BROOMFIELD — In a tight Tri-Valley League battle, Noah Baum finally gave Holy Family soccer the win over Frederick late in the second overtime.
Abel Huerta gave Frederick the early lead in the 31st minute, but Holy Family’s Scott Avirett knotted the game back up in the 40th minute.
With the win, Holy Family improved to 3-2 (3-0 Tri Valley). Frederick, previously undefeated, dropped to 4-1-1 (3-1).
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Below are the complete fields for this season’s boys golf regionals, which begin on Monday.
All live scores will be available on golf.rcasey.wpengine.com.
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| Team | Note |
| Coronado | Colorado Springs Metro 1 |
| Arapahoe | Centennial 1 |
| Liberty | Colorado Springs Metro 5 |
| Ralston Valley | Jeffco 2 |
| Fruita Monument | Southwestern 2 |
| Rangeview | East Metro 3 |
| Highlands Ranch | Continental 4 |
| Boulder | Front Range 3 |
| Smoky Hill | Centennial 5 |
| Bear Creek | Jeffco 6 |
| Greeley West | Front Range 8 |
| Aurora Central | East Metro 6 |
| Legend | Continental 7 |
| Mountain Range | Front Range 10 |
| Team | Note |
| Regis Jesuit | Continental 1 |
| Denver East | Denver Prep 1 |
| Doherty | Colorado Springs Metro 2 |
| Cherry Creek | Centennial 2 |
| Columbine | Jeffco 3 |
| Fort Collins | Front Range 4 |
| Northglenn/Thornton | East Metro 4 |
| Rock Canyon | Continental 5 |
| Rampart | Colorado Springs Metro 6 |
| Eaglecrest | Centennial 6 |
| Pomona | Jeffco 7 |
| Legacy | Front Range 6 |
| ThunderRidge | Continental 8 |
| Poudre | Front Range 9 |
| Westminster | East Metro 7 |
| Team | Note |
| Fossil Ridge | Front Range 1 |
| Prairie View | East Metro 1 |
| Heritage | Continental 2 |
| Palmer | Colorado Springs Metro 3 |
| Cherokee Trail | Centennial 3 |
| Dakota Ridge | Jeffco 4 |
| Fairview | Front Range 5 |
| Gateway | East Metro 5 |
| Castle View | Continental 6 |
| Chatfield | Jeffco 8 |
| Broomfield | Front Range 7 |
| Douglas County | Continental 9 |
| Hinkley | East Metro 8 |
| Overland | Centennial 7 |
| Rocky Mountain | Front Range 11 |
| Team | Note |
| Grand Junction | Southwestern 1 |
| Lakewood | Jeffco 1 |
| George Washington | Denver Prep 2 |
| Brighton | East Metro 2 |
| Mountain Vista | Continental 3 |
| Grand Junction Central | Southwestern 3 |
| Pine Creek | Colorado Springs Metro 4 |
| Grandview | Centennial 4 |
| Arvada West | Jeffco 5 |
| Monarch | Front Range 2 |
| Chaparral | Continental 10 |
| Fountain-Fort Carson | Colorado Springs Metro 7 |
| Horizon | Front Range 13 |
| Adams City | East Metro 9 |
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| Team | League |
| Mullen | Centennial |
| Elizabeth | Colorado 7 |
| Englewood | Colorado 7 |
| Vista PEAK | Colorado 7 |
| Ponderosa | Continental |
| Denver North | Denver Prep |
| Denver South | Denver Prep |
| Denver West | Denver Prep |
| Kennedy | Denver Prep |
| Thomas Jefferson | Denver Prep |
| Arvada | Jeffco |
| Conifer | Jeffco |
| D’Evelyn | Jeffco |
| Evergreen | Jeffco |
| Golden | Jeffco |
| Green Mountain | Jeffco |
| Littleton | Jeffco |
| Standley Lake | Jeffco |
| Valor Christian | Jeffco |
| Wheat Ridge | Jeffco |
| Team | League |
| Fort Morgan | Colorado 7 |
| Centaurus | Northern |
| Greeley Central | Northern |
| Longmont | Northern |
| Mountain View | Northern |
| Niwot | Northern |
| Northridge | Northern |
| Silver Creek | Northern |
| Thompson Valley | Northern |
| Berthoud | Tri Valley |
| Erie | Tri Valley |
| Frederick | Tri Valley |
| Holy Family | Tri Valley |
| Roosevelt | Tri Valley |
| Skyline | Tri Valley |
| Windsor | Tri Valley |
| Team | League |
| Canon City | CS Metro |
| The Classical Academy | CS Metro |
| Harrison | CS Metro |
| Mesa Ridge | CS Metro |
| Mitchell | CS Metro |
| Sierra | CS Metro |
| Widefield | CS Metro |
| Woodland | CS Metro |
| Air Academy | Pikes Peak |
| Cheyenne Mountain | Pikes Peak |
| Discovery Canyon | Pikes Peak |
| Falcon | Pikes Peak |
| Lewis-Palmer | Pikes Peak |
| Palmer Ridge | Pikes Peak |
| Sand Creek | Pikes Peak |
| Vista Ridge | Pikes Peak |
| Pueblo Centennial | South Central |
| Pueblo Central | South Central |
| Pueblo County | South Central |
| Pueblo East | South Central |
| Pueblo South | South Central |
| Pueblo West | South Central |
| Team | League |
| Durango | Southwestern |
| Montezuma-Cortez | Southwestern |
| Montrose | Southwestern |
| Battle Mountain | Western Slope |
| Delta | Western Slope |
| Eagle Valley | Western Slope |
| Palisade | Western Slope |
| Rifle | Western Slope |
| Steamboat Springs | Western Slope |
| Summit | Western Slope |
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| Team | League |
| Colorado Academy | Metro |
| Kent Denver | Metro |
| Lutheran | Metro |
| Machebeuf | Metro |
| SkyView Academy | Metro |
| Denver Academy | Mile High |
| Denver Christian | Mile High |
| Front Range Christian | Mile High |
| C.S. Christian | Tri-Peaks |
| James Irwin | Tri-Peaks |
| Manitou Springs | Tri-Peaks |
| St. Mary’s | Tri-Peaks |
| Cornerstone Christian | 5280 |
| Team | League |
| Holyoke | Lower Platte |
| Yuma | Lower Platte |
| Faith Christian | Metro |
| Jefferson Academy | Metro |
| Peak to Peak | Metro |
| Dawson | Mile High |
| Resurrection Christian | Mile High |
| Brush | Patriot |
| Eaton | Patriot |
| Estes Park | Patriot |
| Frontier Academy | Patriot |
| Strasburg | Patriot |
| Sterling | Patriot |
| Burlington | Union Pacific |
| Team | League |
| Cheyenne Wells | High Plains |
| La Veta | Fisher’s Peak |
| Alamosa | Intermountain |
| Monte Vista | Intermountain |
| Pagosa Springs | Intermountain |
| Fowler | Santa Fe |
| Rocky Ford | Santa Fe |
| Rye | Santa Fe |
| Swallows Academy | Santa Fe |
| Swink | Santa Fe |
| Florence | Tri-Peaks |
| La Junta | Tri-Peaks |
| Lamar | Tri-Peaks |
| Trinidad | Tri-Peaks |
| Team | Note |
| Lake County | Frontier |
| Buena Vista | Tri-Peaks |
| Salida | Tri-Peaks |
| Aspen | Western Slope |
| Basalt | Western Slope |
| Cedaredge | Western Slope |
| Coal Ridge | Western Slope |
| Grand Valley | Western Slope |
| Gunnison | Western Slope |
| Moffat County | Western Slope |
| Rangely | Western Slope |
| Vail Christian | Western Slope |
| Vail Mountain | Western Slope |
There are new teams atop the Class 5A and 4A CHSAANow.com softball polls this week. Mountain Range takes over the top spot in 5A while Frederick now stands atop the 4A poll.
Both teams went 2-0 last week while the previous top teams (Legend and Valor Christian) suffered losses.
In 5A, Brighton’s seven wins last week helped them jump from ninth to fourth. Eaglecrest and Chaparral played their way into the top 10. The Raptors came in at No. 8 while the Wolverines stand at No. 10.
The most impressive jump in the 4A poll this week was an unranked Wheat Ridge team coming in at No. 3 and even taking a first-place vote in the process. The Farmers were this week’s only addition to the 4A rankings.
After three new teams broke into the 3A poll last week, only one new addition came in this week as Valley comes in at No. 10. Strasburg remains the top team in 3A and the rest of the poll was relatively unchanged, save for Eaton jumping from No. 6 to No. 4.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Mountain Range (4) | 8-0-0 | 78 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Legend (2) | 8-1-0 | 77 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | ThunderRidge (1) | 7-0-0 | 61 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Brighton (2) | 7-1-0 | 58 | 9 | 7-0-0 |
| 5 | Ralston Valley (1) | 7-1-0 | 53 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 7-2-0 | 49 | 3 | 0-1-0 |
| 7 | Fossil Ridge | 4-2-1 | 30 | 6 | 0-1-0 |
| 8 | Eaglecrest | 5-4-0 | 21 | – | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Grandview | 4-4-0 | 19 | 10 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Chaparral | 7-2-0 | 15 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rock Canyon 11, Broomfield 10, Loveland 10, Pomona 10, Rocky Mountain 10, Liberty 9, Prairie View 9, Highlands Ranch 6, Heritage 5, Chatfield 3, Legacy 3, Fort Collins 2, Cherokee Trail 1, Dakota Ridge 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Liberty (7), Rocky Mountain (8). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Frederick (6) | 7-2-1 | 86 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Erie (1) | 7-2-0 | 79 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | Wheat Ridge (1) | 7-4-0 | 70 | – | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Valor Christian (1) | 8-1-0 | 68 | 1 | 2-1-0 |
| 5 | Vista Ridge | 10-2-0 | 41 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Air Academy | 5-3-1 | 37 | 8 | 1-0-0 |
| 7 | John F. Kennedy | 8-1-0 | 35 | 6 | 1-1-0 |
| 8 | Mountain View | 9-2-0 | 25 | 9 | 4-0-0 |
| 9 | Berthoud | 6-4-0 | 16 | 7 | 3-3-0 |
| 10 | Silver Creek | 6-3-1 | 12 | 5 | 2-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo East 7, Mullen 5, Windsor 5, D’Evelyn 3, Discovery Canyon 3, Pueblo Central 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Green Mountain (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (7) | 9-0-0 | 70 | 1 | 4-0-0 |
| 2 | Sterling | 7-2-0 | 57 | 2 | 2-2-0 |
| 3 | Rocky Ford | 8-2-0 | 55 | 3 | 4-1-0 |
| 4 | Eaton | 6-1-0 | 48 | 6 | 1-0-0 |
| 5 | La Junta | 7-2-0 | 40 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 6 | The Academy | 10-2-0 | 35 | 5 | 5-1-0 |
| 7 | Cedaredge | 5-1-0 | 25 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Faith Christian | 6-3-0 | 22 | 7 | 1-1-0 |
| 9 | Lamar | 6-5-1 | 12 | 10 | 2-2-0 |
| 10 | Valley | 5-4-0 | 10 | – | 3-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Brush 6, Gunnison 4, St. Mary’s 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Akron (9). | |||||
LITTLETON — Results from the 2015 Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational are below. Sort by team or individual results.
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Legend, off to a 7-0-0 start this season, is the new No. 1 team in Class 5A softball.
Already, the Titans own wins over former No. 1 Grandview, then-No. 10 Dakota Ridge and then-No. 6 Douglas County. So it wasn’t shocking to see Legend get nine of the 10 first-place votes to lead CHSAANow.com’s poll this week.
It was only the start of the changes to this week’s rankings, as five new teams joined the 5A poll. Included was a big riser in Mountain Range, which went from unranked to No. 2.
Also new to 5A’s poll this week are No. 4 Ralston Valley — the Mustangs got the other first-place vote — No. 5 ThunderRidge, No. 7 Liberty and No. 8 Rocky Mountain.
Douglas County also made a big jump in going from No. 6 to No. 3. Fossil Ridge (No. 6), Brighton (No. 9) and Grandview (No. 10) are the other teams who remained from the preseason rankings.
4A’s poll got six new members, though Valor Christian remained atop the ranking. No. 4 Vista Ridge, No. 5 Silver Creek, No. 6 Kennedy, No. 7 Berthoud, No. 9 Mountain View and No. 10 Green Mountain all joined this week.
3A also had some changeover, though not as much. Strasburg did retain its top spot, but was joined by three new teams in the ranking: No. 7 Faith Christian, No. 9 Akron and No. 10 Lamar.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Legend (9) | 7-0-0 | 91 | 7 | 7-0-0 |
| 2 | Mountain Range | 6-0-0 | 66 | – | 6-0-0 |
| 3 | Douglas County | 7-1-0 | 62 | 6 | 7-1-0 |
| 4 | Ralston Valley (1) | 5-1-0 | 60 | – | 5-1-0 |
| 5 | ThunderRidge | 5-0-0 | 58 | – | 5-0-0 |
| 6 | Fossil Ridge | 4-1-1 | 34 | 2 | 4-1-1 |
| 7 | Liberty | 5-1-0 | 27 | – | 5-1-0 |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 20 | – | 6-1-0 |
| 9 | Brighton | 0-1-0 | 15 | 5 | 0-1-0 |
| 10 | Grandview | 2-4-0 | 14 | 1 | 2-4-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Broomfield 11, Rock Canyon 11, Castle View 10, Dakota Ridge 10, Prairie View 10, Chaparral 9, Eaglecrest 8, Highlands Ranch 6, Heritage 5, Pomona 5, Adams City 4, Cherokee Trail 4, Horizon 4, Chatfield 3, Legacy 2, Loveland 2, Arvada West 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Broomfield (3), Eaglecrest (4), Castle View (8), Legacy (9), Dakota Ridge (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valor Christian (9) | 6-0-0 | 90 | 1 | 6-0-0 |
| 2 | Erie | 6-1-0 | 77 | 3 | 6-1-0 |
| 3 | Frederick | 5-2-1 | 62 | 2 | 5-2-1 |
| 4 | Vista Ridge | 8-2-0 | 38 | – | 8-2-0 |
| 5 | Silver Creek | 4-2-1 | 28 | – | 4-2-1 |
| 6 | John F. Kennedy | 7-0-0 | 26 | – | 7-0-0 |
| 7 | Berthoud | 3-1-0 | 24 | – | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Air Academy | 4-3-1 | 22 | 8 | 4-3-1 |
| 9 | Mountain View | 5-2-0 | 21 | – | 5-2-0 |
| 10 | Green Mountain | 5-1-0 | 17 | – | 5-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Wheat Ridge 15, Elizabeth 12, Discovery Canyon 10, Pueblo West 10, Mullen 9, Pueblo East 7, D’Evelyn 6, Windsor 6, Mead 4, Pueblo Centennial 4, The Classical Academy 3, Niwot 2, Pueblo Central 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Wheat Ridge (4), Pueblo West (5), Windsor (6), Falcon (7), Mullen (9), Niwot (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (7) | 5-0-0 | 70 | 1 | 5-0-0 |
| 2 | Sterling | 5-0-0 | 63 | 2 | 5-0-0 |
| 3 | Rocky Ford | 4-1-0 | 45 | 8 | 4-1-0 |
| 4 | La Junta | 4-1-0 | 41 | 3 | 4-1-0 |
| 5 | The Academy | 5-1-0 | 39 | 10 | 5-1-0 |
| 6 | Eaton | 5-1-0 | 33 | 7 | 5-1-0 |
| 7 | Faith Christian | 5-2-0 | 24 | – | 5-2-0 |
| 8 | Cedaredge | 3-1-0 | 21 | 9 | 3-1-0 |
| 9 | Akron | 4-0-0 | 14 | – | 4-0-0 |
| 10 | Lamar | 4-3-1 | 13 | – | 4-3-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Brush 12, Valley 6, Dolores Huerta 2, Lyons 1, Skyline 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Brush (4), Skyline (5), Valley (6). | |||||
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]emories haven’t faded for the Castle View softball team. The Sabercats made school history a year ago, reaching the Class 5A state semifinals for the first time before losing to Fossil Ridge 2-1.
This season Castle View will try to build on that success with a new coach Cory Williams and without graduated first-team all-state pitcher Savannah Heebner, who is now playing for the University of Houston.
“I’m hoping we can keep the (winning) tradition going,” said Williams, about the Sabercats who played in the state tourney the past two years. “We need to certainly find some adequate pitching and we have a pretty good nucleus of girls coming back from last year and we should be able to compete.”
Williams spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach for Castle View for his niece Caley Mitchell. Mitchell is now the head coach at Cherokee Trail.
Castle View is ranked No. 8 in the preseason CHSAANow.com Class 5A poll.
Williams is unsure who is his primary pitcher will be, but he does have a candidate list of Kayla Gau, Anna Vairma, and Ashley Maroney.
“This is probably the one sport where pitching can win you games hands down,” Williams said. “We are excited about the season and the players we have and I’m looking forward to see what we can do.”
Castle View opens the season Sept. 3 at Cherry Creek.
Grandview, the defending state champion, was ranked No. 1 in the first preseason poll, followed by Fossil Ridge and Broomfield at No. 2 and No. 3. Williams also mentioned Brighton, preseason No. 5, as a darkhorse state title contender.
In Class 4A, Valor Christian was ranked No. 1 in the poll and returns sophomore pitcher Alexandria Kilponen, the reigning player of the year. Kilponen powered Valor to the state title a year ago, beating Frederick 7-4 in the finals. Frederick is ranked No. 2, followed by perennial power Erie.
The 3A poll is led by Strasburg in the preseason. Sterling is No. 2, while defending champion La Junta is No. 3.
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Class 5A
Grandview, Valor Christian and Strasburg are the No. 1 teams in the preseason CHSAANow.com Softball Polls, which were released on Monday.
Both Grandview (Class 5A) and Valor (4A) are defending champions, while Strasburg was runner-up in 3A last season.
Grandview is atop the 5A ranking with six of the 10 first-place votes, and 84 total points. Fossil Ridge, last season’s runner-up, is No. 2 with one first-place vote and 79 total points.
Broomfield is third in 5A, Eaglecrest is No. 4 and Brighton rounds out the top five.
In 4A, Valor Christian got seven of the nine first-place votes. The Eagles edged Frederick, the team it beat to win 4A last season.
Also in 4A’s top five are No. 3 Erie, No. 4 Wheat Ridge and No. 5 Pueblo West.
Strasburg was a unanimous No. 1 selection in 3A, getting all seven first-place votes. Sterling is No. 2, and defending champion La Junta is No. 3.
Brush is fourth in 3A, while Skyline is No. 5.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS |
| 1 | Grandview (6) | 0-0-0 | 84 |
| 2 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 0-0-0 | 79 |
| 3 | Broomfield (1) | 0-0-0 | 60 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 0-0-0 | 43 |
| 5 | Brighton (2) | 0-0-0 | 41 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 0-0-0 | 40 |
| 7 | Legend | 0-0-0 | 33 |
| 8 | Castle View | 0-0-0 | 31 |
| 9 | Legacy | 0-0-0 | 30 |
| 10 | Dakota Ridge | 0-0-0 | 27 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||
| Chaparral 19, Mountain Range 13, Arvada West 10, Columbine 8, Horizon 8, Cherokee Trail 6, Ralston Valley 6, Chatfield 5, Rock Canyon 3, Regis Jesuit 2, Fort Collins 1, Smoky Hill 1. | |||
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS |
| 1 | Valor Christian (7) | 0-0-0 | 88 |
| 2 | Frederick (2) | 0-0-0 | 76 |
| 3 | Erie | 0-0-0 | 62 |
| 4 | Wheat Ridge | 0-0-0 | 59 |
| 5 | Pueblo West | 0-0-0 | 35 |
| 6 | Windsor | 0-0-0 | 34 |
| 7 | Falcon | 0-0-0 | 26 |
| 8 | Air Academy | 0-0-0 | 25 |
| 9 | Mullen | 0-0-0 | 25 |
| 10 | Niwot | 0-0-0 | 19 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||
| Discovery Canyon 16, Berthoud 6, Silver Creek 6, D’Evelyn 4, Ponderosa 4, Vista Ridge 4, Delta 1, Mountain View 1. | |||
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS |
| 1 | Strasburg (7) | 0-0-0 | 60 |
| 2 | Sterling | 0-0-0 | 50 |
| 3 | La Junta | 0-0-0 | 45 |
| 4 | Brush | 0-0-0 | 35 |
| 5 | Skyline | 0-0-0 | 34 |
| 6 | Valley | 0-0-0 | 21 |
| 7 | Eaton | 0-0-0 | 20 |
| 8 | Rocky Ford | 0-0-0 | 19 |
| 9 | Cedaredge | 0-0-0 | 14 |
| 10 | The Academy | 0-0-0 | 11 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||
| Basalt 9, Lamar 9, Gunnison 3, Burlington 2, Dolores Huerta 2. | |||
The 2014 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. Those nominees included every player who was a first-team all-league selection.
Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.
Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.
Player of the year: Murphy McRoberts, Fossil Ridge
Coach of the year: Dave Thies, Grandview
| First Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | School | Year | Pos. |
| Baillie Brooks | Dakota Ridge | Sr. | 3B/C |
| Courtney Browne | Grandview | Jr. | P/1B |
| Berkley Calapp | Fossil Ridge | Sr. | SS/3B |
| Hannah Clark | Rock Canyon | Sr. | SS/UTIL |
| Alyssa Geist | Legacy | Sr. | OF |
| Tes Hass | Loveland | Sr. | CF |
| Savannah Heebner | Castle View | Sr. | P/UTIL |
| Hunter Huser | Mountain Range | So. | P |
| Ashley Kim | Douglas County | Sr. | 3B/C |
| Kenya Lindstrom | Denver East | Sr. | P |
| Murphy McRoberts | Fossil Ridge | Sr. | P/1B |
| Kayla Michel | Brighton | Sr. | C/1B |
| Carly Perry | Columbine | Sr. | SS |
| Melissa Rahrich | Brighton | Jr. | P/3B |
| Courtney Robbins | Rocky Mountain | Sr. | CF |
| Haley Smith | Legacy | Sr. | P |
| Emily Supercynski | Grandview | Sr. | SS/3B |
| Caitlyn Williams | Horizon | Sr. | SS |
| Second Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | School | Year | Pos. |
| Gracie Cordova | Pomona | So. | OF |
| Riley Craig | Mountain Range | Jr. | 3B |
| Tyler Hays | Grand Junction Central | Sr. | SS/2B |
| Brett Johnson | Bear Creek | Sr. | P |
| Clara Larson | Douglas County | Jr. | SS/2B |
| Lindsey Malkin | Broomfield | So. | 3B/C |
| Katelyn Maynard | Grandview | Sr. | C/3B/2B |
| Angel Micciulli | Westminster | Sr. | OF |
| Valerie Ortega | Mountain Range | Jr. | C |
| Alexa Romero | Eaglecrest | Jr. | P/1B |
| Alexa Samuels | Ralston Valley | So. | C/3B |
| Megan Sansburn | Dakota Ridge | Jr. | SS/RHP |
| Sloane Stewartson | Rock Canyon | So. | C |
| Emily Taggart | Legacy | So. | C |
| Taylor Thoms | Prairie View | Sr. | CF |
| Dani Valerio | Dakota Ridge | Sr. | CF |
| Alexandra Velazquez | Grandview | So. | RF/CF/P |
| Jasmine Wessel | Horizon | Sr. | C |
| Celyn Whitt | Legacy | Sr. | INF |
Player of the year: Alexandria Kilponen, Valor Christian
Coach of the year: Dave Atencio, Valor Christian
| First Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | School | Year | Pos. |
| Analece Apodaca | Wheat Ridge | Sr. | 2B/3B/SS |
| Jessica Boruff | Berthoud | Sr. | OF/P |
| Alex Dufour | Frederick | Sr. | INF |
| Cheyenne Hamilton | Frederick | Sr. | OF |
| Alicia Hernandez | Frederick | So. | P/OF |
| Alexandria Kilponen | Valor Christian | Fr. | P/1B |
| Bailey Kleespies | Niwot | Jr. | SS/3B/2B |
| Gabby Loya | Wheat Ridge | So. | C/3B/1B |
| Tiffany Maul | Erie | Sr. | C |
| Kellie Mrofcza | Vista Ridge | Sr. | SS/P |
| Kendall Ohman | Valor Christian | Sr. | CF/RF |
| Ally Power | Ponderosa | Sr. | P/UTIL |
| Rio Sanchez | Erie | So. | P/INF |
| McKenzie Surface | Discovery Canyon | Sr. | P/1B |
| Ann Marie Torres | Wheat Ridge | Jr. | 3B/SS/P |
| Second Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | School | Year | Pos. |
| Taylor Armitage | Berthoud | Jr. | P/UTIL |
| Courtney Baeckel | Mountain View | Sr. | 1B/C |
| Lexie Comer | Woodland Park | Sr. | P/SS/UTIL |
| Macy Cox | Holy Family | Sr. | P/2B |
| Brooklynn Delozier | Niwot | Jr. | CF/SS |
| Shyanne DeVille | Pueblo West | Sr. | SS/P/3B |
| Tatianna Dominguez | Mullen | Sr. | P/OF/1B |
| Chayanna Gallardo | Pueblo East | So. | C |
| Bridget Gleason | Cheyenne Mountain | Sr. | P/SS |
| Tianna Harper | Mead | Sr. | C/3B |
| Hailey Hinson | Windsor | Jr. | CF |
| Shelby Mann | Valor Christian | Sr. | 2B/SS |
| Allie Mason | Thompson Valley | Jr. | 1B/P/3B |
| Mae Mitchell | Frederick | Jr. | INF |
| Megan Moss | Pueblo West | Jr. | 3B/C/UTIL |
| Christina Nelson | Wheat Ridge | Jr. | SS/2B/P |
| Makenna Roth | Valor Christian | Sr. | LF/CF |
| Ashley Thomas | Pueblo West | Jr. | P/1B/OF |
| Paris Woods | Frederick | So. | OF |
Player of the year: Bridgette Hutton, Valley
Coach of the year: Justin Weber, La Junta
| First Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | School | Year | Pos. |
| Cassie Alcorn | Limon | Sr. | – |
| Annie Davis | La Junta | Jr. | SS/P |
| Jenna Frink | Eaton | Sr. | C |
| Sami Gill | Valley | Sr. | C |
| McKenna Gubanich | Faith Christian | So. | SS |
| Bridgette Hutton | Valley | Sr. | P/1B/CF |
| Dallas Magnusson | Sterling | Sr. | P |
| Annie Oakley | Strasburg | Jr. | C/INF/UTIL |
| Whitni Oquist | La Junta | Sr. | P |
| Taylor Renaud | Eaton | Jr. | OF |
| Jordan Roesch | Strasburg | Jr. | CF/P |
| Alexis Rutz | Sterling | Jr. | P |
| Sarah Scott | Faith Christian | Sr. | CF |
| Dakota Stotyn | Strasburg | Fr. | P/CF |
| Sandy VanErt | Strasburg | Sr. | 3B |
| Brooklyn Waddles | La Junta | Sr. | OF |
AURORA — Valor Christian opened its doors in 2007. In 2013, the Eagles made the Class 4A playoffs in softball for the first time, but lost 17-2 to Mountain View. This season, they capped off a dominant campaign with the 4A state championship after a three-run seventh inning rally boosted the Eagles to a 7-4 win over Frederick in the finals.
The state title was the first in Valor Christian history in the sport.
Throughout the fall, Valor rode freshman phenom Alexandria Kilponen, a shutdown pitcher with dominant stuff. Kilponen entered the day number one in 4A in earned run average by a large margin (0.36). In the title game, Kilponen impressed early with four strikeouts in the first two innings and a shutout through three.
“Allie Kilponen is just a flat-out stud,” Valor Christian Coach Dave Atencio said. “She just turned 14 back in the spring and she was something special when she came in. She’s just unreal. The kid can flat-out throw and I’m so glad I have her for three more years.”
Valor’s offense also took advantage of Frederick’s miscues early as the Warriors committed three errors and left six runners on base after four innings.
But the Warriors, who beat defending champion Wheat Ridge 8-6 in the semis, showed they were 24-0 headed into the final game for a reason. A two-run blast from one of their best hitters, Paris Woods, to cut the deficit to 4-2 with no outs in the bottom of the fifth. Then, Kilponen and company shut the door on further damage in the inning with a fly out, a strikeout, and a diving grab by second baseman Abigail Zuschlag.
Frederick wasn’t done, though. In the bottom of the sixth, freshman catcher Lorenna Heath cranked a two-out clutch double. She advanced on the throw. Next batter, shortstop Alex Dufour had an RBI single to tie the game up. Kendra Hanneman then hit an infield single, but Dufour was thrown out at the plate.
The pressure was back on Valor Christian. And the Eagles delivered.
After two groundouts to start the top of the seventh, Zuschlag started the rally with a single. Then, Shelby Mann singled. Then, Makenna Roth singled in a run and Valor took the lead, 5-4. A two-run RBI triple by Alexandra Kinder broke the game open at 7-4.
Kinder, who’s been playing on a torn calf, delivered at the plate Saturday.
“All season I’ve been struggling,” Kinder said. “My calf is torn, so I shouldn’t even be playing. I’ve been struggling hitting beyond belief, but my coaches believed in me. They said, push through it. This is it, this is your last chance. I came up big.
“Two outs, all the pressure’s on you,” Kinder added. “You have to come up big for your team and that happened today.”
“She had a huge day,” Atencio said of Kinder. “First game (in the semifinals), she hit a home run. She came up big this game and she made some great plays at third base. Starting the season, she wasn’t even a third baseman. She was a first baseman by trade, but I needed a third baseman and she turned into a quality player.”
Kilponen did the rest in the bottom of the seventh, forcing a groundout, then giving up a single, before a groundout and a fly out gave Valor the 4A crown.
“I don’t have words for it,” Kinder said of winning the title. “It’s ridiculous.”
The Eagles, who only have 12 players on their roster, were challenged by Atencio before the season to overcome their lack of depth. They displayed their grit Saturday.
“This is my second championship and it never gets old,” said Atencio, who also won the 5A title in 2001 as the Dakota Ridge coach. “I glorify these girls. We only had 12 kids on the entire team. We called ourselves the dirty dozen and they never, never stopped playing. 24-1 and we were just blessed that they gave us that season.
“Everyone was like, ‘You can’t get that far with only 12 players,’” Kinder added.
“That’s all we’ve got this year,” Kilponen said of the small roster. “It’s a blessing to have these girls as my dirty dozen.”
Valor Christian’s softball program — which took down traditional powerhouse Erie, 11-time champions in the sport, in the semifinals 3-1 — is new to the scene as a 4A power.
“There was a reason I went to Valor,” Atencio said. “After 17 years at Dakota, I made the decision to go there two years ago. There was a reason for it. Build another program, build a championship quality program and we did it in two years.”