Three new team jumped into this week’s softball rankings, with Castle View (5A), Smoky Hill (5A) and Rifle (4A) joining the fray.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chatfield (10)
15-0-0
134
1
3-0-0
2
Rock Canyon (3)
11-1-0
119
2
3-0-0
3
Broomfield (1)
11-1-0
109
3
2-0-0
4
Columbine
14-0-0
100
6
5-0-0
5
Loveland (1)
11-1-0
77
4
1-0-0
6
Rocky Mountain
12-1-0
58
9
3-0-0
7
Prairie View
11-1-0
35
7
2-1-0
8
Legacy
7-3-0
34
5
0-2-0
9
Castle View
9-2-0
33
–
4-1-0
10
Smoky Hill
12-2-0
23
–
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Arapahoe 21, Grand Junction Central 18, Cherokee Trail 15, Brighton 13, Fossil Ridge 13, Lakewood 13, Hinkley 8, Douglas County 1, Grandview 1.
Dropped out
Lakewood (8), Arapahoe (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (4)
9-1-0
130
1
5-1-0
2
Erie (6)
12-0-0
129
3
3-0-0
3
Golden (3)
13-0-0
113
2
2-0-0
4
Pueblo South (1)
9-0-0
82
5
2-0-0
5
Wheat Ridge
10-2-0
71
4
1-1-0
6
Silver Creek
10-4-0
60
6
2-0-0
7
Pueblo Central (1)
7-3-0
58
7
3-3-0
8
Pueblo County
8-1-0
36
10
5-0-0
9
Pueblo West
5-4-0
23
8
0-3-0
10
Rifle
8-2-0
19
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Mountain View 17, Pueblo Centennial 15, Niwot 14, Mead 13, Berthoud 7, D’Evelyn 6, Northridge 6, Windsor 6, Longmont 4, Mullen 4, Pueblo East 4, Mesa Ridge 2, Roosevelt 2, Weld Central 2, Frederick 1, Skyline 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo Centennial (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
University (12)
12-0-0
120
1
1-0-0
2
Eaton
10-2-0
101
3
3-0-0
3
Sterling
9-3-0
76
2
3-2-0
4
Riverdale Ridge
8-1-0
65
7
2-0-0
5
Brush
9-3-0
60
8
4-1-0
6
Basalt
8-1-0
57
5
2-1-0
7
Lyons
6-4-0
51
4
0-1-0
8
Strasburg
6-5-0
47
6
1-1-0
9
Limon
8-4-0
35
9
4-1-0
10
Platte Valley
7-4-0
12
10
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Fort Lupton 11, Rocky Ford 7, Lamar 6, Montezuma-Cortez 5, Cedaredge 2, Delta 2, Peak to Peak 2, Valley 1.
This week’s softball rankings feature six new teams: Lakewood, Rocky Mountain, Pueblo Central, Pueblo County, Limon and Platte Valley.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chatfield (6)
12-0-0
112
1
2-0-0
2
Rock Canyon (3)
8-1-0
91
3
3-0-0
3
Broomfield (1)
9-1-0
79
2
1-0-0
4
Loveland (1)
10-1-0
64
4
2-0-0
5
Legacy
7-1-0
55
6
2-0-0
6
Columbine (1)
9-0-0
50
8
3-0-0
7
Prairie View
9-0-0
49
7
1-0-0
8
Lakewood
9-0-0
27
–
2-0-0
9
Rocky Mountain
9-1-0
26
–
2-0-0
10
Arapahoe
8-2-0
20
5
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Cherokee Trail 15, Smoky Hill 15, Fossil Ridge 11, Castle View 10, Hinkley 8, Monarch 8, Brighton 7, Grand Junction Central 3, Rampart 3, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Douglas County 1, Legend 1, Liberty 1, Mountain Vista 1, Regis Jesuit 1.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (9), Fossil Ridge (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (8)
4-0-0
107
1
0-0-0
2
Golden (1)
11-0-0
83
3
5-0-0
3
Erie (1)
9-0-0
79
2
1-0-0
4
Wheat Ridge
9-1-0
59
4
2-0-0
5
Pueblo South
7-0-0
57
5
1-0-0
6
Silver Creek
8-4-0
49
6
4-1-0
7
Pueblo Central (1)
4-0-0
43
–
3-0-0
8
Pueblo West
5-1-0
37
8
0-0-0
9
Pueblo Centennial
8-0-0
20
9
2-0-0
10
Pueblo County
3-1-0
16
–
0-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Rifle 14, Niwot 8, Mead 7, Coronado 5, Mountain View 5, Berthoud 4, Roosevelt 4, Mullen 2, Pueblo East 2, Frederick 1, Green Mountain 1, Longmont 1, Ponderosa 1.
Dropped out
Berthoud (7), Green Mountain (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
University (12)
11-0-0
138
1
2-0-0
2
Sterling
6-1-0
95
5
1-0-0
3
Eaton
7-2-0
94
3
0-1-0
4
Lyons
6-3-0
71
10
4-1-0
5
Basalt (2)
6-0-0
70
6
2-0-0
6
Strasburg
5-4-0
60
2
2-3-0
7
Riverdale Ridge
6-1-0
58
9
4-0-0
8
Brush
5-2-0
50
4
0-1-0
9
Limon
4-3-0
28
–
3-1-0
10
Platte Valley
7-2-0
27
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Ford 18, Fort Lupton 17, Montezuma-Cortez 13, Lamar 10, Peak to Peak 6, La Junta 5, The Academy 3, Cedaredge 2, Delta 2, Valley 1.
Chatfield softball went from unranked to No. 1 in this week’s 5A softball rankings, and University (in 3A) also moved up to No. 1.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chatfield (2)
10-0-0
80
–
10-0-0
2
Broomfield (2)
8-1-0
76
9
8-1-0
3
Rock Canyon (3)
5-1-0
70
3
5-1-0
4
Loveland (1)
8-1-0
57
4
8-1-0
5
Arapahoe (1)
8-0-0
52
–
8-0-0
6
Legacy
5-1-0
51
6
5-1-0
7
Prairie View (1)
8-0-0
42
–
8-0-0
8
Columbine
6-0-0
40
10
6-0-0
9
Cherokee Trail
3-2-0
26
1
3-2-0
10
Fossil Ridge
5-1-0
24
5
5-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Legend 16, Brighton 13, Eaglecrest 10, Lakewood 9, Hinkley 8, Rocky Mountain 8, Grand Junction Central 7, Regis Jesuit 6, Cherry Creek 5, Smoky Hill 2, Douglas County 1, Mountain Vista 1, ThunderRidge 1.
Dropped out
Legend (2), Eaglecrest (7), Cherry Creek (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (11)
4-0-0
124
1
4-0-0
2
Erie (1)
8-0-0
92
3
8-0-0
3
Golden
6-0-0
91
5
6-0-0
4
Wheat Ridge
7-1-0
65
7
7-1-0
5
Pueblo South
6-0-0
60
9
6-0-0
6
Silver Creek
4-3-0
53
2
4-3-0
7
Berthoud
3-1-0
35
6
3-1-0
8
Pueblo West
5-1-0
28
8
5-1-0
9
Pueblo Centennial
6-0-0
23
–
6-0-0
10
Green Mountain
6-0-0
22
–
6-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo Central 18, Pueblo County 18, Rifle 16, Mountain View 14, Ponderosa 11, Mullen 10, Mead 8, Niwot 8, Discovery Canyon 7, Air Academy 4, George Washington 3, Evergreen 2, Pueblo East 2, Elizabeth 1.
Dropped out
Mountain View (4), Pueblo County (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
University (7)
9-0-0
93
2
9-0-0
2
Strasburg (1)
3-1-0
82
1
3-1-0
3
Eaton
7-1-0
70
3
7-1-0
4
Brush (1)
5-1-0
58
7
5-1-0
5
Sterling
5-1-0
50
5
5-1-0
6
Basalt
4-0-0
28
–
4-0-0
7
Peak to Peak
4-3-0
26
–
4-3-0
8
Montezuma-Cortez (1)
3-0-0
22
–
3-0-0
9
Riverdale Ridge
2-1-0
21
–
2-1-0
10
Lyons
2-2-0
15
–
2-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Ford 14, Delta 13, Limon 12, Fort Lupton 9, Platte Valley 8, Valley 8, Lamar 6, La Junta 5, Gunnison 3, Meeker 2, The Academy 1.
Dropped out
Delta (4), Rocky Ford (6), Meeker (8), Lamar (9), Faith Christian (10).
The 2019 all-state girls soccer teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
The 2018-19 all-state wrestling teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet. Coaches and wrestlers of the year were selected by the Colorado High School Coaches Association at the state meet.
Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.
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Class 5A
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Wrestler of the year: Cohlton Schultz, Ponderosa
Coach of the year: Sam Federico, Pomona
First team
Name
Year
School
Weight
Daniel Cardenas
Freshman
Pomona
120
Vince Cornella
Sophomore
Monarch
113
Franklin Cruz
Sophomore
Pomona
182
Alec Hargreaves
Junior
Rocky Mountain
195
Austin McFadden
Senior
Prairie View
152
Justin Pacheco
Senior
Pomona
132
Kenny Sailas
Sophomore
Brighton
106
Marquez Salazar
Senior
Adams City
160
Fabian Santillan
Senior
Grandview
138
Cohlton Schultz
Senior
Ponderosa
285
Mosha Schwartz
Senior
Ponderosa
126
Antonio Segura
Sophomore
Regis Jesuit
145
Jay Skalecki
Senior
Grand Junction
170
Hunter Tobiasson
Senior
Grand Junction
220
Second team
Name
Year
School
Weight
Joey Airola
Freshman
Boulder
106
Keegan Bailey
Senior
Fruita Monument
195
Tyson Beauperthuy
Junior
Doherty
152
Kai Blake
Senior
Cherry Creek
170
Joshua Deaguero
Junior
Adams City
138
Armando Garcia
Sophomore
Denver East
113
Sam Hart
Sophomore
Cherokee Trail
220
Joey Joiner
Junior
Legacy
145
Austin Kelchen
Senior
Douglas County
160
Colin Lavell
Senior
Legend
285
Jaron Mahler
Sophomore
Ponderosa
120
Randy Myers
Sophomore
Castle View
132
Jake Welch
Senior
Valor Christian
182
Wyatt Yapoujian
Junior
Pomona
126
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Class 4A
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Wrestler of the year: Andrew Alirez, Greeley Central
The 2018 all-state softball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These team were created following a process where the coaches voted upon a list of nominees. Players who were named first-team all-league are eligible for the all-state ballot.
Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.
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Class 5A
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Player of the year: Laurin Krings, Loveland Coach of the year: Kristen Shirk, Legend
AURORA — The pairings for softball’s regional tournaments were released on Monday. Cherokee Trail (5A), Pueblo County (4A) and Strasburg (3A) earned top seeds.
The brackets for each classification are available here:
Teams qualified for the bracket either by securing an automatic berth out of their league, or via the final RPI standings of the regular season.
Cherokee Trail enters the 5A regionals at 21-2. The Cougars will host No. 32 Denver East in the first round; No. 16 Douglas County and No. 17 Smoky Hill are also in their region.
Other regional hosts include No. 2 Eaglecrest, No. 3 Fossil Ridge, No. 4 Loveland, No. 5 Legacy, No. 6 Brighton, No. 7 Columbine and No. 8 Rock Canyon.
Defending champion Legend is seeded No. 13, and will play No. 20 Prairie View in the first round of the Loveland regional.
Strasburg, the defending champion, is 3A’s top seed at 17-5. The squad will host No. 16 Sterling and No. 17 Riverdale Ridge. This is the first time a team from Riverdale Ridge, in its first year as a CHSAA member, has ever qualified for the postseason.
Hinkley’s football team is off to its best start in more than a decade following a 14-10 homecoming win over Kennedy on Friday night.
The Thunderbirds are now 3-0 this season — something the program hasn’t done since at least 2004.
On Friday, Hinkley trailed Kennedy 3-0 early, but responded with a quick touchdown, and added a safety to go up 8-3 at halftime.
Kennedy did grab a 10-8 lead after the third quarter, but Hinkley responded with a fourth-quarter touchdown to continue its perfect start to the 2018 campaign.
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Colorado PrepsCast audio recap
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1A: (2) Limon 25, (9) Meeker 16
Limon raced out to a 18-0 lead after three quarters, then held on for a 25-16 win over Meeker.
“That’s a really good football team, and they’re extremely well-coached,” Limon coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “One thing about a Meeker team is they’re never going to give up.”
But, ultimately, “I was pleased that our kids just kind of stayed with what we do,” O’Dwyer said.
The Badgers are now 3-0 this season.
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5A/4A: (5A 2) Valor Christian 28, (4A 1) Pine Creek 7
(Paige Stingley/Valor Christian HS)
In a heavyweight matchup of big-school powers, Valor Christian quarterback passed for a touchdown and rushed for two others to lead his Eagles to another important win.
The game was tied at 7 after the first quarter before McCaffrey connected with Gavin Sawchuk on a 29-yard touchdown pass less than two minutes into the frame. McCaffrey added his second rushing score of the game 10 minutes later to put Valor up 21-7 at halftime.
Marcus Staples capped the scoring for Valor Christian with a three-yard rushing touchdown later in the fourth quarter.
Max Lofy scored Pine Creek’s lone touchdown on a 95-yard kickoff return in the first quarter.
Radio: Highland, Mesa Ridge among winners on Friday
Clips courtesy of KFKA 1310, Orange and Blue 760 and Xtra Sports 1300.
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Notables
In a cross-classification matchup of ranked teams, 2A No. 9 Salida took care of 1A No. 10 Buena Vista 43-0. Vince Deleo had four touchdowns for Salida.
A week after breaking a long losing streak, Niwot football has a second-straight win. The Cougars beat Littleton in the final seconds.
3A No. 7 Thomas Jefferson is 3-0 for the third year in a row following a 22-14 win over No. 9 Fort Morgan.
Another top-10 game in 3A: No. 4 Discovery Canyon beat No. 6 Holy Family in a shootout, 52-34. “We were fortunate to get out of that game with the score that we did, for sure,” coach Shawn Mitchell told the Scoreboard Show. Here’s a game recap from BoCoPreps.com.
Castle View beat rival Douglas County 28-0 and is now 3-1 this season. Its the best start for the Sabercats since the 2011 season, when they began 6-0 and finished 11-2.