hi-Plains 1-0
    Friday: W 63-14 vs. Deer Trail
    9 Briggsdale 1-0
    Friday: W 55-12 at Otis
    10 Branson/Kim 1-0
    Saturday: W 34-19 at Sierra Grande

  • Here’s what happened on the second day of the state softball tournaments

    The state softball tournaments continue in 4A and 3A on Wednesday.

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    Live coverage

  • Photos: Broomfield rallies to beat Brighton in 5A softball’s first round

    Down 2-1 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning, Broomfield rallied for a 4-2 win over Brighton in the first round of the Class 5A state tournament.

  • 3A boys golf: Aspen’s Pevny, Kent Denver take Day 1 lead

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    GUNNISON — The back nine holes of Dos Rios Golf Club seem to be more gettable when looking at them. But for Aspen’s Nic Pevny the battle plan was to attack the front, then just try to stay afloat on the back.

    It wasn’t his plan by design but that’s how he executed it.

    Pevny shot a 2-under-par 69 to take the Day 1 lead at the Class 3A boys golf state tournament. He was one of just two players to shoot under par as Montezuma-Cortez’s Thayer Plewe shot 70 thanks to consistency on the back nine.

    Pevny wasn’t as consistent throughout his round but that was fine on his first nine holes. He made a bogey on the par-3 second before getting the stroke back with a birdie on No. 5. He ran out three straight pars before making a birdie on No. 8 and then making the turn after a big eagle on No. 9.

    “I had a lot more wedges in on the front,” Pevny said. “Those led to more birdie putts.”

    He started the back nine with a bogey on 10, nothing too considering as the 10th hole seemed to swallow a lot of golf balls during the course of the day. He got the stroke back with a birdie on 11 then played the last seven holes at 1-over with two bogeys and a birdie.

    “On the back I wasn’t hitting my tee shots very well,” he said. “Tomorrow I think I’ll be find on the back.”

    Despite those errant tee shots, Pevny’s recovery shots were on point and even on bad holes he was giving himself par chances.”

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    He took a two-shot lead into 18 where his ball was caught in between two tree trunks and right in the swing path of Strasburg’s Jacob Gilbert. Pevny was able to mark his ball to allow Gilbert to make his swing and once he placed his ball back, he escaped from immediate trouble and his third shot carried the river in front of the green. He got up and down for bogey, closing his round with the confidence that trouble doesn’t necessarily mean doom.

    “I was making short putts and chipping pretty well,” Pevny said. “I was just able to limit the damage.”

    His approach heading into Tuesday’s final round won’t be any different. He pointed to his front nine and said that he started his day just playing his game and he’ll maintain that approach when he tees off in the final group.

    Kent Denver has a one-stroke edge over Colorado Academy in the race for the team championship. The Sun Devils got a major boost from Jacob Dietrich who shot a life-best 72 to help the Sun Devils take the lead.

    “I came in as the No. 4 seed and to do what I did was really special for me and my team,” Dietrich said. “(Tomorrow) I just need to go out and go as low as I can.”

    Jeffery Zhou matched Dietrich’s 72 while Brendan Archer shot a 78. Colorado Academy got a 72 from J.T. Timmers, a 74 from Jack Pashel and a 77 from Bo Turnage.

    To avoid a frost delay that pushed tee times back on Monday, Tuesday’s final round was pushed back to a 10 a.m. start time. The final groups would then be scheduled to tee off at 11:57 a.m.

     

  • Photos: Day 1 of the 5A boys golf state tournament

    Photos from the first day of the Class 5A boy golf state tournament.