Valor Christian has regained the top spot in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
Erie had been able to snag the top spot, but with both teams undefeated, it was the Eagles who came away with the votes this week.
Mullen jumped one spot to come in at No. 3 in the 4A poll this week while Air Academy was the only new addition at No. 7.
In 5A, Broomfield held the top spot after beating Fossil Ridge last week. The Sabercats take the No. 8 spot in the latest rankings.
Douglas County jumped from No. 10 to No. 3 thanks to getting three first-place votes.
At No. 9 and No. 10 respectively, Rocky Mountain and Fort Collins are the two newcomers to this week’s rankings.
Strasburg held firm in the top spot of the 3A poll this week as Rocky Ford hangs on to the No. 2 spot.
Valley jumped two spots to come in at No. 7 this week.
There were no new teams in the 3A 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.
Below is an interactive database of boys golf’s state qualifiers in classes 5A, 4A and 3A during the 2016 season. These golfers qualified out of their respective regionals.
Broomfield has taken over as the new No. 1 team in 5A softball. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Broomfield has seized the top spot in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
The Eagles notched wins over Greeley West and Fairview to assume this week’s top spot.
A 5-2 loss to Rocky Mountain dropped former No. 1 Fossil Ridge one spot to No. 2. The Eagles and Sabercats will take the field against each other on Tuesday.
Cherokee Trail made a two spot jump to land at No. 5 and received a couple of first-place votes along the way.
At No. 10, Douglas County is the only new team in the 5A rankings.
Erie edged Valor Christian to hang on to the No. 1 in 4A after taking it from the Eagles a week ago.
Pueblo West jumped two spots to come in at No. 7 this week.
A trio of new teams broke into the 4A poll as Elizabeth lands at No. 8, Golden comes in at No. 9 and Ferderick rounds out the rankings at No. 10.
Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 3A this week, but Rocky Ford made a two-spot jump to land at No. 2.
Lamar had the biggest climb in 3A, coming in at No. 6, up three spots from a week ago.
At No. 9, Valley is the only new team to the 3A 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.
Castle View 26, Eaglecrest 19, Pomona 10, Bear Creek 9, Loveland 9, Rocky Mountain 9, Boulder 8, Mountain Range 8, Grandview 7, Chaparral 6, Prairie View 6, Liberty 4, Mountain Vista 4, Rock Canyon 4, Vista Ridge 3, Rampart 2, Fort Collins 1, Hinkley 1, Pine Creek 1, Ralston Valley 1, Smoky Hill 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (5)
13-0-0
86
1
3-0-0
2
Valor Christian (4)
11-0-0
85
2
3-0-0
3
Wheat Ridge
9-4-0
62
4
1-1-0
4
Mullen
5-2-1
57
5
1-0-0
5
Mountain View
11-2-0
47
3
3-1-0
6
Silver Creek
11-2-0
42
6
2-1-0
7
Pueblo West
7-2-0
36
9
2-0-0
8
Elizabeth
9-2-0
19
–
2-0-0
9
Golden
10-3-0
17
–
1-0-0
10
Frederick
6-7-0
12
–
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Rifle 10, Thomas Jefferson 9, Air Academy 4, Pueblo County 4, Falcon 2, Ponderosa 2, Evergreen 1.
Dropped out
Air Academy (7), Thomas Jefferson (8), Windsor (10).
PARKER — Looking for its first win of the season, Ponderosa jumped out to a big lead over Douglas County and never relented as they came away with a 56-6 victory.
The 2016 all-state baseball players of the year are (from left): Holly’s Ricardo Juarez (1A); Dawson’s Luke Feigal (2A); ThunderRidge’s Jake Eissler (5A); Lewis-Palmer’s Paul Tillotson (4A); and Faith Christian’s Austin Stone (3A). (Photos: Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com; Chris Fehrm/MaxPreps; Michael Hankins/MaxPreps)
The 2016 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
ThunderRidge’s Jake Eissler is the 5A baseball player of the year. (Michael Hankins/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Jake Eissler, ThunderRidge
Coach of the year: Allan Dyer, Cherokee Trail
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Austin Alarid
Rocky Mountain
LHP/1B
Senior
Jerome Bohannon
Cherokee Trail
LHP/OF
Senior
Quin Cotton
Regis Jesuit
OF
Senior
Jake Eissler
ThunderRidge
RHP/3B/1B
Senior
Maverick Handley
Mullen
C/INF
Senior
Travis Marr
Regis Jesuit
RHP/1B
Senior
Conner Nantkes
Cherokee Trail
LHP/UTIL
Junior
Ryan Sullivan
Cherokee Trail
1B
Senior
Nate Sweeney
Cherry Creek
RHP/SS/OF
Senior
Bo Weiss
Regis Jesuit
RHP
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Peter Carlson
Ralston Valley
SS/RHP
Senior
Bailey Collins
Dakota Ridge
OF/P
Senior
Eric Cox
Cherokee Trail
RHP/OF
Junior
Cade Crader
Grandview
1B/RHP
Senior
Tommy Gillman
Columbine
SS
Senior
Jay Onken
Pine Creek
OF/RHP
Sophomore
Casey Opitz
Heritage
C/SS/RHP
Junior
Tanner O’Tremba
Cherry Creek
OF/RHP
Sophomore
Sam Schroeder
Fruita Monument
P/OF
Senior
Josh Schumacher
Rangeview
2B/SS/P
Senior
John Sorensen
Rocky Mountain
SS/RHP
Junior
Honorable mention:
Cuba Bess, Senior, Fruita Monument
Evan Bolin, Senior, Prairie View
Wade Council, Senior, Pine Creek
Aaron Dammel, Senior, Highlands Ranch
Chris Diehl, Senior, Rocky Mountain
Riley Egloff, Sophomore, Heritage
Cole Farmer, Senior, Brighton
Matt Givin, Junior, Rock Canyon
Alex Gonzales, Senior, Rocky Mountain
Tanner Hauptman, Senior, Ralston Valley
Tyson Hays, Junior, Grandview
Ryley Humrighouse, Senior, Castle View
Ricky Marshall, Senior, Fountain-Fort Carson
Jake Minnick, Senior, Douglas County
Jacob Moyer, Senior, Fort Collins
Dylan Paulsen, Senior, Gateway
Walter Pennington, Senior, Broomfield
Nick Perez, Junior, Cherokee Trail
Rocco Porreco, Junior, Mullen
Chase Powell, Senior, Lakewood
Tony Rice, Senior, Liberty
Jacob Rodriguez, Senior, Adams City
Joey Salvato, Junior, Mullen
Tyler Smith, Senior, Grandview
Jordan Stubbings, Junior, Legend
Nathaniel Swanson, Junior, Northglenn
Jadon Uhrich, Junior, Rocky Mountain
Razzo Vigil, Junior, Westminster
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Class 4A
Lewis-Palmer’s Paul Tillotson is the 4A baseball player of the year. (Chris Fehrm/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Paul Tillotson, Lewis-Palmer
Coach of the year: Keith Wahl, Valor Christian
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Clint Allen
Erie
C/INF/P
Senior
Rocco Arguto
Pueblo West
RF
Senior
Holden Bernhardt
Mountain View
P/OF/1B
Senior
Wyatt Featherston
Green Mountain
OF/P
Senior
Jake Greenwalt
Windsor
–
Senior
Cole McKissock
Air Academy
INF
Senior
Dauson Tate
Pueblo West
C
Senior
Paul Tillotson
Lewis-Palmer
–
Senior
Austin Wood
Silver Creek
1B/P
Senior
Luke Ziegler
Valor Christian
3B/RHP
Sophomore
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Mike Berg
Thompson Valley
C/OF/3B
Junior
Issac Bracken
Berthoud
–
Senior
Jaspar Carmichael
Delta
SS/P
Sophomore
Billy Cook
Lewis-Palmer
–
Junior
Nyk Crumrine
Valor Christian
INF/RHP
Senior
Bailey Hansen
Air Academy
P/OF
Senior
Davis Heller
Valor Christian
RHP/1B
Freshman
Ethan Keller
Delta
CF/P
Junior
Ruben Portillo
Erie
P/INF
Junior
Cooper Rothe
Longmont
CF
Senior
Judah Wilbur
Denver North
INF/SS/2B
Junior
Honorable mention:
Kavan Andrew, Senior, Longmont
Locke Bernhardt, Senior, Mountain View
Cameron Brosh, Senior, Canon City
Josh Crites, Senior, Erie
Kyle Daniels, Senior, Fort Morgan
Blake Donels, Junior, Valor Christian
Gavin Fesmire, Senior, Pueblo Centennial
Daniel Gurrola, Senior, Denver North
Spencer Hamilton, Senior, The Classical Academy
Jaeden Hegmann, Junior, Mesa Ridge
Dane Kapande, Senior, Evergreen
Joe Lucas, Senior, Palisade
Zach Manchester, Senior, Canon City
Garrett Martin, Junior, Eagle Valley
Lawrence Mayberry, Senior, Durango
Mitch Menard, Senior, D’Evelyn
Skyler Messinger, Junior, Niwot
Jared Miller, Sophomore, Montrose
Brett Muscatello, Senior, Evergreen
Max Noland, Junior, Palisade
Dylan Norsen, Junior, Mountain View
Gunner Pickett, Senior, Mead
Blake Reiher, Junior, Delta
Morgan Robinson, Senior, Rifle
Stephen Romero, Junior, Glenwood Springs
Andrew Shaw, Junior, Summit
Tyler Shubert, Senior, Windsor
Isiah Torres, Senior, Pueblo East
Sean Weller, Senior, Battle Mountain
Kaylor Werner, Sophomore, Northridge
Cole Winn, Sophomore, Silver Creek
[divider] Faith Christian’s Austin Stone is the 3A baseball player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
The 2016 girls soccer players of the year are (from left): Sage DiGiulio of Kent Denver (3A); Taylor Parker of Grandview (5A); Brianna Alger of Lewis-Palmer (4A); and Hannah Isenhart of Dawson (2A). (Photos: Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com; Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)
The 2016 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.
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Class 5A
Grandview’s Taylor Parker is the 5A girls soccer player of the year. (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)
Player of the year: Taylor Parker, Grandview
Coach of the year: Tari Wood, Grandview
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Makena Bambei
Broomfield
MF
Senior
Kristin Barbour
Monarch
D
Senior
Tatum Barton
Columbine
FORW
Senior
Mandi Duggan
Grandview
FORW
Senior
Jessica Hixson
Grandview
D
Junior
Peyton Joseph
Mountain Vista
D
Senior
Nicole Lyubenko
Grandview
MF
Junior
Taylor Parker
Grandview
D
Junior
Haley Schueppert
Mountain Vista
MF
Junior
Michaela Stark
Broomfield
FORW
Senior
Brittany Wilson
Columbine
GK
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Rebekah Burton
Cherokee Trail
–
Junior
Kelcey Cavarra
Columbine
MF
Senior
Remi Clarke
Fossil Ridge
MF
Sophomore
Mealii Enos
ThunderRidge
D
Senior
Libby Geraghty
Cherry Creek
FORW
Junior
Emily Griffith
Regis Jesuit
GK
Senior
Jayne Lydiatt
Pine Creek
MF/FORW
Senior
Julie Mackin
Castle View
–
Senior
Giselle Sawaged
Mountain Vista
D/MF
Senior
Tea Smith
Fairview
–
Junior
Sierra Szeto
Fairview
–
Senior
Madison Williams
Rocky Mountain
FORW
Sophomore
Honorable mention:
Baylee Bedard, Senior, Rocky Mountain
Sami Brooks, Senior, Smoky Hill
Izzy DePinto, Junior, Highlands Ranch
Kylee Duren, Senior, ThunderRidge
Carly George, Senior, Chatfield
Alli Gray, Senior, Poudre
Meg Halvorson, Junior, Cherry Creek
Taylor Heil, Senior, Cherokee Trail
Cassie Hiatt, Sophomore, Chaparral
Shae Holmes, Sophomore, ThunderRidge
Reece Hummel, Senior, Pine Creek
Raquel Isaac, Senior, Hinkley
Alyssa Kaiser, Senior, Ralston Valley
Rebecca Kholos, Senior, Legend
Makayla Kolberg, Senior, Rock Canyon
Emily Langenderfer, Senior, Regis Jesuit
Alex Lanning, Senior, Doherty
Caeley Lordemann, Senior, Greeley West
Sydney Maxon, Junior, Arapahoe
Gabi McDonald, Sophomore, Rocky Mountain
Morgan Metcalf, Junior, Liberty
Lauren Moss, Junior, Boulder
Rachel Muller, Senior, Douglas County
Bailey Nemechek, Sophomore, Fort Collins
Emiko Patterson, Senior, Monarch
Sydney Pulver, Junior, Regis Jesuit
Sierra Serna, Senior, Horizon
Jessica Smith, Senior, Fruita Monument
Madeline Stesney, Senior, Denver East
Kelsey Vogel, Senior, Arapahoe
[divider]
Class 4A
Lewis-Palmer’s Brianna Alger is the 4A girls soccer player of the year. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)
Player of the year: Brianna Alger, Lewis-Palmer
Coach of the year: Joe Martin, Lewis-Palmer
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Brianna Alger
Lewis-Palmer
FORW/MF
Junior
Emily Cope
Battle Mountain
MF
Senior
Megan Delmonico
Mullen
MF
Senior
Camryn Dyke
Valor Christian
MF
Junior
Cori Dyke
Valor Christian
FORW/MF
Freshman
Lauren Jones
Cheyenne Mountain
D
Junior
Chaynee Kingsbury
Windsor
FORW
Sophomore
Sarah Lyons
Lewis-Palmer
MF
Senior
Karly Sandoval
Lewis-Palmer
D
Junior
Susan Whitney
Wheat Ridge
FORW
Senior
Ocoee Wilson
Steamboat Springs
GK/STRK
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Frankee Broer
Wheat Ridge
MF
Senior
Hannah Burgo
The Classical Academy
MF
Junior
Ellese Lupori
Steamboat Springs
MF/STRK/FB
Senior
Justine Martinez
Pueblo Centennial
FORW
Senior
Caleigh Michael
Mullen
D
Junior
Aleesa Muir
The Classical Academy
D
Senior
Caroline Noonan
Valor Christian
MF/D
Sophomore
Casey Quirk
D’Evelyn
MF
Senior
Katie Scott
Air Academy
GK
Senior
Adalyn Vergara
Windsor
MF/FORW
Sophomore
Sophia Weiner
Evergreen
–
Junior
Honorable mention:
Jessica Adams, Sophomore, Eagle Valley
Kalynn Batterton, Senior, Mountain View
Darby Bolt, Senior, Alamosa
Kinley Carter, Freshman, Pueblo Centennial
Kierra Cox, Sophomore, Vista Peak Prep
Lexi Dageenakis, Senior, Silver Creek
Bryn Decker, Sophomore, Pueblo West
Sami Feller, Sophomore, Palisade
Bailee Fowler, Senior, Longmont
Abby Gearhart, Freshman, Windsor
Annette Gomez, Sophomore, Denver North
Mollee Heeney, Senior, Air Academy
Kaitlin Hinkle, Freshman, Pueblo County
Maddison Hogan, Senior, Centaurus
Maddie Kessler, Senior, Mead
Hannah Kochen, Junior, Pueblo South
Kaitlyn Krieg, Junior, Denver South
Maryssa Lucero, Sophomore, Northridge
Caroline Miller, Senior, Erie
Emily Mueller, Senior, The Classical Academy
Lily Nordell, Junior, Canon City
Alexandra Palmer, Junior, Discovery Canyon
Zoe Peterson, Senior, Evergreen
Nina Scruton, Junior, Glenwood Springs
Kailee Stobbe, Junior, Niwot
Kaitlyn Sullivan, Senior, Skyline
Courtney Turner, Junior, Pueblo South
Danielle Wellman, Senior, Windsor
Tianna Wright, Sophomore, D’Evelyn
[divider]
Class 3A
Kent Denver’s Sage DiGiulio is the 3A girls soccer player of the year. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)
The 2016 all-state boys lacrosse players of the year are Monarch’s Chad Kreuzer (left) and Dawson’s Gavyn Pure. (Photos: Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)
The 2016 all-state boys lacrosse 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.
[divider]
Class 5A
Monarch’s Chad Kreuzer. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)