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Photos: Lewis-Palmer football rolls to win over Niwot

Lewis-Palmer football wasted no time in building a lead and getting a 44-16 win over Niwot on Thursday.

October 30, 2020

All-state softball teams for the 2020 season

The 2020 all-state softball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These team were created following a process where the coaches voted upon a list of nominees. Players who were named first-team all-league are eligible for the all-state ballot.

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

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Class 5A

Fossil Ridge Cherokee Trail softball — (Tim Bourke/TimBourke.com)

Player of the year: Nikki McGaffin, Fossil Ridge

Coach of the year: Dave Philop, Fossil Ridge

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Kodi Alvord	Fossil Ridge	C/UTIL	Sophomore
Myah Arrieta	Grand Junction Central		Senior
Katie Dack	Rock Canyon		Senior
Isabelle DiNapoli	Chatfield		Senior
Nikki McGaffin	Fossil Ridge	P/INF	Junior
Jenna Medhus	Cherokee Trail	P/UTIL	Junior
Mya Murdock	Grand Junction Central	SS	Senior
Hadlee Reichert	Broomfield		Senior
Anna Reimers	Rock Canyon		Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Kelsey Bell	Cherokee Trail	SS/3B	Senior
Courtney Bidwell	Chatfield		Senior
Genevieve Bower	Douglas County	C/UTIL	Senior
Delaney Farnsworth	Smoky Hill	P/DP/1B	Junior
Izzy Giroux	Smoky Hill	1B/DP/3B	Junior
Kayla Locke	Legend		Senior
Destiny Martinez	Lakewood	P/OF/2B	Junior
Courtney McAllister	ThunderRidge	CF	Senior
Jordan West	Ralston Valley	SS	Senior

Honorable mention:

Naiah Ackerman, Chaparral, Junior
Jenny Allen, Grandview, Senior
Alexis Alvarado, Fountain-Fort Carson, Junior
Emilie Angel, Grand Junction, Senior
Tatum Aragon, Fort Collins, Junior
Amrajie Bass, Smoky Hill, Junior
Emma Bracken, Castle View, Junior
Audrey Burt, Rock Canyon, Senior
Brooke Carey, Regis Jesuit, Sophomore
Savannah Clausen, Arvada West, Senior
Rylee Crouch, Horizon, Senior
Ryleigh Cruz, Cherokee Trail, Junior
Katie Cummings, Denver East, Senior
Caitlin Cushenbery, Cherokee Trail, Junior
Kaylyn English, Legend, Sophomore
Zoey Gallegos, Prairie View, Junior
Jaiden Geist, Ralston Valley, Senior
Gabi Giroux, Smoky Hill, Sophomore
Alesia Grimaldo, Westminster, Senior
Alex Gruitch, Cherry Creek, Senior
Kylie Harpman, Rocky Mountain, Senior
Alex Hendrian, Eaglecrest, Senior
Brianna Jennings, Rampart, Senior
Bryna Kapelke, Broomfield, Senior
Aragon Kendall, Legacy, Junior
Darby Kramp, Heritage, Junior
Abby Larson, Poudre, Senior
RyAnn LeBlanc, Adams City, Senior
Jenna Madison, Douglas County, Freshman
Katie Maney, Arapahoe, Senior
Alexia Martinez, Dakota Ridge, Senior
Reagan Medina, Lakewood, Junior
Alexis Mohr, Horizon, Junior
Nevaeh Ogden, Columbine, Senior
Ivy Robinson, Rangeview, Senior
Sydney Rodriguez, Brighton, Junior
Lindsey Sais, Northglenn, Junior
Peyton Shepard, Chatfield, Junior
Jaidyn Studebaker, Monarch, Junior
Kennedy Vis, Grand Junction Central, Junior
Valerie Warszawski, Mountain Vista, Junior
Kaylie Whidden, Valor Christian, Freshman
Demi Woolsey, Prairie View, Senior
Desi Woolsey, Prairie View, Senior

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Class 4A

Holy Family D'Evelyn softball — (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

Player of the year: Cassidy Chvatal, Holy Family

Coach of the year: Moriah Nguyen, Holy Family

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cassidy Chvatal	Holy Family	P	Senior
Abby Edwards	Holy Family	C	Junior
Veronica Elsis	Mead	C/UTIL	Senior
Peyton Gale	Frederick	3B/P	Senior
Maddie Kuehl	Silver Creek	RHP/1B/OF	Senior
Cheyenne Prieto	Conifer	P/1B/3B	Junior
Lee Quezada	Wheat Ridge	SS/2B	Senior
Emily Sauvageau	Mead	1B/OF	Junior
Joslynn Veltien	Mead	P	Sophomore

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Alex Cantu	Roosevelt	C	Senior
Carly Eldredge	Holy Family	2B/SS/P	Senior
Aubrey Garbarek	D’Evelyn	C/3B/UTIL	Senior
Avery Garbarek	D’Evelyn	P/SS/UTIL	Junior
Jordyn Johnson	Bear Creek	P/1B	Senior
Makenna Meyer	Riverdale Ridge	P/C	Senior
Kylee Ornstein	D’Evelyn	3B/C/OF	Senior
Aliyah Rothstein	Wheat Ridge	CF/OF	Senior
Tyler Whitlock	Holy Family	OF	Senior

Honorable mention:

Emily Abraham, Pueblo South, Sophomore
Claire Adams, Mead, Junior
Brina Baysinger, Air Academy, Junior
Kieya Belmont, Pueblo Centennial, Senior
Abigail Bonuales, Rifle, Senior
Bailey Carlson, Mountain View, Senior
Malaya Coleman, Roosevelt, Junior
Aiyana Cordero, Northfield, Sophomore
Juliana Dickson, Denver South, Senior
Kaleigh Duran, Pueblo East, Senior
Hanna Espinoza, Elizabeth, Sophomore
Gracie Flores, Berthoud, Sophomore
Kambry Fraser, Erie, Senior
Brynna Frey, Evergreen, Junior
Rissy Garcia, Thornton, Junior
Destiny Hackney, Riverdale Ridge, Senior
Hannah Hall, Widefield, Senior
Abby Hayes, Elizabeth, Junior
Halle Herrera, Pueblo South, Senior
Hayle Herrera, Pueblo County, Senior
Sierra Hilgner, Woodland Park, Junior
Brooklyn Horn, Kennedy, Senior
Alina Jones, Pueblo West, Senior
Kaleena Jones, Cheyenne Mountain, Sophomore
Ava Kuszak, Holy Family, Junior
Megan Leick, Longmont, Junior
Ariadna Martinez, Mesa Ridge, Senior
Isabella Martinez, Wheat Ridge, Junior
Isabelle Martinez, Silver Creek, Sophomore
Bella Marusich, George Washington, Junior
Peyton Marvel, D’Evelyn, Freshman
Ayva McComas, Niwot, Junior
Jaycee Montes-Duran, Pueblo West, Senior
Isabelle Murphy, Discovery Canyon, Senior
Tatum Neppl, Ponderosa, Senior
Avery Panozzo, Mullen, Senior
Caroline Pigati, Bear Creek, Junior
Natalia Puchino, Severance, Junior
Lawrencia Randle, Aurora Central, Sophomore
Niviya Rivera, Palisade, Senior
Brooklyn Ruiz, Pueblo Central, Senior
Julia Shiesley, Boulder, Senior
Ashley Silvernale, Conifer, Junior
Cheyenne Simpson, Falcon, Senior
Angela Smith, Air Academy, Senior
Savannah Starr, Coronado, Junior
Ava Symanski, Eagle Valley, Junior
Jayah Tellez, Northridge, Sophomore
Devyn Thornton, Windsor, Senior
Elizabeth Uhl, Wheat Ridge, Sophomore
Gianna Uyemura, Greeley Central, Senior
Ellie Yuska, Berthoud, Senior

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Class 3A

Eaton Lutheran softball — (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

Player of the year: Sadie Ross, Eaton

Coach of the year: Dale Hughes, Eaton

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Bree Bandy	Limon	3B	Senior
Brooke Carwin	Lutheran	3B/2B	Senior
Jennifer Jarnagin	Eaton	INF	Senior
Andi Padilla	University	C	Senior
Alyssa Ponich	Lutheran	P/1B	Senior
Yaritza Puente	Eaton	3B/C	Senior
Sadie Ross	Eaton	INF/P	Freshman
Brooke Rule	Brush	SS/CF	Senior
Delaney Wieneke	University	CF	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Lexi Fernandez	Rocky Ford	P/1B	Senior
Grace Georgieu	Brush	C	Senior
Baylie Krueger	Rocky Ford	3B	Senior
Keely Porter	Delta	C/INF	Senior
Emi Reeves	Sterling	INF	Senior
Hannah Schweiger	Lyons		Senior
Autumn Stone	Strasburg	2B/OF/UTIL	Sophomore
Ya Mei Wilson	Burlington		Senior
Jaymie Woody	Eaton	P/1B/OF	Senior

Honorable mention:

Jadyn Baggett, The Academy, Senior
Kiersten Bohler, Sterling, Senior
Brooklyn Enny, Lyons, Sophomore
Taylor Fells, Fort Lupton, Junior
Sierra Finn, James Irwin, Junior
Stephanie Framel, Burlington, Junior
Azalea Gamez, La Junta, Senior
Jayda Hernandez, Lamar, Senior
Alisha Jaramillo, Rocky Ford, Junior
Taby Jones, Wray, Senior
Kayla Kingsley, University, Junior
Alexis Knapp, Resurrection Christian, Sophomore
Shantel Koester, Lyons, Senior
Maya Lindgren, Basalt, Senior
Trista Marx, Limon, Junior
Cassidy McQuiston, Weld Central, Senior
Stephanie Medrano, Strive Prep – Smart Academy, Senior
Rozzie Mendoza, Fort Lupton, Sophomore
Jamie Meyer, Cedaredge, Senior
McKayla Meyer, Cedaredge, Senior
Lexi Nunez-Rebel, La Junta, Junior
Brynlyn Owens, Limon, Sophomore
Carina Paul, Sand Creek, Senior
Heidi Price, Strasburg, Sophomore
Britt Propernick, Gunnison, Senior
Jamie Rader, Peak to Peak, Senior
Macy Rowan, Wiley, Senior
Keslie Sandoval, Delta, Senior
Abbey Smith, Alamosa, Sophomore
Zoe Stanzyk, Lutheran, Freshman
Bethany Summers, Wiley, Freshman
Haley VanOverbeke, Holyoke, Senior
Zoe Wadman, The Classical Academy, Senior
Madison Wiley, La Junta, Sophomore
Kaden Wyatt, University, Sophomore
Joy Ziegler, Faith Christian, Junior

October 27, 2020

Football roundup: Roosevelt knocks off No. 1 Mead in OT by stopping two-point conversion

Mead Roosevelt football — More photos from the game. (Barry Smith)

Roosevelt defense stepped up in a monster moment on Friday night.

The fifth-ranked Roughriders, who had battled with Mead all night, held firm on a two-point conversion attempt to knock off the No. 1 team in Class 3A, 21-20.

Roosevelt got the ball first in overtime, and took just one play to score: Quarterback Brig Hartson found Keaton Kaiser for the score. The extra point was good, and then Mead’s offense took the field.

Likewise, the Mavericks needed just one play to score, when Brayden Keys dashed in for six. Mead coach Jason Klatt opted to go for the two-point conversion.

That’s when Roosevelt’s defense stuffed a run up the middle, setting off a celebration in Johnstown.

Roosevelt opened the game with a touchdown on its first drive, finished off when Brig Hartson found Tucker Peterson for a 19-yard touchdown pass.

The game stayed 7-0 until the third quarter, when Evan Morris tied the game up for Mead with a 1-yard rushing score.

Hartson, who ended the game with three touchdown passes, put Roosevelt up 14-7 with a 4-yard touchdown to Jadyn Herrera early in the fourth. But Mead responded quickly with a 74-yard pass from Porter Eastin to Corby Tecu, and the game eventually found its way to overtime.

Roosevelt is now 2-0, while Mead moves to 1-1.

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2A: (3) Sterling 14, (5) Eaton 10

The defending champions built a 14-3 lead at the break, and went on to win.

The Tigers’ defense had an outstanding game, and even scored a touchdown.

“It was a tough game, a hard-fought contest,” Sterling coach Rob Busmente told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “It kind of went back and forth there for a while. Teams were battling and putting together some drives. It was back-and-forth, back-and-forth, and fortunately we were able to make a couple of stops and get a couple of takeaways.”

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8-man: Haxtun 38, (3) Dayspring Christian 36

Michael Gerk had four touchdowns, Owen Knode added three, according to KPMX Sports, and Haxtun came away with a monster win for its program.

The Fightin’ Bulldogs established themselves with a scoring drive right out of the gate.

“We jumped out pretty quick on a nice, long drive, and our offensive line kind of set the tone,” coach J.D. Stone told the Scoreboard Show.

Haxtun rebounded from an opening-week loss.

“We were really disappointed last week,” Stone said. “I think we grew a lot from that loss. The team really came together … and had a great week of practice.”

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3A: (10) Lutheran 57, (4) Discovery Canyon 17

The Lions jumped all over the Thunder early and often, leading 28-0 after the first quarter en route to the big win.

“Putting up the points early got us a lot of confidence,” Lutheran coach Stephen Robbins told the Scoreboard Show. “We just pounded it with tempo, and kept going at it. And our linemen up front. I’ll tell you: It’s one of the best O-line groups I’ve had in a decade. They got hungry and they kept going, and that just kind of propelled us.

“I think that was the difference-maker, was how we came out of the gate.”

Robbins said that the win could be “a program-changer.”

“We felt like last year, we left quite a bit on the field, especially against Discovery Canyon,” Robbins said. “So like I said, it’s a program-changer. Kids believe a little bit more, and it gets the community excited as well.”

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6-man: (1) Stratton/Liberty 66, (7) Eads 27

The Knighted Eagles came away with a big top-10 win, but coach Toby Kechter said they lost returning first-team all-state running back Jarret Lichty to an arm injury.

“We got up 16-0, and our best player, and in my opinion, the best player in the state, Jarret Lichty, he dislocated his elbow and broke his arm. Our young kids stepped up and played awesome the rest of the game. Eads is a high-quality team. Our kids, they played for him. They stepped up and played with all their hearts. It was great to see.”

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Notables:

In a top-10 5A matchup, No. 1 Cherry Creek cruised past No. 10 Cherokee Trail 49-7.
In 2A, No. 1 Delta beat No. University 31-21. The game was scheduled at the last minute following COVID-related cancellations.
A rare score here: In 4A, Standley Lake beat Golden 3-0.
In overtime, Riverdale Ridge beat Niwot 14-7 to pick up the program’s first 3A win.
Pueblo Central beat Pueblo Centennial 17-9 to win the 72nd Bell Game.
Montrose stopped a two-point conversion attempt in OT to beat Fruita Monument 28-27.
With smoke from the Cameron Peak Fire blowing in, the game between Erie and Silver Creek experienced a nearly 40-minute “smoke delay.” Erie went on to win 54-27.
In its first varsity season, Severance is now 2-0 following its 54-0 win over Alameda.
With its win over Otis on Friday, Weldon Valley put an end to a 15-game losing streak.

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October 17, 2020

4A state cross country: Niwot’s Zane Bergen, Air Academy’s Bethany Michalak win titles

Zane Bergen Niwot boys cross country — More photos from the race. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

COLORADO SPRINGS – The end of the Class 4A boys cross country race was the talk of the course on Saturday morning.

In the final stretch as they approached the finish, Niwot’s Zane Bergen and Green Mountain’s Grahm Tuohy-Gados were in close pursuit of one another. Roughly 50 feet from the finish, the two got tangled up and Bergen fell to the ground before regaining his feet and finishing.

So while Tuohy-Gados crossed first, with Bergen just behind, Tuohy-Gados was disqualified for impeding a runner. It meant Bergen won the state title.

Even though he fell, Bergen’s time of 15 minutes, 29.5 seconds still set the 4A course record, which was previously held by former Niwot teammate Cruz Culpepper.

“It was a pretty physical race the whole way,” Bergen said. “I knew I had a shot to catch him when we were coming into the stadium. I got cut off when I tried to pass him and got tangled up and I fell. But I just knew I had to get up and finish the race for the team.”

Paced by Bergen’s late-race efforts, the Niwot boys won the team championship with a score of 36 and well ahead of runner-up Cheyenne Mountain.

Niwot cross country team champions — More photos from the race. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

In fact, the Cougars took home both the 4A boys and girls team trophies for the second year in a row. For the Niwot girls, it was their third straight year winning the team title. This time, it was a freshman, Mia Prok, who led the way with a runner-up finish and a time of 18:02.4 that helped the Cougars beat Battle Mountain by 38 points with a team score of 55.

Ahead of Prok’s impressive freshman debut was an even more impressive finish by Air Academy freshman Bethany Michalak. Leading the Kadets to a third-place team placing, Michalak won the girls 4A race with a time of 17:59.1.

“It was an incredibly hard race today,” Michalak said. “It was really hot and there wasn’t a ton of shade but I’m really happy with how it turned out. Me and Mia have raced against each other in club a lot, so I knew she was a really amazing runner and a great competitor. With her and Samantha Blair (Eagle Valley), I knew there was going some great competition.

“I’m glad I was able to win.”

October 17, 2020

Cross country team rankings by region

Wiggins Invite girls cross country — (Brent Murphy/brentmurphyphoto.com)

The 2020 cross country regional fields will be determined, in part, by a coaches poll within each region.

The official vote will be held this coming weekend. The coaches held a trial vote last weekend, and the results of that vote is below.

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Region 1 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Heritage Christian	123
2	Lyons	107
3	Yuma	90
4	Wiggins	73
5	Lake Couty	56
6	Byers	53
7	Twin Peaks Charter	52
8	Clear Creek	51
9	Front Range Christian	41
10	Dawson School	40
11	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	33
12	Strasburg	31
13	Merino	24
14	Shining Mountain	22
15	Nederland	19
16	Aurora West College Prep	14
17	Highland	12
18	Front Range Baptist	11

Region 1 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Heritage Christian	108
2	Lyons	82
3	Lake Couty	81
4	Yuma	73
5	Clear Creek	64
5	Strasburg	64
7	Shining Mountain	51
8	Merino	40
9	Byers	39
10	Wiggins	34
11	Aurora West College Prep	28
12	Nederland	22
13	Dawson School	20
14	Highland	16
14	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	16
16	Front Range Baptist	14
16	Front Range Christian	14
18	Twin Peaks Charter	11

Region 2 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Golden View Classical Academy	80
2	Peyton	78
3	Lotus School for Excellence	71
4	Wray	57
5	Vanguard	51
6	Colorado Springs Christian	46
7	Limon	41
8	Ellicott	40
9	Dolores Huerta	20
10	Addenbrooke Classical	16
11	Colorado Springs School	14
12	Denver Christian	8
13	Denver Academy	5
14	Fountain Valley	4
15	CIVA Charter	3
16	Two Roads Charter	2
17	Pikes Peak Christian	1
18	Denver Academy of Torah	0
18	Stratton/Liberty	0

Region 2 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Wray	82
2	Golden View Classical Academy	76
3	Colorado Springs Christian	71
4	Peyton	60
4	Vanguard	60
6	Ellicott	48
7	Limon	41
8	Denver Christian	35
9	Colorado Springs School	26
10	Stratton/Liberty	14
11	Lotus School for Excellence	10
12	Addenbrooke Classical	3
12	Fountain Valley	3
12	Pikes Peak Christian	3
15	Denver Academy of Torah	2
16	CIVA Charter	0
16	Denver Academy	0
16	Dolores Huerta	0
16	Two Roads Charter	0

Region 3 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Rocky Ford	68
2	Buena Vista	67
3	Thomas MacLaren	59
4	St. Mary’s	57
5	Centauri	56
6	Sargent	43
7	Platte Canyon	31
8	Custer County	29
9	Rye	27
10	Antonito	24
11	Monte Vista	19
12	Center	14
13	Sierra Grande	13
14	Centennial	9
15	Kim	8
16	Cripple Creek-Victor	7
17	Del Norte	5
18	Moffat	3
19	Primero	1

Region 3 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Buena Vista	48
2	Centauri	44
3	Rocky Ford	40
4	Rye	36
5	Platte Canyon	30
6	Custer County	24
7	Thomas MacLaren	20
8	St. Mary’s	18
8	Springfield	18
10	Antonito	12
11	Del Norte	4
11	Sierra Grande	4
13	Kim	3
13	Moffat	3
15	Sargent	2
16	Center	1
17	Centennial	0
17	Cripple Creek-Victor	0
17	Monte Vista	0

Region 4 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Caprock Academy	154
2	Meeker	130
3	Grand Valley	129
4	Ouray	119
5	Olathe	107
6	Paonia	99
7	Crested Butte Community	77
8	Colorado Rocky Mountain School	68
8	West Grand	68
10	Rangely	34
11	Soroco	28
12	Dolores	23
13	Mancos	17
14	Ignacio	12
15	Telluride	11
16	Hotchkiss	10
17	DeBeque	5
18	Lake City	1

Region 4 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Ignacio	159
2	West Grand	149
3	Soroco	138
4	Meeker	120
5	Caprock Academy	119
6	Hotchkiss	116
7	Paonia	87
8	Colorado Rocky Mountain School	84
9	Telluride	52
10	Crested Butte Community	49
11	Mancos	45
12	Rangely	31
13	Ouray	15
14	Olathe	4
15	Dolores	1
15	Grand Valley	1
17	DeBeque	0
17	Lake City	0

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Region 1 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Alamosa	47
2	Aspen	39
2	Gunnison	39
4	Moffat County	28
5	Basalt	25
5	Coal Ridge	25
7	Rifle	24
8	Pagosa Springs	18
9	Delta	13
10	Bayfield	12
11	Montezuma-Cortez	4
12	Middle Park	1

Region 1 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Basalt	39
2	Aspen	35
3	Alamosa	34
4	Moffat County	25
5	Delta	23
6	Gunnison	20
7	Pagosa Springs	17
8	Coal Ridge	12
9	Middle Park	6
10	Montezuma-Cortez	4
10	Rifle	4
12	Bayfield	1

Region 2 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	The Classical Academy	80
2	Salida	68
3	Lutheran	59
4	Woodland Park	55
5	Elizabeth	45
6	Manitou Springs	42
7	Harrison	26
8	Lamar	23
9	Banning Lewis Prep	15
10	La Junta	12
11	James Irwin	8
12	Sierra	4
13	Florence	3

Region 2 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	The Classical Academy	60
2	Elizabeth	53
3	Salida	49
4	Lutheran	40
5	Woodland Park	30
6	Lamar	26
7	Manitou Springs	22
8	James Irwin	17
9	Florence	13
10	Sierra	8
11	Banning Lewis Prep	6
11	Harrison	6

Region 3 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Holy Family	100
2	Jefferson Academy	89
3	Peak to Peak	80
4	Prospect Ridge	68
5	Stargate	59
6	DSST: Conservatory Green	49
7	The Academy	41
8	Arvada	35
9	Arrupe Jesuit	31
10	DSST: Montview	25
11	The Pinnacle	14
12	DSST: Green Valley Ranch	6
13	Denver West	5
14	Lincoln	3

Region 3 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Holy Family	85
2	Jefferson Academy	71
3	Peak to Peak	63
4	Prospect Ridge	54
5	Stargate	53
6	The Academy	42
7	DSST: Montview	38
8	The Pinnacle	23
9	Arrupe Jesuit	21
10	Denver West	20
11	Arvada	16
12	DSST: Green Valley Ranch	4
13	Lincoln	3
14	DSST: Conservatory Green	2

Region 4 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Frontier Academy	119
2	Liberty Common	109
3	Berthoud	86
4	Northridge	80
5	Brush	69
6	Eaton	56
7	Estes Park	52
8	University	38
9	Resurrection Christian	26
10	Severance	13
11	Valley	11
12	Platte Valley	1

Region 4 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Berthoud	104
2	Liberty Common	102
3	Frontier Academy	86
4	University	69
5	Northridge	68
6	Brush	54
7	Estes Park	49
8	Resurrection Christian	33
9	Eaton	24
10	Severance	14
11	Platte Valley	2

Region 5 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Faith Christian	54
2	Colorado Academy	47
3	D’Evelyn	43
4	Kent Denver	39
5	SkyView Academy	38
6	Machebeuf	33
7	Ridge View Academy	17
8	DSST: Byers	13
8	Englewood	13
10	DSST: College View	12
11	Jefferson	8
11	Sheridan	8
13	Englewood/St. Mary’s Academy	3
14	KIPP Denver Collegiate	1
14	STRIVE Prep – Smart	1

Region 5 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	D’Evelyn	27
2	Faith Christian	25
3	Colorado Academy	23
4	Machebeuf	21
5	Englewood/St. Mary’s Academy	16
6	Kent Denver	12
7	Sheridan	9
8	Jefferson	7
9	Ridge View Academy	6
9	SkyView Academy	6
11	Englewood	5
12	DSST: Byers	3
12	KIPP Denver Collegiate	3
14	DSST: College View	2

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Region 1 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Battle Mountain	74
2	Conifer	73
3	Grand Junction Central	70
4	Eagle Valley	57
5	Green Mountain	52
6	Mullen	46
7	Golden	30
8	Evergreen	26
9	Grand Junction	20
10	Summit	18
11	Steamboat Springs	14
12	Palisade	9
13	Glenwood Springs	6

Region 1 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Battle Mountain	69
2	Eagle Valley	47
2	Golden	47
4	Glenwood Springs	41
5	Evergreen	33
6	Palisade	32
7	Green Mountain	25
8	Mullen	24
9	Grand Junction Central	19
10	Grand Junction	18
11	Summit	14
12	Conifer	9
13	Steamboat Springs	7

Region 2 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Air Academy	74
2	Palmer Ridge	70
3	Palmer	57
4	Lewis-Palmer	55
5	Coronado	46
5	Littleton	46
7	Falcon	39
8	Discovery Canyon	34
9	Ponderosa	23
9	Wheat Ridge	23
11	Aurora Central	12
12	Sand Creek	10
13	Gateway	6

Region 2 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Air Academy	89
2	Palmer Ridge	69
3	Discovery Canyon	62
4	Lewis-Palmer	58
5	Coronado	50
6	Littleton	37
6	Palmer	37
8	Falcon	21
9	Ponderosa	20
10	Wheat Ridge	19
11	Aurora Central	14
12	Gateway	10
13	Sand Creek	9

Region 3 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Centaurus	52
2	Niwot	49
3	Denver South	43
4	George Washington	39
5	Denver North	31
6	Northfield	25
6	Standley Lake	25
8	Thomas Jefferson	21
9	Vista Peak	17
10	Regis Groff	11
10	Skyview	11
12	Alameda	6

Region 3 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Niwot	70
2	George Washington	59
3	Centaurus	56
3	Northfield	56
5	Denver South	47
6	Standley Lake	37
7	Denver North	34
8	Thomas Jefferson	25
9	Vista Peak	23
10	Regis Groff	15
11	Skyview	11
12	Alameda	7

Region 4 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Thompson Valley	108
2	Mead	107
3	Longmont	94
4	Mountain View	77
5	Erie	65
6	Thornton	57
7	Riverdale Ridge	41
8	Silver Creek	40
9	Roosevelt	29
10	Greeley Central	18
11	Fort Morgan	11
12	Frederick	6
13	Windsor	5
14	Skyline	2

Region 4 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Silver Creek	127
2	Thompson Valley	115
3	Roosevelt	91
4	Erie	87
5	Mead	82
6	Longmont	64
7	Mountain View	58
8	Riverdale Ridge	31
9	Fort Morgan	28
10	Windsor	17
11	Frederick	6
11	Skyline	6
13	Greeley Central	2
14	Thornton	1

Region 5 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Cheyenne Mountain	70
2	Durango	62
3	Montrose	47
4	Mesa Ridge	45
5	Widefield	41
6	Pueblo South	38
7	Pueblo West	35
8	Canon City	16
8	Pueblo County	16
10	Pueblo Centennial	9
11	Pueblo East	5
12	Mitchell	1

Region 5 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Durango	66
2	Cheyenne Mountain	61
3	Pueblo West	56
4	Montrose	43
5	Mesa Ridge	34
6	Pueblo County	32
7	Pueblo South	29
8	Widefield	28
9	Canon City	23
10	Pueblo Centennial	6
10	Pueblo East	6
12	Mitchell	1

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Region 1 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Cherokee Trail	83
2	Cherry Creek	81
3	Arapahoe	70
4	Grandview	69
5	Regis Jesuit	45
5	Smoky Hill	45
7	Eaglecrest	43
8	Overland	25
9	Rangeview	23
10	Hinkley	11

Region 1 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Cherry Creek	83
2	Arapahoe	81
3	Cherokee Trail	76
4	Regis Jesuit	62
5	Grandview	55
6	Smoky Hill	41
7	Eaglecrest	40
8	Rangeview	27
9	Hinkley	17
10	Overland	13

Region 2 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Mountain Vista	30
2	Dakota Ridge	26
3	Heritage	25
4	Valor Christian	21
5	Arvada West	16
6	Fruita Monument	15
7	Highlands Ranch	11
8	Chatfield	8
9	ThunderRidge	7
10	Lakewood	5
11	Columbine	1

Region 2 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Valor Christian	60
2	Mountain Vista	55
3	Heritage	47
4	Chatfield	46
5	Dakota Ridge	42
6	Fruita Monument	41
7	Columbine	31
8	ThunderRidge	22
9	Arvada West	16
10	Lakewood	13
11	Highlands Ranch	7
12	Bear Creek	5

Region 3 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Boulder	69
1	Ralston Valley	69
3	Fairview	67
4	Legacy	57
5	Broomfield	52
6	Denver East	41
7	Monarch	33
8	Pomona	28
9	Northglenn	10
10	Adams City	7
10	Westminster	7

Region 3 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Broomfield	70
1	Fairview	70
3	Denver East	58
4	Boulder	54
5	Monarch	53
6	Legacy	37
7	Pomona	36
8	Ralston Valley	33
9	Northglenn	14
10	Westminster	9
11	Adams City	6

Region 4 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Fossil Ridge	68
2	Rocky Mountain	64
3	Poudre	51
4	Horizon	49
5	Fort Collins	46
6	Loveland	36
7	Mountain Range	27
8	Brighton	22
9	Greeley West	11
10	Prairie View	9
11	Far Northeast	2

Region 4 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Loveland	69
2	Fossil Ridge	64
3	Rocky Mountain	54
4	Fort Collins	45
5	Brighton	40
6	Horizon	34
7	Poudre	33
8	Mountain Range	20
9	Greeley West	14
10	Prairie View	10
11	Far Northeast	2

Region 5 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Chaparral	56
2	Liberty	53
3	Rock Canyon	45
4	Pine Creek	40
5	Castle View	39
6	Rampart	35
7	Douglas County	18
8	Doherty	14
8	Legend	14
10	Fountain-Fort Carson	11
11	Vista Ridge	5

Region 5 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Pine Creek	68
2	Douglas County	50
3	Chaparral	49
4	Rock Canyon	48
5	Castle View	42
6	Rampart	39
7	Doherty	26
8	Fountain-Fort Carson	24
9	Vista Ridge	18
10	Legend	11
11	Liberty	10

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October 1, 2020

All-state boys tennis teams for the 2020 season

The 2020 all-state boys tennis teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

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

The athletes who won No. 1 singles championships at their classification were named players of the year.

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Class 5A

5A boys state tennis — (Brent Murphy/brentmurphyphoto.com)

Player of the year: Morgan Schilling, Regis Jesuit
Coach of the year: Art Quinn, Cherry Creek

First team
Name	Year	School	Position
George Cavo	Sr.	Cherry Creek	1S
Casey Dennis	Jr.	Cherry Creek	3D
Ainsley Elliott-Beagle	So.	Cherry Creek	3D
Dayton Fisher	Sr.	Ralston Valley	1S
Nathan Henden	Sr.	Cherry Creek	2D
Blake Holst	Sr.	Cherry Creek	4D
Matt Hu	Fr.	Cherry Creek	4D
Conor Kaczmarczyk	Jr.	Regis Jesuit	2S
Kiril Kostadinov	So.	Cherry Creek	1D
Kristian Kostadinov	Fr.	Cherry Creek	1D
Cameron Kruep	So.	Regis Jesuit	3S
Braden Mayer	Sr.	Cherry Creek	2D
Morgan Schilling	Sr.	Regis Jesuit	1S
Luke Silverman	Sr.	Fairview	1S

Second team
Name	Year	School	Position
Matt Batmunkh	Jr.	Cherry Creek	2S
Caden Bell	Fr.	Fairview	3D
Luke Beukelman	Jr.	Valor Christian	1D
David Bomgaars	Sr.	Valor Christian	1D
Henry Burke	Jr.	Fairview	4D
Josh Campbell	Sr.	Ralston Valley	1D
Jack Carbone	Sr.	Regis Jesuit	2D
Jackson Case	Sr.	Valor Christian	4D
Steven Darbie	Sr.	Fort Collins	2D
Brady Elliott	Jr.	Fossil Ridge	2D
George Fang	Sr.	Fort Collins	2D
Zach Hartman	Jr.	Fossil Ridge	3S
Mason Heimel	Jr.	Denver East	3S
Drew Holmes	Sr.	Fossil Ridge	2D
Auron Hoyer	Sr.	Ralston Valley	1D
Aram Izmirian	So.	Cherry Creek	3S
Charlie Jenkins	Jr.	Regis Jesuit	4D
Grigor Karakelyan	Sr.	Regis Jesuit	1D
James Lynch	Jr.	Regis Jesuit	2D
Ryan McCarthy	Sr.	Regis Jesuit	4D
Brody Pinto	Sr.	Fairview	2S
Alexander Samuelson	Jr.	Regis Jesuit	3D
Jack Scherer	Jr.	Valor Christian	1S
Andy Schuiling	Jr.	Regis Jesuit	1D
Melak Senay	Sr.	Fossil Ridge	3D
John Shelby	Jr.	Fossil Ridge	1S
Aidan Sobolevsky	So.	Regis Jesuit	3D
Shawn Springer	Sr.	Cherokee Trail	1S
Dillon Tooman	Sr.	Fairview	3D
Christian Trevey	So.	Valor Christian	2S
Brayden Vos	Sr.	Fossil Ridge	3D
Chase Walters	Sr.	Heritage	1S
Logan Weems	Jr.	Valor Christian	4D
Andrew Yonan	Sr.	Fairview	4D

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Neil Wilcox, Niwot
Coach of the year: Mikka Keronen, Niwot

First team
Name	Year	School	Position
Mac Caldwell	Sr.	Mullen	1S
Michael Ford	Sr.	Colorado Academy	3D
George Henry Hanzel	Sr.	Mullen	2S
Miles Hoover	Fr.	Cheyenne Mountain	2D
Nico Jamison	So.	Greeley West	1S
Henry Matheson	Jr.	Longmont	1S
Hudson Parks	So.	Colorado Academy	3D
Miles Wagner	Sr.	Cheyenne Mountain	1D
Carver Ward	Sr.	Cheyenne Mountain	2D
Luke Weber	So.	Niwot	3S
Neil Wilcox	Sr.	Niwot	1S
William Writer	Jr.	Kent Denver	4D
Mareks Zeile	So.	Kent Denver	4D
Bennett Ziegler	Sr.	Cheyenne Mountain	1D

Second team
Name	Year	School	Position
Tyler Blixt	So.	Cheyenne Mountain	3D
Colin Boublik	Jr.	Kent Denver	1S
Ivan Calderon	Sr.	Niwot	1D
Luc Caldwell	Sr.	Mullen	2D
Ben Carlander	Jr.	Palmer Ridge	2S
Finn Cooper	Jr.	Kent Denver	2S
Vince Cushine	Sr.	D’Evelyn	4D
Alan Davis	Jr.	Palmer Ridge	1S
Jake Davis	Sr.	D’Evelyn	4D
Dante Dino	Sr.	Mullen	1D
Jack Domich	Sr.	Kent Denver	1D
Patrick Duke	So.	Mullen	3D
Alex Evans	So.	Mullen	2D
Drew Fenton	Jr.	Kent Denver	2D
Kameron Hooker	Sr.	Air Academy	3D
Lane Horsfall	Sr.	Air Academy	3D
Henry Johnson	Jr.	Kent Denver	2D
Chase Kelly	Fr.	Aspen	3S
Casey Klutznick	Sr.	Kent Denver	1D
Conner Kofford	Jr.	Cheyenne Mountain	4D
Phoenix Lee	Jr.	D’Evelyn	3S
Lichen Liao	Fr.	Niwot	1D
Colin Mackenzie	So.	Mullen	3D
Greg McMullan	Sr.	Mullen	1D
Robbie Metz	Sr.	Cheyenne Mountain	1S
Alex Mosher	Sr.	Aspen	2S
Xavier Moy	Sr.	Niwot	2D
Johnson Peng	So.	Cheyenne Mountain	4D
Sean Phelps	Jr.	Mullen	4D
Hank Walsh	So.	Cheyenne Mountain	3D
Raphael Weiland	Fr.	Denver South	1S
Alan Wilcox	Jr.	Niwot	2D
Blake Zaragoza	Sr.	Mullen	4D
Steven Zhou	So.	Cheyenne Mountain	3S

September 29, 2020

4A boys tennis: New venue, same goal for Greeley West’s Jamison

PUEBLO — Everything surrounding Greeley West’s Nico Jamison should feel different. His boys tennis state tournament venue is different. The teams he’s playing are different. But at the end of the day, it’s just tennis to him and his goals haven’t changed event, even with the Spartans dropping down to Class 4A this year.

Jamison wants to win a championship. And the feeling with the way he played in his first round and quarterfinal matches is that he can do it. As a freshman last year, Jamison advanced to the 5A No. 1 singles semifinals before falling to Regis Jesuit’s Morgan Schilling, the eventual state champ.

At the 4A tournament at Pueblo City Park, he’s aiming for that No. 1 singles title and has found some additional benefits in his team’s change in classification.

“More of my teammates are here this year so that’s super fun,” he said. “There’s a lot more energy. It feels the exact same and I’m bringing the same energy I brought to Gates. And it’s still a good experience.”

And it didn’t look difficult, at least on paper. He took down Colorado Academy senior Nick Deitrich 6-0, 6-1 in his first match and Denver South freshman Raphael Weiland 6-0, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.

This was certainly an easier trip to the semis than last year when he won his first matches 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4, 7-5 before falling to Schilling in the semis. Since then, he’s been using that loss to fuel himself for another run at a state title.

“Last year I had to play Morgan who is a very good player,” Jamison said. “Since then I’ve been training and training and preparing for whoever I reach next. I’ve learned that you can’t think about the past. This is state. I’m excited to see what I can do.”

This year’s adjusted single-elimination format condensed the tournament to two days. Normally, the semifinals would be the only match played on the second day for the players reaching the championship. Retiring his opponents in straight sets is certainly an advantage for Jamison, but the defending champion might be a tad more rested.

Niwot’s Neil Wilcox advanced to the semifinals after Cheyenne Mountain’s Robbie Mertz was retired with an injury during their quarterfinal match.

“Ultimately I’ll go into tomorrow with more energy,” Wilcox said while acknowledging that the way he advanced was unfortunate.

With 19 points, Mullen came out of the first day of the tournament with the team lead after advancing positions to Saturday’s semifinals. Cheyenne Mountain claimed the team championship last year after clinching at least a share of the title after the second day of the tournament.

The semifinal matches at Pueblo City Park are slated to begin at 9 a.m. with the championship matches tentatively scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

September 26, 2020

4A boys tennis: Wilcox caps Niwot’s mad dash to program’s first team title

PUEBLO — In reality, Niwot’s Class 4A boys tennis championship hopes were pretty simple. With three positions advancing to finals, the main priority was getting wins in No. 1 and No. 3 singles. That was going to be enough.

Luke Weber took care of No. 3 singles as he was the first match off the court during Saturday’s finals at Pueblo City Park. For the rest of the afternoon it was Cheyenne Mountain and Mullen jockeying for position with hopes of coming out on top.

The Cougars just needed the hammer to drop. And when the hammer is defending No. 1 singles champion Neil Wilcox, it’s going to drop hard.

Just like he did a year ago, Wilcox dropped the first set but rallied to beat Greeley West sophomore Nico Jamison to give himself a second individual title while also giving Niwot its first boys tennis championship in program history. Cheyenne Mountain and Mullen ended tied for second.

“I had no idea until I walked off the court after my match,” Wilcox said. “Everyone was screaming and I just looked at them and asked what happened. When they told me, I couldn’t believe it.”

Wilcox’s second title looked nearly identical to his first. Jamison took the first set in a tiebreaker, but Wilcox rallied and dominated the last two to win the match 6-7, 6-1, 6-2. Jamison had reached last year’s 5A semifinals an dbeat Mullen’s Mac Caldwell in the 4A semis Saturday morning to advance to his match against Wilcox.

After battling heavey through the first two sets, Jamison started dealing with a leg cramp that clearly bothered him in the third and final set. But he never once thought of quitting. Although Wilcox and Jamison have known each other for a long time, the now two-time champ has more respect for the Greeley West sophomore than he did a day ago.

“It was incredible,” Wilcox said. “It takes amazing spirit to be out there, win the first set and then start cramping. A lot of people would have quit. That’s tough to deal with mentally.”

As the boys all players took turns hold the team trophy and recounting the experience of the week, and even the season overall, coach Mikka Keronen couldn’t help but let his emotions show through his sunglasses and mask. He’s spent years coaching the boys through good and bad trips to state and couldn’t be happier for the kids that got to share in the experience of bringing a school its first state title.

And while the day ended with cheers around Wilcox’s second title, Keronen was quick to point out just how much Weber’s win meant to the whole experience.

“I think Luke was our biggest surprise,” Keronen said. “He’s a very good No. 3 and he just needed to get a little bigger and stronger and he’ll be a great singles player next year.”

As is tradition at each state tournament, the Vicky Matarrazo Sportsmanship Award was also handed out to acknowledge the team with standout sportsmanship through the course of the event. This year’s recipient was Durango who despite only winning a match in two positions on Friday, showed respect to each opponent and gratitude toward tournament staff and tournament director Ed Francis.

September 26, 2020

Niwot boys tennis takes down Mullen in intense regular season dual

Niwot boys tennis Neil Wilcox — (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

As Niwot and Mullen both try to get their level up play up to a state championship level, they put their talents on display against each other in a key regular season dual.

Niwot came away with the 4-3 win and had to earn every bit of it on a warm Wednesday afternoon.

The Cougars and Mustangs split the doubles matches as Mullen’s No. 1 team of Dante Dino and Greg McMullan took down Ivan Calderon and Lichen Liao 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the day’s only three-set match. Mullen as won No. 4 doubles with Sean Phelps and Blake Zaragoza beating Ryan Gray and Raaghav 6-0, 6-2.

The Cougars got doubles wins from upperclassmen tandem as Alan Wilcox and Xavier Moy beat Luc Caldwell and Alex Evans 6-2, 6-4 in No. 2 doubles while Maia Heather and Reeves Moor beat Patrick Duke and Colin Mackenzie 6-3, 6-3 in No. 3 doubles.

The singles matches ended somewhat decisively in all three positions with the Cougars getting two wins to Mullen’s one.

In No. 2 singles, George Henry Hanzel held off Sam Keronen 6-4, 6-0 to give the Mustangs their only singles win on the day.

Niwot controlled the rest of the match as Luke Weber beat Jack Barker 7-5, 6-0 and defending 4A No. 1 singles champ Neil Wilcox beat Mac Caldwell 6-2, 6-3.

Wilcox is seeking his second state title but is also determined to help his team claim a championship. The Cougars finished third in the team standings last year behind champion Cheyenne Mountain and the very Mullen they beat on Wednesday.

“I always have to be there for my team,” he told CHSAANow.com last week. “It’s important for to win it just for me, but it’s just as important for our whole team to go out and win a state championship.”

Getting a with over last year’s state runner-up has to be a huge mental boost in that regard. Boys tennis regionals are just over two weeks away with the state tournament slated to begin in three weeks.