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  • All-state baseball teams for 2016 season

    The 2016 all-state baseball players of the year are (from left): Holly's Ricardo Juarez (1A); Dawson's Luke Feigal (2A); Faith Christian's Austin Stone (3A); Lewis-Palmer's Paul Tillotson (4A); and ThunderRidge's Jake Eissler (5A).
    The 2016 all-state baseball players of the year are (from left): Holly’s Ricardo Juarez (1A); Dawson’s Luke Feigal (2A); ThunderRidge’s Jake Eissler (5A); Lewis-Palmer’s Paul Tillotson (4A); and Faith Christian’s Austin Stone (3A). (Photos: Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com; Chris Fehrm/MaxPreps; Michael Hankins/MaxPreps)

    The 2016 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 then a vote of head coaches.

    Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.

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    Class 5A

    (Michael Hankins/MaxPreps)
    ThunderRidge’s Jake Eissler is the 5A baseball player of the year. (Michael Hankins/MaxPreps)

    Player of the year: Jake Eissler, ThunderRidge

    Coach of the year: Allan Dyer, Cherokee Trail

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Austin Alarid Rocky Mountain LHP/1B Senior
    Jerome Bohannon Cherokee Trail LHP/OF Senior
    Quin Cotton Regis Jesuit OF Senior
    Jake Eissler ThunderRidge RHP/3B/1B Senior
    Maverick Handley Mullen C/INF Senior
    Travis Marr Regis Jesuit RHP/1B Senior
    Conner Nantkes Cherokee Trail LHP/UTIL Junior
    Ryan Sullivan Cherokee Trail 1B Senior
    Nate Sweeney Cherry Creek RHP/SS/OF Senior
    Bo Weiss Regis Jesuit RHP Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Peter Carlson Ralston Valley SS/RHP Senior
    Bailey Collins Dakota Ridge OF/P Senior
    Eric Cox Cherokee Trail RHP/OF Junior
    Cade Crader Grandview 1B/RHP Senior
    Tommy Gillman Columbine SS Senior
    Jay Onken Pine Creek OF/RHP Sophomore
    Casey Opitz Heritage C/SS/RHP Junior
    Tanner O’Tremba Cherry Creek OF/RHP Sophomore
    Sam Schroeder Fruita Monument P/OF Senior
    Josh Schumacher Rangeview 2B/SS/P Senior
    John Sorensen Rocky Mountain SS/RHP Junior

    Honorable mention:

    • Cuba Bess, Senior, Fruita Monument
    • Evan Bolin, Senior, Prairie View
    • Wade Council, Senior, Pine Creek
    • Aaron Dammel, Senior, Highlands Ranch
    • Chris Diehl, Senior, Rocky Mountain
    • Riley Egloff, Sophomore, Heritage
    • Cole Farmer, Senior, Brighton
    • Matt Givin, Junior, Rock Canyon
    • Alex Gonzales, Senior, Rocky Mountain
    • Tanner Hauptman, Senior, Ralston Valley
    • Tyson Hays, Junior, Grandview
    • Ryley Humrighouse, Senior, Castle View
    • Ricky Marshall, Senior, Fountain-Fort Carson
    • Jake Minnick, Senior, Douglas County
    • Jacob Moyer, Senior, Fort Collins
    • Dylan Paulsen, Senior, Gateway
    • Walter Pennington, Senior, Broomfield
    • Nick Perez, Junior, Cherokee Trail
    • Rocco Porreco, Junior, Mullen
    • Chase Powell, Senior, Lakewood
    • Tony Rice, Senior, Liberty
    • Jacob Rodriguez, Senior, Adams City
    • Joey Salvato, Junior, Mullen
    • Tyler Smith, Senior, Grandview
    • Jordan Stubbings, Junior, Legend
    • Nathaniel Swanson, Junior, Northglenn
    • Jadon Uhrich, Junior, Rocky Mountain
    • Razzo Vigil, Junior, Westminster

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    Class 4A

    (Chris Fehrm/MaxPreps.com)
    Lewis-Palmer’s Paul Tillotson is the 4A baseball player of the year. (Chris Fehrm/MaxPreps)

    Player of the year: Paul Tillotson, Lewis-Palmer

    Coach of the year: Keith Wahl, Valor Christian

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Clint Allen Erie C/INF/P Senior
    Rocco Arguto Pueblo West RF Senior
    Holden Bernhardt Mountain View P/OF/1B Senior
    Wyatt Featherston Green Mountain OF/P Senior
    Jake Greenwalt Windsor – Senior
    Cole McKissock Air Academy INF Senior
    Dauson Tate Pueblo West C Senior
    Paul Tillotson Lewis-Palmer – Senior
    Austin Wood Silver Creek 1B/P Senior
    Luke Ziegler Valor Christian 3B/RHP Sophomore
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Mike Berg Thompson Valley C/OF/3B Junior
    Issac Bracken Berthoud – Senior
    Jaspar Carmichael Delta SS/P Sophomore
    Billy Cook Lewis-Palmer – Junior
    Nyk Crumrine Valor Christian INF/RHP Senior
    Bailey Hansen Air Academy P/OF Senior
    Davis Heller Valor Christian RHP/1B Freshman
    Ethan Keller Delta CF/P Junior
    Ruben Portillo Erie P/INF Junior
    Cooper Rothe Longmont CF Senior
    Judah Wilbur Denver North INF/SS/2B Junior

    Honorable mention:

    • Kavan Andrew, Senior, Longmont
    • Locke Bernhardt, Senior, Mountain View
    • Cameron Brosh, Senior, Canon City
    • Josh Crites, Senior, Erie
    • Kyle Daniels, Senior, Fort Morgan
    • Blake Donels, Junior, Valor Christian
    • Gavin Fesmire, Senior, Pueblo Centennial
    • Daniel Gurrola, Senior, Denver North
    • Spencer Hamilton, Senior, The Classical Academy
    • Jaeden Hegmann, Junior, Mesa Ridge
    • Dane Kapande, Senior, Evergreen
    • Joe Lucas, Senior, Palisade
    • Zach Manchester, Senior, Canon City
    • Garrett Martin, Junior, Eagle Valley
    • Lawrence Mayberry, Senior, Durango
    • Mitch Menard, Senior, D’Evelyn
    • Skyler Messinger, Junior, Niwot
    • Jared Miller, Sophomore, Montrose
    • Brett Muscatello, Senior, Evergreen
    • Max Noland, Junior, Palisade
    • Dylan Norsen, Junior, Mountain View
    • Gunner Pickett, Senior, Mead
    • Blake Reiher, Junior, Delta
    • Morgan Robinson, Senior, Rifle
    • Stephen Romero, Junior, Glenwood Springs
    • Andrew Shaw, Junior, Summit
    • Tyler Shubert, Senior, Windsor
    • Isiah Torres, Senior, Pueblo East
    • Sean Weller, Senior, Battle Mountain
    • Kaylor Werner, Sophomore, Northridge
    • Cole Winn, Sophomore, Silver Creek

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    (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
    Faith Christian’s Austin Stone is the 3A baseball player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Class 3A

    Player of the year: Austin Stone, Faith Christian

    Coach of the year: Ralph Nance, Faith Christian

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Matt Burkart Eaton SS/RHP Senior
    Donovan Contreraz Sheridan P/INF Senior
    Braden Forney Lamar OF/P/SS Senior
    Kelton McCoy Bayfield C/P/INF Senior
    Will McKissick Kent Denver OF/P Senior
    Ben Padrnos St. Mary’s OF/P Senior
    Jake Spence University OF/P Senior
    AJ Stephens Faith Christian LHP/OF/1B Senior
    Austin Stone Faith Christian RHP/INF Senior
    Travis Struble Manitou Springs 3B/P Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Davyn Adamscheck Manitou Springs SS/P Junior
    Dominic Archuleta Manitou Springs OF/P Senior
    Dalton Chandler Lamar P/OF Sophomore
    Gabe Hegarty Faith Christian OF/RHP/DH Senior
    Taed Heydinger Bayfield OF/P Senior
    Christian Johnson The Academy C/P Senior
    Dalton Lind Eaton RHP/OF Senior
    Cesar Mercado Valley INF/P Junior
    Zane Phelps Bayfield INF/P/C Senior
    Spencer Wilcox University OF/P Senior

    Honorable mention:

    • Robbie Alejo, Senior, Alamosa
    • Thatcher Beatty, Senior, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton
    • Craig Beckfield, Senior, Platte Canyon
    • Dax Bender, Junior, La Junta
    • Jacob Brummel, Junior, St. Mary’s
    • Rob Casey, Senior, Kent Denver
    • Seth Crummer, Senior, Trinidad
    • Timmy Engel, Senior, Centauri
    • Landon Ford, Junior, Faith Christian
    • Ty Hanzlicek, Senior, Valley
    • BJ Hirschfeld, Senior, Brush
    • Ty Jones, Senior, Florence
    • Joe Kuhn, Senior, Eaton
    • Xavier Manzanarez, Senior, Dolores Huerta Prep
    • Brody Mcghehey, Senior, Bayfield
    • Paul Medina, Junior, University
    • Larry Nolasco, Senior, Bruce Randolph
    • Ian Olson, Junior, Salida
    • Tyler Percival, Senior, Gunnison
    • Sam Richards, Sophomore, Colorado Academy
    • Marcus Roberson, Junior, Bennett
    • Quinn Stowell, Junior, Colorado Springs Christian
    • Ian Turner, Senior, Gunnison
    • Evan Wisdom, Senior, Sterling
    • Jordan Yates, Sophomore, Buena Vista

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    Class 2A

    Dawson Limon baseball
    Dawson’s Luke Feigal is the 2A baseball player of the year. (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)

    Player of the year: Luke Feigal, Dawson School

    Coach of the year: Joe McKenzie, Dawson School

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Jonathon Cowles Dayspring Christian Academy RHP/CF/SS Junior
    Chance Dunker Sedgwick County RHP/2B/3B Senior
    Luke Feigal Dawson School RHP/3B Senior
    Tanner Fulkerson Dawson School SS/RHP Senior
    Cesar Gonzalez Hotchkiss P/INF Senior
    Kayden Seriani Paonia – Sophomore
    Trevor Smith Paonia – Junior
    Joe Stephen Limon – Senior
    Jake Tomcheck Resurrection Christian LHP/OF/1B Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Bailey Benz Rye –
    Bryce Buhr Crowley County C/P Senior
    Seth Clemente Dawson School 2B/SS Junior
    Caden Eastin County Line [Wiley/McClave] – Senior
    Jimmy Fargo Dayspring Christian Academy C/RHP/CF Sophomore
    Evan Finley Peyton P/INF/C Senior
    James Larson Limon – Senior
    Jaden Miller Paonia – Sophomore
    Tyler Woodhams Sedgwick County RHP/SS/2B Senior

    Honorable mention:

    • Caleb Andersen, Junior, Haxtun
    • Layne Andrews, Senior, Yuma
    • Dom Beck, Senior, Hotchkiss
    • Tristen Cesko, Senior, Limon
    • Jett County, Junior, Burlington
    • Christian Dellamaestra, Junior, County Line [Wiley/McClave]
    • Ryan Drury, Junior, Rye
    • Jason Dutton, Senior, Wray
    • Nolan Grenard, Senior, Swink
    • Darrien Guy, Junior, Akron
    • Cordell Hensley, Senior, Sedgwick County
    • Trent Hill, Senior, Akron
    • Derek Jung, Freshman, Front Range Christian
    • Spencer Kelly, Senior, Calhan
    • Eli Kirk, Junior, Hotchkiss
    • Jacob Kohl, Senior, Evangelical Christian
    • Pete Lanting, Senior, Denver Christian
    • Chipper Lloyd, Senior, Front Range Christian
    • Walter Martinez, Senior, Center
    • Kasey Nusbaum, Senior, Kiowa/Simla
    • Slater Podgorny, Sophomore, Paonia
    • Brian Preston, Junior, Rocky Ford
    • Ricardo Ramirez, Sophomore, Highland
    • Trey Redner, Sophomore, Swink
    • Brent Ritter, Senior, Swink
    • Tucker Ward, Senior, Ignacio
    • Emmitt White, Senior, Sargent
    • Wyatt Workman, Senior, Haxtun

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    Class 1A

    (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
    Holly’s Ricardo Juarez is the 1A baseball player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Player of the year: Ricardo Juarez, Holly

    Coach of the year: Dayne Eaton, Holly

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Jordan Ernst Dove Creek P/SS/OF Senior
    Tyler Fields Cornerstone Christian Academy C/INF/P Senior
    Ricardo Juarez Holly P/INF Junior
    Jaxon King Fleming – Junior
    Ryan Koeller Granada P Junior
    Eli Sievert Rocky Mountain Lutheran – Senior
    Marc Solis Eads 3B/SS/P Senior
    Yaniel Vidal Holly SS/3B/P Junior
    Darian Wilkening Fleming – Senior
    Brandon Wilson Holly OF/3B/P Sophomore

    Honorable mention:

    • Trenton Armintrout, Junior, Nucla
    • Paul Asfeld, Sophomore, Fleming
    • Case Baughman, Senior, Dove Creek
    • Chase Boulter, Senior, Gilpin County
    • Sam Dunlap, Senior, Cotopaxi
    • Nathanael Garrett, Senior, Cornerstone Christian Academy
    • Cullen Glosson, Freshman, Otis
    • Jaime Huerta, Junior, Granada
    • Derek Kibel, Sophomore, Dove Creek
    • Paul Kidder, Junior, Community Christian
    • Ben Lambrecht, Senior, Fleming
    • Eryk Lorenz, Junior, Gilpin County
    • David Reyes, Senior, Granada
    • Marcos Rivera, Senior, Manzanola
    • Devyn Rummel, Junior, Nucla
    • Rhett Uhland, Junior, Eads
    • Josh Weaver, Junior, Rocky Mountain Lutheran
    • Cody Wilson, Junior, Peetz

  • District baseball brackets released for first time under RPI system

    Pine Creek baseball team
    Pine Creek is the No. 1 seed in the 5A baseball districts. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)

    Back in January, the Legislative Council approved the recommendation of the CHSAA baseball committee to fast track the use of RPI as the system to determine the playoff fields.

    Wednesday saw the results of that vote for the first time as district brackets for Class 3A through 5A were released. Unlike the Wild Card system used previously, the RPI format takes into account the overall strength of schedule for each team and combines it with their win/loss record to create the field of 32 teams.

    Pine Creek came away with the top overall seed in 5A, and will host this weekend. Other host schools are Regis Jesuit, Lakewood, Heritage, Rock Canyon, Grandview, ThunderRidge and Mullen.

    Rock Canyon, which won last year’s 5A championship, is the No. 5 overall seed and will play Bear Creek in their first game. If they advance they’ll see the winner of Dakota Ridge and Chaparral.

    Three of the final four teams left in last year’s playoff field made it back to the tournament with Grandview landing at No. 6, Chatfield at No. 26. District play will begin this weekend with the state tournament starting next week.

    Click here for the full 5A district brackets.

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    Mountain View leads the way in 4A, taking the top overall spot in the class. They’ll host their district where they will play Roosevelt. The winner of that game will meet the winner of Palisade and The Classical Academy.

    The other host schools in 4A are Canon City, Valor Christian, Windsor, Pueblo West, Fort Morgan, Denver North and Delta.

    Two-time defending state champion Green Mountain did not make it inside the top 32 teams and did not qualify for district play.

    Last year’s runner-up, Lewis-Palmer, drew the No. 26 seed and will head to District 6 and play host Fort Morgan. The potential of a showdown with league rival Palmer Ridge is there as the Bears play Longmont in that same district. Lewis-Palmer swept the season series against the Bears this year.

    Of last years final four teams in the tournament, only Lewis-Palmer and Ponderosa (No. 29) qualified for districts this year.

    Click here for the full 4A district brackets.

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    Defending 3A champion Eaton held strong as the No. 1 team in that class all season and is the No. 1 seed coming into districts. The Reds will face Olathe in their first district game with the winner of that game playing the winner of No. 16 Lutheran and No. 17 The Academy.

    University, St, Mary’s, Lamar, Faith Christian, La Junta, Valley and Kent Denver are the other host teams in 3A.

    All four of last year’s final four teams in the tournament qualified for districts this year. Eaton and University are the top two teams in the brackets, Brush comes in at No. 9 and will play No. 24 Buena Vista in District 2 at Kent Denver and Sterling lands at No. 21 and will play No. 12 Colorado Academy in District 4 at Faith Christian.

    Click here for the full 3A district brackets.

  • Baseball rankings: Silver Creek returns to No. 1 in 4A

    For the third time this season, Silver Creek sits atop the Class 4A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings.

    The Raptors came away with two key wins last week, one against Northridge and one against Greeley Central. They’ll finish their regular with one game against Greeley Central and two against Mountain View this week.

    Mountain View was the No. 1 team in last week’s poll and sits at No. 2 this week.

    Denver North is the only new team in the poll, landing at No. 8.

    Pine Creek holds on to their No. 1 spot in 5A. The Eagles will see action every day this week as they close out the regular season.

    Ralston Valley (No. 6) and Rocky Mountain (No. 8) are the new additions to the 5A poll this week.

    Eaton remains the unanimous No. 1 team in 3A.

    La Junta jumped four spots this week to land at No. 6 ahead of the Tri-Peaks League crossover games this weekend.

    Brush is back in the 3A poll, taking the No. 10 spot this week.

    Paonia is still undefeated and as a result, still the No. 1 team in 2A.

    County Line (McClave/Wiley) jumped a couple of spots to land at No. 3 and even snagged two first-place votes along the way.

    Crowley County is the only new addition to the 2A poll as the Chargers land at No. 9.

    Granada hung on to the No. 1 spot in 1A.

    Gilpin County broke into that poll, taking the No. 10 spot this week.

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

    With some regular seasons already over, and others winding down, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season in all classes. Postseason brackets will be released on CHSAANow.com when they become available.

    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 Pine Creek (7) 12-1 107 1 2-0
    2 ThunderRidge (3) 12-3 101 3 2-1
    3 Regis Jesuit 12-4 82 7 2-0
    4 Grandview (1) 11-3 76 2 2-1
    5 Lakewood 13-4 45 5 2-1
    6 Ralston Valley 10-5 41 – 1-0
    7 Fort Collins 10-4 38 6 0-2
    8 Rocky Mountain (1) 10-4 35 – 2-0
    9 Dakota Ridge 10-5 29 10 2-0
    10 Cherokee Trail 9-4 23 9 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage 22, Mullen 22, Chaparral 16, Rock Canyon 9, Legacy 6, Monarch 3, Broomfield 2, Columbine 2, Chatfield 1.
    Dropped out:
    Heritage (4), Legacy (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Silver Creek (7) 13-3 104 3 2-0
    2 Mountain View (4) 13-2 103 1 3-0
    3 Pueblo West 13-3 89 2 1-0
    4 Valor Christian 12-3 74 4 2-0
    5 Pueblo South 12-4 60 5 1-0
    6 Longmont 10-4 55 6 2-0
    7 Windsor 11-3 41 7 1-0
    8 Denver North (1) 13-1 26 – 2-0
    9 Wheat Ridge 10-4 21 10 2-0
    10 Pueblo Centennial 11-4 14 9 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Canon City 11, Northridge 9, Air Academy 4, Delta 2.
    Dropped out:
    Northridge (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (10) 16-0 100 1 2-0
    2 University 13-4 84 2 2-0
    3 Faith Christian 8-4 61 6 1-0
    4 St. Mary’s 11-3 57 5 1-0
    5 Bayfield 11-4 50 4 2-1
    6 La Junta 13-4 47 10 2-0
    7 The Academy 10-2 37 8 1-0
    8 Lamar 13-4 33 3 0-2
    9 Gunnison 13-2 30 7 1-1
    10 Brush 10-4 12 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sheridan 10, Valley 9, Sterling 6, Colorado Academy 5, Peak to Peak 5, Kent Denver 4.
    Dropped out:
    Sheridan (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (6) 17-0 91 1 3-0
    2 Sedgwick County (2) 15-1 89 2 2-0
    3 County Line (McClave/Wiley) (2) 10-2 77 5 1-0
    4 Swink 13-4 75 4 2-1
    5 Hotchkiss 15-1 65 3 1-0
    6 Haxtun 12-5 39 8 0-0
    7 Rocky Ford 8-3 36 6 1-0
    8 Akron 11-4 34 9 1-0
    9 Crowley County 11-5 13 – 3-1
    10 Dayspring Christian 10-1 12 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 10, Resurrection Christian 9, Limon 7, Front Range Christian 6, Peyton 5, Dawson School 2, Sargent 1, Yuma 1.
    Dropped out:
    Resurrection Christian (7).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Granada (7) 8-2 86 1 3-0
    2 Eads (1) 9-3 79 4 2-0
    3 Fleming 12-4 72 3 2-0
    4 Holly 7-5 60 2 1-1
    5 Nucla 9-10 45 7 2-1
    6 Cotopaxi (1) 12-2 39 5 1-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 6-4 22 9 1-1
    8 Manzanola 5-4 19 6 1-1
    9 Genoa-Hugo 5-5 17 8 1-2
    10 Gilpin County 6-5 15 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Otis 10, Springfield 10, Stratton/Liberty 8, Dove Creek 5, Peetz 5, Antonito 2, Cheyenne Wells 1.
    Dropped out:
    Stratton/Liberty (10).

  • Baseball rankings: 4A rankings shaken up from top to bottom

    For the fourth consecutive week, the top team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings has failed to hold on to its spot.

    Mountain View is the new No. 1 team in the poll, and is the third different team in 4A to be ranked No. 1 this season.

    They dropped a heartbreaker to Northridge on Wednesday before taking two games from Greeley Central in three days.

    Fresh off taking control of the South Central League last Wednesday, the Pueblo West Cyclones climb to No. 2 and appear poised to make a run at state championship.

    Pueblo West Pueblo Centennial baseball
    Pueblo West is No. 2 in 4A this week. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Valor Christian made a sizable jump this week, landing at No. 4, five spots up from its ranking a week ago.

    Longmont breaks into the top-10 at No. 6, one spot higher than Windsor who is also new to the poll.

    Pine Creek remains the top team in 5A and have still only lost once on the year. Grandview and ThunderRidge trade places at No. 2 and No. 3.

    Fort Collins (No. 6) and Regis Jesuit (No. 7) each climb three spots from last week’s rankings.

    Legacy and Dakota Ridge are the two new teams in 5A, coming in at No. 8 and No. 10 respectively.

    Eaton remains the unanimous No. 1 team in 3A and have yet to yield their ranking at any time this season.

    University made the climb from No. 5 to No. 2 after an impressive week where they went 5-0, including two wins over league rival Brush.

    St. Mary’s jumped to No. 5 thanks in part of splitting a double-header with No. 3 Lamar on Friday.

    Sheridan is the lone newcomer to 3A, landing at No. 9.

    Paonia took six of 10 first-place votes to remain the No. 1 team in 2A. Swink made the biggest jump in the class, coming in three spots better than last week. The Lions land at No. 4 this week.

    There were no new teams in the 2A poll this week.

    There was no change at the top of the 1A poll as Granada remains the No. 1 team. The top five teams from last week held on to their position.

    Genoa-Hugo is the only new team in the 1A poll, coming in at No. 8 this week.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

    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 Pine Creek (9) 10-1 107 1 2-0
    2 Grandview (1) 9-2 82 3 3-0
    3 ThunderRidge (1) 10-2 81 2 1-1
    4 Heritage 10-3 75 4 1-1
    5 Lakewood 11-3 63 7 2-0
    6 Fort Collins 10-2 50 9 3-0
    7 Regis Jesuit 10-4 34 10 2-0
    8 Legacy 11-1 26 – 4-0
    9 Cherokee Trail 7-3 22 8 3-0
    10 Dakota Ridge 8-5 17 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Ralston Valley 10, Douglas County 7, Mullen 7, Rocky Mountain 7, Rock Canyon 6, Denver East 4, Chaparral 3, Cherry Creek 3, Chatfield 1.
    Dropped out:
    Douglas County (5), Chatfield (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Mountain View (9) 10-2 108 2 2-1
    2 Pueblo West (2) 12-3 93 3 3-0
    3 Silver Creek 11-3 85 1 2-1
    4 Valor Christian 10-3 69 9 3-0
    5 Pueblo South 11-4 45 8 3-1
    6 Longmont 8-4 36 – 3-1
    7 Windsor 10-3 34 – 2-1
    8 Northridge 9-5 29 7 1-2
    9 Pueblo Centennial 11-3 28 5 1-2
    10 Wheat Ridge 8-4 20 6 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver North 14, Air Academy 13, Thompson Valley 12, Canon City 11, Rifle 4, Pueblo East 2, Thomas Jefferson 2.
    Dropped out:
    Canon City (4), Palmer Ridge (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (10) 14-0 100 1 3-0
    2 University 11-4 79 5 5-0
    3 Lamar 13-2 73 3 1-1
    4 Bayfield 9-3 58 2 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 10-3 44 8 1-1
    6 Faith Christian 7-4 41 6 1-0
    7 Gunnison 12-1 38 7 2-0
    8 The Academy 9-2 28 9 1-1
    9 Sheridan 10-2 23 – 2-0
    10 La Junta 11-4 20 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Brush 17, Valley 14, Peak to Peak 8, Colorado Academy 5, Trinidad 2.
    Dropped out:
    Brush (4).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (6) 14-0 92 1 3-0
    2 Sedgwick County (2) 13-1 88 2 5-0
    3 Hotchkiss 14-1 73 4 2-1
    4 Swink (2) 11-3 70 7 4-0
    5 County Line (McClave/Wiley) 9-2 65 3 1-2
    6 Rocky Ford 7-3 45 5 2-1
    7 Resurrection Christian 6-5 29 6 2-1
    8 Haxtun 12-5 26 8 3-1
    9 Akron 10-4 24 9 3-1
    10 Dayspring Christian 8-1 18 10 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Limon 7, Rye 5, Yuma 4, Front Range Christian 2, Peyton 2.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Granada (7) 5-2 86 1 1-0
    2 Holly (1) 6-4 76 2 1-1
    3 Fleming 10-4 71 3 4-0
    4 Eads 7-3 69 4 1-1
    5 Cotopaxi (1) 11-2 52 5 1-1
    6 Manzanola 4-3 38 6 0-1
    7 Nucla 7-9 34 8 2-1
    8 Genoa-Hugo 4-3 21 – 3-0
    9 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 5-3 19 7 1-1
    10 Stratton/Liberty 3-3 14 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Otis 7, Dove Creek 4, Antonito 2, Gilpin County 2.
    Dropped out:
    Dove Creek (9).

  • Baseball rankings: Three new No. 1 teams in the polls, including Pine Creek atop 5A

    Pine Creek baseball team
    Pine Creek baseball is the new No. 1 team in Class 5A — one of three new teams atop the polls this week. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)

    Three out of the five No. 1 positions in the CHSAANow.com baseball rankings have a different look from a week ago.

    Pine Creek takes over as the top team in Class 5A, Silver Creek returns to the top spot in 4A and Granada comes in as the new No. 1 team in 1A.

    The Eagles take over as No. 1 in 5A after beating Palmer 10-0 last week, avenging a loss to the Terrors that occurred only days earlier. It is the only loss of the season for Pine Creek.

    ThunderRidge is nipping right at the heels of the Eagles as they sit only nine points back in voting. The Grizzlies took down Douglas County last Wednesday in a big Continental League win.

    Lakewood (No. 7) and Cherokee Trail (No. 8) are the new additions to the 5A rankings this week.

    Silver Creek takes back the top spot in 4A only a week after losing a grasp on the position. The Raptors went 2-0 last week, topping Northridge and Longmont to improve their record to 9-2 overall.

    The bottom half of the rankings saw an influx of new teams as Northridge comes in at No. 7, Pueblo South lands at No. 8 and Palmer Ridge rounds out the rankings at No. 10.

    The still-undefeated Eaton Reds remain the unanimous No. 1 team in 3A this week.

    St. Mary’s is the only new team to that poll coming off a double-header sweep of La Junta on Friday. The Pirates come in at No. 8 this week.

    Paonia edged out Sedgwick County by three points to remain the No. 1 team in 2A this week. Akron and Dayspring Christian are the new additions in 2A, coming in at No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.

    A 10-6 win over then No. 1 Holly on Friday was good enough to boost Granada to the top spot in the 1A poll.

    Manzanola was able to break into the rankings at No. 6 while Stratton/Liberty is the other new addition, coming in at No. 10.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (5) 8-1 111 3 1-0
    2 ThunderRidge (4) 9-1 102 2 3-0
    3 Grandview (2) 6-2 81 5 2-0
    4 Heritage 10-2 61 6 3-0
    5 Douglas County 8-3 48 7 2-1
    6 Chatfield (1) 8-4 43 1 0-2
    7 Lakewood 9-3 41 – 2-0
    8 Cherokee Trail 4-3 35 – 2-1
    9 Fort Collins 7-2 30 9 1-1
    10 Regis Jesuit 8-4 28 4 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Legacy 20, Rangeview 13, Cherry Creek 11, Mullen 11, Ralston Valley 9, Rocky Mountain 6, Dakota Ridge 4, Rock Canyon 3, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Bear Creek 1.
    Dropped out:
    Cherry Creek (8), Ralston Valley (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Silver Creek (4) 9-2 85 2 2-0
    2 Mountain View (5) 8-1 74 5 2-1
    3 Pueblo West 9-3 68 4 1-0
    4 Canon City (1) 12-1 63 3 2-0
    5 Pueblo Centennial 10-1 51 10 2-0
    6 Wheat Ridge 6-3 37 6 1-1
    7 Northridge 8-3 32 – 1-1
    8 Pueblo South 8-3 30 – 1-1
    9 Valor Christian 7-3 24 8 1-0
    10 Palmer Ridge 10-1 22 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver North 17, Windsor 17, D’Evelyn 12, Lewis-Palmer 8, Pueblo County 8, Pueblo East 7, Longmont 4, Air Academy 1.
    Dropped out:
    D’Evelyn (1), Pueblo East (7), Lewis-Palmer (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (10) 11-0 100 1 3-0
    2 Bayfield 7-3 81 2 1-0
    3 Lamar 12-1 67 3 4-0
    4 Brush 7-2 57 6 1-1
    5 University 6-4 49 4 1-1
    6 Faith Christian 6-4 43 5 1-1
    7 Gunnison 10-1 41 7 3-0
    8 St. Mary’s 9-2 27 – 3-0
    9 The Academy 8-1 26 10 1-1
    10 La Junta 9-4 16 8 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Sheridan 14, Valley 13, Peak to Peak 6, Sterling 6, Kent Denver 3, Trinidad 1.
    Dropped out:
    Valley (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (6) 11-0 99 1 1-0
    2 Sedgwick County (2) 8-1 96 2 0-0
    3 County Line (McClave/Wiley) (2) 8-0 78 3 1-0
    4 Hotchkiss (1) 12-0 63 4 2-0
    5 Rocky Ford 5-2 46 7 0-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 4-4 41 5 1-0
    7 Swink 7-3 40 8 0-0
    8 Haxtun 9-4 31 10 3-0
    9 Akron 7-3 27 – 1-0
    10 Dayspring Christian 5-1 18 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 16, Limon 13, Front Range Christian 11, Yuma 7, Crowley County 6, Peyton 6, Ignacio 4, Sargent 3.
    Dropped out:
    Rye (6), Front Range Christian (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Granada (7) 4-2 85 3 1-0
    2 Holly (1) 5-3 78 1 0-2
    3 Fleming 6-4 70 2 0-1
    4 Eads 6-2 68 4 1-0
    5 Cotopaxi (1) 10-1 47 5 3-0
    6 Manzanola 4-2 33 – 2-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 4-2 32 6 1-1
    8 Nucla 5-8 25 10 2-1
    9 Dove Creek 4-10 14 7 0-3
    10 Stratton/Liberty 2-3 9 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Community Christian 7, Gilpin County 7, Briggsdale 6, Otis 6, Denver Jewish Day 4, Primero 3, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out:
    Gilpin County (8), Briggsdale (9).

  • Baseball rankings: Chatfield takes over as No. 1 in 5A

    Regis Jesuit Chatfield baseball
    Chatfield sits atop the 5A baseball rankings this week. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Chatfield was the big benefactor of two Regis Jesuit losses last week.

    The Chargers come into this week as the new No. 1 team in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com baseball poll. Monday they topped Arapahoe, and had a huge Thursday showdown with the then No. 1 Raiders.

    Regis Jesuit was coming off a loss to Fairview and was looking to bounce back, but a seven-run sixth inning for the Chargers was good enough to get the win. As a result, despite losing to Bear Creek on Saturday, Chatfield sits atop the 5A rankings.

    ThunderRidge made the most impressive jump of the week to land at No. 2. They were the No. 9 team in last week’s poll.

    Fort Collins has played well enough that it broke into the rankings this week at No. 9 respectively.

    The 4A rankings also saw a new No. 1 team emerge as D’Evelyn reclaims the top spot that Silver Creek had taken a week ago.

    There were two new teams in the 4A poll as Mountain View comes in at No. 5 and Pueblo Centennial rounds out the rankings at No. 10.

    The Eaton Reds remain undefeated on the year and also remain the No. 1 team in the 3A poll. The top four teams from a week ago held on to their spot this week.

    The Academy was the only new team to break into the 3A rankings, landing at No. 10.

    Paonia swept all four games they played last week to hold on to their No. 1 ranking in 2A.

    Front Range Christian, who remains undefeated on the year at 8-0, breaks into the 2A polls at No. 9. The Falcons were the only newcomer this week.

    Holly is still the No. 1 team in 1A, getting five of nine first-place votes.

    Fleming jumped two spots to land at No. 2 and Gilpin County is the only new team in the 1A poll, landing at No. 8.

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    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Chatfield (5) 8-2 109 3 2-1
    2 ThunderRidge 6-1 92 9 1-0
    3 Pine Creek (4) 7-1 88 5 2-1
    4 Regis Jesuit 6-3 64 1 1-2
    5 Grandview (3) 4-2 57 4 2-1
    6 Heritage 7-2 46 10 3-1
    7 Douglas County 6-2 43 8 1-1
    8 Cherry Creek 5-2 39 2 1-1
    9 Fort Collins 6-1 33 – 2-0
    10 Ralston Valley 5-3 17 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 14, Fairview 14, Dakota Ridge 13, Rangeview 10, Lakewood 7, Rock Canyon 6, Rocky Mountain 6, Legacy 2.
    Dropped out:
    Rock Canyon (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 D’Evelyn (8) 5-1 100 2 1-0
    2 Silver Creek (3) 7-2 91 1 2-2
    3 Canon City 10-1 67 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 8-3 46 5 2-0
    5 Mountain View 6-0 44 – 4-0
    6 Wheat Ridge 5-2 42 6 1-0
    7 Pueblo East 7-3 38 4 1-2
    8 Valor Christian 6-3 34 7 1-1
    9 Lewis-Palmer 7-2 32 8 3-0
    10 Pueblo Centennial 8-1 28 – 4-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Longmont 18, Pueblo South 14, Denver North 12, Windsor 10, Northridge 9, Green Mountain 8, Palmer Ridge 8, Greeley Central 6, Montrose 1.
    Dropped out:
    Denver North (9), Longmont (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (10) 8-0 100 1 4-0
    2 Bayfield 6-3 75 2 2-1
    3 Lamar 8-1 71 3 2-0
    4 University 5-3 59 4 4-1
    5 Faith Christian 5-3 58 7 3-0
    6 Brush 6-1 50 8 3-0
    7 Gunnison 7-1 35 5 2-1
    8 La Junta 9-2 32 6 3-1
    9 Valley 5-3 19 10 2-1
    10 The Academy 7-0 15 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 12, Kent Denver 7, Sheridan 6, St. Mary’s 5, Liberty Common 4, Colorado Springs Christian 2, Salida 1.
    Dropped out:
    Kent Denver (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (7) 10-0 96 1 4-0
    2 Sedgwick County (3) 8-1 88 2 2-0
    3 County Line (McClave/Wiley) 7-0 73 4 3-0
    4 Hotchkiss (1) 10-0 72 3 2-0
    5 Resurrection Christian 3-4 56 5 2-4
    6 Rye 9-1 45 7 6-0
    7 Rocky Ford 5-2 40 6 1-2
    8 Swink 7-3 25 9 5-1
    9 Front Range Christian 8-0 20 – 5-0
    10 Haxtun 6-4 19 8 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Akron 15, Yuma 15, Limon 13, Peyton 6, Crowley County 4, Ignacio 4, Sanford 4, Sargent 4, Dayspring Christian 3, Evangelical Christian 3.
    Dropped out:
    Limon (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holly (5) 5-1 79 1 3-0
    2 Fleming 6-3 66 4 3-0
    3 Granada (1) 3-2 62 2 2-0
    4 Eads (1) 5-2 58 3 2-0
    5 Cotopaxi (1) 7-1 53 6 2-0
    6 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3-1 48 7 1-1
    7 Dove Creek 4-7 30 5 1-2
    8 Gilpin County 4-2 23 – 3-1
    9 Briggsdale (1) 3-2 16 8 0-2
    10 Nucla 3-7 13 10 2-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Manzanola 10, Peetz 9, Community Christian 8, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 6, Otis 6, Stratton/Liberty 4, Denver Jewish Day 1, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out:
    Community Christian (9).

  • Baseball rankings: Three new No. 1 teams take over

    Three new No. 1 teams were crowned this week in the CHSAANow.com baseball rankings.

    Silver Creek now stands atop the Class 4A poll, Paonia takes over as the top 2A team and Holly comes at No. 1 in the 1A rankings.

    With new teams breaking into every poll this week, the rankings have a much different look to them than they did when the last new set was released two weeks ago.

    Silver Creek made the most impressive jump out of any other team, regardless of classification. Two weeks ago, the Raptors held the No. 7 position in 4A and after rattling off three wins in Arizona, the voters saw enough to boost their position.

    Canon City, Pueblo East and Valor Christian also had solid outings since spring break and played their way in the rankings. Canon City lands at No. 3, Pueblo East comes in at No. 4 and Valor Christian takes over the No. 7 spot that Silver Creek held in the previous rankings.

    Regis Jesuit baseball team
    Regis Jesuit remains No. 1 in the 5A poll this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Regis Jesuit remains the top team in 5A.

    Ralston Valley gained ground in this week’s poll, jumping from No. 9 to No. 6.

    Douglas County, ThunderRidge and Heritage join the 5A rankings at No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.

    Eaton may still be the top team in 3A, but it’s No. 2 Bayfield who suddenly getting attention from voters. The Wolverines completed a successful road trip to Colorado Springs where they held on to beat St. Mary’s before holding off Lamar and Manitou Springs in a double-header.

    Kent Denver was the lone addition to the 3A poll at No. 9.

    Paonia’s 8-0 start to the season was good enough for the Eagles to jump three spots and take over the No. 1 spot in 2A. They swept former No. 1 Resurrection Christian in a double-header on Saturday.

    The Cougars fell to No. 5 as a result.

    Rocky Ford (No. 6) and Limon (No. 10) joined the 2A rankings this week.

    Holly made the two-spot jump after a 2-1 start to their season to become the new No. 1 team in 1A.

    Granada, who was ranked No. 7 in the previous rankings, also made a significant jump this week as the Bobcats come in at No. 2.

    Rocky Mountain Lutheran and Briggsdale are the two new teams to the 1A rankings, coming in at No. 7 and No. 8 respectively.

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    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (12) 5-1 120 1 4-1
    2 Cherry Creek 4-1 95 2 1-1
    3 Chatfield 6-1 87 5 3-1
    4 Grandview 2-1 60 3 2-1
    5 Pine Creek 5-0 49 6 5-0
    6 Ralston Valley 4-2 42 9 3-2
    7 Rock Canyon 2-4 39 7 1-3
    8 Douglas County 5-1 32 – 3-1
    9 ThunderRidge 5-1 31 – 4-0
    10 Heritage 4-1 24 – 4-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 19, Rocky Mountain 19, Cherokee Trail 10, Smoky Hill 10, Fruita Monument 6, Mountain Vista 5, Lakewood 4, Fort Collins 3, Hinkley 2, Arapahoe 1, Dakota Ridge 1, Legend 1.
    Dropped out:
    Rocky Mountain (4), Columbine (8), Mountain Vista (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Silver Creek (5) 6-1 93 7 4-1
    2 D’Evelyn (5) 4-1 75 1 3-1
    3 Canon City 8-1 60 – 6-0
    4 Pueblo East 6-1 52 – 4-1
    5 Pueblo West 6-3 51 4 2-2
    6 Wheat Ridge (1) 4-2 50 3 3-2
    7 Valor Christian 5-2 45 – 4-1
    8 Lewis-Palmer 4-2 40 2 3-2
    9 Denver North 5-1 31 8 2-1
    10 Longmont 3-1 24 6 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Mountain View 19, Green Mountain 15, Palmer Ridge 10, Pueblo South 10, Montrose 9, Windsor 7, Thomas Jefferson 5, Northridge 3, The Classical Academy 3, Air Academy 2, Niwot 1.
    Dropped out:
    Green Mountain (5), Evergreen (9), Air Academy (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (7) 4-0 87 1 4-0
    2 Bayfield (2) 4-2 83 5 3-0
    3 Lamar (1) 6-1 72 3 3-1
    4 University 1-2 49 2 0-2
    5 Gunnison 5-0 46 6 2-0
    6 La Junta 6-1 44 7 4-1
    7 Faith Christian 2-3 38 8 2-3
    8 Brush 3-1 33 4 2-1
    9 Kent Denver 2-2 18 – 0-0
    10 Valley 3-2 16 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Colorado Springs Christian 12, St. Mary’s 11, Lutheran 7, Sterling 7, Dolores Huerta 6, Buena Vista 5, Monte Vista 5, Salida 5, The Academy 4, Coal Ridge 3, Trinidad 2, Jefferson Academy 1, Olathe 1, Sheridan 1.
    Dropped out:
    Buena Vista (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (7) 8-0 89 4 4-0
    2 Sedgwick County (1) 6-1 82 2 4-1
    3 Hotchkiss (1) 8-0 81 3 3-0
    4 County Line (McClave/Wiley) (2) 4-0 59 6 4-0
    5 Resurrection Christian 1-0 54 1 1-0
    6 Rocky Ford 4-0 47 – 4-0
    7 Rye 3-1 41 5 3-1
    8 Haxtun 5-2 40 7 3-2
    9 Swink 2-2 17 9 2-2
    10 Limon 5-2 16 – 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Crowley County 15, Akron 13, Sanford 13, Sargent 8, Yuma 8, Ignacio 6, Peyton 6, Kiowa/Simla 5, Burlington 4, Evangelical Christian 3, Holyoke 3.
    Dropped out:
    Burlington (8), Kiowa/Simla (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holly (5) 2-1 74 3 2-1
    2 Granada (1) 1-2 66 7 1-2
    3 Eads 3-2 57 1 2-2
    4 Fleming 3-3 55 4 3-3
    5 Dove Creek (1) 3-5 50 2 2-2
    6 Cotopaxi 5-1 43 6 1-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran (1) 2-0 35 – 1-0
    8 Briggsdale (1) 3-0 27 – 3-0
    9 Community Christian 1-0 22 5 0-0
    10 Nucla 1-5 14 8 0-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Manzanola 9, Stratton/Liberty 9, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 8, Denver Jewish Day 7, Gilpin County 7, Sierra Grande 5, Peetz 4, Cheyenne Wells 2, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out:
    Manzanola (9), Peetz (10).

  • Baseball rankings: Eads new No. 1 in Class 1A poll

    It’s still early in the 2016 baseball season, but there has already been some shakeup in the Class 1A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings.

    Eads takes over the top spot in the state after a 1-0 start to their season. Former No. 1 Dove Creek, who has stumbled out of the gate fell to No. 2.

    Cotopaxi and Manzanola played their way into the still young rankings, coming in at No. 6 and No. 9 respectively.

    Nothing has changed at the top of the 5A rankings as Regis Jesuit and Cherry Creek remain the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in those rankings.

    Ralston Valley Chatfield baseball
    Ralston Valley joined the 5A baseball poll at No. 8 this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Columbine is one of two newcomers in the poll as they land at No. 8 with Ralston Valley, the other newcomer, joining at No. 9.

    The top of the 4A rankings has the same story as the 5A poll. D’Evelyn and Lewis-Palmer remain the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the class, with both teams undefeated on the year.

    Though, the 4A rankings did see more turnover this week than any other class as Silver Creek (No. 7), Denver North (No. 8) and Air Academy (No. 9) all broke their way into this week’s poll.

    And it was 3A who saw the least turnover of the week. Eaton still holds the No. 1 spot, but nine of last week’s 10 ranked teams all stayed in the poll this week, although a few did jump up or down in ranking.

    Buena Vista is the lone newcomer in the poll, coming in at No. 10.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (6) 1-0 94 1 1-0
    2 Cherry Creek (3) 3-0 84 2 3-0
    3 Grandview (1) 0-0 67 4 0-0
    4 Rocky Mountain 0-0 57 5 0-0
    5 Chatfield 3-0 48 7 3-0
    6 Pine Creek 0-0 37 6 0-0
    7 Rock Canyon 1-1 29 3 1-1
    8 Columbine 2-1 22 – 2-1
    9 Ralston Valley 1-0 18 – 1-0
    10 Mountain Vista 1-0 15 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    ThunderRidge 13, Fort Collins 10, Heritage 10, Prairie View 10, Cherokee Trail 9, Smoky Hill 9, Bear Creek 6, Arapahoe 5, Broomfield 4, Brighton 3, Douglas County 2, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Lakewood 2, Dakota Ridge 1, Fruita Monument 1, Legend 1, Mullen 1.
    Dropped out:
    Cherokee Trail (8), Mullen (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 D’Evelyn (7) 1-0 70 1 1-0
    2 Lewis-Palmer (1) 1-0 57 2 1-0
    3 Wheat Ridge 1-0 49 5 1-0
    4 Pueblo West 4-1 46 3 4-1
    5 Green Mountain 0-0 42 4 0-0
    6 Longmont 1-0 38 7 1-0
    7 Silver Creek 1-0 32 – 1-0
    8 Denver North 3-0 25 – 3-0
    9 Evergreen 2-1 17 9 2-1
    10 Air Academy 0-0 14 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Elizabeth 11, Windsor 7, Centaurus 6, Montrose 6, Mountain View 6, Palmer Ridge 4, Pueblo South 4, Standley Lake 3, Littleton 2, Erie 1.
    Dropped out:
    Windsor (6), Canon City (8), Palisade (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (8) 0-0 89 1 0-0
    2 University (2) 1-0 84 4 1-0
    3 Lamar 3-0 76 5 3-0
    4 Brush 1-0 66 3 1-0
    5 Bayfield 1-2 55 2 1-2
    6 Gunnison 3-0 46 6 3-0
    7 La Junta 2-0 39 7 2-0
    8 Faith Christian 0-0 32 9 0-0
    9 Valley 2-1 16 8 2-1
    10 Buena Vista 2-1 11 – 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Kent Denver 7, Lutheran 7, SkyView Academy 5, Jefferson Academy 4, Sheridan 4, Colorado Springs Christian 3, Grand Valley 2, Sterling 2, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton 1, Peak to Peak 1.
    Dropped out:
    Kent Denver (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (6) 0-0 77 1 0-0
    2 Sedgwick County (1) 2-0 69 2 2-0
    3 Hotchkiss (2) 5-0 68 3 5-0
    4 Paonia 2-0 53 5 2-0
    5 Rye 0-0 49 6 0-0
    6 County Line (McClave/Wiley) 0-0 34 4 0-0
    7 Haxtun 2-0 21 7 2-0
    8 Burlington 0-0 16 8 0-0
    9 Swink 0-0 16 10 0-0
    10 Kiowa 1-0 14 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peyton 14, Front Range Christian 11, Crowley County 10, Evangelical Christian 8, Limon 8, Dolores 7, Sanford 7, Fowler 5, Wray 3, Akron 2, Sargent 2, Yuma 1.
    Dropped out:
    Sanford (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eads (3) 1-0 71 4 1-0
    2 Dove Creek (3) 1-3 58 1 1-3
    3 Holly (1) 0-0 46 2 0-0
    4 Fleming 0-0 40 3 0-0
    5 Community Christian 1-0 37 6 1-0
    6 Cotopaxi (1) 4-1 35 – 4-1
    7 Granada 0-0 29 7 0-0
    8 Nucla 1-2 23 5 1-2
    9 Manzanola 2-0 21 – 2-0
    10 Peetz 0-1 20 8 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Rocky Mountain Lutheran 16, Cheyenne Wells 10, Stratton/Liberty 9, Gilpin County 6, Antonito 4, Springfield 4, Elbert 3, Weldon Valley 3, Cornerstone Christian 1, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 1, South Baca 1.
    Dropped out:
    Stratton/Liberty (9), Cheyenne Wells (10).

  • Preseason baseball rankings: Regis Jesuit leads the way in 5A

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    Regis Jesuit is the preseason No. 1 team in 5A baseball. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    The preseason CHSAANow.com baseball rankings show something very different from most other preseason rankings that are released through the year. They don’t have an abundance of defending state champions sitting at the top of the polls.

    In Class 5A, the Regis Jesuit Raiders come into the season as the overwhelming No. 1 team in the state. They received eight of 12 first-place votes to earn that ranking.

    Though the regular season is slated to start this week, the Raiders won’t play until Mar. 16.

    Defending champion Rock Canyon comes in at No. 3 to start the season.

    D’Evelyn comes in as the top team in 4A to start the season. The Jaguars fell just short of reaching the state championship series as they fell to eventual state champion Green Mountain in the semifinals.

    The Rams lost a significant number of seniors from last year’s team and as a result, will start the season ranked No. 4.

    In 3A, Eaton is one of two defending state champions to start the year with a No. 1 ranking. The Red received seven of nine first-place votes.

    Eaton topped Brush in the 3A state championship and the Beetdiggers also came in high in the preseason polls at No. 3.

    Resurrection Christian went from 2A state runner-up in the spring to preseason No. 1. The Cougars fell to Rye in an offensive battle in last year’s 2A state title game. The Thunderbolts came away with a 12-10 win and will start the season with a No. 6 ranking.

    Dove Creek is the other defending champ to earn a No. 1 preseason ranking. The Bulldogs won the 1A title with an 8-5 win over Granada.

    The 1A class may prove to be to the most wide-open as Dove Creek took only half of the first-place votes, the fewest of any preseason No. 1 this year.

    The regular season for baseball is scheduled to begin Mar. 10.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

    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 (8) 0-0 104
    2 Cherry Creek (2) 0-0 103
    3 Rock Canyon 0-0 71
    4 Grandview 0-0 47
    5 Rocky Mountain (1) 0-0 46
    6 Pine Creek 0-0 44
    7 Chatfield (1) 0-0 31
    8 Cherokee Trail 0-0 26
    9 Mountain Vista 0-0 25
    10 Mullen 0-0 22
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 19, Ralston Valley 18, ThunderRidge 15, Columbine 13, Heritage 13, Fruita Monument 12, Lakewood 12, Legend 12, Chaparral 8, Fort Collins 7, Brighton 5, Denver East 4, Greeley West 4, Fairview 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 D’Evelyn (7) 0-0 97
    2 Lewis-Palmer (2) 0-0 83
    3 Pueblo West (1) 0-0 80
    4 Green Mountain 0-0 55
    5 Wheat Ridge 0-0 52
    6 Windsor 0-0 46
    7 Longmont 0-0 26
    8 Canon City 0-0 24
    9 Evergreen 0-0 23
    10 Palisade 0-0 15
    Others receiving votes:
    Air Academy 11, Erie 11, Fort Morgan 7, Elizabeth 4, Ponderosa 4, Pueblo South 4, Summit 3, Mesa Ridge 2, Montrose 2, Holy Family 1, Pueblo East 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Eaton (7) 0-0 76
    2 Bayfield (2) 0-0 65
    3 Brush 0-0 57
    4 University 0-0 55
    5 Lamar 0-0 41
    6 Gunnison 0-0 38
    7 La Junta 0-0 29
    8 Valley 0-0 27
    9 Faith Christian 0-0 24
    10 Kent Denver 0-0 20
    Others receiving votes:
    Peak to Peak 17, Sterling 17, Olathe 7, Manitou Springs 6, Machebeuf 4, St. Mary’s 4, Trinidad 3, Alamosa 2.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Resurrection Christian 0-0 81
    2 Sedgwick County 0-0 79
    3 Hotchkiss 0-0 71
    4 County Line (McClave/Wiley) 0-0 63
    5 Paonia 0-0 59
    6 Rye 0-0 42
    7 Haxtun 0-0 32
    8 Burlington 0-0 26
    9 Sanford 0-0 14
    10 Swink 0-0 11
    Others receiving votes:
    Peyton 7, Dayspring Christian 6, Center 5, Las Animas 3, Limon 3, Kiowa 2, Crowley County 1, Yuma 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Dove Creek (4) 0-0 72
    2 Holly 0-0 60
    3 Fleming (3) 0-0 52
    4 Eads (1) 0-0 51
    5 Nucla 0-0 50
    6 Community Christian 0-0 46
    7 Granada 0-0 43
    8 Peetz 0-0 24
    9 Stratton/Liberty 0-0 13
    10 Cheyenne Wells 0-0 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Elbert 6, Gilpin County 5, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Antonito 2, Pikes Peak Christian 2, Cornerstone Christian 1, Cotopaxi 1.

  • All-state softball teams for 2015 season

    The 2015 all-state softball players of the year. From left: Mountain Range's Hunter Huser, Valor Christian's Alexandria Kilponen, and Strasburg's Annie Oakley. (Photos: Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com; Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com
    The 2015 all-state softball players of the year. From left: Mountain Range’s Hunter Huser, Valor Christian’s Alexandria Kilponen, and Strasburg’s Annie Oakley. (Photos: Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com; Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com

    The 2015 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. Those nominees included every player who was a first-team all-league selection.

    Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.

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

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A
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    Class 5A

    Player of the year: Hunter Huser, Mountain Range
    Coach of the year: Dane Craig, Mountain Range

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Riley Craig Mountain Range 3B Senior
    Haley Donaldson Fossil Ridge SS Senior
    Malory Eldredge Ralston Valley LF Junior
    Hunter Huser Mountain Range P Junior
    Lexie Kimminau Pomona P/3B Senior
    Clara Larson Douglas County SS Senior
    Lindsey Malkin Broomfield 3B/C Junior
    Emily Moore Chaparral SS/2B Senior
    Valerie Ortega Mountain Range C Senior
    Melissa Rahrich Brighton P/3B Senior
    Jesse Smith Legend Junior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Autumn Anderson Fort Collins P Senior
    Shannon Bass Chaparral P/1B Senior
    Brooke Doumer Legend Senior
    Melisa Gellermann Grand Junction Central P/OF Junior
    Shea Mauser Arvada West P/1B Sophomore
    Alexandria Medina Pomona C/2B Senior
    Tatum Rembao Loveland OF/P Junior
    Sloane Stewartson Rock Canyon C Junior
    Emily Taggart Legacy Junior
    Alexandra Velazquez Grandview RF/CF/P Junior

    Honorable mention:
    Jordan Acosta, Douglas County, CF, Junior; Sara Breckbill, Chaparral, C/OF, Junior; Angela Cordova, Rangeview, SS, Senior; Jazzmin Coronado, Denver East, Sophomore; Taylor Gilmore, Broomfield, 1B/3B/P, Junior; Tracy Harris, George Washington, P/OF/1B, Sophomore; Taylor Humphries, Horizon, Sophomore; Tayler Mashburn, Eaglecrest, C/OF, Senior; Zoe Mihalicz, Legend, Junior; Jeni Mohr, Columbine, 3B, Senior; Brittany Phillips, Arvada West, P/1B/OF, Junior; Alexa Romero, Eaglecrest, P/DH/1B, Senior; Megan Sansburn, Dakota Ridge, SS/P, Senior; Jordan Smith, Chaparral, 1B/3B/OF, Senior; Kailey Wilson, Eaglecrest, 1B/OF/DH, Sophomore
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    Class 4A

    Player of the year: Alexandria Kilponen, Valor Christian
    Coach of the year: Dave Atencio, Valor Christian

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Lauren Foster Valor Christian SS/UTIL Junior
    Megan Horn Air Academy Senior
    Alexandria Kilponen Valor Christian P/1B Sophomore
    Alexandra Kinder Valor Christian 3B/2B Senior
    Bailey Kleespies Niwot SS/3B Senior
    Laci Lashley Falcon P/1B/UTIL Senior
    Mae Mitchell Frederick SS Senior
    Christina Nelson Wheat Ridge SS/2B/P Senior
    Rio Sanchez Erie P/INF Junior
    Ann Marie Torres Wheat Ridge P/3B/SS Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Taylor Armitage Berthoud Senior
    Jessica Bellatti Evergreen SS Junior
    Devin Bushner Wheat Ridge 2B/SS/OF Senior
    Kailee Clark Discovery Canyon Senior
    Christina Cunningham Woodland Park P/2B/OF Senior
    Katie Glaze Erie SS Senior
    Alicia Hernandez Frederick P/OF Junior
    Mikayla Marquez Kennedy P/LF/CF Sophomore
    Ali Mason Thompson Valley 1B/P Senior
    Caitlin McCarthy Pueblo West C/OF/UTIL Senior

    Honorable mention:
    Madison Herbert, Berthoud, Senior; Lily Lockhart, Delta, P/1B/OF, Junior; Kelly Marolf, Woodland Park, P/SS/OF, Junior; Lilly Meza, Mountain View, P/1B, Junior; Paige Orman, Palisade, SS/P, Senior; Taylor Puga, Pueblo Central, P/1B, Sophomore; Payton Romines, Air Academy, Junior; Mercedes Salazar, Pueblo Central, OF/2B, Senior; Tara Shadowen, Mountain View, OF, Junior
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    Class 3A

    Player of the year: Annie Oakley, Strasburg
    Coach of the year: Tom Odle, Brush

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Tessa Anderson Peak to Peak P/1B Senior
    McKenna Gubanich Faith Christian SS/UTIL Junior
    Kaitlyn Hanks Strasburg SS/INF/UTIL Senior
    Jenna Knudson Sterling Senior
    Brittany Knutson Eaton Senior
    Emily Marcus The Academy P Senior
    Annie Oakley Strasburg C/INF/UTIL Senior
    Leah Osborn Skyline Senior
    Taylor Renaud Eaton Senior
    Dakota Stotyn Strasburg P/1B Sophomore
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Lanessa Amador The Academy C/P/2B Junior
    Roni Beavers Holyoke Senior
    Brooklyn Brenner Burlington Senior
    Lexi Coen Lamar Senior
    Annie Davis La Junta P
    Selena Medina Rocky Ford P/INF Junior
    Alex Odle Brush
    Rio Pizzo Faith Christian 3B/UTIL Senior
    Jordan Roesch Strasburg CF/UTIL Senior
    Alexis Rutz Sterling Senior

    Honorable mention:
    Brenda Taylor Bruntz, The Academy, 3B/UTIL, Senior; McKenzie Connor, Faith Christian, P/1B, Freshman; Kora Houder, Limon, P/C/SS, Junior; Taylor Knudson, Sterling, Junior; Hannah Lenz, Wray, C/OF/UTIL, Senior; Brooke Polenz, Sterling, Sophomore; Lauren Szabo, Sterling, Senior; Lilly Westbay, Gunnison, SS/P/UTIL, Senior; Sarah Zamora, La Junta