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  • All-state girls swimming and diving teams for the 2019-20 season

    The 2020 all-state girls swimming teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These teams were created based upon results at the state meet. The swimmers and divers of the year were also selected based upon the state meet.

    The coaches of the year voted on by coaches at the state meets.

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    Class 5A

    Girls state swimming Lucy Bell Fossil Ridge
    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Swimmer of the year: Lucy Bell, Fossil Ridge

    Diver of the year: Isabel Gregersen, Ralston Valley

    Swim coach of the year: Tom Byorick, Heritage

    Dive coach of the year: Jacob Dunbar, Denver East

    First Team
    Name Year School Event(s)
    Lucy Bell Sophomore Fossil Ridge 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay
    Sophia Bradac Senior Regis Jesuit 100 Breast
    Ally Brown Senior Horizon 1 mtr Diving
    Mahala Erlandson Junior Fossil Ridge 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
    Renee Gillilan Sophomore Fossil Ridge 200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay
    Isabel Gregersen Junior Ralston Valley 1 mtr Diving
    Meghan Mulvihill Junior Chatfield 200 Free Relay
    Mia Norrid Senior Chatfield 200 Free Relay
    Emily Rinker Junior Fossil Ridge 400 Free Relay
    Catherine Rodocker   Eaglecrest 1 mtr Diving
    Kathryn Shanley Junior Chatfield 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay
    Anna Shaw Junior Heritage 50 Free
    Emma Stahl Senior Fossil Ridge 200 Medley Relay
    Avery Turney Junior Chatfield 200 Free Relay
    Second Team
    Name Year School Event(s)
    Dahlia Allen Sophomore Lewis-Palmer 1 mtr Diving
    Aislyn Barnett Sophomore Heritage 100 Breast
    Megan Bergstrom   Arapahoe 500 Free
    Elizabeth Brock Sophomore Cherry Creek 400 Free Relay
    Isalina Colsman Senior Regis Jesuit 200 Free Relay
    Grace Dale Sophomore Regis Jesuit 200 Free Relay
    Grace Downing Senior Heritage 1 mtr Diving
    Megan DuMond Senior Lewis-Palmer 1 mtr Diving
    Josie Graves Junior Legend 1 mtr Diving
    Julianne Jones Sophomore Fairview 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM
    Margaret Kroening Sophomore Douglas County 200 Free
    Morgan Lukinac Sophomore Fairview 200 Medley Relay
    Ariana Mitsuoka Senior Regis Jesuit 200 Free Relay
    Jenna Reznicek Junior Fairview 200 Medley Relay, 100 Back
    Madison Saldanha Sophomore Cherry Creek 400 Free Relay
    Edith Simecek Freshman Fairview 200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly
    Jenna Smith Junior Cherry Creek 400 Free Relay
    Meredith Smithbaker Junior Rocky Mountain 50 Free
    Maya Stefanski Senior Cherry Creek 1 mtr Diving
    Teagan Steinmetz Freshman Cherry Creek 400 Free Relay
    Jada Surrell-Norwood Senior Regis Jesuit 200 Free Relay

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    Class 4A

    4A girls swimming state Lindsey Immel Rampart
    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Swimmer of the year: Lindsey Immel, Rampart

    Diver of the year: Maggie Buckley, Rampart

    Swim coach of the year: Susan Stone, Mullen

    Dive coach of the year: Chris Madsen, Standley Lake/Arvada West

    First Team
    Name Year School Event(s)
    Caroline Bricker   Cheyenne Mountain 200 IM, 100 Breast
    Laelle Brovold Senior Rampart 200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly
    Maggie Buckley Junior Rampart 1 mtr Diving
    Claire Chahbandour Junior Mullen 200 Free Relay
    Mary Codevilla Sophomore Niwot 200 Free, 500 Free
    Chase Davison Sophomore Mullen 200 Free Relay
    Lauren Gryboski Senior Coronado 1 mtr Diving
    Sophia Hemingway   Dakota Ridge 400 Free Relay
    Kira Hobbs   Dakota Ridge 400 Free Relay
    Elsa Huebsch   Dakota Ridge 400 Free Relay
    Lindsey Immel Junior Rampart 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free
    Melinda Johnson   Dakota Ridge 400 Free Relay
    Katey Lewicki Senior Monarch 100 Back
    Johanna Miller Junior Rampart 200 Medley Relay
    Geneva Pauly Sophomore Arvada West 1 mtr Diving
    Lindsey Sowitch Junior Mullen 200 Free Relay
    Claire Timson Sophomore Rampart 200 Medley Relay
    Gabrielle Zinis Junior Mullen 200 Free Relay
    Second Team
    Name Year School Event(s)
    Madison Black Senior Silver Creek 50 Free
    Sarah Cook   Grand Junction 400 Free Relay
    Nina English   Grand Junction 400 Free Relay
    Erin Esty Senior Air Academy 1 mtr Diving
    Anelise Hedges Junior Arvada West 200 IM
    Kaelyn Hinesley Junior Cheyenne Mountain 1 mtr Diving
    Emily Kahn Senior George Washington 100 Free
    Delaney Kidd   Grand Junction 400 Free Relay
    Mary Macaulay Freshman Mullen 200 Medley Relay
    Riley Pope   Grand Junction 400 Free Relay
    Clare Sanderson   Cheyenne Mountain 500 Free
    Angeline Settle Junior Monarch 1 mtr Diving
    Ashley Van Freshman Liberty 1 mtr Diving
    Kylie Walters Sophomore Rampart 200 Free Relay
    Celia Webster Sophomore Monarch 100 Fly
    Ryley Williams Senior Thompson Valley 1 mtr Diving

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    Class 3A

    Swimmer of the year: Elise Mishmash, Salida

    Diver of the year: Rachel Alexander, Discovery Canyon

    Swim coach of the year: Wendy Gorie, Salida

    Dive coach of the year: Josh Kinney, Discovery Canyon

    First Team
    Name Year School Event(s)
    Rachel Alexander Senior Discovery Canyon 1 mtr Diving
    Hope Atkins Senior Evergreen 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
    Caitlin Cairns Senior St. Mary’s 50 Free, 100 Fly
    Jillian Carlson Sophomore Delta 100 Breast
    Alyssa Cook Freshman Evergreen 200 Medley Relay
    Emma Diesslin Freshman Salida 200 Free Relay
    Remi Gucker Senior Evergreen 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
    Taylor Jacobson Sophomore Evergreen 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
    Jolie Kim Junior Kent Denver 200 IM, 500 Free
    Lily Lengerich Junior Salida 200 Free Relay
    Lucy Meinert Sophomore Green Mountain 100 Fly
    Elise Mishmash Senior Salida 100 Free, 200 Free Relay
    Hannah Rhude Junior Salida 200 Free Relay
    Victoria Sanders Sophomore Discovery Canyon 1 mtr Diving
    Abbie Scruton Junior Glenwood Springs 1 mtr Diving
    Sydney Silver   St. Mary’s Academy 200 Free, 100 Back
    Caitlin Smith Junior Evergreen 400 Free Relay
    Second Team
    Name Year School Event(s)
    Mackenzie Abbott   Colorado Academy 1 mtr Diving
    Caitlin Beery Junior Thomas Jefferson 500 Free, 200 Free Relay
    Alexis Behn Sophomore Durango 1 mtr Diving
    Phoebe Briney Senior Thomas Jefferson 200 Free Relay
    Amber Brooks Senior Kent Denver 400 Free Relay
    Libby Claassen Junior Glenwood Springs 1 mtr Diving
    Jamie Dellwardt Freshman Berthoud 200 IM, 100 Back
    Natalia Evans Junior Kent Denver 100 Free, 400 Free Relay
    Morgan George Senior Thomas Jefferson 200 Free Relay
    Courtney Giordano Freshman Erie 100 Fly
    Lilly Huggard Freshman Aspen 200 Medley Relay
    Payten Irwin Senior Erie 50 Free, 100 Fly
    Emily Jauch Junior Liberty Common 100 Breast
    Laila Khan-Farooqi Sophomore Aspen 200 Medley Relay
    Emily Kinney Junior Aspen 200 Medley Relay
    Kate Little Freshman Thomas Jefferson 200 Free Relay
    Juliet McGill Senior Glenwood Springs 1 mtr Diving
    Campbell Patteson Senior Kent Denver 1 mtr Diving
    Maylin Pollack Junior Kent Denver 400 Free Relay
    Kayla Tehrani Sophomore Aspen 200 Medley Relay

  • Ralston Valley boys basketball grabs first playoff win since 2017

    ARVADA — Ralston Valley’s boys basketball team had the sweet taste of a playoff victory Saturday night.

    “I think for almost all of us this is our first playoff win,” Ralston Valley senior Walker Brickle said after the No. 3-seeded Mustangs defeated No. 30 Arapahoe 63-52 on Saturday night. “I’m just really proud of everyone and excited for the next round.”

    Ralston Valley (21-3 record) will host No. 19 George Washington on Wednesday, March 4, in the round of 16 of the Class 5A boys basketball state tournament. The Patriots upset No. 14 Horizon 80-60 earlier in the day in a second-round game.

    Ralston Valley senior Luke Carlston (12) goes up for a shot against Arapahoe senior David Brophy (2) during the first half Saturday night. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “Getting that one win is really hard to get,” Ralston Valley coach Chris Braketa said of getting his first playoff win in three years as head coach for the Mustangs. “GW is a really tough team and they are on a run. They are playing really good late and they are really athletic.”

    The only current player for Ralston Valley who has experience a postseason win is senior Caden Gigstad. The Mustangs defeated Fruita-Monument in the opening round of the 5A state tournament back on Feb. 22, 2017 when Gigstad was a freshman.

    “I don’t know what I was thinking back then,” Gigstad said when asked if he though as a freshman if the Mustangs would advance to the Sweet 16 during his time at Ralston Valley. “This year I think we can go further than that. But we have to focus one game at a time.”

    Ralston Valley endured a 3-20 record during the 2017-18 season in Braketa’s first year at the helm. The Mustangs were 17-7 last season, but suffered a second-round playoff loss at home after a first-round bye.

    After a great start Saturday night that featured Ralston Valley getting out to a 35-20 lead at halftime thanks to a big 13-point quarter by senior Caleb Rillos, Arapahoe (13-12) battled back.

    “I was nervous. I’m not going to lie,” Braketa said about the Warriors going on an 11-0 run in the third quarter to cut the lead to single-digits. “We talked at halftime that they were going to make a run because they are a very good team. We knew with (Korey) Hess and (Bryson) Stephens — those are two really good guards — they would make that run. I’m proud of our guys for containing and maintaining what we had.”

    Arapahoe senior Bryson Stephens poured in a game-high 31 points. A pair of free throws by Stephens with 2:29 left in the fourth quarter cut Ralston Valley’s lead to 52-46.

    Arapahoe senior Korey Hess, left, looks for a way around Ralston Valley senior Kyle Zigich during the second half Saturday night. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “He (Stephens) is a quick one,” Gigstad said of guarding Stephens for most of the night. “He put me to the test for sure.”

    Arapahoe had the ball down just six points with less than two minutes to play, but the Mustangs’ defense stepped up. Ralston Valley sophomore Beau Wilken was able to grab a steal on an inside pass by the Warriors and get it ahead to Brickle for a layup and the foul.

    “That was huge and then he made the free throw,” Braketa said of Brickle’s 3-point play the hard way with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter that pushed the Mustangs’ lead to 55-46. “Walker came up big. He played pretty well the whole game.”

    While the Mustangs made just four field goals in the second half, Ralston Valley went 17-for-21 from the free-throw line in the final quarter to seal the victory. Brickle missed three free throws in the first quarter, but went 5-for-5 in the final four minutes.

    “I missed a couple in the beginning,” Brickle said of his free throws. “I just tightened it up and trusted my shot.”

    Brickle finished with 14 points. Gigstad poured in 16 points while Rillos finished with a team-high 21 points, including a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe.

    Arapahoe’s first-year coach Troy Pachner — former D’Evelyn and Valor Christian coach — guided the Warriors to their first winning record since the 2013-14 season.

    Ralston Valley senior Caleb Rillos launches a 3-pointer in front of Arapahoe’s student section Saturday night. Rillos had a team-high 21 points in the Mustangs’ second-round state tournament victory. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: Ralston Valley battles by Arapahoe in 5A boys basketball tournament

    It was no easy task but No. 3 Ralston Valley boys basketball got by No. 30 Arapahoe 63-52 in the Class 5A boys basketball tournament.

  • Girls swimming rankings: Cherry Creek and Evergreen take over as top-ranked teams

    This week’s girls swimming rankings are below.

    These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

    In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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    PrepSwimCo.com Girls Swimming & Diving Rankings

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Cherry Creek 2
    2 Fairview 1
    3 Arapahoe 5
    4 Heritage 3
    5 Chatfield 4
    6 Legacy 8
    7 Fossil Ridge 7
    8 Mountain Vista –
    9 Lewis-Palmer 10
    10 Valor Christian 9
    Dropped out
    Regis Jesuit (6).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Cheyenne Mountain 1
    2 Rampart 3
    3 Mullen 2
    4 Dakota Ridge 6
    5 Broomfield 4
    6 Grand Junction 9
    7 Windsor 10
    8 Silver Creek 5
    9 Niwot 8
    10 Monarch 7
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Evergreen 4
    2 Salida 1
    3 Glenwood Springs 5
    4 Aspen 6
    5 Durango 7
    6 Kent Denver –
    7 Pueblo County 2
    8 Green Mountain 8
    9 Erie 3
    10 Discovery Canyon 9
    Dropped out
    Thomas Jefferson (10).

  • Girls swimming rankings: Fairview moves up to No. 1 in 5A

    This week’s girls swimming rankings are below.

    These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

    In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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    PrepSwimCo.com Girls Swimming & Diving Rankings

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Fairview 2
    2 Cherry Creek 1
    3 Heritage 3
    4 Chatfield 4
    5 Arapahoe 5
    6 Regis Jesuit 6
    7 Fossil Ridge 7
    8 Legacy 8
    9 Valor Christian 9
    10 Lewis-Palmer 10
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Cheyenne Mountain 1
    2 Mullen 2
    3 Rampart 3
    4 Broomfield 4
    5 Silver Creek 5
    6 Dakota Ridge 6
    7 Monarch 7
    8 Niwot 9
    9 Grand Junction –
    10 Windsor 10
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (8).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Salida 1
    2 Pueblo County 2
    3 Erie 3
    4 Evergreen 4
    5 Glenwood Springs 7
    6 Aspen 6
    7 Durango 5
    8 Green Mountain 8
    9 Discovery Canyon 9
    10 Thomas Jefferson –
    Dropped out
    Holy Family (10).

  • Girls swimming rankings: Salida is now No. 1 in 3A

    This week’s girls swimming rankings are below.

    These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

    In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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    PrepSwimCo.com Girls Swimming & Diving Rankings

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Cherry Creek 1
    2 Fairview 2
    3 Heritage 3
    4 Chatfield 4
    5 Arapahoe 5
    6 Regis Jesuit 6
    7 Fossil Ridge 7
    8 Legacy 8
    9 Valor Christian 9
    10 Lewis-Palmer 10
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Cheyenne Mountain 1
    2 Mullen 2
    3 Rampart 3
    4 Broomfield 4
    5 Silver Creek 5
    6 Dakota Ridge –
    7 Monarch 6
    8 Pine Creek 9
    9 Niwot 7
    10 Windsor 8
    Dropped out
    Grand Junction (10).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Salida 3
    2 Pueblo County 4
    3 Erie 2
    4 Evergreen 6
    5 Durango 1
    6 Aspen 5
    7 Glenwood Springs 10
    8 Green Mountain –
    9 Discovery Canyon 7
    10 Holy Family 8
    Dropped out
    Thomas Jefferson (9).

  • Photos: Cherry Creek boys basketball gets a win over Arapahoe

    Cherry Creek boys basketball improved to 4-0 in league play with a 62-46 win over Arapahoe on Friday.

  • Photos: No. 1 Cherry Creek girls basketball tops Arapahoe

    Class 5A’s top-ranked Cherry Creek girls basketball is now 10-1 following its 76-49 win over Arapahoe on Friday.

  • No. 2 Eaglecrest boys basketball holds off wave of momentum from No. 8 Arapahoe

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    AURORA — Ethan Ranzenberger is a nice enough kid. He’s quiet, polite and he doesn’t raise his voice.

    At least that’s what he does in a one-on-one setting. On the basketball court? That’s a much different story. The kid is an assassin and reliable weapon in coach Jarris Krapcha’s arsenal.

    It was his 3-pointer that quashed a comeback from Class 5A No. 8 Arapahoe and helped No. 2 Eaglecrest secure a big 71-59 win to remain undefeated in Centennial League play.

    “That’s why Ethan’s in the game,” Krapcha said. “He can shoot it. It’s actually the second big three that’s he hit. He hit another big one in an earlier game that stopped the bleeding and put us over.”

    The game started as anyone would expect. Both teams played at fast pace and tried to grab any momentum they could get in the early minutes. The first quarter ended tied, but the Raptors (11-1 overall, 3-0 Centennial League) grabbed a 33-22 lead at halftime.

    The start of the third quarter was when they really grabbed momentum. After the Warriors (9-3, 1-2) scored the first basket of the second half, Eaglecrest countered with a 9-2 run forcing Arapahoe coach Troy Pachner to call timeout.

    The Raptors built the lead to almost 20 giving the home fans a sense that the game was well in hand. But Pachner’s squad had other ideas.

    They went into what Pachner calls his Blue Press and it resulted in Eaglecrest turnovers and Arapahoe points. With about five minutes left in the game, the Eaglecrest lead was down to just four points.

    “These are two very good teams; living up to the rankings if you ask me,” Pachner said. “We got it to four and had all that enthusiasm and our kids really lived up to our moniker right there.”

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    At the other end of the floor, Krapcha was debating on how he was going to try and steal the momentum back from Arapahoe.

    He watched as Arapahoe’s Bryson Stephens hit shot after shot, scoring 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter.

    “Do you call timeout and try to manufacture a point there,” Krapcha said. “You know if you do that, they’re switching things around.”

    So he let his boys ride it out. They forced turnovers on back-to-back possessions and it was on one of those that Ranzenberger found himself open on the wing and buried a big-time 3-pointer to stop the Eaglecrest bleeding.

    “That was a huge boost to our crowd,” he said. “The student section really got going after that.”

    Arapahoe was never any closer than five from there on out. It was Ranzenberger’s only three points of the game.

    Ty Robinson led the Raptors with 21 and Zion Ruckard had 19.

    The biggest takeaway for the team after the win was that they had surrendered a big lead and surrendered momentum and battled back to get a crucial league win.

    That kind of toughness is needed in every team playing through the gauntlet of the Centennial League.

    “This was a real test for us to get ready for all these tough league games,” Ruckard said. “We have this thing where champions become champions before they’re champions and that means playing defense, getting every loose ball and finishing each game out.”

    It’s a process. And that process can play out when two players are averaging 20 points apiece and a silent assassin connects on his shot when it’s most needed.

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

  • Girls swimming rankings: Grand Junction, Thomas Jefferson and Glenwood Springs join

    Mustang Invite girls swimming
    (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

    This week’s girls swimming rankings are below.

    These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

    In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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    PrepSwimCo.com Girls Swimming & Diving Rankings

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Cherry Creek 1
    2 Fairview 2
    3 Heritage 3
    4 Chatfield 5
    5 Arapahoe 4
    6 Regis 6
    7 Fossil Ridge 8
    8 Legacy 9
    9 Valor Christian 7
    10 Lewis-Palmer 10
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Cheyenne Mountain 1
    2 Mullen 2
    3 Rampart 3
    4 Broomfield 4
    5 Silver Creek 5
    6 Monarch 8
    7 Niwot 10
    8 Windsor 7
    9 Pine Creek 6
    10 Grand Junction –
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (9).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Durango 1
    2 Erie 3
    3 Salida 2
    4 Pueblo County 4
    5 Aspen 7
    6 Evergreen 5
    7 Discovery Canyon 6
    8 Holy Family 10
    9 Thomas Jefferson –
    10 Glenwood Springs –
    Dropped out
    Green Mountain (8), D’Evelyn (9).