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The 2019 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
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Player of the year: Korbe Otis, Columbine Coach of the year: Jim Santaniello, Columbine
It didn’t take long for Pueblo County volleyball coach Cherl Sherwood to figure out that taking over the program mid-way through the 2018 season was a blessing in disguise.
It gave her time to get to know her players and find out what they were capable of. That half-season paid off big time as the Hornets came out on fire in 2019 and show no signs of slowing down as the regular season concludes this week.
“I got to learn the personalities of the girls,” Sherwood said. “I’ve taught at County forever and seeing them on the court is just a little bit different. I saw the things that worked and I saw the things that needed to be changed so it was all beneficial.”
It’s turning out to be the right girls with the right coach at the right time. Despite opening the season with a loss to Coronado, the Hornets (21-1 overall, 10-0 South Central League) have played like the top team in all of Class 4A.
That even includes three-time defending state champion Lewis-Palmer.
The Rangers will always be a tough team to play, but as County has come together and beaten team after team since Aug. 29, it feels like this could be the year a Pueblo school unseats the powerhouse from Monument.
Not bad considering there was a healthy dose of uncertainty heading into the year.
“Our team was pretty new, I had never played with these girls before,” junior hitter Kinley Gomez said. “The connection that we have now as friends and teammates, we do really well together.”
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this team is that it’s not heavy with seniors and experience. Mari Benitez and Sammy Meehan are the only two seniors on the team, a team that has been ranked No. 1 in the 4A CHSAANow.com volleyball poll since Oct. 7.
Gomez and fellow junior Rylan Scott have been every bit as vital. Scott has dished out 560 assists to her hitters. Gomez is second on the team with 244 kills with only Meehan ahead of her with 309.
The entire team is playing at a high level and even if there are only two seniors, Sherwood is quick to credit them as a big reason for everyone playing well.
“They bring a ton of experience,” Sherwood said. “They’ve both started since they were freshmen. And even though we’re only losing two (after this year), but I tell them all the time that it’s a huge loss for County’s team.”
At this rate it feels like they have the chance to go out with a banner season. After settling in with their non-league schedule, the Hornets have continued to play like an elite level team in 4A.
“My expectations at the start of the season were not as high as they are now,” Gomez said. “We have never been this good at County.”
With the regular season ending this week and County in line to host regionals, they know the weight that comes with making their way to Denver Coliseum and trying to unseat L-P as the state champion for the first time in four years.
“We know there is pressure on us,” Gomez said. “But it’s a good kind of pressure because it’s going to force us to push ourselves.”
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (7)
16-2
96
1
2-0
2
Cherokee Trail (2)
16-2
81
3
2-0
3
Legend
15-3
79
2
2-0
4
Broomfield (1)
18-0
64
4
2-0
5
Rampart
17-1
63
5
3-0
6
Valor Christian
16-1
55
6
2-0
7
Fort Collins
20-2
43
7
7-0
8
Chatfield
14-4
24
9
2-0
9
Grandview
12-6
20
8
1-1
10
Windsor
15-4
10
10
3-2
Others receiving votes:
Eaglecrest 6, Fairview 4, Cherry Creek 2, Ralston Valley 2, Horizon 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo County (8)
21-1
97
1
2-0
2
Lewis-Palmer (3)
13-5
96
2
2-0
3
Montrose
16-3
74
7
2-0
4
Mead
16-3
70
8
5-0
5
Coronado
12-6
58
3
1-1
6
Discovery Canyon
13-5
54
5
2-0
7
Pueblo West
14-5
50
4
2-1
8
Palmer Ridge
11-6
38
6
0-1
9
Woodland Park
15-1
21
9
1-0
10
Erie
14-7
18
10
3-2
Others receiving votes:
Silver Creek 12, Glenwood Springs 11, Mullen 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Battle Mountain 1, Cheyenne Mountain 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (11)
16-0
110
1
6-0
2
Sterling
20-0
97
5
5-0
3
Eaton
15-3
83
2
1-0
4
Alamosa
20-3
77
6
0-0
5
Colorado Springs Christian
20-1
65
3
1-0
6
Cedaredge
17-1
46
–
2-0
7
Faith Christian
13-3
41
4
1-0
8
Bayfield
14-4
32
–
1-0
9
Lamar
18-4
25
8
2-2
10
Englewood
15-2
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Fort Lupton 10, SkyView Academy 10, Coal Ridge 8, Riverdale Ridge 8, Bennett 7, University 6, Eagle Ridge Academy 5, Platte Valley 5, Strasburg 5, Brush 4, Frontier Academy 1.
Dropped out
University (7), Platte Valley (9), Resurrection Christian (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (9)
19-0
90
1
2-0
2
Union Colony Prep
16-2
77
2
0-1
3
Meeker
17-2
67
3
2-0
4
Limon
15-5
54
5
2-0
5
Simla
16-4
47
10
3-0
6
Fowler
14-4
44
6
0-1
7
West Grand
17-2
43
7
2-0
8
Wiggins
15-5
39
4
1-1
9
Dolores
16-3
12
9
2-0
10
Sedgwick County
15-6
9
–
4-0
Others receiving votes:
Rye 6, Telluride 6, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
Rye (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
La Veta (7)
19-0
95
1
2-0
2
Kit Carson (2)
17-2
86
3
1-1
3
Fleming
17-2
85
4
2-1
4
Merino (2)
17-2
76
2
1-1
5
Briggsdale
16-3
73
5
3-0
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
17-2
71
6
3-0
7
Otis
13-6
36
8
2-0
8
Springfield
13-4
35
9
2-0
9
Prairie
12-7
25
7
2-4
10
South Baca
15-3
11
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Mile High Academy 8, Weldon Valley 2, Dove Creek 1, Stratton/Liberty 1.
No. 1 University 12, No. 16 Lamar 2. Kyra McFarland and Tayler Frank hit home runs for the Bulldogs.
No. 8 Limon 8, No. 9 Lyons 7. Limon walked it off with an extra-inning win in the eighth.
No. 4 Strasburg 14, No. 13 Fort Lupton 2. Strasburg broke up a game that was 3-2 in the fourth to advance. Jodie Archuleta hit a three-run homer in the win.
No. 5 Riverdale Ridge 7, No. 12 The Academy 2. Sienna Mullin homered as Riverdale Ridge won a state tournament game for the first time in school history.
No. 3 Brush 11, No. 14 Cedaredge 1. Brush jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the second inning en route to the win.
No. 6 Eaton 8, No. 11 Rocky Ford 2. Jennifer Jarnagin homered and Alexis Schmitt allowed just one earned run in the win.
No. 2 Basalt 13, No. 15 La Junta 12. In a wild game, Basalt scored eight runs in the the first inning, then La Junta came storming back to go ahead 12-11 in the top of the sixth. Basalt tied the game in the bottom of the sixth, and won it in the seventh.
No. 7 Sterling 10, No. 10 Montezuma Cortez 5. Sterling rallied from down 2-1 through three innings to go ahead 6-3 after four, and pushed its lead to 9-4 after five in the win.
In quarterfinal games:
No. 1 University 12, No. 8 Limon 3. Andi Padilla and Kyra McFarland each homered for the Bulldogs, who led 9-3 after five innings.
No. 4 Strasburg 6, No. 5 Riverdale Ridge 5. Strasburg used a two-run home run to take a 4-3 lead, then held on for the 6-5 win over the Ravens.
No. 3 Brush 12, No. 6 Eaton 2. Allie Christensen homered, and Brooke Rule drove in four runs for the Beetdiggers.
No. 7 Sterling 10, No. 2 Basalt 0. Emi Reeves homered, and the Tigers scored four runs in both the fourth and sixth innings.
Semifinals (10 a.m. Saturday, Complex A):
No. 1 University vs. No. 4 Strasburg
No. 3 Brush vs. No. 7 Sterling
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Class 4A
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
In first round games:
No. 1 Golden 4, No. 16 Evergreen 3. Marla Goodspeed and Molly Hord each had two RBIs in the extra-inning win.
No. 8 Roosevelt 9, No. 9 Pueblo County 1. Marin Lovern hit a three-run home run to help the Roughriders advance.
No. 4 Wheat Ridge 15, No. 13 Rifle 4. Izzie Quezada and Cassandra Uhl both went deep for the Farmers.
No. 5 Silver Creek 1, No. 12 Coronado 0. Ashley Gaccetta hit a walk-off home run to lift the Raptors.
No. 14 Erie 18, No. 3 Pueblo South 14. In a marathon game with a number of twists and turns, Jen Williams drove in five runs.
No. 11 D’Evelyn 16, No. 6 Mead 1. Kylee Ornstein and Aubrey Garabeck each homered in the big win.
No. 2 Holy Family 19, No. 15 Mesa Ridge 0. Holy Family plated 13 runs in the first inning as the Tigers rolled.
No. 10 Pueblo Central 7, No. 7 Elizabeth 5. Thalia Amaro hit a three-run home run to help Central advance.
In quarterfinal games:
No. 1 Golden 14, No. 8 Roosevelt 5. Kayla Middleton went 3-for-4 with four RBI’s and she scored four runs for the Demons.
No. 5 Silver Creek 9, No. 4 Wheat Ridge 4. Down 1-0 in the second, Silver Creek tied the game, then went ahead with three runs in the third. The Raptors added four more in the fourth and another in the sixth.
No. 14 Erie 10, No. 11 D’Evelyn 4. Lauren Russel’s home run to start the third inning gave the Tigers some breathing room. They held on despite a late rally attempt from the Jags.
No. 2 Holy Family 5, No. 10 Pueblo Central 3. Annika Manzanares homered and drove in two runs for the Tigers.
No. 16 Ralston Valley 6, No. 1 Rock Canyon 3. In a game that was the talk of the morning, Sydney Wilken hit a three-run home run to tie the game in the top of the fourth, and then Ralston Valley went ahead for good with a double from Ashley West later in the inning. Photos from the game are available here.
No. 9 Loveland 7, No. 8 Brighton 1. Loveland went ahead 3-0 after the first inning, tacked on two more on a home from Allison Westbrook, and secured a spot in the quarters.
No. 4 Broomfield 13, No. 13 Legend 5. Broomfield raced out to a 5-0 lead in the first, held on as Legend cut it to 5-4, and then went back up 8-4 after four in the win.
No. 5 Fossil Ridge 9, No. 12 Lakewood 5. Katelyn Hays went deep and drove in two runs for the Sabercats.
No. 3 Rocky Mountain 5, No. 14 Ralston Valley 4. Kaia Cobb homered and the Lobos edged out the close win.
No. 6 Arapahoe 12, No. 11 Smoky Hill 1. Down 1-0, Arapahoe exploded for 12 runs in the bottom of the sixth as they won.
No. 2 Columbine 10, No. 15 Valor Christian 0. Ally Distler doubled, homered and drove in three runs for the Rebels. Find a photo gallery from the game here.
No. 7 Legacy 3, No. 10 Chatfield 2. Legacy walked it off in the bottom of the eighth with a bases-loaded wild pitch.
No. 16 Ralston Valley 4, No. 9 Loveland 1. The Mustangs continued their tear through the 5A tournament with another big upset. RV jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the first inning, and pushed it to 4-0 after four.
No. 5 Fossil Ridge 6, No. 4 Broomfield 4. Fossil Ridge jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning, and went up 4-1 after two, but Broomfield battled back to tie it at 4in the third. Fossil Ridge played two in the top of the seventh to win.
No. 3 Rocky Mountain 11, No. 6 Arapahoe 1. Chloe Pentico hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first, Cora Aguirres homered twice, and Brooklyn Himmelberg drove in three runs for the Lobos. Photos from the game are available here.
No. 2 Columbine 7, No. 7 Legacy 5. Ally Dister’s 3-run home run capped a four-run fourth inning for the Rebels. Korbe Otis scored twice in the win.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (9)
14-2
107
1
0-0
2
Legend
13-3
90
2
0-0
3
Cherokee Trail (1)
14-2
82
3
1-0
4
Broomfield (1)
16-0
73
4
2-0
5
Rampart
14-1
70
5
1-0
6
Valor Christian
14-1
53
6
2-0
7
Fort Collins
13-2
42
7
2-0
8
Grandview
11-5
31
8
1-0
9
Chatfield
12-4
19
10
2-0
10
Windsor
12-2
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Eaglecrest 12, Fairview 8, Ralston Valley 3.
Dropped out
Eaglecrest (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo County (9)
19-1
115
1
3-0
2
Lewis-Palmer (3)
11-5
112
2
2-0
3
Coronado
11-5
77
6
2-0
4
Pueblo West (1)
12-4
68
4
1-0
5
Discovery Canyon
11-5
67
3
0-2
6
Palmer Ridge
11-5
65
5
1-1
7
Montrose
14-3
63
8
2-0
8
Mead
11-3
57
7
2-0
9
Woodland Park
14-1
24
9
3-0
10
Erie
11-5
20
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 16, Silver Creek 14, Battle Mountain 6, Mullen 4, Cheyenne Mountain 2, Glenwood Springs 1, Skyline 1, Steamboat Springs 1.
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (8)
10-0
88
1
1-0
2
Eaton
14-3
70
5
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
19-1
59
4
2-0
4
Faith Christian
12-3
53
7
1-1
5
Sterling
15-0
51
2
1-0
6
Alamosa
20-3
44
3
2-1
7
University
9-7
26
10
0-2
8
Lamar
16-2
23
8
2-0
9
Platte Valley
11-4
19
9
2-0
10
Resurrection Christian
9-7
18
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Cedaredge 11, Valley 6, Bayfield 5, Centauri 4, Pagosa Springs 4, Delta 3, St. Mary’s Academy 3, La Junta 2, Middle Park 2, Peak to Peak 1.
Dropped out
Cedaredge (6).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (9)
17-0
90
1
2-0
2
Union Colony Prep
16-1
76
2
3-0
3
Meeker
15-2
59
5
2-0
4
Wiggins
14-4
53
3
0-1
5
Limon
13-5
52
6
3-0
6
Fowler
14-3
49
4
1-1
7
West Grand
15-2
43
7
1-0
8
Rye
13-4
20
10
2-0
9
Dolores
14-3
17
9
2-0
10
Simla
13-4
14
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Telluride 11, Sedgwick County 5, Highland 3, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
La Veta (4)
17-0
75
1
1-0
2
Merino (3)
16-1
71
3
3-0
3
Kit Carson (1)
16-1
62
2
2-0
4
Fleming
15-1
60
5
2-0
5
Briggsdale
13-3
47
4
1-1
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
14-2
38
6
1-0
7
Prairie
10-3
29
7
0-1
8
Otis
11-6
21
9
1-0
9
Springfield
11-4
14
10
2-0
10
Dove Creek
16-1
9
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Mile High Academy 7, Flagler/Hi-Plains 2, Front Range Baptist 2, Sangre de Cristo 2, Weldon Valley 1.
