Legend is the new No. 1 team in Class 5A volleyball. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)
Legend volleyball, No. 8 in the Class 5A preseason poll, has risen to the No. 1 spot after the first full week of action.
The Titans, now 5-0, beat former No. 1 Cherokee Trail, then-No. 4 Regis Jesuit and Air Academy, at the time ranked No. 9 in 4A, in the past week.
The schedule doesn’t get any easier. Legend has a date with 4A No. 1 Lewis-Palmer on Thursday.
There was much more shakeup to the 5A poll, which is conducted by CHSAANow.com. Cherokee Trail remained very high, at No. 2, but there was a lot of change behind the Cougars.
Chatfield moved up two spots to No. 3, Rock Canyon rocketed from unranked to No. 4, and Regis Jesuit moved into the top five.
Cherry Creek is No. 6, Grandview is No. 7, and then three newcomers round out the ranking: No. 8 Castle View, No. 9 Mountain Vista and No. 10 Brighton.
In the 4A ranking, Lewis-Palmer retained its grip on the top spot. That poll added No. 7 Longmont and No. 9 Windsor. Montrose also made a big jump in going from No. 7 to No. 4.
The other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Idalia (1A).
Other new teams this week include Faith Christian (No. 10 in 3A), Rye (No. 8 in 2A) and the following in 1A: Sangre de Cristo (No. 8), La Veta (No. 9) and Norwood (No. 10).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Berthoud 17, Mullen 12, Holy Family 11, The Classical Academy 10, Palmer Ridge 7, Thompson Valley 6, Woodland Park 5, Canon City 4, Elizabeth 4, Thomas Jefferson 4, Battle Mountain 3, Mead 2, Roosevelt 2, Eagle Valley 1, Sierra 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
Mullen (6), Battle Mountain (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (8)
2-0
98
1
2-0
2
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
0-0
83
2
0-0
3
Manitou Springs (1)
0-0
71
3
0-0
4
Platte Valley
2-0
67
6
2-0
5
University
1-0
59
5
1-0
6
Lutheran
4-3
50
8
4-3
7
Valley
3-4
39
4
3-4
8
Pagosa Springs
5-1
24
10
5-1
9
Sterling
2-2
22
9
2-2
10
Faith Christian
0-0
12
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Bayfield 8, Alamosa 7, St. Mary’s 5, Peak to Peak 4, Machebeuf 1.
In time for the kickoff of the 2015-16 school year, the NFHS Network, the nation’s leading high school sports media company, announces its list of Select and Elite high school broadcast programs recognizing them for their astounding contributions to the Network. The NFHS Network is the online destination for watching high school sports and other events live and on demand from anywhere at anytime.
Schools participating in the NFHS Network School Broadcast Program, which provides high schools with the technology platform, training and support to broadcast their own regular season games online, produce the vast majority of the events on the NFHS Network. The 83 Select Schools demonstrated excellent broadcasting skills and the 37 Elite Schools not only have excellent broadcasting skills, but also excel in promoting their events and generating funds for their schools. The complete Honor Roll of Select and Elite Schools can be found on this list.
This past school year, the NFHS Network’s Select High Schools produced an average of 56 events each covering an average of 5 different sports. The Elite High Schools produced an average of 72 events each covering an average of 6 different sports.
In all, seven Colorado High School Activities Association member schools were honored. Arapahoe, Eaton, Highlands Ranch, Lutheran, Pueblo West and Rocky Mountain earned Select Status. In addition, Valor Christian was named to the Elite Status for its work with the NFHS Network’s School Broadcast Program.
“As we begin another school year, we are thrilled to recognize these high schools and their student broadcasters for their hard work and commitment to their school’s program and for delivering such high-quality broadcasts to their fans,” says Robert Rothberg, President of the NFHS Network. “We continue to be impressed with the professionalism and the creativity of the work these students produce.”
In its second year, the NFHS Network marked another year of successes and firsts. The Network added 470 new schools to the School Broadcast Program, which is now in a total of 49 states. The Network presented over 18,000 live video sports events and 30,000 live data sports events. In addition, over 14,000 high schools were featured on the Network representing 70% of all high schools in the U.S.
In July 2015, the Network hosted over 100 students and teachers at the first-ever NFHS Network Broadcast Academy and recognized 21 remarkable schools for their accomplishments at the inaugural Broadcast Academy Awards Ceremony. In addition, NFHS Network’s partnership with Under Armour yielded over 20 episodes of the Under Armour Highlights of the Week show featuring some of the most memorable moments in high school sports.
About the NFHS Network
The NFHS Network (nfhsnetwork.com) captures the passion, pride, and energy of the high school experience by delivering live high school sports and events to family members and fans whenever they want, wherever they are.
The NFHS Network celebrates and showcases the unique accomplishments of high schools students, including the student-athletes participating in 27 different sporting events and the student broadcasters from schools around the country that produce events through the School Broadcast Program. The NFHS Network also broadcasts state playoff and championship events in 46 states.
The NFHS Network is a joint venture among the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), its member state associations and PlayOn! Sports. The NFHS is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities. PlayOn! Sports is based in Atlanta, Georgia and is the nation’s largest high school sports media company.
Follow the NFHS Network on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram at @NFHSnetwork for the latest news and event information.
Resurrection Christian volleyball is the No. 1 team in the preseason 2A volleyball poll. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)
Last fall, for the first time in state history, every single volleyball champion successfully defended its title. Three of them are favored to win a third consecutive championship heading into the 2015 season.
Defending champions Lewis-Palmer (Class 4A), Eaton (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A) are among top-ranked teams in the CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls, which were released Monday. Also heading their respective classifications are Cherokee Trail (5A) and Idalia (1A).
The last team to win more than two straight titles was Cheyenne Mountain, which won five from 2008-12.
Lewis-Palmer is actually coming off a mythical national championship in addition to its two 4A titles. The Rangers got eight of the 11 first-place votes in 4A’s preseason poll. Ponderosa, the team they beat for the 2014 title, is No. 2.
Eaton, the defending 3A champion, holds the top spot in that poll after getting eight of the 10 first-place votes in that class. Colorado Springs Christian opens at No. 2.
In 2A, Resurrection Christian — yes, another defending champion — got six of the seven first-place votes to top the preseason poll. The Cougars have actually won 58-straight matches, which ranks fifth-best all-time. Yuma is No. 2.
Cherokee Trail opens as the favorite in 5A. The Cougars got six of the 11 first-place votes. Grandview, last season’s champion, is No. 2 and got one first-place vote.
Cherry Creek is No. 3, and Regis Jesuit is No. 4. Chatfield, the 2014 runner-up, is No. 5. The Charges received two first-place votes.
Two teams — Fossil Ridge and Brighton — received first-place votes, but did not make the 5A ranking.
The 1A poll is led by Idalia, which got all six first-place votes. Flagler is No. 2.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Fossil Ridge 18, Arapahoe 14, Brighton 10, Denver East 9, Pine Creek 9, Fort Collins 8, Ralston Valley 8, Rampart 7, Columbine 6, Loveland 6, Rocky Mountain 6, Lakewood 5, Rock Canyon 3, Rangeview 2, Douglas County 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Lewis-Palmer (8)
0-0
106
2
Ponderosa (1)
0-0
89
3
Cheyenne Mountain (2)
0-0
76
4
Pueblo West
0-0
50
5
Valor Christian
0-0
48
6
Mullen
0-0
30
7
Montrose
0-0
28
8
Battle Mountain
0-0
26
9
Air Academy
0-0
19
10
Niwot
0-0
18
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 13, Holy Family 12, Longmont 12, Roosevelt 12, Thompson Valley 12, Berthoud 11, The Classical Academy 9, Mead 8, Windsor 8, Woodland Park 5, Eagle Valley 3, Mesa Ridge 3, Canon City 2, Silver Creek 2, Durango 1, Green Mountain 1, Sierra 1, Steamboat Springs 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Eaton (8)
0-0
98
2
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
0-0
70
3
Manitou Springs (1)
0-0
67
4
Valley
0-0
66
5
University
0-0
59
6
Platte Valley
0-0
56
7
Bayfield
0-0
32
8
Lutheran
0-0
25
9
Sterling
0-0
23
10
Pagosa Springs
0-0
19
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 14, Coal Ridge 10, Middle Park 3, St. Mary’s 3, Buena Vista 2, Eagle Ridge 1, Olathe 1, Peak to Peak 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Resurrection Christian (6)
0-0
62
2
Yuma
0-0
55
3
Caliche
0-0
42
4
Akron
0-0
39
5
Paonia
0-0
37
6
Lyons (1)
0-0
30
7
Dayspring Christian
0-0
22
8
Colorado Springs School
0-0
19
9
Ridgway
0-0
18
10
Sargent
0-0
14
Others receiving votes:
Rye 12, Swink 11, Simla 8, Byers 7, Vail Christian 5, Cedaredge 2, Ignacio 1, South Park 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Idalia (6)
0-0
60
2
Flagler
0-0
49
3
Otis
0-0
43
4
Weldon Valley
0-0
35
5
Prairie
0-0
30
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
21
7
Kit Carson
0-0
19
8
Nucla
0-0
16
9
Fleming
0-0
13
10
Community Christian
0-0
10
Others receiving votes:
La Veta 8, Cheraw 6, North Park 6, McClave 5, Springfield 4, Eads 3, Hi-Plains 2.
Strasburg is the No. 1 team in the preseason 3A softball ranking. (Kelly Thornburg/MVPSportsPics.com)
Grandview, Valor Christian and Strasburg are the No. 1 teams in the preseason CHSAANow.com Softball Polls, which were released on Monday.
Both Grandview (Class 5A) and Valor (4A) are defending champions, while Strasburg was runner-up in 3A last season.
Grandview is atop the 5A ranking with six of the 10 first-place votes, and 84 total points. Fossil Ridge, last season’s runner-up, is No. 2 with one first-place vote and 79 total points.
Broomfield is third in 5A, Eaglecrest is No. 4 and Brighton rounds out the top five.
In 4A, Valor Christian got seven of the nine first-place votes. The Eagles edged Frederick, the team it beat to win 4A last season.
Also in 4A’s top five are No. 3 Erie, No. 4 Wheat Ridge and No. 5 Pueblo West.
Strasburg was a unanimous No. 1 selection in 3A, getting all seven first-place votes. Sterling is No. 2, and defending champion La Junta is No. 3.
Brush is fourth in 3A, while Skyline is No. 5.
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.
Chaparral 19, Mountain Range 13, Arvada West 10, Columbine 8, Horizon 8, Cherokee Trail 6, Ralston Valley 6, Chatfield 5, Rock Canyon 3, Regis Jesuit 2, Fort Collins 1, Smoky Hill 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Valor Christian (7)
0-0-0
88
2
Frederick (2)
0-0-0
76
3
Erie
0-0-0
62
4
Wheat Ridge
0-0-0
59
5
Pueblo West
0-0-0
35
6
Windsor
0-0-0
34
7
Falcon
0-0-0
26
8
Air Academy
0-0-0
25
9
Mullen
0-0-0
25
10
Niwot
0-0-0
19
Others receiving votes:
Discovery Canyon 16, Berthoud 6, Silver Creek 6, D’Evelyn 4, Ponderosa 4, Vista Ridge 4, Delta 1, Mountain View 1.
The 2015 baseball players of the year. From left: Jordan Ernst, Dove Creek (1A); Trent Hughes, Rye (2A); Ryan Madden, Fairview (5A); Cole Shetterly, Green Mountain (4A); Lane Greiman, Eaton (3A). (Photos: Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com; Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com; Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)
The 2015 all-state baseball 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 coaches, and then a vote of coaches. Players had to be first-team all-league in order to be on the all-state ballot.
Players and coaches of the year were also selected by a vote of the coaches.
Draws for the Class 4A girls tennis state tournament, held May 7-9 at Pueblo City Park, are below.
All matches start at 9 a.m. each day. The first two rounds at each position will be played Thursday. Friday morning will be all semifinals, and the playback matches will start immediately afterwards. All third- and fourth-place matches and finals will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Should weather intervene, check CHSAANow.com for contingency plans.
These results will be updated throughout the tournament.
For more information on the process for creating these brackets, click here or scroll down.
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Information on the state tournament and draw creation
Only those teams who qualify four or more positions to state are eligible for the CHSAA state team championship title. The bracket creation process is as follows:
All 16 individuals/teams will be considered for placement on the draw.
The top 4 individuals/teams will be placed.
The committee shall consider the following factors (in no particular order of importance): strength of league, overall record, strength of competition, head-to-head competition and common opponents.
The remaining Regional Winners (#1’s) will be randomly drawn for places on the draw.
The Regional Finishers (#2’s) will then be randomly drawn for matches against a Regional Winner.
All Regional Winners will be paired against a Regional Finishers.
No two teams or individuals from the same Region will play each other during the first round of the state championship.
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.
