A complete schedule for the Class 5A regional volleyball tournaments in the Season D.
All games will be played June 18-19.
These games determine who advances to the state bracket. Each region qualifies one team to the Final 8. The top seed in each region is hosting, and is responsible for site selection.
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In the finals girls soccer coaches poll of Season D, Broomfield, Evergreen, Kent Denver and Dawson finished at No. 1.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. Theses rankings will be used as one criteria for postseason qualification and seeding.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches around the state. Coaches looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Broomfield (15) | 9-0-1 | 278 | 1 | |
| 2 | Cherry Creek | 9-1 | 253 | 2 | |
| 3 | Valor Christian (4) | 9-0-1 | 241 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rock Canyon (7) | 9-1 | 224 | 6 | |
| 5 | Pine Creek (1) | 10-0 | 141 | 7 | |
| 6 | Arapahoe | 8-2 | 138 | 4 | |
| 7 | Regis Jesuit | 7-1-2 | 128 | 5 | |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain | 8-1-1 | 123 | 9 | |
| 9 | Mountain Vista | 8-2 | 116 | – | |
| 10 | Fairview | 8-2 | 71 | 8 | |
| 11 | Columbine | 6-2-1 | 68 | 10 | |
| 12 | ThunderRidge | 7-2 | 66 | – | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Legacy 64, Brighton 51, Grandview 40, Denver East 27, Prairie View 27, Fruita Monument 20, Silver Creek 18, Boulder 5, Chatfield 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Rangeview 2, Legend 1 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Grandview (11), Legacy (12) | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Evergreen (11) | 10-0 | 235 | 1 | |
| 2 | Northridge (6) | 10-0 | 206 | 4 | |
| 3 | Windsor (3) | 10-0 | 197 | 2 | |
| 4 | The Classical Academy (1) | 8-0-2 | 164 | 12 | |
| 5 | Pueblo Centennial (1) | 10-0 | 131 | 7 | |
| 6 | Air Academy | 8-2 | 116 | 3 | |
| 7 | Thompson Valley | 9-1 | 109 | 5 | |
| 8 | Durango | 9-0-1 | 108 | 8 | |
| 9 | Steamboat Springs | 9-1 | 83 | 10 | |
| 10 | Golden | 8-1-1 | 72 | – | |
| 11 | Canon City | 9-1 | 66 | 6 | |
| 12 | Holy Family | 7-2 | 55 | – | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Denver North 33, D’Evelyn 30, Niwot 27, Wheat Ridge 23, Woodland Park 19, Palmer Ridge 17, Cheyenne Mountain 10, Battle Mountain 5, Pueblo West 5, Falcon 3, Northfield 2 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Wheat Ridge (9), D’Evelyn (11) | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Kent Denver (9) | 8-0-2 | 209 | 2 | |
| 2 | Jefferson Academy (3) | 8-1-1 | 188 | 1 | |
| 3 | Manitou Springs (3) | 10-0 | 168 | 6 | |
| 4 | Vail Mountain (4) | 10-0 | 161 | 4 | |
| 5 | Lutheran (1) | 8-2 | 134 | 8 | |
| 6 | Liberty Common | 8-0 | 128 | 5 | |
| 7 | The Academy | 9-0 | 120 | 7 | |
| 8 | Colorado Springs Christian | 9-1 | 119 | 8 | |
| 9 | Colorado Academy | 7-2-1 | 106 | 3 | |
| 10 | Eagle Ridge Academy | 9-0-1 | 74 | – | |
| 11 | Prospect Ridge Academy | 7-3 | 42 | 11 | |
| 12 | Middle Park | 8-2 | 31 | 9 | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Salida 27, DSST: Byers 25, Frontier Academy 13, Aspen 6, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 5, Basalt 2, Peak to Peak 1, KIPP Denver Collegiate 1, 11, 2 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| DSST: Byers (10) | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Dawson School (6) | 9-1 | 94 | 1 | |
| 2 | Telluride (2) | 10-0 | 89 | 2 | |
| 3 | Denver Christian | 9-1 | 80 | 3 | |
| 4 | Crested Butte | 8-2 | 70 | 4 | |
| 5 | Buena Vista | 7-2 | 59 | 6 | |
| 5 | Front Range Christian | 8-2 | 59 | 5 | |
| 7 | Rye | 7-2 | 48 | 8 | |
| 8 | Vail Christian | 5-2 | 28 | 8 | |
| 9 | Colorado Rocky Mountain | 3-2 | 17 | 10 | |
| 10 | Clear Creek | 5-4-1 | 16 | 7 | |
| 10 | Colorado Springs School | 5-3-1 | 16 | – | |
| 12 | Thomas MacLaren School | 6-4 | 13 | – | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Ridgway 12, Loveland Classical 12, Flatirons Academy 7, Belleview Christian 3, Grand Valley 1 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Loveland Classical (11), Flatirons Academy (12) | |||||
In the final coaches poll of Season D, Cherry Creek and Cheyenne Mountain finished the season at No. 1.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. This formula will be used as one of the criteria for postseason qualification and seeding.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Coaches looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Cherry Creek (15) | 10-0 | 229 | 3 | |
| 2 | Valor Christian (2) | 9-1 | 207 | 2 | |
| 3 | Mountain Vista (3) | 7-2 | 178 | 1 | |
| 4 | Colorado Academy | 9-1 | 176 | 5 | |
| 5 | Fairview | 9-1 | 169 | 6 | |
| 6 | Regis Jesuit | 8-2 | 163 | 4 | |
| 7 | Arapahoe | 5-5 | 97 | 7 | |
| 8 | Denver East | 6-4 | 89 | 6 | |
| 9 | Kent Denver | 5-5 | 60 | 8 | |
| 9 | Monarch | 8-2 | 60 | 11 | |
| 11 | Rock Canyon | 6-4 | 53 | 10 | |
| 12 | Lewis-Palmer | 10-0 | 29 | – | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Grandview 24, Mullen 15, Ralston Valley 8, Fruita Monument 3 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Grandview (12) | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Cheyenne Mountain (18) | 9-1 | 259 | 1 | |
| 2 | Evergreen | 9-1 | 235 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ponderosa (4) | 10-0 | 200 | 4 | |
| 4 | Erie | 8-2 | 176 | 3 | |
| 5 | Golden | 7-3 | 147 | 5 | |
| 6 | Windsor | 7-3 | 124 | 6 | |
| 7 | Telluride | 9-1 | 111 | 8 | |
| 8 | Denver South | 6-4 | 101 | 12 | |
| 9 | Vail Mountain | 8-2 | 97 | 7 | |
| 10 | Eagle Valley | 8-2 | 82 | 9 | |
| 11 | Lutheran | 7-3 | 66 | 11 | |
| 12 | Green Mountain | 6-4 | 49 | 10 | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Air Academy 25, Steamboat Springs 19, Littleton 8, Conifer 7, Northfield 5, Thompson Valley 3, Glenwood Springs 2 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None | |||||
It seems like forever since the last girls tennis state tournament took place in Colorado, but a pair of perennial contenders have picked up right where they left off in Class 5A with a slew of new faces in this year’s field.
Cherry Creek, which has won 21 of the last 22 team titles, and Fairview – the only other 5A team to claim a trophy over that span – began to separate themselves once again on Day 1 of the state tournament at Gates Tennis Center on Friday. When play resumes with semifinals on Saturday, Cherry Creek will be in the lead with 21 team points and Fairview will open the final day just two points behind the Bruins.
“It’s so exciting because it’s been two years,” Fairview head coach Susan Stensrud said. “For us, that means that a large bulk of my team has been been here before. The vibe is that we’re just thrilled and excited to be here and to come back tomorrow.”
At No. 1 singles, defending 2019 champion Valerie Negin of Smoky Hill is still alive in her bid to defend the title she won two years ago when she debuted at the state tournament as a sophomore. In Saturday’s penultimate round, Negin will face defending No. 2 singles champion Alexis Bernthal. Either Boulder’s Lily Chitamber or Cherry Creek’s Jaque Pearsall, who will meet in the opposing semifinal, awaits the winner.
In total, the Cherry Creek Bruins advanced their players to the semifinals at all seven roster spots. Fairview players are still alive in six brackets. The Ralston Valley Mustangs, who finished Day 1 at third in the team scoring, advanced players to three semifinals.
“This season for us has been magical,” Ralston Valley head coach Kim Greason said. “With two years off, more than half of my squad has never had varsity-level competition. A lot of them are new, but we won league and our girls really gelled. Although they may not have the years of experience under their belt like some of these other teams, they’ve got that team spirit and that cohesiveness that a lot of the time pulls them through matches because they know they’re playing for each other.”
Semifinals for this year’s single-elimination tournament will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Poudre, Fort Collins, Heritage, Fossil Ridge, Chatfield and Denver East will also have players competing championships when they do.
“We’re looking forward to tough matches at every spot,” Cherry Creek head coach Chris Jacob said. “We’re expecting a challenge right from the beginning of the day. I’m happy with how the girls played today and we’ve prepared as well as we could in a short amount of time, but we know there are lots of good teams out there so we know we’ll have tough matches at every position.”
DENVER – The Cherry Creek girls tennis team isn’t used to waiting long between state championships.
The Bruins won three straight Class 5A team titles from 2017-19. But when an unexpected newcomer in COVID-19 blocked them from a title in 2020, the Bruins were forced to sit idle and wait for another shot at extending their streak. On Saturday at Gates Tennis Center, an unusually hungry Cherry Creek girls amassed 66 team points to run away from Fairview – the 2016 champion – to leave the 5A state tournament with the trophy once again.
Even for decorated Bruins like senior Halley Mackiernan, who has never lost a match at state and has now been part of three team titles amidst the Bruins’ seemingly endless run of winning 22 out of the last 23 championships, this most recent victory was exceptional.
“We’ve all been waiting for this for so long, especially not being able to play the season last year,” Mackiernan said. “It’s finally here and it’s a great feeling unlike any other state championship. I’m so sad to leave the team, but I’m so happy we were able to come back out here and win this one after wanting it for so long.”
The individual gold went to Boulder’s Lily Chitambar, but not without a fight from Smoky Hill’s Valerie Negin. After defeating 2019 No. 2 singles champion Alexis Bernthal in the semifinals, Negin pushed Chitambar to the brink during a three-set match that included a first-set comeback from being down 5-0 to win a tiebreaker before the Boulder junior eventually prevailed, 6-7, 6-0, 6-4.
“I just tried to stay as mentally tough as I could,” said Chitambar, who placed fourth as a freshman in 2019. “It was super hot and after she came back from 0-5, I was a little shaken up. I just tried to go one point at a time and stay tough. It felt really good and it was definitely more exciting to win the championship because she’s such a good player and it was such a good match.”
The rest of Saturday’s finals resembled a head-to-head dual match between the Bruins and the Fairview Knights, who trailed the eventual champions by just two points to start Day 2. Cherry Creek advanced to the finals at six of the seven total ladder spots and played Fairview head-to-head in five of those matches.
At No. 2 singles, Cherry Creek’s Lorena Cedeno beat Fairview’s Natalie Stone, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0. At No. 3 singles, Cherry Creek’s Anika Sharma edged Fairview freshman Alexis Bernthal, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
Cherry Creek twins Eliza Hill and Nicole Hill, who played together for the first time this season, won 6-3, 6-1 over Fairview’s Virginia Gomulka and Elizabeth Roth at No. 1 doubles. In the No. 2 doubles finals, Mackiernan and Anna Fusaris won 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 against Fairview’s Jane Roth and Maya Brakhage. The No. 3 doubles title match went in favor of Cherry Creek’s Victoria Moldovan and Jisele Boker, who beat Fairview’s Mia Grayson, 6-2, 6-2. At No. 4 doubles, Cherry Creek’s Ella Barclay and Vivienne Bersin won 6-2, 6-0 over Fossil Ridge’s Katie Sollenberger and Avery MacKenzie.
The Bruins have now won 37 championships in total.
“The girls just persisted and they were intent on spending time together this season,” Cherry Creek head coach Chris Jacob said. “They bonded in a great way in a short amount of time and I think that made a huge difference. Our senior leadership was tremendous and when I see matches like two singles and three singles where the girls are cheering each other on and our girls are nervous but that helps them fight through it, I know a lot of that has to do with that connection they’ve made with one another.
“To do that in six weeks is pretty impressive.”
Fairview finished runner-up with 39 team points.
Heritage won the sportsmanship award.
Cherry Creek and Boulder came away the big winners of the final day of the Class 5A girls tennis state tournament.
Cherry Creek had three of the top five finisher as it claimed the Class 5A Southern Regional title at Broken Tee.
Eight goals in the first half gave Class 5A No. 3 Cherry Creek boys lacrosse the start it needed to beat No. 4 Regis Jesuit 14-4.
In the latest coaches poll voting, Ponderosa and Merino claimed the top spots in their respective classifications.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Coaches looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
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| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Chatfield (9) | 11-2 | 96 | 1 | |
| 2 | Regis Jesuit | 11-4 | 77 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cherry Creek | 12-3 | 64 | 2 | |
| 4 | Valor Christian | 11-2 | 63 | 5 | |
| 5 | Mountain Vista (1) | 9-4 | 59 | 4 | |
| 6 | Heritage | 13-3 | 57 | 7 | |
| 7 | Fairview | 12-2 | 42 | 6 | |
| 8 | Mullen | 11-3 | 31 | 9 | |
| 9 | Broomfield | 12-3 | 22 | – | |
| 10 | Legacy | 10-4 | 13 | 8 | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Fort Collins 9, Cherokee Trail 5, Ralston Valley 4, Fruita Monument 4, Rocky Mountain 3, Rock Canyon 1 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Rocky Mountain (10) | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Ponderosa (8) | 14-2 | 116 | 2 | |
| 2 | Cheyenne Mountain (2) | 14-1 | 112 | 1 | |
| 3 | Durango (3) | 13-2 | 81 | 3 | |
| 4 | Holy Family | 12-1 | 80 | 4 | |
| 5 | Windsor | 12-2 | 67 | 6 | |
| 6 | Lewis-Palmer | 11-3 | 63 | 5 | |
| 7 | Falcon | 12-1 | 56 | 7 | |
| 8 | Pueblo County | 10-4 | 31 | 8 | |
| 9 | Evergreen | 9-3 | 25 | – | |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 10-3 | 14 | – | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Montrose 12, Severance 11, Palisade 10, Pueblo Central 7, Denver North 6, Silver Creek 6, Battle Mountain 5, D’Evelyn 3, Fort Morgan 3, Longmont 2, Roosevelt 2, Golden 1, Canon City 1, Pueblo East 1 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Denver North (10), Golden (9) | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Eaton (7) | 14-1 | 128 | 1 | |
| 2 | Lutheran (5) | 15-0 | 113 | 2 | |
| 3 | University | 10-2 | 104 | 3 | |
| 4 | Faith Christian | 13-1 | 82 | 4 | |
| 5 | Bayfield (1) | 13-2 | 50 | 10 | |
| 6 | Sterling | 9-5 | 41 | 7 | |
| 7 | Brush | 7-5 | 39 | 6 | |
| 8 | Resurrection Christian | 8-5 | 38 | 5 | |
| 9 | Lamar | 11-2 | 28 | 9 | |
| 10 | Gunnison | 10-3 | 26 | 8 | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Bennett 18, Manitou Springs 14, Kent Denver 13, Montezuma-Cortez 12, Colorado Academy 12, Basalt 11, Alamosa 9, The Academy 8, Bishop Machebeuf 7, Salida 5, La Junta 5, Moffat County 4, Delta 3 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Limon (12) | 15-0 | 120 | 1 | |
| 2 | Peyton | 12-1 | 97 | 2 | |
| 3 | Wray | 11-0 | 88 | 4 | |
| 4 | Highland | 11-0 | 84 | 3 | |
| 5 | Hotchkiss | 11-2 | 56 | 5 | |
| 6 | Trinidad | 11-0 | 48 | – | |
| 7 | Buena Vista | 9-1 | 42 | 7 | |
| 8 | Calhan | 9-3 | 40 | 6 | |
| 9 | Cedaredge | 12-3 | 27 | 8 | |
| 10 | Rye | 10-3 | 23 | 9 | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Wiggins 13, Denver Christian 10, Monte Vista 6, Swink 4, Burlington 4 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Burlington (10) | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Merino (5) | 14-1 | 70 | 2 | |
| 2 | Holly (3) | 11-4 | 62 | 1 | |
| 3 | Eads | 10-2 | 55 | 5 | |
| 4 | Flatirons Academy | 8-2 | 54 | 3 | |
| 5 | Evangelical Christian | 8-2 | 48 | 4 | |
| 6 | Caliche | 12-3 | 42 | 6 | |
| 7 | Nucla | 9-5 | 38 | 7 | |
| 8 | Dove Creek | 8-5 | 20 | 8 | |
| 9 | Haxtun | 7-6 | 16 | 10 | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cheyenne Wells 8, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 5, Granada 4, Stratton 4, Otis 2 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None | |||||
In the latest coaches poll voting, Douglas County held on at No. 1 for the fourth straight week.
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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Voted upon by coaches around the state. Coaches looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
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| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Douglas County (8) | 12-0 | 69 | 1 | |
| 2 | Legend | 10-1 | 52 | 4 | |
| 3 | Valor Christian | 11-2 | 48 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bear Creek (1) | 10-1 | 37 | 5 | |
| 5 | James Irwin | 11-1 | 36 | 3 | |
| 6 | Eaglecrest | 10-2 | 32 | 7 | |
| 7 | Cherry Creek | 7-5 | 24 | 6 | |
| 8 | Cherokee Trail | 7-6 | 11 | 8 | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Stargate School 8, Colorado Springs Christian School 4, Mountain Vista 2, Grandview 1 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None | |||||