Five new teams have hopped into this week’s volleyball rankings: Longmont (4A), Coal Ridge (3A), Union Colony (2A), Akron (2A) and Flagler/Hi-Plains (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (7)
8-1
112
1
2-0
2
Cherokee Trail (4)
6-1
105
2
1-0
3
Fort Collins
5-1
91
3
1-0
4
Eaglecrest (1)
5-0
71
5
2-0
5
Valor Christian
5-0
69
6
2-0
6
Fossil Ridge
2-1
68
4
1-0
7
Castle View
5-2
45
7
2-0
8
Chatfield
3-1
21
8
0-1
9
Cherry Creek
1-2
19
10
0-0
10
Rock Canyon
2-4
15
9
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Range 7, Bear Creek 6, Fruita Monument 5, Legend 5, Pine Creek 5, Regis Jesuit 5, Lakewood 4, Rampart 3, Fairview 1, Highlands Ranch 1, Monarch 1, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
6-1
94
1
5-1
2
Ponderosa
8-1
65
3
2-0
3
Holy Family
4-3
62
2
0-1
4
Niwot
5-1
51
4
5-1
5
Discovery Canyon (1)
7-1
46
10
6-0
6
Palmer Ridge
5-2
37
6
4-1
7
Longmont
6-1
33
–
6-0
8
Erie
6-2
32
5
4-1
9
Evergreen
5-3
25
8
4-1
10
Air Academy
3-3
17
7
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Mead 15, Berthoud 14, Pueblo West 13, Battle Mountain 11, Eagle Valley 7, Mullen 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Thomas Jefferson 4, Coronado 3, Woodland Park 3, D’Evelyn 2, Frederick 2, Palisade 2, Silver Creek 2.
Dropped out
Cheyenne Mountain (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (9)
2-0
108
1
0-0
2
Lutheran (2)
6-0
99
2
5-0
3
University
5-0
83
3
1-0
4
Faith Christian
4-1
65
4
3-1
5
Platte Valley
5-2
50
5
4-2
6
Alamosa
9-0
39
8
2-0
7
Valley
3-4
30
6
3-3
8
Colorado Springs Christian
4-1
28
10
2-0
9
Coal Ridge
4-3
17
–
3-1
10
Middle Park
1-3
15
9
0-3
Others receiving votes:
Aspen 13, Manitou Springs 8, Eagle Ridge Academy 7, Resurrection Christian 7, DSST: College View 6, St. Mary’s 6, Bayfield 4, Delta 4, Roaring Fork 4, Bennett 3, Bishop Machebeuf 3, KIPP Denver 2, Lamar 2, Buena Vista 1, Sterling 1.
Dropped out
Resurrection Christian (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (9)
5-0
90
1
3-0
2
Meeker
7-0
79
2
2-0
3
Wiggins
7-0
67
3
1-0
4
Swink
7-0
65
5
2-0
5
Denver Christian
5-1
49
6
2-0
6
Del Norte
7-1
42
7
3-0
7
Simla
4-2
40
4
0-2
8
Rye
5-1
17
10
2-0
9
Union Colony
5-1
9
–
4-0
10
Akron
5-2
8
–
4-1
Others receiving votes:
Sanford 7, Front Range Christian 4, Highland 4, Vail Mountain 4, Limon 3, Dawson School 2, Rocky Ford 2, Byers 1, Hoehne 1, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
Fowler (8), Limon (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (7)
3-0
79
1
1-0
2
La Veta
5-1
71
4
2-0
3
Briggsdale
7-0
67
5
2-0
4
Otis
5-0
54
2
4-0
5
McClave
4-1
41
3
0-1
6
Fleming
3-4
35
6
2-3
7
Weldon Valley
6-1
30
10
1-0
8
De Beque (1)
6-0
28
9
3-0
9
Flagler/Hi-Plains
2-0
18
–
2-0
10
Dove Creek
6-1
17
7
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Stratton/Liberty 13, Walsh 12, Springfield 9, Cheyenne Wells 6, Sangre de Cristo 4, Belleview Christian 3, Haxtun 3, Merino 3, Cotopaxi 2.
New teams in this week’s volleyball rankings include: Eaglecrest and Chatfield (5A); Ponderosa, Cheyenne Mountain and Coronado (4A); Del Norte (2A); Briggsdale, De Beque and Dove Creek (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fossil Ridge (4)
0-0
80
1
0-0
2
Chaparral (4)
1-0
76
2
1-0
3
Castle View
0-0
57
6
0-0
4
Cherokee Trail
0-1
54
4
0-1
5
Eaglecrest (1)
2-0
40
–
2-0
6
Rock Canyon
0-0
37
8
0-0
7
Valor Christian
1-0
35
7
1-0
8
Fort Collins
0-0
29
5
0-0
9
Cherry Creek
0-1
27
3
0-1
10
Chatfield
1-0
15
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Denver East 10, Pine Creek 8, Mountain Vista 6, Highlands Ranch 5, Grandview 4, Rampart 4, Fairview 2, Ralston Valley 2, Rocky Mountain 2, Arapahoe 1, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
Rocky Mountain (9), Mountain Vista (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
0-0
90
1
0-0
2
Holy Family
0-0
58
2
0-0
3
Niwot
0-0
57
4
0-0
4
Evergreen
1-0
50
5
1-0
5
Palmer Ridge
1-0
39
3
1-0
6
Pueblo West
0-0
33
8
0-0
7
Ponderosa
2-0
29
–
2-0
8
Air Academy
0-0
20
7
0-0
9
Cheyenne Mountain
0-0
19
–
0-0
10
Coronado
1-0
17
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 15, Discovery Canyon 13, Erie 12, Longmont 11, Battle Mountain 7, Montrose 7, Berthoud 4, Roosevelt 4, Eagle Valley 3, Mead 3, Palisade 2, D’Evelyn 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (6), Longmont (9), Thomas Jefferson (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (9)
2-0
99
1
2-0
2
Lutheran
0-0
83
2
0-0
3
University (1)
2-0
82
3
2-0
4
Faith Christian
0-0
66
4
0-0
5
Valley
0-0
64
5
0-0
6
Coal Ridge
0-0
50
7
0-0
7
Platte Valley
0-0
29
10
0-0
8
Resurrection Christian
0-0
25
8
0-0
9
Lamar
1-2
19
9
1-2
10
Centauri
1-1
14
6
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 6, The Pinnacle 5, Alamosa 4, Aspen 3, Bayfield 2, Bennett 1, Buena Vista 1, Manitou Springs 1, Pagosa Springs 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (10)
0-0
100
1
0-0
2
Meeker
1-0
68
4
1-0
3
Simla
2-0
67
5
2-0
4
Wiggins
2-0
65
8
2-0
5
Lyons
0-1
60
2
0-1
6
Denver Christian
0-0
55
3
0-0
7
Swink
3-0
48
6
3-0
8
Del Norte
3-1
24
–
3-1
9
Limon
0-0
21
9
0-0
10
Dolores
1-2
13
7
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Rye 6, Ignacio 5, Hotchkiss 4, Union Colony 4, Dayspring Christian 3, Rocky Ford 3, Fowler 2, Highland 1, Vail Mountain 1.
Dropped out
Hoehne (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (8)
0-0
96
1
0-0
2
La Veta (1)
3-0
90
2
3-0
3
Otis
0-0
72
4
0-0
4
Fleming
0-0
67
3
0-0
5
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
51
6
0-0
6
McClave
0-0
50
5
0-0
7
Briggsdale
4-0
27
–
4-0
8
Wiley
0-0
23
7
0-0
9
De Beque (1)
2-0
16
–
2-0
10
Dove Creek
2-0
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Flagler/Hi-Plains 12, Haxtun 11, Sangre de Cristo 11, Merino 10, Springfield 1, Weldon Valley 1.
Dropped out
Haxtun (8), Sangre de Cristo (9), Flagler/Hi-Plains (10).
The 2018 preseason volleyball rankings are here. Top-ranked teams include Fossil Ridge (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Eaton (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Discovery Canyon 15, Cheyenne Mountain 14, Ponderosa 9, Erie 7, Roosevelt 7, Pueblo County 6, Berthoud 5, Montrose 5, Durango 4, Battle Mountain 3, Eagle Valley 3, Coronado 2.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Eaton (8)
0-0
98
2
Lutheran (2)
0-0
90
3
University
0-0
70
4
Faith Christian
0-0
62
5
Valley
0-0
44
6
Centauri
0-0
39
7
Coal Ridge
0-0
30
8
Resurrection Christian
0-0
19
9
Lamar
0-0
18
10
Platte Valley
0-0
14
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 10, Bennett 9, Buena Vista 9, Eagle Ridge Academy 8, Colorado Academy 6, Bishop Machebeuf 5, Pagosa Springs 5, Sterling 5, The Pinnacle 4, Aspen 3, Bayfield 2, Kent Denver 2, Colorado Springs Christian 1, Manitou Springs 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Yuma (5)
0-0
86
2
Lyons (2)
0-0
74
3
Denver Christian
0-0
60
4
Meeker (2)
0-0
58
5
Simla
0-0
44
6
Swink
0-0
32
7
Dolores
0-0
25
8
Wiggins
0-0
23
9
Limon
0-0
18
10
Hoehne
0-0
17
Others receiving votes:
Paonia 9, Dayspring Christian 8, Fowler 8, Ignacio 8, Rangely 8, Del Norte 7, Union Colony 4, Byers 2, Sargent 2, Vail Mountain 1, West Grand 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Kit Carson (8)
0-0
89
2
La Veta (1)
0-0
68
3
Fleming
0-0
67
4
Otis
0-0
57
5
McClave
0-0
34
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
25
7
Wiley
0-0
22
8
Haxtun
0-0
18
9
Sangre de Cristo
0-0
16
10
Flagler/Hi-Plains
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Belleview Christian 14, Springfield 13, Briggsdale 10, Pikes Peak Christian 8, Kim/Branson 7, De Beque 6, Dove Creek 6, Merino 6, Eads 4, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 4, Arickaree 2, North Park 2, Weldon Valley 2.
The 2018 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.
MONTROSE — Grand Junction’s Gracie Olkowski won the Montrose Invitational at Black Canyon on Tuesday, helping the Tigers win the team title, as well.
Olkowski shot ever par to win. Rifle’s Elly Walters was second at 6-over, and Grand Junction’s Brittlyn Odell (9-over) finished third. Rifle’s Masi Smith was fourth at +10, and Taylor Kettrell of Montrose (+12) was fifth.
Grand Junction shot 26-over as a team to win. Rifle placed second at +42, with Montrose (+48) finishing third, Battle Mountain (+84) placing fourth, and Coal Ridge (+104) coming in fifth.
Jenna Greenlee (+17) also had a scoring round for Grand Junction.
Both 3A tournaments will narrow their fields to eight teams after next weekend. Once they do, they will move to the University of Denver for their Great 8 and beyond on March 8-10.
Kent Denver, which enters at 19-3-0, finished as No. 1 in the final 3A girls RPI standings of the season. The Sun Devils won the Metro League district tournament over the weekend.
Other high seeds in 3A girls include No. 2 Pagosa Springs, No. 3 St. Mary’s, No. 4 Colorado Springs Christian, No. 5 Centauri, No. 6 Cedaredge, No. 7 Sterling and No. 8 Moffat County. Those teams will each host four teams in their quadrant this coming Friday and Saturday.
Lamar, the defending champion, is seeded No. 10 and will play at Sterling’s quadrant.
Those district brackets will also narrow to eight teams for a state tournament field, which will be announced next Sunday. The 2A tournaments are at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, with 1A at Northern Colorado. Both tourneys will play their title games at Budweisier Events Center.
Like 3A, those brackets will play their Great 8 and beyond on March 8-10.
ThunderRidge has moved up to the No. 1 spot in Class 5A in this week’s boys basketball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
With the regular season set to end on Saturday, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season.
Chaparral (in 5A) and Peetz (in 1A) have taken over the top sports in their respective boys basketball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Pueblo South (4A) and Holly (1A) took over the top spots in their respective basketball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
