Manitou Springs volleyball will have a new coach in 2015: Jane Squires. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
MANITOU SPRINGS — After a long search, Manitou Springs has hired Jane Squires to take over as coach of the volleyball program. The school confirmed the hire to CHSAANow via email.
Squires takes over for Carol Benedict who left the program after the 2014 season.
Squires spent the last 20 years as the coach at El Dorado High School in El Dorado, Kan. She also taught at the school.
“Colorado has been a special place for myself and family for many years. It’s a piece of my family history and tradition. Accepting the position is truly a dream come true,” Squires said. “I met some of the team two weeks ago during our satellite camp. I’m excited about the work ethic, skill level, and attitude exhibited by the athletes. I’m looking forward to the season and working with the girls.”
Last season, the Mustangs lost to Valley in the Class 3A state semifinals, but return a strong core of seniors including outside hitter Katie McKiel. Two years ago, Manitou Springs made it to the state title match where they fell to Eaton 3-0.
The Mustangs are hoping 2015 will be the year they claim their first state volleyball title since 1992.
The 2015 all-state girls track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.
Athletes of the year were selected based upon the number of team points they produced at the state meet. This means that they received the full amount of team points from individual events they participated in, as well as one-fourth of the total points earned by the team in relays they participated in.
Finally, in order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning in a championship.
Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.
The 2015 all-state boys track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.
Athletes of the year were selected based upon the number of team points they produced at the state meet. This means that they received the full amount of team points from individual events they participated in, as well as one-fourth of the total points earned by the team in relays they participated in.
Finally, in order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning in a championship.
Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.
Grandview’s four girls championships were the most in the state for that gender, while Creek’s four boys championships led the way.
Eaton, Colorado Academy, Lyons and Valor Christian all won three total team championships.
In all, 65 teams won at least one team title in 2014-15, with 17 winning at least two.
Rank
School
Girls
Boys
Total
1
Cherry Creek
1
4
5
2
Grandview
4
0
4
2
Cheyenne Mountain
3
1
4
4
Eaton
2
1
3
4
Colorado Academy
3
0
3
4
Lyons
0
3
3
4
Valor Christian
2
1
3
8
Rock Canyon
1
1
2
8
Mountain Vista
1
1
2
8
Fossil Ridge
1
1
2
8
Palmer Ridge
0
2
2
8
Paonia
1
1
2
8
Overland
1
1
2
8
Air Academy
0
2
2
8
Broomfield
1
1
2
8
Kent Denver
0
2
2
8
Alamosa
0
2
2
18
Cheyenne Wells
1
0
1
18
Vail Christian
1
0
1
18
Bishop Machebeuf
1
0
1
18
Manitou Springs
1
0
1
18
Bennett
1
0
1
18
Glenwood Springs
1
0
1
18
Ponderosa
1
0
1
18
Castle View
1
0
1
18
Chaparral
1
0
1
18
Green Mountain
0
1
1
18
Rye
0
1
1
18
Dove Creek
0
1
1
18
Regis Jesuit
1
0
1
18
Aspen
0
1
1
18
Vail Mountain
1
0
1
18
Fountain-Fort Carson
0
1
1
18
Lutheran
0
1
1
18
Springfield
0
1
1
18
Cherokee Trail
1
0
1
18
Niwot
1
0
1
18
Heritage Christian
1
0
1
18
Colorado Springs Christian
0
1
1
18
Sanford
0
1
1
18
Holly
0
1
1
18
Pagosa Springs
1
0
1
18
Akron
1
0
1
18
Idalia
1
0
1
18
Arvada West
0
1
1
18
Thompson Valley
0
1
1
18
Valley
0
1
1
18
Rocky Ford
0
1
1
18
Battle Mountain
0
1
1
18
Summit
1
0
1
18
Evergreen
1
0
1
18
Pine Creek
0
1
1
18
Pueblo East
0
1
1
18
Brush
0
1
1
18
Caliche
0
1
1
18
Arickaree/Woodlin
0
1
1
18
Lewis-Palmer
1
0
1
18
Resurrection Christian
1
0
1
18
Fleming
1
0
1
18
Standley Lake
1
0
1
18
Mountain View
0
1
1
18
Fort Collins
0
1
1
18
Coronado
0
1
1
18
Sterling
0
1
1
18
La Junta
1
0
1
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Individual titles
Thompson Valley totaled 14 individual championships in 2014-15, including five wrestlers. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Thompson Valley had eight boys and six girls win individual championships in 2014-15 to account for its state-best total of 14.
Cherry Creek was second with 13, and Pomona was third with 10. Lyons won eight, while Air Academy and Cheyenne Mountain each captured seven individual crowns.
A total of 131 schools had at least one individual win a championship. Of those, 73 schools had at least two champions, and 10 had as many as five.
Below is a complete breakdown of individual championships this season.
LAMAR – The top two baseball teams in the Class 3A Tri-Peaks league finally got to compete against each other Saturday, with Lamar showing why it is regarded as one of the top teams in state.
Lamar (17-1 overall, 8-0 Tri-Peaks East) exploded for six runs in the third inning of the championship game to beat the Manitou Springs Mustangs 10-4.
It was a battle of the two teams that have shown all year that they are the best in their respective divisions of the league. Lamar beat Buena Vista 8-1 in the day’s first game to advance to the finals. The Mustangs (15-3, 9-0 Tri-Peaks West) got a gritty win over rival St. Mary’s to earn a shot at the league title.
The Mustangs found themselves in a 1-1 tie with the Pirates in the bottom of the seventh when Ryan Adamscheck drove home his brother Davyn for the walk-off win.
“It was a ton of fun,” Ryan said. “Driving (Davyn) in to beat our rivals, there’s nothing like it.”
The momentum from that win appeared to overlap into the finals as the Mustangs started the game scoring two runs in the top of the first.
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
Lamar ace Darin Cook was initially rattled by the early lead for the Mustangs. Coming into the game, Cook was boasting an ERA of 0.20 and had only given up one run the entire season.
“It definitely was kind of shocking for my confidence when they got a couple of runs right off the bat,” Cook said. “It was a little tough to handle but I have to pitch through that and not get frustrated.”
He was able to hold the Mustangs scoreless in the second and third innings and Lamar went into the bottom the of third trailing 2-1. That’s when the Lamar offense came alive and they plated six runs, highlighted by a two-run triple from Colby Salisbury.
“We just thrive on the fact that we can be down and score runs like that,” Lamar coach Dave Fassioto said. “We can score runs swinging the bats or laying (bunts) down. It’s how you play baseball. I wonder why the (Colorado) Rockies don’t do that.”
With the lead firmly in hand, Cook was able to settle down a bit. He did give up two more runs, but was never in danger of allowing the Mustangs to rally. At the time the game was called in the fifth inning, Cook has struck out 11 Manitou players.
“And he wasn’t really throwing that well,” Fassioto said. “His leg was starting to cramp up a bit and (Manitou) is a pretty good ball club. They swing the bats well.”
The Mustangs would’ve liked to get the win against Lamar, but they came away happy with getting one from St. Mary’s. They’re hoping that will go a long way when the postseason seeds are announced. The Mustangs currently sit at No. 9 in the 3A Wild Card points, less than a point ahead of the Pirates.
“I feel good,” Manitou coach Cory Archuleta said. “I feel that we can hang tough with anyone in the state. I thought it was a good test, these two games and this weekend. It was something we can really build on.”
Wheat Ridge is the new No. 1 team in Class 4A. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Wheat Ridge made a huge leap in taking over the top spot in the Class 4A baseball poll this week.
The Famers, No. 6 a week ago, beat then-No. 1 D’Evelyn, No. 5 Green Mountain, and No. 2 Evergreen as part of a 4-0 run last week.
They received five of the 12 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, but it was the most any team got this week. Wheat Ridge also totalled 105 points, placing them just ahead of D’Evelyn, which got four first-place votes and 101 points.
Lewis-Palmer, which received two first-place tallies, is No. 3 in 4A this week. Evergreen dropped to No. 4, and Pueblo West completes the top-five.
The 4A poll added two newcomers: No. 6 Erie and No. 7 Palisade.
Green Mountain (No. 8), Ponderosa (No. 9) and Montrose (No. 10) round out the 4A poll.
The 5A ranking also saw a lot of change this week.
Cherokee Trail led three newcomers at No. 7 in the poll. Pine Creek (No. 9) and Legend (No. 10) also joined.
Rocky Mountain stayed atop the ranking with 11 of the 15 first-place votes.
The three other No. 1s also remained the same: Eaton (3A), Rye (2A) and Eads (1A).
Neither the 3A poll, nor 1A poll, had any newcomers this week. 2A added Swink (No. 9).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
These will serve as the final polls of the season, as 1A’s regular season ended last Saturday, 2A’s is set to close this Saturday, and 3A, 4A, and 5A will end next Tuesday.
Monarch 18, Mullen 17, Grandview 11, Columbine 5, ThunderRidge 5, Douglas County 3, Grand Junction Central 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Legacy 2, Prairie View 1.
Dropped out:
Mullen (7), Monarch (8), Grandview (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Wheat Ridge (5)
14-3
105
6
4-0
2
D’Evelyn (4)
16-1
101
1
3-1
3
Lewis-Palmer (2)
14-2
78
4
3-0
4
Evergreen
13-3
67
2
2-2
5
Pueblo West (1)
14-3
60
3
1-1
6
Erie
14-2
52
–
4-0
7
Palisade
15-2
34
–
2-0
8
Green Mountain
12-5
32
5
3-1
9
Ponderosa
10-8
29
7
1-3
10
Montrose
11-5
27
10
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Air Academy 24, Pueblo East 21, Valor Christian 15, Pueblo South 7, Canon City 4, Durango 3, Windsor 1.
Dropped out:
Pueblo East (8), Valor Christian (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (6)
14-0
95
1
4-0
2
Lamar (3)
15-1
90
2
3-0
3
Bayfield (1)
14-2
66
4
3-0
4
Manitou Springs
13-1
56
5
2-0
5
University
11-5
48
8
3-2
6
Brush
12-3
47
6
3-1
7
Sterling
10-5
36
9
2-1
8
Gunnison
12-2
34
3
2-1
9
Faith Christian
10-6
32
7
3-1
10
Valley
11-6
21
10
2-2
Others receiving votes:
Kent Denver 12, St. Mary’s 11, Alamosa 1, Lutheran 1.
Dropped out:
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rye (9)
12-0
108
1
2-0
2
Resurrection Christian (1)
11-2
93
3
3-0
3
Sedgwick County (1)
14-0
82
2
3-0
4
Dayspring Christian
13-0
79
4
3-0
5
Hotchkiss
15-2
52
6
4-0
6
McClave/Wiley
12-1
46
8
1-0
7
Paonia
15-2
44
5
2-0
8
Las Animas
13-3
34
7
1-1
9
Swink
11-5
18
–
2-0
10
Yuma
10-4
16
9
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Haxtun 8, Crowley County 7, Kiowa 6, Holyoke 5, Limon 4, Custer County 3.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
