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  • D’Evelyn, Rye take over No. 1 spots in baseball rankings

    D'Evelyn senior Grant Witherspoon eyes a foul ball during an at-bat Tuesday. Witherspoon picked up the victory on the mound pitching the final two innings for the Jaguars against Holy Family. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Grant Witherspoon and D’Evelyn now sit atop the Class 4A baseball poll. (Dennis Pleuss)

    D’Evelyn and Rye took over atop their respective baseball rankings on Monday.

    D’Evelyn is 13-0 and now heads the Class 4A poll from CHSAANow.com after receiving nine of the 12 first-place votes and totalling 106 points, well ahead of No. 2 Evergreen’s 86 points.

    Former No. 1 Green Mountain was upset by Valor Christian last week, and fell to fifth. Valor Christian joined the 4A poll at No. 9 this week.

    Rye (10-0), meanwhile, is the new No. 1 in 2A after last week’s No. 1 Resurrection Christian lost to Brush, the No. 7 team in 3A at the time.

    That ranking added No. 10 Kiowa (7-3).

    Montrose Fruita Monument baseball
    Fruita Monument is now ranked No. 4 in 5A. (Tom Hoganson)

    In 5A, Fruita Monument’s rise up the ranking continued. The Wildcats, who are now 17-0, bumped up two spots to No. 4. Included in last week’s 3-0 record was a win over Montrose, which was ranked No. 8 in 4A at the time.

    Rocky Mountain continued to lead the 5A poll, and got 11 of the 15 first-place votes. Mountain Vista also held firm at No. 2.

    Behind them, Cherry Creek pushed up to No. 3, then Fruita sits fourth and Rock Canyon rounds out the top five.

    Fairview dropped to No. 6 and Mullen moved up to No. 7. Monarch is eighth, Denver East is ninth and Grandview is tenth.

    The Nos. 1 teams in 3A (Eaton) and 1A (Eads) both held on to their respective top spots this week.

    Sterling (No. 9) joined the 3A poll, while 1A added Nucla (No. 8).

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rocky Mountain (11) 9-3 138 1 2-0
    2 Mountain Vista (1) 11-2 124 2 2-0
    3 Cherry Creek 8-2 108 4 1-0
    4 Fruita Monument (2) 17-0 99 6 3-0
    5 Rock Canyon 12-2 79 5 1-1
    6 Fairview 8-3 68 3 0-1
    7 Mullen 8-3 44 9 1-0
    8 Monarch 8-2 34 8 1-0
    9 Denver East (1) 12-1 30 10 1-0
    10 Grandview 7-4 28 7 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 15, Pine Creek 15, Columbine 10, Grand Junction Central 7, Highlands Ranch 6, Legend 5, ThunderRidge 5, Grand Junction 4, Regis Jesuit 3, Legacy 2, Fort Collins 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 D’Evelyn (9) 13-0 106 2 2-0
    2 Evergreen 11-1 86 3 2-0
    3 Pueblo West (1) 13-2 85 4 2-0
    4 Lewis-Palmer (1) 11-2 64 5 2-0
    5 Green Mountain (1) 9-4 57 1 1-2
    6 Wheat Ridge 10-3 51 9 2-0
    7 Ponderosa 9-5 38 7 0-2
    8 Pueblo East 11-3 33 6 1-1
    9 Valor Christian 6-6 29 – 2-0
    10 Montrose 8-4 25 8 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 23, Palisade 22, Erie 15, Canon City 8, Air Academy 6, Longmont 5, Durango 4, Greeley Central 3.
    Dropped out:
    Windsor (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (7) 10-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Lamar (2) 12-1 90 2 3-0
    3 Gunnison 10-1 58 4 1-0
    4 Bayfield (1) 11-2 49 6 2-0
    5 Manitou Springs 11-1 46 8 0-0
    6 Brush 9-2 43 7 1-0
    7 Faith Christian 7-5 42 5 1-0
    8 University 8-3 39 3 0-1
    9 Sterling 8-4 27 – 1-0
    10 Valley 9-4 21 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    La Junta 14, St. Mary’s 11, Kent Denver 10, Olathe 4.
    Dropped out:
    St. Mary’s (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rye (9) 10-0 99 2 1-0
    2 Sedgwick County 11-0 83 3 1-0
    3 Resurrection Christian (1) 8-2 81 1 0-1
    4 Dayspring Christian 10-0 66 4 1-0
    5 Paonia 13-2 53 5 2-0
    6 Hotchkiss 11-2 51 6 0-0
    7 Las Animas 12-2 43 7 2-0
    8 McClave/Wiley 11-1 24 8 2-1
    9 Yuma 9-4 14 10 2-1
    10 Kiowa 7-3 11 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Dolores 8, Haxtun 7, Ellicott 5, Swink 5.
    Dropped out:
    Haxtun (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eads (4) 8-3 85 1 1-1
    2 Community Christian (5) 12-1 83 2 1-0
    3 Holly 5-4 57 4 1-0
    4 Granada 2-3 52 3 0-0
    5 Fleming 4-3 48 6 2-0
    6 Springfield 2-6 28 7 0-0
    7 Primero 4-2 27 5 0-0
    8 Nucla 2-3 26 – 1-0
    9 Cornerstone Christian 5-5 25 8 2-0
    10 Dove Creek 6-8 22 9 2-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Antonito 18, Denver Jewish Day 8, Stratton/Liberty 7, Gilpin County 6, Peetz 4, Cheyenne Wells 1.
    Dropped out:
    Antonito (10).

  • Rock Canyon leads host of new teams in baseball rankings

    Three teams joined the Class 5A baseball rankings this week, and no rise was greater than that of Rock Canyon, which now finds itself in the No. 5 spot.

    The Jaguars (11-1) went 3-0 last week, and led a host of new teams to CHSAANow.com baseball polls. Also joining in 5A were No. 9 Mullen (7-3) and No. 10 Denver East (11-1).

    Rock Canyon beat then-No. 8 ThunderRidge and then-No. 9 Heritage last week. The Jaguars are off to their best start since opening 8-0 in 2009-10.

    Mullen, meanwhile, is unbeaten against in-state teams at 7-0. And Denver East’s lone loss came to Rock Canyon in its opener, 9-7, on March 12.

    Rocky Mountain remained atop the 5A poll, and Mountain Vista stayed in No. 2. Fairview bumped up to No. 3, jumping just ahead of Cherry Creek, which is now No. 4.

    Fruita Monument is up one spot to No. 7 and Grandview is No. 8.

    The other No. 1 teams in each classification also remained the same. Those are Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Eads (1A).

    The 4A poll added No. 7 Ponderosa, and 3A has two newcomers — Valley (No. 9) and St. Mary’s (No. 10).

    The 2A ranking added No. 8 McClave/Wiley, as well as No. 10 Yuma.

    There are four new teams in this week’s 1A poll: No. 5 Primero, No. 6 Fleming, No. 7 Springfield and No. 10 Antonito.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rocky Mountain (10) 7-3 137 1 3-0
    2 Mountain Vista (3) 9-2 134 2 3-0
    3 Fairview (1) 8-2 106 4 1-0
    4 Cherry Creek 7-2 93 3 2-1
    5 Rock Canyon (1) 11-1 83 – 3-0
    6 Fruita Monument 14-0 78 7 2-0
    7 Grandview 6-4 50 5 1-2
    8 Monarch 7-2 29 6 1-2
    9 Mullen 7-3 24 – 3-0
    10 Denver East 11-1 16 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 13, Regis Jesuit 12, ThunderRidge 11, Legend 9, Grand Junction Central 8, Pine Creek 8, Highlands Ranch 6, Cherokee Trail 5, Fountain-Fort Carson 3.
    Dropped out:
    ThunderRidge (8), Heritage (9), Regis Jesuit (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Green Mountain (11) 8-2 119 1 3-0
    2 D’Evelyn (1) 11-0 91 3 1-0
    3 Evergreen 9-1 83 4 3-0
    4 Pueblo West 11-2 68 2 1-1
    5 Lewis-Palmer 9-2 61 5 2-0
    6 Pueblo East 10-2 56 10 2-0
    7 Ponderosa 9-3 45 – 3-0
    8 Montrose 8-3 36 6 1-1
    9 Wheat Ridge 8-3 30 9 3-0
    10 Windsor 9-2 22 7 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 14, Valor Christian 13, Air Academy 7, Longmont 5, Pueblo South 5, Durango 3, Erie 2.
    Dropped out:
    Valor Christian (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (7) 8-0 96 1 1-0
    2 Lamar (2) 9-1 91 2 2-0
    3 University 8-2 61 3 2-1
    4 Gunnison 9-1 55 5 2-0
    5 Faith Christian 6-5 43 7 3-1
    6 Bayfield (1) 9-2 42 9 4-0
    7 Brush 8-2 41 4 2-1
    8 Manitou Springs 11-1 37 10 4-0
    9 Valley 8-4 26 – 2-1
    10 St. Mary’s 9-2 18 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 15, La Junta 14, Kent Denver 7, Olathe 4.
    Dropped out:
    Sterling (6), La Junta (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (6) 8-1 95 1 3-0
    2 Rye (4) 9-0 94 2 2-0
    3 Sedgwick County 10-0 81 3 4-0
    4 Dayspring Christian 9-0 59 7 4–1
    5 Paonia 11-2 55 6 2-0
    6 Hotchkiss 11-2 51 5 4-0
    7 Las Animas 10-2 40 4 2-1
    8 McClave/Wiley 9-0 31 – 3-0
    9 Haxtun 10-4 14 10 2-1
    10 Yuma 7-3 11 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Dolores 7, Kiowa 7, Ellicott 4, Swink 4, Sanford 3, Burlington 2.
    Dropped out:
    Denver Christian (8), Ellicott (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eads (7) 7-2 88 1 2-0
    2 Community Christian (2) 11-1 82 2 2-0
    3 Granada 2-3 53 8 1-0
    4 Holly 4-4 52 3 0-2
    5 Primero 4-2 44 – 4-0
    6 Fleming 2-3 37 – 2-1
    7 Springfield 2-6 34 – 1-3
    8 Cornerstone Christian 3-5 26 9 2-3
    9 Dove Creek 4-6 18 6 2-2
    10 Antonito 4-7 14 – 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Nucla 13, Denver Jewish Day 8, Stratton/Liberty 7, Weldon Valley 7, Cheyenne Wells 6, Gilpin County 3, Peetz 3.
    Dropped out:
    Gilpin County (4), Cheyenne Wells (5), Peetz (7), Sierra Grande (10).

  • Rocky Mountain ascends to top of 5A baseball rankings

    Rocky Mountain sophomore Tyler Hyland fires to the plate during the first inning Wednesday. Hyland and three other Lobo pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout against Pomona. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Rocky Mountain, and sophomore Tyler Hyland, are the new No. 1 5A baseball. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Another week, another new team atop the Class 5A baseball rankings.

    Rocky Mountain became the latest team to ascend to the top of CHSAANow.com’s poll this week when the Lobos received eight of the 15 first-place votes and edged No. 2 Mountain Vista. Cherry Creek, the former No. 1, fell to third this week.

    Rocky is the third team to lead the 5A ranking this season following preseason No. 1 Regis Jesuit and Creek.

    Fairview stayed put at fourth in this week’s poll, and Grandview stayed at fifth. Behind them, three new teams joined: No. 6 Monarch (6-0-1), No. 7 Fruita Monument (12-0) and No. 9 Heritage (7-2).

    ThunderRidge is No. 8 this week, while Regis is No. 10.

    In 1A, there’s also a new No. 1. Eads takes over after getting four of the eight first-place votes. Former No. 1 Holly dropped to third. Community Christian is second.

    That 1A poll added Granada (No. 8) and Cornerstone Christian (No. 9).

    The other No. 1 teams stayed the same this week. Those are Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A).

    Other newcomers include No. 9 Wheat Ridge in 4A; No. 8 La Junta and No. 9 Bayfield in 3A; and No. 9 Ellicott in 2A.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rocky Mountain (8) 4-3 135 2 3-3
    2 Mountain Vista (3) 6-2 133 3 4-2
    3 Cherry Creek (3) 5-1 124 1 1-0
    4 Fairview (1) 7-2 86 4 4-2
    5 Grandview 5-2 85 5 4-2
    6 Monarch 6-0 43 – 4-0
    7 Fruita Monument 12-0 34 – 4-0
    8 ThunderRidge 4-5 33 7 3-4
    9 Heritage 7-2 28 – 4-2
    10 Regis Jesuit 3-6 27 6 1-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Mullen 26, Denver East 22, Pine Creek 21, Rock Canyon 19, Columbine 13, Ralston Valley 10, Highlands Ranch 5, Arapahoe 4, Grand Junction Central 4, Legend 4.
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (8), Arapahoe (9), Ralston Valley (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Green Mountain (6) 5-2 107 1 2-2
    2 Pueblo West (2) 10-1 104 2 5-1
    3 D’Evelyn (3) 10-0 99 6 6-0
    4 Evergreen (1) 6-1 73 8 4-1
    5 Lewis-Palmer 7-2 60 3 6-2
    6 Montrose 7-2 52 5 2-1
    7 Windsor 8-2 36 10 4-1
    8 Valor Christian 3-5 32 4 1-4
    9 Wheat Ridge 5-3 24 – 5-1
    10 Pueblo East 8-2 20 7 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 13, Canon City 9, Air Academy 7, Erie 7, Ponderosa 6, Elizabeth 5, Skyview 5, Mesa Ridge 4, Durango 3, Silver Creek 3, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Longmont 1.
    Dropped out
    Silver Creek (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (8) 7-0 97 1 7-0
    2 Lamar (2) 7-1 91 2 4-0
    3 University 6-1 73 3 4-1
    4 Brush 6-1 55 7 2-0
    5 Gunnison 7-1 41 8 5-1
    6 Sterling 6-2 40 6 2-2
    7 Faith Christian 3-4 35 5 2-3
    8 La Junta 6-3 29 – 3-2
    9 Bayfield 5-2 27 – 4-1
    10 Manitou Springs 7-1 23 9 4-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Valley 18, Bruce Randolph 10, Kent Denver 5, Olathe 4, St. Mary’s 2.
    Dropped out
    Kent Denver (4), Valley (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (6) 5-1 94 1 5-1
    2 Rye (4) 7-0 93 2 4-0
    3 Sedgwick County 6-0 82 3 4-0
    4 Las Animas 8-1 50 8 3-1
    5 Hotchkiss 7-2 46 6 4-1
    6 Paonia 9-2 45 9 6-1
    7 Dayspring Christian 5-1 37 7 3-1
    8 Denver Christian 1-1 32 4 0-0
    9 Ellicott 8-1 24 – 4-1
    10 Haxtun 8-3 15 10 4-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 12, McClave/Wiley 8, Dolores 5, Yuma 5, Lyons 2, Sanford 1.
    Dropped out
    Swink (5).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eads (4) 5-2 72 4 4-0
    2 Community Christian (3) 9-1 65 2 5-0
    3 Holly 4-2 60 1 3-2
    4 Gilpin County 3-1 50 5 1-1
    5 Cheyenne Wells 2-2 31 6 1-1
    6 Dove Creek 2-4 29 3 2-2
    7 Peetz 2-2 23 9 2-2
    8 Granada 1-3 18 – 1-3
    9 Cornerstone Christian (1) 1-2 16 – 1-1
    10 Sierra Grande 1-1 15 10 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 14, Fleming 12, Nucla 10, Manzanola 9, Antonito 8, Denver Jewish Day 7, Longmont Christian 2, Weldon Valley 2.
    Dropped out
    Nucla (7), Fleming (8).

  • Cherry Creek baseball takes over as No. 1 in 5A ranking

    Cherry Creek Legend baseball
    Cherry Creek is the new No. 1 team in Class 5A baseball. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    After beating two ranked teams last week, including then-No. 1 Regis Jesuit, Cherry Creek has taken over atop CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A baseball rankings.

    The Bruins beat Regis Jesuit on Monday and then-No. 4 Legend on Wednesday, giving them three wins over ranked teams so far this season. They did drop a 5-1 decision to then-No. 10 Mountain Vista on Friday.

    However, voters still gave Cherry Creek eight of the 15 first-place votes that were cast this week, and the Bruins totalled 124 points to lead the poll. Rocky Mountain and Mountain Vista each got three first-place votes; those two teams are No. 2 and 3, respectively.

    Fairview received the other first-place vote, and moved up one spot to fourth this week. Grandview, which got a big win over then-No. 6 ThunderRidge on Friday, rounds out the top five.

    Regis Jesuit fell from No. 1 to No. 6, ThunderRidge is No. 7, and three newcomers complete 5A’s ranking this week: No. 8 Pine Creek, No. 9 Arapahoe and No. 10 Ralston Valley.

    There’s also a new No. 1 team in 1A, where Holly takes over. The other No. 1 teams — Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A) — remained the same this week.

    With many programs heading out of state for spring break, or simply taking time off, the next rankings will release on April 6.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Cherry Creek (8) 4-1 124 2 2-1
    2 Rocky Mountain (3) 1-0 119 3 1-0
    3 Mountain Vista (3) 2-0 112 10 2-0
    4 Fairview (1) 3-0 109 5 2-0
    5 Grandview 1-0 63 7 1-0
    6 Regis Jesuit 2-3 60 1 0-3
    7 ThunderRidge 1-1 44 6 1-1
    8 Pine Creek 2-0 32 – 1-0
    9 Arapahoe 2-0 29 – 2-0
    10 Ralston Valley 2-0 25 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 18, Fruita Monument 13, Highlands Ranch 13, Lincoln 10, Rock Canyon 9, Cherokee Trail 8, Chatfield 7, Heritage 7, Legend 6, Denver East 5, Grand Junction 5, Monarch 3, Horizon 2, Chaparral 1, Eaglecrest 1.
    Dropped out
    Legend (4), Chatfield (8), Columbine (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Green Mountain (10) 3-0 100 1 2-0
    2 Pueblo West 5-0 82 3 1-0
    3 Lewis-Palmer 1-0 65 4 1-0
    4 Valor Christian 2-1 60 6 2-0
    5 Montrose 5-1 50 2 2-1
    6 D’Evelyn 4-0 41 – 4-0
    7 Pueblo East 5-1 38 5 2-1
    8 Evergreen 2-0 31 – 2-0
    9 Silver Creek 3-0 20 – 1-0
    10 Windsor 4-1 14 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Elizabeth 8, Mead 7, Skyview 7, Pueblo South 6, Air Academy 5, Canon City 4, Erie 4, Holy Family 3, Ponderosa 3, Longmont 1, Palisade 1.
    Dropped out
    Ponderosa (7), Mountain View (8), Wheat Ridge (9), Palmer Ridge (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (7) 0-0 86 1 0-0
    2 Lamar (1) 3-1 74 3 2-1
    3 University (1) 2-0 58 4 2-0
    4 Kent Denver 4-1 56 6 3-1
    5 Faith Christian 1-1 51 2 0-1
    6 Sterling (1) 4-0 47 5 3-0
    7 Brush 4-1 39 7 2-1
    8 Gunnison 2-0 30 9 2-0
    9 Manitou Springs 3-0 20 – 3-0
    10 Valley 3-3 15 8 2-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Bayfield 12, Trinidad 11, Platte Valley 9, Bruce Randolph 7, La Junta 6, Olathe 6, Strasburg 6, Colorado Academy 5, Sheridan 4, St. Mary’s 3, Alamosa 2, Pagosa Springs 2, Lutheran 1.
    Dropped out
    La Junta (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (9) 0-0 99 1 0-0
    2 Rye (1) 3-0 87 2 3-0
    3 Sedgwick County 2-0 66 3 2-0
    4 Denver Christian 1-1 44 4 1-1
    5 Swink 0-0 40 7 0-0
    6 Hotchkiss 3-1 35 5 2-0
    7 Dayspring Christian 2-0 34 9 0-0
    8 Las Animas 5-0 28 – 3-0
    9 Paonia 3-1 22 – 2-0
    10 Haxtun 4-0 18 – 4-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peyton 16, Rocky Ford 13, Dolores 10, Limon 9, Custer County 7, Ellicott 6, Yuma 6, Kiowa 4, Byers 2, Holyoke 2, Center 1, Fowler 1.
    Dropped out
    Rocky Ford (6), Holyoke (8), Dolores (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holly (4) 1-0 73 3 1-0
    2 Community Christian (2) 4-1 54 – 3-1
    3 Dove Creek (1) 0-2 46 1 0-2
    4 Eads 1-2 44 2 1-2
    5 Gilpin County (1) 2-0 38 – 2-0
    6 Cheyenne Wells 1-1 35 – 1-1
    7 Nucla 0-0 31 5 0-0
    8 Fleming 0-0 23 10 0-0
    9 Peetz 0-0 22 8 0-0
    10 Sierra Grande 1-0 18 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 14, Antonito 13, Granada 9, Elbert 8, Primero 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Weldon Valley 3, Stratton/Liberty 2, Cotopaxi 1.
    Dropped out
    Stratton/Liberty (4), Elbert (6), Cornerstone Christian (7), Springfield (9).

  • Three new teams join 4A baseball rankings

    Things got a bit crazy when this week’s Class 4A baseball poll was released.

    Three new teams — Pueblo West, Pueblo East and Mountain View — joined CHSAANow.com’s ranking after going unranked in the preseason.

    Pueblo West jumped all the way up to No. 3 following its 4-0 start which includs a win over then-No. 4 Palmer Ridge, as well as an impressive showing at a tournament in New Mexico.

    Pueblo East is No. 5 this week, while Mountain View is No. 8.

    Green Mountain remained No. 1 in the 4A poll. In fact, none of the No. 1s changed from the preseason, meaning Regis Jesuit (5A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Dove Creek (1A) all held firm.

    In 5A, Columbine joined the poll at No. 9. They were the lone newcomer to that ranking.

    The 3A poll added La Junta (No. 10), while Dayspring Christian (No. 9) and Dolores (No. 10) are new to 2A. 1A added No. 9 Springfield and No. 10 Fleming.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (9) 2-0 140 1 2-0
    2 Cherry Creek (3) 2-0 130 3 2-0
    3 Rocky Mountain (1) 0-0 119 2 0-0
    4 Legend (1) 1-0 98 4 1-0
    5 Fairview (1) 1-0 91 5 1-0
    6 ThunderRidge 0-0 48 6 0-0
    7 Grandview 0-0 43 8 0-0
    8 Chatfield 0-1 32 9 0-1
    9 Columbine 1-0 29 – 1-0
    10 Mountain Vista 0-0 17 10 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Dakota Ridge 10, Rock Canyon 10, Fruita Monument 9, Grand Junction 8, Highlands Ranch 6, Adams City 5, Douglas County 5, Mountain Range 5, Ralston Valley 5, Pine Creek 4, Heritage 3, Brighton 2, Chaparral 2, Mullen 2, Grand Junction Central 1, Lincoln 1.
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Green Mountain (7) 1-0 98 1 1-0
    2 Montrose (2) 3-0 80 2 3-0
    3 Pueblo West (1) 4-0 72 – 4-0
    4 Lewis-Palmer (1) 0-0 70 5 0-0
    5 Pueblo East 3-0 43 – 3-0
    6 Valor Christian 0-1 33 3 0-1
    7 Ponderosa 1-0 28 7 1-0
    8 Mountain View 2-1 25 – 2-1
    9 Wheat Ridge 0-1 23 6 0-1
    10 Palmer Ridge 0-1 17 4 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Erie 16, Canon City 11, D’Evelyn 11, Falcon 11, Air Academy 10, Vista Ridge 9, Windsor 9, Mead 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Mesa Ridge 5, Pueblo County 5, Discovery Canyon 4, Elizabeth 3, Longmont 3, Pueblo South 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Palisade 1.
    Dropped out
    Niwot (8), Longmont (9), Holy Family (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (10) 0-0 100 1 0-0
    2 Faith Christian 1-0 86 2 1-0
    3 Lamar 1-0 77 3 1-0
    4 University 0-0 58 4 0-0
    5 Sterling 1-0 47 7 1-0
    6 Kent Denver 1-0 42 5 1-0
    7 Brush 2-0 37 10 2-0
    8 Valley 1-1 31 6 1-1
    9 Gunnison 0-0 24 8 0-0
    10 La Junta 0-0 17 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Trinidad 7, Olathe 5, Pagosa Springs 4, Strasburg 4, St. Mary’s 3, Alamosa 2, Coal Ridge 2, Bayfield 1, Lutheran 1, Manitou Springs 1, Moffat County 1.
    Dropped out
    Bayfield (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (8) 0-0 89 1 0-0
    2 Rye (1) 0-0 81 2 0-0
    3 Sedgwick County 0-0 62 4 0-0
    4 Denver Christian 0-0 54 3 0-0
    5 Hotchkiss 1-1 43 6 1-1
    6 Rocky Ford 0-0 38 7 0-0
    7 Swink 0-0 33 5 0-0
    8 Holyoke 0-0 29 8 0-0
    9 Dayspring Christian 2-0 21 – 2-0
    10 Dolores (1) 0-0 16 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Limon 14, Paonia 12, Las Animas 9, Custer County 7, Lyons 6, Center 5, Peyton 5, Cedaredge 4, Kiowa 4, Ignacio 3, Denver Academy 2, Haxtun 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (9), Center (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dove Creek (7) 0-0 76 1 0-0
    2 Eads (1) 0-0 73 2 0-0
    3 Holly 0-0 65 3 0-0
    4 Stratton/Liberty 0-0 53 4 0-0
    5 Nucla 0-0 40 5 0-0
    6 Elbert 0-0 37 6 0-0
    7 Cornerstone Christian 0-0 25 8 0-0
    8 Peetz 0-0 21 7 0-0
    9 Springfield 0-0 18 – 0-0
    10 Fleming 0-0 16 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Granada 10, Community Christian 5, Primero 1.
    Dropped out
    Granada (9), Antonito (10).

  • Preseason baseball rankings released in all classes

    Regis Jesuit Mountain Vista baseball
    Regis Jesuit heads the 5A preseason baseball poll. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Defending champions and teams that lost in last season’s title games make up the preseason No. 1 teams in baseball this season.

    Heading their respective classifications in the CHSAANow.com polls are Regis Jesuit (5A), Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Dove Creek (1A).

    Green Mountan and Resurrection Christian are defending champions, while Regis, Eaton and Dove Creek were all runners-up last season.

    The 5A poll was the most split, with six different teams getting first-place votes.

    Regis led the way with five first-place votes and 126 total points. Rocky Mountain, the defending champion, also got five first-place votes, but totalled 114 points.

    Cherry Creek, another team to get a first-place vote, opens the year at No. 3. Legend (No. 4), Fairview (No. 5) and Chatfield (No. 9) also received at least one first-place vote.

    ThunderRidge is sixth in 5A’s preseason poll, and is followed by No. 7 Dakota Ridge and No. 8 Grandview. Mountan Vista rounds out the poll at No. 10.

    In 4A, Green Mountain was a unanimous selection with all 10 first-place votes. Montrose is No. 2, followed by Valor Christian, Palmer Ridge and Lewis-Palmer. Holy Family, last season’s 3A champion which has moved up to 4A, begins at No. 10.

    Eaton heads 3A’s poll, and is also a unanimous pick with all 10 first-place votes.

    Resurrection Christian received eight of the nine first-place votes to lead 2A. Caliche, last year’s 1A champ, is now in 2A but is unranked to begin the year.

    Dove Creek received seven of the eight first-place votes to top 1A’s preseason ranking.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Regis Jesuit (5) 0-0 126
    2 Rocky Mountain (5) 0-0 114
    3 Cherry Creek (1) 0-0 105
    4 Legend (1) 0-0 77
    5 Fairview (2) 0-0 73
    6 ThunderRidge 0-0 72
    7 Dakota Ridge 0-0 40
    8 Grandview 0-0 34
    9 Chatfield (1) 0-0 31
    10 Mountain Vista 0-0 30
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 29, Mullen 16, Fort Collins 10, Pine Creek 10, Douglas County 9, Rock Canyon 9, Chaparral 8, Cherokee Trail 7, Heritage 6, Lakewood 5, Boulder 4, Monarch 4, Fossil Ridge 3, Highlands Ranch 3, Ralston Valley 3, Brighton 2, Grand Junction Central 1, Legacy 1, Lincoln 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Green Mountain (10) 0-0 100
    2 Montrose 0-0 46
    3 Valor Christian 0-0 44
    4 Palmer Ridge 0-0 42
    5 Lewis-Palmer 0-0 41
    6 Wheat Ridge 0-0 39
    7 Ponderosa 0-0 33
    8 Niwot 0-0 31
    9 Longmont 0-0 27
    10 Holy Family 0-0 24
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 23, Durango 21, Air Academy 19, Evergreen 13, Pueblo East 13, D’Evelyn 8, Mesa Ridge 8, Pueblo West 6, Cheyenne Mountain 3, Palisade 3, Erie 2, Falcon 2, Mountain View 2.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Eaton (10) 0-0 100
    2 Faith Christian 0-0 80
    3 Lamar 0-0 70
    4 University 0-0 49
    5 Kent Denver 0-0 47
    6 Valley 0-0 44
    7 Sterling 0-0 36
    8 Gunnison 0-0 29
    9 Bayfield 0-0 21
    10 Brush 0-0 16
    Others receiving votes:
    La Junta 12, Lutheran 10, Alamosa 8, Olathe 7, Bennett 4, Manitou Springs 4, Estes Park 3, St. Mary’s 3, Colorado Springs Christian 2, Florence 2, Colorado Academy 1, Machebeuf 1, Sheridan 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Resurrection Christian (8) 0-0 97
    2 Rye (1) 0-0 92
    3 Denver Christian 0-0 77
    4 Sedgwick County (1) 0-0 64
    5 Swink 0-0 55
    6 Hotchkiss 0-0 40
    7 Rocky Ford 0-0 38
    8 Holyoke 0-0 23
    9 Limon 0-0 20
    10 Center 0-0 15
    Others receiving votes:
    Dolores 13, Cedaredge 11, Kiowa 11, Lyons 7, McClave/Wiley 7, Peyton 7, Caliche 6, Crowley County 6, Paonia 6, Haxtun 4, Ignacio 4, Wray 3, Front Range Christian 2, Dayspring Christian 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Dove Creek (7) 0-0 78
    2 Eads 0-0 66
    3 Holly (1) 0-0 61
    4 Stratton/Liberty 0-0 42
    5 Nucla 0-0 40
    6 Elbert 0-0 34
    7 Peetz 0-0 33
    8 Cornerstone Christian 0-0 25
    9 Granada 0-0 23
    10 Antonito 0-0 15
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 6, Community Christian 5, Fleming 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 2, Sierra Grande 2, Walsh 2, Cheyenne Wells 1, Manzanola 1, Primero 1.

  • State wrestling results: Championship and placing matches

    DENVER — Complete results from the championship and placing matches at the 2015 state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center.

    Find the complete brackets here.

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    Title Dayton Marvel Pomona Hunter Matney Ponderosa Dec 3-2
    Third Josh Finesilver Cherry Creek Dylan Martinez Grand Junction MD 9-0
    Fifth Ryan Chauvin Pine Creek Brody Lamb Poudre Dec 7-3

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    Title Tomas Gutierrez Pomona Cody Fatzinger Arvada West Dec 6-4
    Third Fabian Gutierrez Adams City Jordan Martinez Pine Creek Dec 4-3
    Fifth Louie Romero Mountain Range Polo Garcia Denver East Fall 2:57

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    Title Travis Torres Pomona Jackson Huffman Horizon MD 10-2
    Third Riley Garner-Orr Central G.j. Cole Polluconi Monarch Dec 2-0
    Fifth Maurisio Garcia Northglenn Isaac Dinette Lakewood Dec 8-2

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    Title Jacob Greenwood Poudre Ryan Deakin Legacy SV-1 8-6
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    Title Matt Finesilver Cherry Creek Jason Romero Pomona MD 11-2
    Third Jess Hankin Coronado John Daniel Arapahoe Dec 6-2
    Fifth Michael Garcia Northglenn Anthony Salazar Pine Creek Dec 8-3

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    Title Isaac Rider Grand Junction Bennie Pachello Arvada West Fall 4:14
    Third Zack Martinez Mountain Range Dylan Wood Ralston Valley Dec 3-2
    Fifth Seth Rosales Lincoln Dylan West Greeley West Fall 4:40

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    Title Danny Murphy Rocky Mountain Jimmy Rothwell Arvada West Fall 4:28
    Third Josiah Rider Grand Junction Peter Isais Pine Creek MD 10-0
    Fifth AJ Curtis Cherry Creek Seth Brown Grandview Dec 4-1

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    Title Payton Tawater Arvada West Roman Ortiz Rocky Mountain Fall 1:22
    Third Jozef McClure Adams City Logan Ronan Regis Dec 3-2
    Fifth Dawson Cranmer Chaparral Jared Todd Heritage Dec 4-3

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    Title Jacob Trujillo Grand Junction Robert Gambrell Douglas County MD 12-4
    Third Tyler Turco Ponderosa Josh Burns Liberty Dec 5-1
    Fifth Patrick Romero Mountain Range Bevan Haycock Castle View Dec 5-3

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    Title Deyaun Trueblood Pomona Taylor Bergquist Arvada West Dec 5-3
    Third Jimmy Weaver Coronado Dylan Dashner Pine Creek TB-1 4-3
    Fifth Tanner Olson Ponderosa Luke Engler Douglas County Dec 10-4

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    Title Konnor Schmidt Rock Mountain Trenton Schultz Mountain Vista Dec 2-1
    Third Rocky Michaelson Ralston Valley Matt Hebel Legacy Dec 7-5
    Fifth Cameron Gonzales Pomona Juan Fraire Aurora Central Fall 2:38

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    Title Jacob Seely Fruita Matthew Stanley ThunderRidge TF-1.5 2:26 (16-0)
    Third Justice Littrell Doherty Zach Gomez Arvada West SV-1 5-1
    Fifth Brandon Micale Pomona Rowdy Allen Central G.j. Dec 5-3

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    Title Devin Rothrock Arvada West Tyler Zook Grand Junction Fall 1:10
    Third Max Gonzales Rangeview Charles Dunkelman Loveland Fall 2:27
    Fifth Daniel Chavez Pomona Brandon Forney Mountain Range Fall 2:27

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    Title Dane Drimmer Chaparral Taylor White Pine Creek Dec 5-4
    Third Josh Vigil-Harrison Grandview Clayton Voytilla Fruita Fall 2:44
    Fifth Forrest Lalaguna Centaurus Mason Watt Broomfield Fall 2:29

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    Bout Winner School Opponent School Manner
    Title Josiah Nava Pueblo County Stephen Dabelko Widefield MD 10-2
    Third Andrew Lucero Pueblo East Jason Hanenberg Air Academy Dec 6-2
    Fifth Zeke Alirez Greeley Central Sawyer Novara Silver Creek MD 9-0

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    Bout Winner School Opponent School Manner
    Title Morgan Fogg Thompson Valley Randen Espinoza Palisade Dec 8-1
    Third Sam Zdenek Windsor William Tomsic Pueblo Central Dec 6-3
    Fifth Victor Gutierrez Pueblo East Donnie Liles Mitchell Dec 9-4

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    Bout Winner School Opponent School Manner
    Title Vlad Kazakov Thompson Valley Matthew Lavengood Durango Dec 5-2
    Third Leon Sanchez Mesa Ridge Tommy Stager Niwot Dec 5-1
    Fifth Noah Montoya Pueblo South Mike McFadden Cheyenne Mountain Dec 10-7

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    Title Chris Sandoval Pueblo County Jacob Butler Falcon Dec 6-0
    Third Josh Villa Windsor Jesus Morales Battle Mountain SV-1 4-2
    Fifth Darian Manzanares Pueblo Centennial Michael Ramirez Pueblo South Dec 3-2

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    Title Sam Turner Discovery Canyon Peter Tyler Hanenberg Air Academy Dec 7-0
    Third Justin Davis Pueblo County Justus Strand Northridge Fall 0:44
    Fifth Elias Manzanares Pueblo South Zac Hanenberg Canon City Dec 9-6

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    Bout Winner School Opponent School Manner
    Title Hunter Willits Pueblo County Gerald Mack Windsor TF-1.5 3:01 (15-0)
    Third Collin Williams Thompson Valley Jair Flores Pueblo Centennial Dec 3-1
    Fifth Samuel Freeman Mesa Ridge Erik Lobato-Contreras Mountain View Dec 18-12

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    Title Bronson Spies Conifer Isaac Naro Pueblo South Dec 3-1
    Third Brandon Aragon Pueblo Central Matteo Ambriz Windsor Dec 3-2
    Fifth Joey Neumann Lewis Palmer Romelo Salas Golden Dec 7-5

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    Title Ben Hewson Thompson Valley Myles Wilson Glenwood Springs Dec 4-2
    Third Chico Trujillo Greeley Central Chase Daniels Golden TB-1 6-3
    Fifth Zac Baker Cheyenne Mountain Francisco Rosales Ochoa Fort Morgan Dec 3-0

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    Title Parker Simington Thompson Valley Adam Rojas Greeley Central TF-1.5 3:00 (16-1)
    Third Brian Roberts Pueblo Centennial Fabian Estrada Alameda Dec 7-2
    Fifth Isaac Maestas Palisade Jeremy Mathews Mitchell Dec 5-4

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    Title Austin Zuniga Pueblo South Mike Berg Thompson Valley Dec 6-3
    Third Fernando Ramos-Vega Longmont Dante Garcia Pueblo County Dec 5-2
    Fifth Lucas Bufmack Canon City Andrue Rojas Greeley Central Dec 12-9

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    Title Joe Keller Windsor Brandon Saunders Wheat Ridge Dec 12-5
    Third Donovan Rincon Pueblo County Patrick Cunnion Durango Dec 6-3
    Fifth Patton Graff Thompson Valley Zack Nirode Northridge Fall 2:59

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    Title David Eusea Thompson Valley Alex Mai Fort Morgan Dec 7-4
    Third Cristian Gonzalez Glenwood Springs Benjamin Self Air Academy Fall 0:53
    Fifth Blake Repshire Canon City Demitrius Miller Pueblo Centennial Dec 5-3

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    Title Toby McBride Fort Morgan John Delacruz Palmer Ridge Dec 3-1
    Third Alex Weber Discovery Canyon Cody Killis Canon City MD 16-6
    Fifth Zach Garrard Cheyenne Mountain Brock Howes Arvada Fall 3:36

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    Title Jacob Robles Pueblo East Bailey Bowker Golden MD 11-3
    Third Jesus Ibarra Fort Morgan Aron Pino Valenzuela Littleton Fall 0:42
    Fifth Nathon Putallaz Roosevelt Tyler Shubert Windsor Fall 0:58

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    Title Isaiah DeLaCerda Alamosa Jacob Beltran Sterling Dec 5-1
    Third Presiliano Maez Sheridan Andrew Godfrey Olathe Dec 2-1
    Fifth Luke Anderson Delta Varrion Ciddio Platte Valley MD 8-0

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    Title Jody Sandoval II Fort Lupton Colby Duncan Sterling Dec 4-3
    Third Kyle Cisneros Jefferson Michael Vasquez University UTB 4-3
    Fifth Jeremy Ashton Mead Jesse Shelton Lamar Dec 2-0

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    Title Andrew Jaramillo Platte Valley Matt Bailey Berthoud MD 9-1
    Third Brandon Damian Valley Macky Sandoval Brush Dec 4-2
    Fifth Homero Navarro Sheridan Jacob Breidenbach Sterling MD 14-1

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    Title Conrad Cole Brush Michael Johnson Lamar Dec 3-1
    Third Zach Damian Valley Ryan Nava Bayfield Dec 5-4
    Fifth Dakota Macy Ft. Lupton Andrew Clark Bennett Dec 9-5

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    Title Sage Budd Mead Ruben Lucero Valley Dec 9-2
    Third Tel Kelley Alamosa Christian Guerrero Dolores Huerta Dec 4-0
    Fifth Anthony Contreraz Sheridan Kaylen Montoya Lamar MD 13-5

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    Title Ryan Waite Platte Valley Julian Prieto Holy Family Dec 8-6
    Third Jake Schoenfeld Salida Aaron Trujillo Valley Dec 1-0
    Fifth Kaleb Hansen Lamar Logan Heusser Strasburg MD 12-3

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    Bout Winner School Opponent School Manner
    Title Jimmy Fate Berthoud Joseph Prieto Holy Family Dec 7-3
    Third Austin Shank Olathe Colter McMenimen Bayfield Fall 2:40
    Fifth Tanner Fetzer Platte Valley Rob Leonard Elizabeth TF-1.5 3:42

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    Title Joel Contreras Sterling Macoy Flannagan Valley Dec 3-0
    Third Rusty Lohr Eaton Zechariah Garcia Ft. Lupton Dec 4-2
    Fifth Kolsen Welham Holy Family Daryan Urquhart Delta Fall 2:08

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    Title Dalton Robertson Weld Central Brendan Gonzales Valley Dec 3-2
    Third Alec Petterson Brush Clark Jett Platte Valley Fall 3:42
    Fifth Derek Horn Delta Joseph Martinez La Junta Fall 3:35

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    Title Chad Ellis Berthoud Kory Mills Delta Fall 3:09
    Third Julian Gallegos Dolores Huerta David McRee Pagosa Springs Dec 3-2
    Fifth Justin Anderson University Alex Rivas Rifle Dec 10-6

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    Title Seager Oliver Montezuma-Cortez Devin Ward Eagle Valley Dec 4-0
    Third Lane Masar Florence Nate Lowe Salida Fall 4:56
    Fifth Garret McCullar Platte Valley Daniel Brown Delta MD 16-2

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    Title Marcus Garcia Dolores Huerta Jose Rodriquez Brush Fall 1:28
    Third Chayden Harris Olathe Kyle Hicks Lamar Dec 3-2
    Fifth Elijah Roper Erie Juan Gomez Valley Fall 1:54

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    Title Jacob Ornelas Fort Lupton Shane Coombs Strasburg Dec 3-2
    Third Tanner Crist Lamar Olmer Marquez Basalt Inj. 3:43
    Fifth Grayden Mondragon La Junta Felix Pena Olathe SV-1 7-5

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    Title Joe Carwin Brush Willy Clements Holy Family Dec 3-1
    Third Marcus Garcia Delta Jose Prado Rifle Dec 2-1
    Fifth Sam Deseriere Mullen Jack Gallegos Mead TB-1 4-0

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    Title Jacob Rodriguez Rocky Ford Tanner Watson Akron Dec 5-3
    Third Brandon Ward Dolores Trevor Elliott Merino UTB 2-1
    Fifth Cody Jacobsen Burlington Eric Rojo Holyoke Fall 3:46

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    Title Jonathan Andreatta John Mall Quinton Montague Centauri TF-1.5 5:14 (15-0)
    Third Logan Durham Burlington Stocker Robbins Ignacio Dec 3-0
    Fifth Sheridan Harvey Meeker Jack Kelly Peyton Fall 2:08

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    Title Talon Harris Norwood/Nucla William Hickman Lyons Fall 1:31
    Third Tristin Pelloni Meeker Patrick Esparsen Centauri Dec 4-2
    Fifth Jaden Valdez-Barela Swink Erik Rocha Rocky Ford Fall 2:54

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    Title Jesse Reed Paonia Jeremy Fraser Rocky Ford Dec 4-1
    Third Case Baughman Dove Creek Jose Duran Monte Vista Dec 8-3
    Fifth Drew Corsentino Fowler Jake Rockwell Wray MD 10-0

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    Title Austin Coy Swink Jake Trujillo Highland Dec 3-2
    Third Hayden Harris Norwood/Nucla Daniel Borunda Monte Vista Dec 7-6
    Fifth Austin Todd Hotchkiss Austin Batterton Baca County Fall 2:40

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    Title Bo Pipher Paonia J.D. Chenoweth Baca County Fall 1:43
    Third Britton Holmes Peyton Chance Randolph Dove Creek Dec 7-4
    Fifth Nick Ortner Holyoke Aiden Dabal Norwood/Nucla Dec 7-3

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    Title Ryan Nordyke Holly Anthony Watt Meeker Fall 4:49
    Third Blake Denton Swink Diego Reyes Rocky Ford Dec 3-2
    Fifth Gunnar Chesnik Paonia Malik Johnson Buena Vista Fall 1:55

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    Title Bryce McCracken Crowley County Casey Turner Meeker Dec 4-1
    Third Reagan Lane Eads Jake Shaffer Rye Fall 4:01
    Fifth Salomon Chavez Center Iaasic Pena Ignacio Dec 7-0

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    Title Zach Milner Paonia Tim Armintrout Norwood/Nucla TB-1 3-2
    Third Seth Mills Swink Wade Katzdorn Hotchkiss Fall 2:50
    Fifth Carlos Magdaleno Rocky Ford Nicholas Vollmer Merino SV-1 3-1

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    Title TJ Shelton Meeker Jose Cisneros Centennial Fall 0:50
    Third Christopher Martin Centauri Rafe Hutches Baca County Fall 2:21
    Fifth Sabyn Diamond Buena Vista Cade Schulz Wray Dec 4-3

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    Title Keegan Wentz Buena Vista Brandon Anderson SedwickCo/Fleming Dec 2-0
    Third Devon Pontine Meeker George Weatherford Center Fall 1:19
    Fifth Logan Schopp Paonia Daniel Bustamante Rocky Ford Dec 4-1

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    Title Jareb Aziz Centauri Blaine Larson Fowler Fall 3:51
    Third Kaleb Gaede Limon Jason Murphy John Mall Dec 7-1
    Fifth Kaler Ybarra Yuma Cody Terrell Norwood/Nucla Fall 4:18

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    Title Nate Finnell Rocky Ford Levi Davis SedwickCo/Fleming Dec 4-2
    Third Trace Elliott Merino Adrian Cereceres NorthPark Dec 8-7
    Fifth Tristen Todd Hotchkiss Luke Korf Yuma MD 8-0

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    Title Jayden Hilferty Limon Keith Dunnagan Crowley County SV-1 3-1
    Third Chase Flynn Stratton Dylan Kelly Ellicott MD 11-0
    Fifth Miguel Huerta Wray Greg Garcia Rocky Ford Fall 3:40

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  • All-state volleyball teams for 2014 season

    The 2014 all-state volleyball players of the year. From left: Eaglecrest's Jordyn Poulter (5A), Lewis-Palmer's Alexa Smith (4A), Resurrection Christian's Madison Webb (2A), Idalia's Reagan Shaffer (1A) and Eaton's Kortney Lockey (3A). (Photos: Tim Visser and Matt Daniels/MaxPreps)
    The 2014 all-state volleyball players of the year. From left: Eaglecrest’s Jordyn Poulter (5A), Lewis-Palmer’s Alexa Smith (4A), Resurrection Christian’s Madison Webb (2A), Idalia’s Reagan Shaffer (1A) and Eaton’s Kortney Lockey (3A). (Photos: Tim Visser and Matt Daniels/MaxPreps)

    The 2014 all-state volleyball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These team were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.

    Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

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    Class 5A

    Player of the year: Jordyn Poulter, Eaglecrest

    Coach of the year: Stephanie Schick, Chatfield

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Madison Laufenberg Castle View Senior OH
    Bridgette Lococo Fossil Ridge Senior MH
    Haley Mclaren Grandview Senior OH/RS
    Amelia Metzler Chatfield Senior S/OPP/OH
    Jordyn Poulter Eaglecrest Senior S
    August Raskie Rampart Senior S
    Abbi Reid Denver East Senior OH
    Shayli Siegfreid Highlands Ranch Senior L/DS
    Santaisha Sturges Regis Jesuit Senior OH
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Audrey Cheng Fairview Sophomore S/RS
    Amanda Cushen Rampart Senior OH
    Mattison DeGarmo Douglas County Senior OH
    Jillian Desmond Regis Jesuit Senior MH
    Simone Gibeau Ralston Valley Senior OH
    Anne-Liese Golletz Chatfield Senior MB/OH
    Kalee Maricle Eaglecrest Senior MB
    Teryn Mills Chaparral Senior L
    Natalie Passeck Chaparral Senior OH
    Melanie Patenaude Cherry Creek Senior OH/RS
    Shannon Webb Cherokee Trail Junior OH
    Sidney Wicks Cherokee Trail Senior S/RS


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    Class 4A

    Player of the year: Alexa Smith, Lewis-Palmer

    Coach of the year: Susan Odenbaugh, Lewis-Palmer

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Lindsey Baker Cheyenne Mountain Senior OH
    Courtney Domme Cheyenne Mountain Senior L
    Mariah Evans Lewis-Palmer Junior S
    Jessica Jackson Thomas Jefferson Senior OH
    Cori Kirschling Niwot Senior OH
    Nicole Montgomery Lewis-Palmer Senior OPP/OH
    Becca Page Ponderosa Senior S
    Allegra Shippy Pueblo West Senior MB/OH
    Alexa Smith Lewis-Palmer Senior OH
    Allison Smith Ponderosa Junior OH
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Kellyn Alexander Montrose Senior OPP/OH
    Lydia Bartalo Lewis-Palmer Sophomore MB
    Mattison Dabovich Pueblo West Senior OH
    Mackenzie Ellison Battle Mountain Senior OH
    Erica Grove Mitchell Senior MH
    Taylor Harrington Steamboat Springs Senior MB
    Elise Hill Montrose Junior OH/OPP
    Braya Hunt Valor Christian Junior S/OPP
    Maddie Labor Steamboat Springs Junior L
    Emily Lambrecht Canon City Senior OH/OPP/S
    Jordan Pingel Air Academy Senior OH
    Jenna Price Cheyenne Mountain Senior OH
    Kylee Shook Mesa Ridge Junior MH
    Camille Smith Ponderosa Junior MH
    Cassidy Wurth Valor Christian Senior MB


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    Class 3A

    Player of the year: Kortney Lockey, Eaton

    Coach of the year: Gwen Forster, Eaton

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Cori Aafedt Valley Senior S/OPP
    Alondra Garza Valley Senior L
    Kirstie Hillyer Bayfield Senior MH/RS
    Shayla Klein Sterling Senior OH/MH
    Kortney Lockey Eaton Senior OH
    Katie McKiel Manitou Springs Junior OH
    Layne Pachl Valley Senior OH
    Caiden Rexius Eaton Junior OH
    Cori Scott Buena Vista Senior S
    Tarynn Sieg Eaton Sophomore MH/RS
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Sydney Brooks Manitou Springs Senior L
    Mackenzie Chrisman Sterling Senior MH/S
    Cassie Davis Colorado Springs Christian Sophomore S/RS
    Cassidy Defurio Buena Vista Senior OH
    Kaitlyn Detlefsen Coal Ridge Junior MH/OH
    Danyle Dupray Faith Christian Senior OH
    Madison Fisher University Junior S
    Angala Jensen Manitou Springs Junior S
    Chelsey Lockey Eaton Freshman S
    Kyra Mix Platte Valley Senior MB/RS
    Jamie Nielson Colorado Springs Christian Junior MH/MB
    Bailey Schumacher Eaton Junior L/S
    Katie Whitelaw St. Mary’s Senior OH


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    Class 2A

    Player of the year: Madison Webb, Resurrection Christian

    Coach of the year: Caleb Howard, Resurrection Christian

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Jordan Baer Akron Senior OH
    Rachael Edler Caliche Senior OH
    Easton Hartigan Paonia Senior MH/OH
    Preston Lienemann Resurrection Christian Senior OH
    Mallory Noble Yuma Junior S/RS
    Leah Roberson Swink Senior MH/MB/OH
    Katrina Terrell Yuma Senior MH/OH
    Tara Traphagan Yuma Junior OH/MH
    Madison Webb Resurrection Christian Senior S
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Taylor Carsten Paonia Junior S
    Karli Christensen Akron Senior S
    Morgan Hartigan Paonia Senior OH
    Bailee Jones Hoehne Senior S/OPP
    Jaedyn Lambrecht Caliche Junior S
    Megan Mosby Del Norte Senior OH
    Peighton Roth Yuma Junior L/DS/OH
    Kaitlyn Rutherford Ridgway Junior OH
    Sarah Schaller Sargent Junior OH
    Laney Swan Colorado Springs School Sophomore S
    Kelci VanTreese Sargent Senior MB


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    Class 1A

    Player of the year: Reagan Shaffer, Idalia

    Coach of the year: Derek Herbert, Fleming

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Megan Chintala Fleming Senior L
    Rachel Frantz Fleming Senior S
    Aurelia Isenbart Kit Carson Senior –
    Timmi Keisel Fleming Senior MH
    Kylee Kuntz Otis Junior 0/S/OH
    Deborah Kurtzer Fleming Senior OH
    Antonya Schaffert Otis Junior OH
    Reagan Shaffer Idalia Junior OH/DS
    Jennay Terrell Idalia Junior MH/DS
    Rena Trujillo La Veta Senior S
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Allie Beiriger Sangre De Cristo Senior L
    Tanaia Hansen Eads Senior OH
    Jade Hasz Flagler Junior L/OH
    Hanna Herman Hi-Plains Senior MH/S/DS
    Micayla Isenbart Kit Carson Freshman –
    Emily Kaiser Prairie Sophomore MH
    Lissette Lefforge Otis Junior 0/MB
    Alyssa Lovato Cheraw Junior S
    Elayna Muller Fleming Senior DS
    Elisha Rodwell Flagler Junior OH/OPP
    Abbey Stagner Sangre De Cristo Senior OH/MB
    Brittany Tezak Cotopaxi Senior –
    Abby Valerio Rocky Mountain Lutheran Senior MH
    Jordan Williams Norwood Senior –

  • 3A volleyball state tournament bracket

    The schedule for the Class 3A state volleyball tournament is below.

    A total of 12 teams will play in four pools with the winners advancing to a championship bracket.

    All matches are at the Denver Coliseum.

    State seeding/pairing criteria:

    • The MaxPreps ranking published Oct. 27 will be the primary seeding consideration.
    • If there are three teams from the same league in the same pool, the committee shall look to make a switch. The committee should first look to switch teams seeded Nos. 9-12.

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    Pool Play Standings

    One team per pool advances to the semifinals. If matches remain on Saturday which have no effect on the semifinal participants, they shall be three-set matches, with each set played to 25.

    Class 3A
    Pool Seed School W L
    I
    		 1 Eaton 2 0
    8 Sterling 1 1
    12 Olathe 0 2
    II
    		 2 Valley 2 0
    7 Platte Valley 1 1
    11 Coal Ridge 0 2
    III
    		 3 Bayfield 1 1
    6 Manitou Springs 2 0
    10 Pagosa Springs 0 1
    IV
    		 4 University 1 1
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 2 0
    9 Faith Christian 0 2

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    Schedule

    Play begins at 8 a.m. each day. Matches begin 8 minutes following the completion of the match prior.

    Friday
    Match Pool Teams Score Match
    1
    IV
    		 University 3 25-16, 25-10, 25-19
    Faith Christian 0
    2
    I
    		 Eaton 3 25-11, 25-10, 25-14
    Olathe 0
    3
    II
    		 Valley 3 25-14, 25-20, 25-23
    Coal Ridge 0
    4
    III
    		 Bayfield 3 25-19, 25-11, 25-8
    Pagosa Springs 0
    5
    IV
    		 University 0 25-23, 25-19, 28-26
    Colorado Springs Christian 3
    6
    I
    		 Eaton 3 25-17, 25-18, 25-9
    Sterling 0
    7
    II
    		 Valley 3 25-23, 25-16, 25-19
    Platte Valley 0
    8
    III
    		 Bayfield 3 25-16, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21
    Manitou Springs 1
    Saturday
    Match Pool Teams Score Match
    9
    IV
    		 Colorado Springs Christian 3 25-16, 25-8, 25-14
    Faith Christian 0
    10
    I
    		 Sterling 2 25-18, 25-23
    Olathe 0
    11
    II
    		 Platte Valley 2 25-23, 26-24
    Coal Ridge 0
    12
    III
    		 Manitou Springs 3 25-19, 25-6, 25-13
    Pagosa Springs 0

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    Championship bracket

    Pool I winner faces Pool IV winner; Pool II winner faces Pool III winner.

    Semifinals will start immediately following pool play on Saturday. All finals will begin at 7 p.m.

    2014 CHSAA State Volleyball Tournament Class 3A

  • Regional volleyball roundup: Highlands Ranch wins in tiebreaker

    Highlands Ranch volleyball celebrates its regional championship in 5A. (Via @RBWHRHSAthletic on Twitter)
    Highlands Ranch volleyball celebrates its regional championship in 5A. (Via @RBWHRHSAthletic on Twitter)

    Highlands Ranch dropped its first match of the Class 5A volleyball regionals on Saturday. It was a grueling, five-set affair — but that it went five sets later turned out to be a major advantage.

    The Falcons rallied from dropping that match to later win 5A’s Region 11 in a tiebreak over Rocky Mountain, 25-15. With the win, Highlands Ranch moves on to the 5A state tournament.

    But things looked bleak for a while.

    For starters, since volleyball’s regionals moved to three-team pools a few years ago, the overwhelming majority of those advancing no longer drop a match. It has turned the tie-break scenario, once a common occurrence, into a rarity.

    Ralston Valley, the region’s host and No. 11 seed in 5A, had already beaten No. 27 Rocky Mountain in four sets to open regional play.

    So when No. 14 Highlands Ranch lost to Rocky Mountain in the region’s second match (19-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 16-14), it had one last-gasp shot at qualification: knock Ralston Valley off.

    The Falcons did that, by a 3-1 margin. All three teams in the regional, at that point, were 1-1 — dusting off the tiebreak scenario. In the event of a three-way tie, two teams faceoff in a one-set playoff, with the winner facing the third in a second one-set playoff match.

    Highlands Ranch volleyball poses with the regional championship trophy. (Via @RBWHRHSAthletic on Twitter)
    Highlands Ranch volleyball poses with the regional championship trophy. (Via @RBWHRHSAthletic on Twitter)

    Highlands Ranch was set aside for the first tie break because it had won a higher percentage of total sets played (5 of 9) during the regional compared to Ralston Valley (4 of 8) and Rocky Mountain (4 of 9). Rocky Mountain beat Ralston Valley 25-15 in that first tie-break, then advanced to play Highlands Ranch.

    Highlands Ranch then won the second playoff match, 25-15, to advance to the state tournament.

    The 5A field will consist of: Eaglecrest, Grandview, Regis Jesuit, Rampart, Chaparral, Pine Creek, Cherokee Trail, Chatfield, Cherry Creek, Fairview, Highlands Ranch and Legend

    Headed to 4A’s state tournament are: Lewis-Palmer, Ponderosa, Cheyenne Mountain, Montrose, Valor Christian, Mullen, Mead, Berthoud, Battle Mountain, Pueblo West, Niwot and Air Academy.

    In 3A’s tournament: Eaton, Valley, Bayfield, University, Colorado Springs Christian, Manitou Springs, Platte Valley, Sterling, Faith Christian, Pagosa Springs, Coal Ridge and Olathe.

    Comprising the 2A field: Swink, Resurrection Christian, Paonia, Simla, Sargent, Yuma, Dolores and Colorado Springs School, as well as four Wildcard teams to be selected on Monday.

    And 1A’s field: Sangre de Cristo, Kit Carson, Otis, Weldon Valley, Norwood, Springfield, Idalia and Fleming — as well as four additional Wildcard teams.

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    Notables:

    • A seeding committee will meet on Monday morning to finalize the pools for the state tournaments. The Wildcard selections in 1A and 2A will be selected based on the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings published on Monday. The next four highest-ranked teams who made it to regionals but didn’t advance will be the selections.
    • All five defending champions have made a return trip to the state tournament. They are: Grandview (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Fleming (1A).
    • Chatfield is the highest-remaining regional seed of any of the 5A, 4A and 3A regions. The Chargers were No. 17, and upset No. 8 Douglas County. (The 1A and 2A regions are not seeded across the classification, but instead set by district finish.)
    • Of those seeded regionals (5A-3A), the host teams went an astounding 70-2 in matches, including 212-36 in terms of sets won.
    • 5A’s Region 10 wore out the courts in its first two matches. First, No. 10 Fairview rallied to beat No. 27 Rangeview in five sets — 26-28, 25-18, 17-25, 28-26, 15-13. Rangeview then turned around and went another five sets in losing to No. 15 Arapahoe, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 25-14, 15-9. The final match only went four sets, a 3-1 Fairview win over Arapahoe to claim the regional crown.
    • Kit Carson trailed its first match in 1A Region B 0-2, but rallied to take a five-set win (20-25, 12-25, 27-25, 25-15, 16-14) and later won the regional.
    The Montrose volleyball team poses for a picture after winning a regional championship in Class 4A. (Tom Hoganson)
    The Montrose volleyball team poses for a picture after winning a regional championship in Class 4A. (Tom Hoganson)