BRIGHTON — Melissa Rahrich had yet another outstanding performance as No. 8 Brighton softball upset No. 1 Ralston Valley 9-2 in a big Class 5A game on Wednesday.
Rahrich pitched all seven innings, allowing just one earned run on five hits, and she struck out eight. She also went 4-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs.
BRIGHTON — Melissa Rahrich hit a home run, and also didn’t allow a hit in three innings of pitching, as No. 8 Brighton softball beat Adams City 15-0 on Tuesday.
Chaparral is No. 5 in this week’s 5A volleyball poll. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
Chaparral has jumped back into the Class 5A volleyball rankings.
The Wolverines (9-4) are now ranked No. 5 in CHSAANow.com’s poll.
Chatfield remained atop the 5A ranking, getting nine of the 11 first-place votes. Also moving up were Prairie View, now No. 6, and Denver East, up to No. 7.
The four other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Lewis-Palmer (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Idalia (1A). Lewis-Palmer and Eaton are unanimous top teams in their respective classifications.
Other newcomers include the following:
In 4A: No. 8 Valor Christian and No. 10 The Classical Academy.
In 3A: No. 9 Peak to Peak.
There were no new teams in the 2A or 1A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Steamboat Springs 13, Elizabeth 12, Pueblo West 11, Berthoud 10, Thomas Jefferson 5, Air Academy 4, Battle Mountain 3, Discovery Canyon 2, Niwot 2, Durango 1, Evergreen 1, Mountain View 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
Berthoud (8), Elizabeth (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (11)
15-0
110
1
2-0
2
Valley
10-5
78
6
1-0
3
University
9-1
77
2
1-1
4
Colorado Springs Christian
10-1
67
3
1-1
5
Manitou Springs
8-3
60
5
1-0
6
Platte Valley
11-4
55
4
0-2
7
Alamosa
11-1
42
7
4-1
8
Lutheran
8-4
38
8
1-0
9
Peak to Peak
11-1
30
–
2-0
10
Pagosa Springs
12-4
18
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 6, SkyView Academy 6, Platte Canyon 5, La Junta 4, Coal Ridge 3, St. Mary’s 3, Buena Vista 2, Sterling 1.
Dropped out
Faith Christian (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (8)
12-0
95
1
2-0
2
Yuma (1)
11-1
84
2
1-0
3
Lyons (1)
11-1
71
3
0-1
4
Dayspring Christian
12-1
67
5
2-0
5
Vail Christian
10-0
42
9
2-0
6
Colorado Springs School
11-1
40
6
1-0
7
Ignacio
9-2
36
7
3-0
8
Rye
11-1
31
8
1-0
9
Paonia
8-2
23
4
1-2
10
Union Colony
11-2
18
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Sargent 16, Ridgway 14, Limon 7, Cedaredge 2, Sanford 2, West Grand 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Idalia (5)
13-0
79
1
4-0
2
Otis (2)
13-1
78
3
2-0
3
Flagler (1)
10-1
70
2
4-0
4
Weldon Valley
11-2
58
4
2-0
5
Fleming
11-3
40
5
2-0
6
Sangre de Cristo (1)
11-0
33
6
3-0
7
Kit Carson
8-2
26
8
1-0
8
McClave
10-1
23
9
2-0
9
Prairie
9-4
20
7
0-1
10
Briggsdale
7-4
12
10
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Nucla 11, La Veta 9, Hi-Plains 7, Moffat 7, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 5, Norwood 4, Walsh 4, Community Christian 3, Heritage Christian 1, Springfield 1.
Ralston Valley softball is the new No. 1 team in 5A. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Ralston Valley is the new No. 1 team in the Class 5A softball rankings this week.
The Mustangs (15-2-0) received five of the 10 first-place votes to take over CHSAANow.com’s poll.
Loveland jumped up to No. 2, and Chaparral also moved up, to No. 3. Mountain Range is fourth, and former No. 1 Legend is fifth.
The 5A ranking added Cherokee Trail (No. 7) and Legacy (No. 9).
Meanwhile, Valor Christian (4A) and Strasburg (3A) both retained their respective No. 1 spots.
The 4A ranking added Windsor (No. 7) and Pueblo West (No. 9).
In 3A, Faith Christian was the lone newcomer at No. 10.
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.
Rock Canyon 14, Liberty 11, Rocky Mountain 11, ThunderRidge 10, Douglas County 7, Prairie View 6, Fossil Ridge 5, Grandview 5, Cherry Creek 4, Chatfield 3, Fort Collins 3, Grand Junction Central 1, Mountain Vista 1.
Dropped out
Douglas County (6), ThunderRidge (7).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (5)
15-1-0
82
1
2-0-0
2
Erie (3)
15-2-0
79
2
3-0-0
3
Frederick
13-3-1
65
3
1-1-0
4
Wheat Ridge (1)
12-5-0
59
4
3-0-0
5
Mountain View
14-3-0
42
5
2-0-0
6
Air Academy
11-3-1
37
6
2-0-0
7
Windsor
11-6-0
23
–
2-0-0
8
John F. Kennedy
16-2-0
20
8
3-0-0
9
Pueblo West
11-4-1
18
–
3-0-0
10
Berthoud
10-7-0
16
7
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Elizabeth 13, Discovery Canyon 12, Vista Ridge 8, Pueblo Central 7, Silver Creek 6, Delta 5, Woodland Park 2, Falcon 1.
Tee times for the first state of the state golf championships.
The tournaments for all classifications run Oct. 5-6. Class 5A is held in Fort Collins, 4A in Longmont and 3A in Vail.
Find a sortable list of state qualifiers, including their regional scores, in our database. The yardage setup for each course is available here.
[divider] Tee times:5A | 4A | 3A
Mountain Vista is No. 2 in 5A volleyball this week. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)
Every No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings held their position, but there was still plenty of new looks near the top of each class.
In Class 5A, Chatfield remains undefeated at No. 1, but they have company nipping at their heels. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles made the jump from No. 10 to No. 2 following a sweep of 4A’s Ponderosa, a team that many would call one of the best in the state, regardless of classification.
Undefeated Prairie View and Bright both join the rankings this week at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively.
In 4A, Lewis-Palmer has yet to relinquish the top spot this year, but now it has Colorado Springs-area rival Cheyenne Mountain right behind them at No. 2. The Indians looked impressive during a 3-0 sweep of Doherty this week and will get their shot at the Rangers later this season.
Ponderosa fell two spots following its loss to Mountain Vista.
New to the 4A poll this week is Elizabeth, who comes in at No. 10.
Eaton continues to remain dominant in the 3A rankings, even taking down last week’s No. 2 Platte Valley early last week.
Undefeated Alamosa breaks into the 3A rankings this week, jumping all the way up to No. 7.
Resurrection Christian says firmly in the No. 1 spot in 2A. One team did break their way into this week’s poll as Vail Christian lands at No. 9.
The No. 1 team in 1A is still Idalia, who has yet to lose this season. McClave played its way into the 1A rankings this week, landing at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Steamboat Springs 10, The Classical Academy 10, Valor Christian 9, Discovery Canyon 6, Durango 6, Thomas Jefferson 5, Mead 3, Roosevelt 2, Air Academy 1, Niwot 1, Pueblo West 1.
Dropped out
Valor Christian (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (9)
13-0
99
1
3-0
2
University
8-0
84
4
3-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian
9-0
79
3
2-0
4
Platte Valley
11-2
64
2
1-1
5
Manitou Springs
7-3
53
5
1-0
6
Valley
9-5
46
6
1-1
7
Alamosa (1)
7-0
35
–
2-0
8
Lutheran
7-4
26
9
2-0
9
Faith Christian
6-4
18
10
2-0
10
Pagosa Springs
10-4
15
7
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Peak to Peak 12, St. Mary’s 6, SkyView Academy 5, Sterling 3, Coal Ridge 2, La Junta 2, Buena Vista 1.
Dropped out
St. Mary’s (8).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (7)
10-0
79
1
2-0
2
Yuma
10-1
68
2
3-1
3
Lyons (1)
11-0
55
3
1-0
4
Paonia
7-0
51
5
2-0
5
Dayspring Christian
10-1
48
4
2-0
6
Colorado Springs School
10-1
33
7
2-0
7
Ignacio
6-2
26
10
3-0
8
Rye
10-1
21
6
3-1
9
Vail Christian
8-0
16
–
3-0
10
Union Colony
10-1
13
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Ridgway 12, West Grand 8, Sargent 7, Fowler 2, Cedaredge 1.
Dropped out
Ridgway (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Idalia (4)
9-0
60
1
1-0
2
Flagler (1)
6-1
56
2
0-0
3
Otis (2)
11-1
52
3
5-0
4
Weldon Valley
9-2
48
4
1-1
5
Fleming
9-3
30
6
2-0
6
Sangre de Cristo
8-0
25
10
1-0
7
Prairie
9-3
18
7
2-1
8
Kit Carson
7-2
17
9
1-0
9
McClave
8-1
15
–
2-0
10
Briggsdale
7-3
12
5
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Norwood 9, Nucla 9, La Veta 7, Cotopaxi 6, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 5, Community Christian 3, Hi-Plains 3, North Park 3, Moffat 2, Springfield 2, Walsh 2.
Valor Christian softball is back to the No. 1 spot in 4A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Powered by a week in which they went 2-0 and outscored their opponents 29-0, the Valor Christian Eagles have returned to the No. 1 spot in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
That was the only change at the top of the polls as Legend held strong in 5A and Strasburg remained on top in 3A.
There was a lot of movement in the 5A rankings as Chaparral jumped from No. 7 to No. 4 and Loveland rose from No. 10 to No. 5. Broomfield was the lone newcomer in this week’s poll as they landed at No. 8.
Besides Valor Christian taking over the top spot in 4A, the biggest change of the week was Mountain View jumping from No. 7 to No. 5. There were no new teams to join the 4A rankings this week.
Burlington and Cedaredge jumped into the 3A rankings at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. Eaton picked up some ground as they land at No. 3, up two spots from their ranking last 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.