Eaglecrest (5A) and Erie (4A) have taken over the top spots in their respective softball rankings this week.
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.
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
Eaglecrest (3)
5-1-0
61
3
5-1-0
2
Fossil Ridge (1)
6-2-0
52
2
6-2-0
3
Legacy
3-2-0
49
4
3-2-0
4
Douglas County
5-1-0
44
10
5-1-0
5
Cherokee Trail (3)
7-0-0
41
–
7-0-0
6
Brighton
4-2-0
29
5
4-2-0
7
Valor Christian
5-1-0
28
9
5-1-0
8
Rock Canyon
5-0-0
26
–
5-0-0
9
Loveland (2)
6-0-0
24
6
6-0-0
10
Legend
1-4-0
22
1
1-4-0
Others receiving votes:
Columbine 21, Arvada West 10, Prairie View 7, ThunderRidge 7, Hinkley 5, Castle View 4, Chatfield 3, Grandview 2, Mountain Vista 2, Ralston Valley 2, Broomfield 1.
Dropped out
Columbine (7), Arvada West (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (5)
3-0-0
84
3
3-0-0
2
Silver Creek
6-1-0
67
4
6-1-0
3
Holy Family (1)
4-0-0
63
6
4-0-0
4
Mountain View (1)
4-2-1
58
1
4-2-1
5
Mullen
1-2-0
32
5
1-2-0
6
Wheat Ridge (1)
4-1-0
25
–
4-1-0
7
Pueblo South (1)
4-0-0
23
9
4-0-0
8
Pueblo County
4-0-0
19
–
4-0-0
9
Conifer
2-1-0
17
7
2-1-0
10
Frederick
3-2-0
16
–
3-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo Central 15, Pueblo Centennial 14, Golden 13, Thomas Jefferson 13, Longmont 8, Discovery Canyon 6, Pueblo West 5, Roosevelt 5, Windsor 4, Berthoud 3.
Dropped out
Golden (2), Pueblo Central (8), Thomas Jefferson (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (4)
2-2-0
70
1
2-2-0
2
University (3)
7-1-0
63
6
7-1-0
3
Eaton
4-3-0
56
2
4-3-0
4
Lamar
3-3-0
44
7
3-3-0
5
Faith Christian
2-2-0
38
3
2-2-0
6
Brush
4-2-0
37
5
4-2-0
7
Rocky Ford
2-3-0
25
9
2-3-0
8
Sterling
3-2-1
24
–
3-2-1
9
La Junta
1-5-0
19
4
1-5-0
10
St. Mary’s (1)
5-2-0
15
–
5-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Limon 11, Meeker 11, Burlington 8, Delta 6, The Academy 5, Basalt 3, Peak to Peak 3, Holyoke 1, Valley 1.
Strasburg (3A), Mountain View (4A) and Legend (5A) are on top of the 2018 preseason softball rankings.
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.
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
Legend (8)
0-0-0
93
2
Fossil Ridge
0-0-0
68
3
Eaglecrest
0-0-0
62
4
Legacy
0-0-0
60
5
Brighton (1)
0-0-0
40
6
Loveland
0-0-0
36
7
Columbine
0-0-0
33
8
Arvada West
0-0-0
26
9
Valor Christian (1)
0-0-0
25
10
Douglas County
0-0-0
20
Others receiving votes:
Cherry Creek 12, Cherokee Trail 11, Mountain Vista 11, ThunderRidge 11, Broomfield 10, Ralston Valley 7, Rock Canyon 6, Grandview 5, Prairie View 4, Pomona 3, Vista Ridge 3, Chatfield 2, Hinkley 2.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Mountain View (6)
0-0-0
90
2
Golden (1)
0-0-0
73
3
Erie (1)
0-0-0
68
4
Silver Creek (1)
0-0-0
63
5
Mullen
0-0-0
51
6
Holy Family
0-0-0
47
7
Conifer
0-0-0
38
8
Pueblo Central
0-0-0
36
9
Pueblo South (1)
0-0-0
17
10
Thomas Jefferson
0-0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo County 14, Frederick 11, Discovery Canyon 10, D’Evelyn 4, Elizabeth 4, Ponderosa 3, Pueblo West 2, Windsor 2, Mesa Ridge 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Strasburg (7)
0-0-0
97
2
Eaton (3)
0-0-0
92
3
Faith Christian
0-0-0
66
4
La Junta
0-0-0
47
5
Brush
0-0-0
44
6
University
0-0-0
43
7
Lamar
0-0-0
40
8
Meeker
0-0-0
34
9
Rocky Ford
0-0-0
32
10
Limon
0-0-0
20
Others receiving votes:
Delta 9, Sterling 9, St. Mary’s 7, Burlington 3, Cedaredge 3, Fort Lupton 3, The Academy 1.
Silver Creek alum Valarie Allman won a national title on Thursday when she won the discus at the U.S.A. Track and Field Outdoor Championships.
Allman, who graduated from Silver Creek in 2013, won the event with a throw of 63.55 meters, or 208 feet, six inches. It is her first national title.
“During it, you’re kind of just taking it moment by moment,” Allman told USATF after the event. “We always say that the train’s gonna take off, and you’ve got to jump on when it starts to go.”
Allman recently graduated from Stanford, where she was a six-time All-American, and twice won the discus at the Pac-12 championships.
Her championship-winning throw on Thursday also broke a Stanford record that had stood since 1983.
Allman’s throw is the longest by an American this season.
At Silver Creek, Allman set the all-classification state record in the discus, a mark (183-03) which still stands through this past season. She was a two-time champion in the discus.
The 2018 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
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Class 5A
Mountain Vista’s Sam Ireland. (Tim Bourke/MaxPreps)
Player of the year: Sam Ireland, Mountain Vista
Coach of the year: Ron Quintana, Mountain Vista
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Brayden Brooks
Mountain Range
Senior
Garrett Declue
Arapahoe
LHP/CF
Senior
Riley Egloff
Heritage
RHP/3B
Senior
Sam Ireland
Mountain Vista
RHP/3B/1B
Junior
Niklavs Levensteins
Ralston Valley
3B/2B
Senior
Jack Liffrig
Mountain Vista
LHP
Senior
Justin Olson
Pine Creek
1B/LHP
Senior
Tanner O’Tremba
Cherry Creek
Zach Paschke
Mountain Vista
INF
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Justin Boyd
Legend
SS/CF
Junior
Matthew Boyd
Regis Jesuit
Senior
Riley Cornelio
Pine Creek
SS/RHP
Junior
Brandon Dryer
Arapahoe
LF/RHP/2B
Senior
Hayden Heinze
Rocky Mountain
OF
Senior
AJ Jergensen
Ralston Valley
OF
Junior
Arian Jimenez-Quezada
Heritage
SS/3B/RHP
Senior
Kasey Koppelmaa
Chatfield
LHP/OF
Senior
Andrew Morris
Monarch
2B/P
Senior
Josh Thompson
Highlands Ranch
P
Senior
Honorable mention:
Luke Bailey, Chaparral, OF, Senior
Jake Barber, Cherokee Trail, Senior
Simon Baumgardt, Lakewood, P/SS, Junior
Tyler Boggs, Fruita Monument, C, Senior
Alex Champagne, Heritage, SS/2B, Freshman
Colten Chase, Cherokee Trail, Senior
Dorsey Chatham, Boulder,
Pete Chronowski, Heritage, LHP/1B, Junior
Benjamin Derosiers, Castle View, LHP/1B/CF, Senior
Ozzie Dominguez, Aurora Central, P/1B, Senior
John Emerson, Denver East, Junior
Tanner Garner, Broomfield, Senior
Zach Goodman, Arapahoe, C/OF/UTIL, Senior
Jake Greiving, Legend, C/OF/3B, Junior
Zach Harstad, Loveland, 1B/LHP/OF, Junior
Calvin Hunt, Ralston Valley, RHP, Junior
Jenner Kehe, Lakewood, P/OF/SS, Sophomore
Cam Kennedy, Smoky Hill, CF/3B/2B, Junior
Reese Lansville, ThunderRidge, RHP/INF, Senior
Cale Lansville, ThunderRidge, RHP/INF, Freshman
Grant Magill, Mountain Vista, C, Junior
Jayden Martinez, Grandview, OF/DH, Junior
Nick Merone, Rock Canyon,
Trey Morrill, Fruita Monument, P/OF, Senior
Cade Nelson, Rocky Mountain, INF/P, Junior
Drew Norsen, Fort Collins, OF/LHP, Sophomore
Jay Onken, Pine Creek, OF/RHP, Senior
Ryan Overboe, Legacy, LHP/1B/RF, Senior
Quentin Parr, Cherry Creek,
Mike Polson, Mountain Range, Senior
Henry Rock, Fairview, Junior
Tyler Schultz, Cherry Creek,
Frankie Shearn, Columbine, OF, Senior
Ross Smith, Legacy, RHP/RF, Senior
Drew Stahl, Mountain Vista, INF, Junior
Ryan Stohr, Dakota Ridge, RHP/1B, Junior
Zach Sulyma, Eaglecrest, 3B/C, Senior
David Velasquez, Brighton, SS/P/3B, Senior
Wyatt Wendell, Rock Canyon,
Reggie Williams, Douglas County, Senior
Kevin Zapanta, Overland, 2B/1B/RHP, Senior
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Class 4A
Valor Christian’s Josh Danyliw. (Paul DiSalvo/MaxPreps)
The 2018 all-state girls soccer teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.