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  • All-state girls soccer teams for the 2019 season

    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.

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    Class 5A

    Grandview’s Kacy Johnston. (Derek Regensburger/MaxPreps)

    Player of the year: Kacy Johnston, Grandview

    Coach of the year: Tari Wood, Grandview

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Tessa Barton Columbine FORW Senior
    Brooke Berdan Fairview MF Senior
    Lauren Holleran Grandview D/MF Senior
    Kacy Johnston Grandview MF Senior
    Madison Livingston Grandview GK Senior
    Grayson Lynch Rock Canyon FORW Senior
    Caylin Lyubenko Grandview MF Junior
    Mallory Mooney Broomfield FORW Junior
    Sarah Piper Ralston valley MF/FORW Senior
    Lauren Walter Arapahoe FORW Junior
    Audrey Weiss Arapahoe FORW Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Lauren Durbin Rock Canyon MF Senior
    Cori Dyke Valor Christian MF/FORW Senior
    Shaylee Gailus Broomfield FORW Senior
    Abby Gearhart Windsor MF/FORW/STRK Senior
    Maddie Hahn Arapahoe D Senior
    Madi Hand Rocky Mountain MF Senior
    Ava Laden Regis Jesuit FORW Junior
    Reilly Madden Boulder D Senior
    Grace McReynolds Rampart   Junior
    Izzy Munsell Broomfield D Senior
    Shalom Prince Grandview FORW/MF Senior

    Honorable mention:

    • Aaliyah Acevedo, Cherokee Trail, Junior
    • Shayla Addington, Chaparral, D, Freshman
    • Brynn Boeyink, Mountain Vista, D, Junior
    • Mackenzie Bryant, Cherry Creek, GK, Senior
    • Brae Cole, Monarch, Sophomore
    • Emily Cottrell, Rock Canyon, D, Senior
    • Madison DeHerrera, Ralston Valley, MF/FORW, Senior
    • Lila Dere, Fruita Monument, FORW, Junior
    • Mikayla Eccher, Rocky Mountain, MF, Senior
    • Makenna Fowler, Arvada West, MF/FORW, Senior
    • Jariya Freeling, Denver East, D, Senior
    • Jordan Garrett, Rampart, Junior
    • Kaitlin Glover, Cherry Creek, MF, Senior
    • Anna Hart, ThunderRidge, STRK, Senior
    • Lucy Hart, Pine Creek, Sophomore
    • Tara Hoffman, Heritage, GK, Senior
    • Riley Kaali-Nagy, Columbine, FORW, Freshman
    • Carty Kingsbury, Windsor, MF/FORW, Freshman
    • Sophia Leone, Fossil Ridge, Junior
    • Daisy Light, Monarch, Senior
    • Marisa Lucero, Doherty, STRK/MF, Junior
    • Kailey Maness, Legacy, Senior
    • Maria Martinez, Liberty, GK, Sophomore
    • Makayla Merlo, Legacy, MF, Junior
    • Sophie Moran, Ralston Valley, D, Senior
    • Rylee Mullen, Chatfield, MF, Senior
    • Nariana Nealy, Northglenn, FORW/GK, Senior
    • Molly Reich, Regis Jesuit, D, Senior
    • Lucy Roberts, Legend, Junior
    • Kaitlyn Rogers, Fossil Ridge, Sophomore
    • Sarina Russ, Fairview, MF, Senior
    • Dekota Schubert, Douglas County, Junior
    • Hanna Sexton, Highlands Ranch, MF, Senior
    • Kailey Seymour, Castle View, D/MF, Junior
    • Laurel Storheim, Fruita Monument, MF, Senior
    • Kali Villalobos, Brighton, Junior
    • Savannah Watts, Prairie View, GK, Senior
    • Kylie Wells, Chatfield, STRK, Junior

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    Class 4A

    Cheyenne Mountain’s Lisa Long. (Derek Regensburger/MaxPreps)

    Player of the year: Lisa Long, Cheyenne Mountain

    Coach of the year: Nikki Athey, Cheyenne Mountain

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Abby Barhydt Palmer Ridge   Junior
    Marissa Dowlin Cheyenne Mountain FORW Senior
    Laryssa Hamblen D’Evelyn   Senior
    Molly Kratzer Wheat Ridge MF Senior
    Jadyn Ledoux Sand Creek FORW Sophomore
    Lisa Long Cheyenne Mountain FORW Senior
    Liza Louthan Air Academy D Senior
    Bella Scaturro D’Evelyn   Senior
    Zoe Sims Air Academy MF Senior
    Colleen Tyrrell Silver Creek D Senior
    Luisa Weiner Evergreen   Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Baylee Barnes Air Academy FORW Senior
    Kinley Carter Pueblo Centennial FORW Senior
    Macy Clem Mullen MF Senior
    Trinity Harvey The Classical Academy FORW Junior
    Kaitlin Hinkle Pueblo County   Senior
    Sharon Mayes Discovery Canyon FORW Junior
    Sophia McConnell Cheyenne Mountain MF Sophomore
    Olivia Pietro Green Mountain   Senior
    Catherine Rapp Evergreen   Freshman
    Elizabeth Rapp Evergreen   Freshman
    Madeline Schuemann Sand Creek D Sophomore

    Honorable mention:

    • Cailynn Andreis, Canon City, D, Sophomore
    • Catherine Bakken, George Washington, MF/FORW, Senior
    • Carlene Beaton, Denver North, D/GK, Senior
    • Morgan Berry, Woodland Park, MF, Freshman
    • Faith Brendefur, Centaurus, Senior
    • Allison Canada, Mesa Ridge, D, Senior
    • Hannah Coster, Durango, MF, Junior
    • Logan DuFord, Wheat Ridge, GK, Senior
    • Kate Eggen, Silver Creek, MF, Senior
    • Jackie Escalera, Fort Morgan, FORW, Sophomore
    • Melina Faris, Pueblo County, FORW/MF, Junior
    • Kiera Flanagan, Niwot, FORW, Sophomore
    • Jersey Garoutte, Pueblo West, FORW/MF/D, Junior
    • Drew Girling, Sierra, GK, Junior
    • Stephanie Gwilliam, Thompson Valley, Sophomore
    • McKenna Harrington, Erie, FORW, Senior
    • Molly Hennessy, Skyline, FORW/MF/D, Junior
    • Mikayla Henson, Pueblo Centennial, D, Sophomore
    • Kiera Hess, D’Evelyn, GK, Senior
    • Jaelyn Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, D/FORW, Senior
    • Allie Jones, Pueblo Centennial, MF, Sophomore
    • Riley Jones, Palmer Ridge, Sophomore
    • Alexa Karsel, Silver Creek, STRK, Junior
    • Haley Klasner, Standley Lake, MF, Senior
    • Claire Krueger, Battle Mountain, D, Senior
    • Lily Maus, Evergreen, Sophomore
    • Rachel Melchior, Elizabeth, FORW, Junior
    • Delaney Moon, Steamboat Springs, STRK, Senior
    • Shelby Olson, Mountain View, MF/GK, Junior
    • Kiley O’Rourke, Canon City, Senior
    • Lauren Prescott, Conifer, MF, Senior
    • Abby Raio, Pueblo South, MF, Junior
    • Yadira Ramos Gurrola, Skyview, HB/STRK, Senior
    • Addie Randel, Northridge, FORW/MF, Junior
    • Shelby Ransom, Green Mountain, Senior
    • Talia Schmidt, The Classical Academy, Sophomore
    • Abby Scruton, Glenwood Springs, Sophomore
    • Emma Seufer, Ponderosa, D, Junior
    • Shelby Smotzer, Frederick, Senior
    • Emily Stec, Golden, FORW, Junior
    • Lauren Strizich, Coronado, MF, Junior
    • Audrey Teague, Battle Mountain, D, Senior
    • Hailey Ter Meer, Greeley Central, GK/FORW, Sophomore
    • Isabelle Thibault, Falcon, D/MF, Senior
    • Lesley Vasquez, Northfield, MF/STRK, Freshman
    • Kaylah Wanna, Mullen, FORW/MF, Senior
    • Haley Williams, Mead, Freshman

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    Class 3A

    Colorado Academy’s Catie Groves. (Paul DiSalvo/MaxPreps)

    Player of the year: Catie Groves, Colorado Academy

    Coach of the year: Sean Stedeford, Colorado Academy

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Bridget Lynch Jefferson Academy D/MF Senior
    Catie Groves Colorado Academy   Senior
    Iris Zhang Peak to Peak FORW/MF Junior
    Kelley Francis Aspen FORW Sophomore
    Kendall Beall Colorado Academy   Junior
    Kristen Capan Jefferson Academy FORW/MF Senior
    Lily Thimsen Jefferson Academy D/MF Junior
    Mari Annest Colorado Academy   Senior
    Maya Pellegrini Colorado Academy   Sophomore
    Mika Fisher Kent Denver GK Junior
    Sidney Chong Kent Denver   Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Taylor Ehlert Middle Park MF Senior
    Megan Elmer Kent Denver   Senior
    Lily Fletcher Prospect Ridge Academy MF Junior
    Katie Fowler St. Mary’s D Senior
    Kayla Futakami Stargate School FORW Sophomore
    Sammy Gish Vail Mountain MF Senior
    Annabelle Johnson Kent Denver   Junior
    Lisa McClain Middle Park FORW Senior
    Laura Pelino Salida   Senior
    Natalie Smink DSST: Stapleton MF/FORW Junior
    McKenzie Stricker The Academy MF Sophomore

    Honorable mention:

    • Destany Araiza, Atlas Preparatory School, Junior
    • Nevaeh Archuleta, Sterling, FORW/STRK, Senior
    • Victoria Arzalo, KIPP Denver Collegiate, Senior
    • Hannah Baylor, The Vanguard School, GK/FORW, Sophomore
    • Addison Bright, Salida, GK, Senior
    • Emily Broadhurst, Roaring Fork, Junior
    • Mary Brummel, St. Mary’s, FORW, Senior
    • Lesli Bueso, Aurora West College Prep Academy, GK/D, Sophomore
    • Ava Candelaria, DSST: Byers, MF, Sophomore
    • Shaya Chenoweth, Grand Valley, MF/FORW, Senior
    • Sheridan Choat, Lamar, Senior
    • Julia Creech, St. Mary’s, MF, Sophomore
    • Emma Day, Basalt, MF/FORW, Junior
    • Lorelai Flores, Eagle Ridge Academy, MF/STRK, Freshman
    • Kaylie Gabel, The Academy, FORW/MF, Senior
    • Lauren Gamlin, Liberty Common, MF, Junior
    • Reygan Garcia, Fort Lupton, MF/FORW/STRK, Freshman
    • Brianna Gelok, Eagle Ridge Academy, MF/FORW, Freshman
    • Kait Halverson, Colorado Springs Christian, FORW, Senior
    • Emily Hughes, Eagle Ridge Academy, FORW, Junior
    • Jamison Litvay, Buena Vista, STRK, Freshman
    • Ainsley MacDonald, Prospect Ridge Academy, FORW, Freshman
    • Ellie MacKendrick, Middle Park, MF, Senior
    • Margo McHugh, Aspen, D, Senior
    • Kelsey Mundy, Florence, MF/FORW, Senior
    • Audrey Pulliam, Bennett, Junior
    • Nallely Robles, DSST: Green Valley Ranch, Senior
    • Caileen Sienchnect, Manitou Springs, MF, Senior
    • Morgan Thompson, Pagosa Springs, MF, Senior
    • Ashlee Trujillo, Riverdale Ridge, Freshman
    • Missa Webb, Delta, FORW, Senior
    • Alyssa Wenzel, Coal Ridge, Senior
    • Morgan White, Frontier Academy, Junior
    • MyAnna Winters, James Irwin, FORW/HB, Sophomore

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    Class 2A

    Dawson School’s Degen Miller. (Paul DiSalvo/MaxPreps)

    Player of the year: Degen Miller, Dawson School

    Coach of the year: Brad Homan, Denver Christian

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Kara Amidon Denver Christian MF/FORW Junior
    Karina Davalos Crested Butte   Senior
    Alex Dunbar Dawson School   Junior
    Cameron Epstein Dawson School   Senior
    Tess Fenerty Crested Butte   Senior
    Olivia Hansen Cornerstone Christian Academy   Freshman
    Degen Miller Dawson School   Sophomore
    Molly Miller Loveland Classical   Senior
    Samantha Morrell Telluride   Junior
    Eden Reece Denver Christian GK Junior
    Kaya Schaap Denver Christian MF Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Sydney Adamson Rye   Freshman
    Makayla Dannelly Cornerstone Christian Academy   Sophomore
    Sydney Hansen Cornerstone Christian Academy   Junior
    Katherine Hatch Colorado Springs School   Senior
    Sofia Mier Fountain Valley MF Sophomore
    Holland Reece Denver Christian FB Junior
    Claire Shaver Telluride GK Junior
    Leah Shorey Thomas MacLaren School STRK/MF Sophomore
    Meghan Sloan Front Range Christian   Senior
    Siena Truex Crested Butte   Senior
    Grace Whitehorn Del Norte D Junior

    Honorable mention:

    • Sophie Adamson, Rye, Freshman
    • Amy Antes, Evangelical Christian, Junior
    • Alessa Baker, Rye, Sophomore
    • Ella Beck, Colorado Rocky Mountain, Senior
    • Mia Gardner, Thomas MacLaren School, GK, Junior
    • Justice Gearhard, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior
    • Juliet Hall, Thomas MacLaren School, MF, Junior
    • Jamie Johnson, Fountain Valley, FORW, Senior
    • Cameron McClelland, Loveland Classical, Sophomore
    • Elaizha Nelson, Belleview Christian, Freshman
    • Kendra Parra, Del Norte, FORW, Junior
    • Tilly Rahm, Fountain Valley, GK, Junior
    • Sidney Singh, Front Range Christian, Sophomore

  • Video: June’s Jeffco Preps With Pleuss

    A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights from May with Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist. This month’s edition features Golden’s boys lacrosse team pulling out a thrilling overtime victory in the Class 4A state championship game. Evergreen girls soccer battling it out in the 4A state title game for the second time in three years and Jefferson Academy trying to repeat at 3A girls soccer state champs. Wheat Ridge and Golden baseball teams headed to Colorado Springs for the 4A state tournament. We take a look back at the track and field state three-day state meet at Jeffco Stadium.

  • All-state girls golf teams for the 2019 season

    The 2019 all-state girls golf teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These teams were created based upon results at the state championships.

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    Class 5A

    (Photo courtesy of Bill Stephens)

    Golfer of the year: Lauren Lehigh, Loveland
    Coach of the year: Andy Stevens, Fossil Ridge

    First Team
    Name School Year
    Katie Berrian Regis Jesuit Junior
    Leigha Devine Fossil Ridge Senior
    Grace Dunkleberger Rock Canyon Sophomore
    Sydney Eye Ralston Valley Senior
    Merielle Gojo Cherry Creek Sophomore
    Katelyn Lehigh Loveland Freshman
    Lauren Lehigh Loveland Senior
    Courtney Packer Arapahoe Junior
    Morgan Ryan Grandview Senior
    Olivia Steen Fossil Ridge Freshman
    Meghan Vogt Broomfield Junior
    Gabi Werst Fossil Ridge Junior
    Kaylynn Xia Cherry Creek Junior
    Second Team
    Name School Year
    Emma Bryant Eaglecrest Sophomore
    Alyssa Chin Cherry Creek Sophomore
    Amy Chitkoksoong Grandview Senior
    Clara Hosman Legend Junior
    Ashley Kozlowski Rock Canyon Junior
    Brittlynn O’Dell Grand Junction Sophomore
    Rachel Penzenstadler Cherry Creek Sophomore
    Kira Petersen Chaparral Junior
    Sloane Post Arapahoe Sophomore
    Sophie Pruter Denver East Senior
    Taylor Tucker ThunderRidge Junior

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    Class 4A

    (Jenn Roberts-Uhlig/CHSAANow.com)

    Golfer of the year: Hailey Schalk, Holy Family
    Coach of the year: Kenny Anderson, Windsor

    First Team
    Name School Year
    Sofia Choi Mullen Freshman
    Kate Griffin Coronado Junior
    Jessica Zapf Windsor Senior
    Christina Cheng Discovery Canyon Sophomore
    Lisa Kelley Glenwood Springs Senior
    Jessica Mason Holy Family Freshman
    Hailey Schalk Holy Family Junior
    Kylie Severin Vista PEAK Junior
    Timbre Shehee Mead Freshman
    Kinsey Smith Windsor Senior

     

    Second Team
    Name School Year
    Julia Solem Niwot Junior
    Laure Bourgin Niwot Senior
    Brynn Ellis Windsor Junior
    Kalai Hamlin Lewis-Palmer Sophomore
    Sarah Johnson Windsor Senior
    Milan Katalin Cheyenne Mountain Sophomore
    Madalen Meier Durango Senior
    Haley Prey Golden Junior
    Zoey Rodriguez Pueblo South Sophomore
    Ashlee Sample Palmer Ridge Senior
    Lois Sheaffer Northridge Senior

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    Class 3A

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Golfer of the year: Caroline Jordaan, Colorado Academy
    Coach of the year: Beth Folsom, Colorado Academy

    First Team
    Name School Year
    Megan Miller Estes Park Senior
    Aubri Braecklein Jefferson Academy Sophomore
    Taneen Davari Kent Denver Senior
    Mackenzie Fontana The Classical Academy Senior
    Charlotte Hillary Kent Denver Junior
    Caroline Jordaan Colorado Academy Senior
    Marie Jordaan Colorado Academy Junior
    Eva Pett Colorado Academy Freshman
    Dimery Plewe Dolores Junior
    Masi Smith Rifle Senior
    Natalie Tatar St. Mary’s Academy Freshman
    Second Team
    Name School Year
    Greer Porter Faith Christian Sophomore
    Zoe Guthrie Aspen Senior
    Austine Jobe Kent Denver Senior
    Kiara Lingenfelter Dolores Junior
    Fionna O’Halloran The Classical Academy Sophomore
    Sage Phelps-Fast Colorado Academy Sophomore
    Rachel Shaffer Rye Senior
    Trinity Stuart Jefferson Academy Junior
    Leanne Telle Colorado Springs Christian Sophomore

  • All-state boys lacrosse teams for the 2019 season

    The 2019 all-state boys lacrosse teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches.

    They are created by the Colorado High School Boys Lacrosse Coaches Association.

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    Class 5A

    Cherry Creek Colorado Academy boys lacrosse
    (Theodore Stark/tstark.com)

    Player of the year: Gabe Minisini, Cherry Creek

    Coach of the year: Scott Hussey, Grandview

    First Team
    Name Year School Position
    Jake Taylor Senior Regis Jesuit Attack
    Lance Tillman Senior Valor Christian Attack
    Josh Yago Junior Wheat Ridge Attack
    Gabe Minisini Senior Cherry Creek Attack
    August “Mustang” Sally Senior Denver East Attack
    Reed Babcock Senior Regis Jesuit Midfield
    Caden Meis Senior Legend Midfield
    Max Hewitt Junior Kent Denver Midfield
    Jackson Naylor Senior Rock Canyon Midfield
    Bobby Baltzer Senior Arapahoe Midfield
    Kaden Stewart Senior ThunderRidge Midfield
    TK Hammond Senior Highlands Ranch Midfield
    Ty Hussey Junior Grandview Midfield
    Marcus Trujillo Senior Castle View Defense
    Brody Rule Senior Highlands Ranch Defense
    Tyler Wuthrich Senior Cherry Creek Defense
    Cole Finley-Ponds Senior Denver East Defense
    Dylan Davis Senior Highlands Ranch Defense
    Isaac Abramovitz Senior Rock Canyon Goalie
    Jack Thompson Senior Rock Canyon Goalie
    Zach Groff Senior Rocky Mountain Goalie
    Eric Pacheco Senior Valor Christian F/O Midfield
    Pace Billings Junior Kent Denver LSM
    Carson Smail Senior Cherry Creek Def. Midfield
    Second Team
    Name Year School Position
    Michael Colpack Senior Colorado Academy Attack
    Josh Carlson Junior Arapahoe Attack
    Jake Hall Senior Arapahoe Attack
    Will Edell Senior Rock Canyon Attack
    Jake Ward Sophomore Mountain Vista Attack
    Evan Woods Senior Lakewood Attack
    Aidan Burke Junior Cherry Creek Attack
    Jacob Brunner Senior Lakewood Midfield
    Jack McFarlane Senior Mountain Vista Midfield
    Conner Brook Senior Colorado Academy Midfield
    Joe Kassal Senior Regis Jesuit Midfield
    Jack Tuttle Junior Castle View Midfield
    Drew Eickelman Senior Dakota Ridge Midfield
    Michael Bowler Senior Kent Denver Midfield
    Ben Takata Junior Ralston Valley Midfield
    Tanner Hollens Junior Columbine Midfield
    Jack Kinney Junior Cherry Creek Defense
    Joey Waldbaum Junior Kent Denver Defense
    Luke Keefe Senior Regis Jesuit Defense
    Cooper McNeily Senior Rock Canyon Defense
    Riley Fisher Senior Dakota Ridge Defense
    Ty Brache Junior Monarch Defense
    Jack Bozik Senior Wheat Ridge Goalie
    Luke Rios Junior Cherry Creek F/O Midfield
    Robbie Brazanskas Junior Monarch LSM
    Charlie Bragg Senior Kent Denver Def. Midfield

    Honorable mention:

    • Brandon Bergner, Sophomore, Kent Denver, Attack
    • James Steinke, Senior, Castle View, Attack
    • Drew Tausan, Senior, Monarch, Attack
    • Cade Ziegler, Junior, Lewis Palmer, Attack
    • Austin Schwartz, Senior, Chaparral, Attack
    • Trenton Steele, Senior, ThunderRidge, Attack
    • Travis Hitt, Senior, Mountain Range, Attack
    • Dylan Wells, Senior, Kent Denver, Midfield
    • Morry Stein, Junior, Cherry Creek, Midfield
    • Cooper Rich, Junior, Valor Christian, Midfield
    • Jake McIntyre, Junior, Chaparral, Midfield
    • Cole Kissell, Senior, Wheat Ridge, Midfield
    • Trevor Douglas, Junior, Arapahoe, Midfield
    • Vinny Mata, Junior, Regis Jesuit, Defense
    • Simon May, Senior, Mountain Vista, Defense
    • Carson Capps, Senior, Wheat Ridge, Defense
    • Calvin VanWarmer, Junior, Grandview, Defense
    • Adam Hangland, Senior, Arapahoe, Defense
    • Jackson Soderquist, Senior, Valor Christian, Defense
    • Paul Chandler, Junior, Colorado Academy, Goalie
    • Dylan Leinhart, Junior, Columbine, F/O Midfield
    • Jack Eberwein, Senior, Highlands Ranch, LSM
    • Malik Sparrow, Senior, Cherokee Trail, LSM
    • Alec Breeden, Senior, Regis Jesuit, Def. Midfield

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    Class 4A

    Lakewood Green Mountain boys lacrosse
    (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Player of the year: Ryan Burdi, Green Mountain

    Coach of the year: Nate Hallahan, Green Mountain

    First Team
    Name Year School Position
    Wiley Burkett Senior Cheyenne Mountain Attack
    Greg Bilek Senior Thompson Valley Attack
    Karson Bell Senior Green Mountain Attack
    Brady desGarennes Senior Golden Attack
    Mark Garrett Senior Air Academy Attack
    James LaCerte Junior Cheyenne Mountain Midfield
    Riley Welsch Senior Jefferson Academy Midfield
    Jackson Keener Senior Erie Midfield
    Micah Payton Junior Thompson Valley Midfield
    Joe Brock Senior Golden Midfield
    Tyler Ervin Senior Littleton Midfield
    Savion Johnson Senior Thomas Jefferson Midfield
    Wyatt Damon Senior Cheyenne Mountain Defense
    Sage Gardner Senior Erie Defense
    Jackson Reid Senior Thomas Jefferson Defense
    Aidan Abram Senior Erie Defense
    Foster Turner Senior Ponderosa Defense
    Ryan Burdi Senior Green Mountain Goalie
    Dawson Santangelo Junior Dawson School Goalie
    Liam Hybl Junior Cheyenne Mountain Goalie
    Jaydon Arnold Senior Thompson Valley F/O Midfield
    Brooks Masters Junior Thompson Valley LSM
    Landon Baker Senior Air Academy Def. Midfield
    Second Team
    Name Year School Position
    Grant Rodny Freshman Air Academy Attack
    Ike Eastburn Senior Cheyenne Mountain Attack
    Adam Bristow Sophomore Erie Attack
    Jared McFerran Senior Thompson Valley Attack
    Jacob Gilbertson Senior Steamboat Springs Attack
    Cullen Robinette Senior Durango Attack
    Trey Towndrow Junior Green Mountain Midfield
    Peter Steigerwald Senior Air Academy Midfield
    Andy Bauer Senior Ponderosa Midfield
    Braedan Peters Junior Holy Family Midfield
    Jackson Lynch Senior Steamboat Springs Midfield
    Craig Thurman Senior Thomas Jefferson Midfield
    Luke Stockelman Sophomore St. Mary’s Midfield
    Quinn Meinert Junior Green Mountain Defense
    Cameron Colombo Senior Steamboat Springs Defense
    Gabe Beal Senior Air Academy Defense
    Trey Corkin Junior Green Mountain Defense
    Jonathan Gruener Senior Dawson Defense
    Ben Warn Senior Erie Defense
    Tim Beach Junior Erie Goalie
    Lance Crowe Senior Lutheran F/O Midfield
    Griffin Meyer Sophomore Cheyenne Mountain LSM
    Luke Beauman Senior Littleton Def. Midfield

    Honorable mention:

    • Blake Kats, Senior, Englewood, Attack
    • Tucker Morrow, Senior, Battle Mountain, Attack
    • Maccray Dillingham, Senior, Steamboat Springs, Midfield
    • Philip Peterson, Junior, Eagle Valley, Midfield
    • Nick Garcia, Senior, Bishop Machebeuf, Midfield
    • Isaac Duran, Junior, Kennedy, Midfield
    • Henry Hancock, Junior, Vail Mountain, Midfield
    • Max Duxbury, Senior, Summit, Midfield
    • Jared Stiller, Sophomore, Evergreen, Defense
    • Frank Becker, Senior, Steamboat Springs, Defense
    • Ian Kersten, Freshman, Rangeview, Defense
    • Connor Underwood, Senior, Battle Mountain, Goalie
    • Will Stubenvoll, Senior, Evergreen, F/O Midfield
    • Johnathan Delgado, Junior, Thomas Jefferson, F/O Midfield
    • Deano Johnson, Senior, Cheyenne Mountain, F/O Midfield
    • Joe Hall, Senior, Eagle Valley, Def. Midfield

  • Colorado Academy girls soccer finishes season on top with 3A state title

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    COMMERCE CITY — Three years ago, Colorado Academy’s girls soccer team thought it was closing in on a three-peat, only to have those dreams dashed in the Class 3A state title game.

    That’s why Tuesday night’s 3-0 victory over Jefferson Academy – giving the Mustangs their first championship since 2015 – meant a little bit more.

    Winning one for the players who came before them, and doing it in convincing fashion at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, made the season that much more special.

    “We’re really proud of this group, and I think it’s also important to know that there’s a lot of girls in our program over the last three years that wanted this,” Colorado Academy coach Sean Stedeford said. “They are every bit a part of this success of this team tonight.”

    Mari Annest scored a pair of goals, the first one breaking a scoreless tie nearly nine minutes into the second half. That opened the door for Colorado Academy (19-1), with Annest scoring again in the 57th minute, and Catie Groves adding an insurance goal not even three minutes later.

    It was a similar situation to the team’s semifinal victory over Prospect Ridge Academy, when Colorado Academy broke it open in the second half.

    “I think this team has struggled a lot with kind of panicking if we can’t put it away quickly,” Annest said. “Once we can finally put a goal away, we get it in our heads that we can take this game.”

    The victory avenged the team’s only loss this season. Jefferson Academy (17-2-1) took the first matchup, but as Stedeford noted, going up against league opponents in the postseason is common in the Metro League.

    The Jaguars were the third league opponent for the Mustangs in the postseason. It marked the fourth time in five years that two Metro teams made the championship.

    Annest, the Northwestern University-bound senior who led the team with 37 goals coming into the game, put Colorado Academy on her back in the second half. After Jefferson Academy was whistled for a foul and issued a yellow card, Annest lined up for a direct free kick some 10 yards outside the box.

    Annest curved her shot into the right side of the goal, eluding Jaguars goalie Brooklyn Kirkpatrick.

    “I’ve been pretty solid on set pieces right outside the box for most of the season,” Annest said. “I saw it, I knew where I wanted to put it, and got lucky, maybe? The keeper got a touch, but I was so incredibly excited it went in.”

    Annest struck again with more than 23 minutes remaining, sending a laser shot past Kirkpatrick.

    She said she knew one was coming Tuesday night.

    “She’s a really talented player,” Stedeford said. “She added a whole different dynamic into our group this season. The seniors in general led from the front tonight.”

    Groves capped the scoring midway through the half.

    “We always try to get the first goal,” Stedeford said. “We knew the first goal was going to be important in a game of this magnitude. Similar to the semifinal, when the first goal went in, it sort of relaxed our group.”

    For the seniors, going out on top helped erase the string of coming up one game short in their first season.

    “This has been a long time coming,” Annest said. “I was in this game freshman year, we lost to Kent (Denver) that year. We always knew this was where we wanted to be again.”

    (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • 3A girls golf: Colorado Academy takes Day 1 lead as Caroline Jordaan goes title hunting

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    EAGLE — Caroline Jordaan is in a very familiar spot after the first day of the Class 3A girls state golf tournament. A three-time runner-up (once in 4A and twice in 3A), Jordaan has the 18-hole lead at Eagle Ranch Golf Course after shooting a 1-under-par-71.

    Through chilly temperatures and periods of moderate rainfall, the Colorado Academy senior played about as consistent as she could have hoped. She hit 15 greens in regulation and hit 34 putts in her round.

    “That’s a lot,” Jordaan said.

    But she still came out four strokes ahead of Jefferson Academy’s Aubri Braecklein and Kent Denver’s Charlotte Hillary, who each shot a 75.

    Jordaan was leading after the first day of the 2018 tournament at Elmwood Golf Course in Pueblo, but eventually lost to Holy Family’s Hailey Schalk.

    Her experience both playing and sitting at or near the top of the leaderboard has made the state tournament a more relaxed environment for her this year.

    “It definitely gets easier every year,” she said. “It helps that I have a really strong and we have always worked hard all year and when we get to state just try to get it done.”

    The Mustangs are getting it done in the team race. Eva Pett shot 79 and Marie Jordaan, Caroline’s younger sister, shot 80. Colorado Academy sits in first place at 14-over as a team. Kent Denver is in second at 27-over.

    One of the biggest benefits for coach Beth Folsom is that she knows that Caroline Jordaan will go out and shoot a good number allowing her focus to shift to the other members of the team to try and keep the team scores low enough to be in contention for the team championship.

    “I don’t spend very much time with Caroline on the course because I pretty much know what she’s going to do,” Folsom said. “She knows what she’s going to do so that gave me a chance on some of the more challenging holes to be up with some of our other players.”

    The biggest challenge for Colorado Academy – and all players – was the weather. Despite solid rainfall in the morning, the tournament went off as scheduled and all players completed 18 holes. Should conditions deteriorate to the point where the course is unplayable on Tuesday, Monday’s round will count as the full tournament.

    Nevertheless, Jordaan is anxious to get back to the course so she can put a memorable cap on her high school golf career and claim the 2019 state title.

    “That would be nice, honestly,” she said. “Whatever happens, I’ll be good with it because I’ve had four great years of high school. But I’d love to take home the individual title. That’d be great.”

    When Jordaan tees off on Tuesday, she’ll be grouped with the same players as she was on Monday as she, Braecklein and Hillary sit in the top three spots on the leaderboard.

    The plan for Day 2 of the 3A tournament is to start as scheduled. Overnight weather could cause issues, but a decision to delay or cancel – if needed – will be made at 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday.

  • 3A girls soccer: Colorado Academy, Jefferson Academy advance to championship

    Colorado Academy Prospect Ridge Academy girls soccer
    (Cannon Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    ENGLEWOOD — It’ll come down to Colorado Academy and Jefferson Academy in the championship of the Class 3A girls soccer state tournament.

    Colorado Academy edged Prospect Ridge Academy 2-0, then Jefferson Academy followed with its own 2-0 win over Kent Denver.

    Jefferson Academy beat Colorado Academy earlier this year, 1-0. The two teams will play for the Class 3A title Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

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    (1) Colorado Academy 2, (13) Prospect Ridge Academy 0

    Colorado Academy Prospect Ridge Academy girls soccer
    (Cannon Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Mari Annest knocked it in off the post to open it up. Then, Maya Pellegrini added the dagger three minutes later to send Colorado Academy to the Class 3A title game.

    “It was about time we put one away,” Annest said after the game. “It was great service from (Pellegrini).”

    Pellegrini was active offensively, trying multiple times to set Annest up with an opportunity.

    Colorado Academy advanced with a controlled attack, continually chipping away — sometimes quite literally — at the goal. Including Annest’s goal off the post, the Mustangs heard the clang of the crossbar and posts four separate times.

    “It was definitely a really frustrating first half,” Annest said. “We were putting a lot of pressure on ourselves and rushing forward.”

    All it took to ease the frustration was a talk from head coach Sean Stedeford at halftime.

    “At halftime, our coaches talked to us about calming down and playing our game,” Annest said. “We play a really good possession-style soccer, and that actually led to us getting that corner.”

    And all it took to fully erase the frustration was the result of that corner — an Annest header off the near post and into the back of the net. It was her 37th goal of the season.

    “Not just from a coaching standpoint, but from a team standpoint, it sort of calmed the nerves a little bit of like, ‘Ok, we’re alright,” Stedeford said.

    After making its way to the Class 3A semifinals with two double-overtime wins in a row, Prospect Ridge Academy couldn’t find the goal against a rock-solid Colorado Academy defense.

    “We’re incredibly organized,” Annest said. “Our defenders, midfielders, and goalkeeper do an amazing job. They’re super organized in the back. They’ve been super solid all year, so props to them.”

    This season, Colorado Academy (18-1) has allowed just five goals in 19 games.

    Colorado Academy threatened early and often, starting with an opportunity in the 13th minute by Pellegrini. Pellegrini got in on goal, but Prospect Ridge Academy’s Linda Leahy stopped her shot.

    Colorado Academy and Pellegrini continued to apply pressure in the 16th minute. Pellegrini set up Annest with a cross in front of the net, but Leahy stoned Annest. 

    Leahy had 20 saves in the semifinal game.

    “We had a great lions share of the possession,” Stedeford said. “Had great attempts on goal, couple big time saves, couple posts. That first half could be completely different.”

    The Mustangs continued their offensive flurry in the second half as Britt Lochhead’s shot hit off the far post, and minutes later Catie Groves sent a shot off the crossbar in the 51st minute. Lochhead continued the barrage on the goalposts with a header off a corner kick straight into the crossbar. 

    Colorado Academy beat Prospect Ridge Academy 10-0 in April. The Mustangs were played much closer earlier in the season against the two teams on the other side of the bracket, Kent Denver and Jefferson Academy. Colorado Academy came away with a 2-0 win against Kent Denver, and lost 1-0 to Jefferson Academy (the Mustangs’ only loss this year).

    “Prospect Ridge put up a big time fight,” Stedeford said. “That was a bit unexpected for our girls, but I think the resilience that that group had shown in previous rounds came through today.”

    Colorado Academy last played in the championship in 2016 — a 3-1 loss to Kent Denver.

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    (3) Jefferson Academy 2, (2) Kent Denver 0

    Kent Denver Jefferson Academy girls soccer
    (Cannon Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Jefferson Academy beat Kent Denver 2-0 in a rematch of last year’s Class 3A championship game that went to penalty kicks. 

    Sarah Spitz wasted no time as she squeezed a shot through the hands of Mika Fisher in the fifth minute after the Jaguars were flying into the box, peppering the Kent Denver goal.

    Taylor Franco extended the Jefferson Academy lead to 2-0 toward the end of the first half. Minutes later, Brooklynn Kirkpatrick made a terrific diving save off of a deflected shot in the 40th minute to keep the 2-0 Jefferson Academy lead heading into halftime.

    The Jaguars survived yet another Kent Denver attack in the second half to keep the shutout with a shot off the crossbar, a rebounded shot, and eventually a kick-save from a defender.

    The early attack from Jefferson Academy held up and advanced the Jaguars into the title game.

    Kent Denver beat Jefferson Academy 1-0 in the first meeting between the two teams.

  • No. 3 Jefferson Academy girls soccer shuts out No. 5 SkyView Academy

    Four different players scored goals as Jefferson Academy girls soccer scored a top-5 win over SkyView Academy in Class 3A.

    The Jaguars, ranked No. 3, scored two goals in each half en route to a 4-0 win over the fifth-ranked Hawks on Tuesday.

    Sydney Spitz, Kristen Capan, Denae Lamb and Bridget Lynch all scored for Jefferson Academy, which is now 11-1-1 this season and has two games remaining this season.

    Sarah Spitz had two assists in the game, and Lamb also added an assist. Brooklynn Kirkpatrick made four saves in goal to notch her ninth shutout of the season.

    With the win, Jefferson Academy rebounded from its lone loss of the season — a 1-0 defeat to Kent Denver last Saturday.

    SkyView Academy is now 6-5-2 this season.

  • Girls soccer rankings: Grandview, Kent Denver and Denver Christian are new No. 1s

    Arapahoe Grandview girls soccer
    (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)

    There are three new No. 1 teams in this week’s girls soccer rankings: Grandview (5A), Kent Denver (3A) and Denver Christian (2A).

    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 regular season.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Soccer 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.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (4) 10-2-1 90 4 2-1-0
    2 Broomfield (3) 11-1-0 83 1 1-1-0
    3 Regis Jesuit (2) 8-0-2 74 3 3-0-1
    4 Rampart 12-0-0 63 5 3-0-0
    5 Fairview 9-2-1 54 7 1-0-0
    6 Cherry Creek 9-3-1 47 9 2-1-0
    7 Columbine 10-3-1 41 8 4-0-0
    8 Rock Canyon 11-2-0 29 10 2-0-0
    9 Arapahoe (1) 10-3-1 26 2 0-2-0
    10 Chatfield 11-1-1 14 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rocky Mountain 10, Fruita Monument 5, ThunderRidge 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Cherokee Trail 2, Ralston Valley 2, Boulder 1.
    Dropped out:
    Ralston Valley (6).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 D’Evelyn (9) 9-1-2 117 1 1-0-1
    2 Mullen (3) 10-1-1 103 2 4-0-0
    3 Evergreen 9-3-1 79 7 1-0-1
    4 Wheat Ridge 11-2-1 69 4 2-1-0
    5 Battle Mountain 12-1-0 50 6 1-0-0
    6 Air Academy 9-4-1 46 9 2-1-0
    7 Silver Creek 11-1-1 45 8 2-0-0
    8 Pueblo Centennial 12-2-0 42 5 2-0-0
    9 Sand Creek 12-2-0 40 3 1-1-0
    10 Palmer Ridge 11-2-1 33 – 3-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Holy Family 12, The Classical Academy 11, Ponderosa 10, Mead 3.
    Dropped out:
    Ponderosa (10).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (6) 12-0-0 95 3 2-0-0
    2 Colorado Academy (3) 11-1-0 93 2 3-0-0
    3 Jefferson Academy (1) 10-1-1 82 1 2-1-0
    4 Aspen 11-2-0 70 4 2-0-0
    5 SkyView Academy 6-4-2 47 8 1-1-1
    6 Prospect Ridge 8-4-0 40 5 1-1-0
    7 Stargate School 8-4-0 37 7 2-0-0
    8 Salida 10-2-1 32 6 1-0-0
    9 Peak to Peak 7-5-0 18 – 3-1-0
    10 Eagle Ridge Academy 10-1-0 12 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Liberty Common 10, DSST: Stapleton 8, Middle Park 4, St. Mary’s 2.
    Dropped out:
    Lutheran (9), St. Mary’s Academy (10).
    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver Christian (7) 10-2-0 35 2 1-0-0
    2 Dawson 7-2-0 28 1 1-2-0
    3 Loveland Classical 12-1-0 20 5 3-0-0
    4 Rye 8-4-0 8 – 3-0-0
    5 Fountain Valley 10-2-0 5 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Telluride 5, Colorado Rocky Mountain 3, Cornerstone Christian 1.
    Dropped out:
    Thomas McLaren (3), Crested Butte (4).

  • No. 3 Kent Denver girls soccer takes down No. 1 Jefferson Academy

    Kent Denver Smoky Hill girls soccer
    (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)

    Jefferson Academy’s run at an undefeated season came to an end just a week before the end of regular season play.

    In a battle that was going to be key in deciding the Class 3A Metro League it was No. 3 Kent Denver who came out a 1-0 winner over Jefferson Academy, the defending 3A state champion.

    Neither team was able to find the net in the first 40 minutes of play, but Annabelle Johnson was able to break the tie in the second half. It turned out to be the only goal of the game and now puts the Sun Devils firmly in the driver’s seat for the league championship.

    Jags keeper Brooklynn Kirkpatrick turned away four other Kent Denver shots through the course of the game.