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  • Photos: No. 2 D’Evelyn softball punches Final 4 ticket by beating Roosevelt

    Second-seeded D’Evelyn softball beat No. 7 Roosevelt 10-4 to advance to the Class 4A Final 4.

  • Softball rankings: Final coaches poll of the season released

    Ponderosa Legend softball
    (Lisa Hayes/StillOfTheMomentPhotography.com)

    The final softball coaches poll of the season was released on Sunday afternoon, ahead of the seeding meeting at 6 p.m.

    The polls, voted upon by head coaches around the state, will serve as part of the seeding criteria in softball this season.

    Complete rankings for each class are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings will factor into postseason seeding. More information is available here.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Rock Canyon (11) 15-1-0 146 1
    2 Broomfield (1) 15-1-0 122 2
    3 Chatfield (1) 13-3-0 114 3
    4 Fossil Ridge 13-3-0 86 4
    5 Smoky Hill (1) 15-1-0 73 5
    6 Horizon 15-1-0 58 7
    7 Lakewood (1) 13-3-0 54 6
    8 Cherokee Trail 14-2-0 50 –
    9 Grand Junction Central 13-3-0 49 9
    10 Legend 12-4-0 43 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Douglas County 10, Brighton 5, Legacy 4, Ralston Valley 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Prairie View 2, Rocky Mountain 2, Arapahoe 1.
    Dropped out
    Legacy (10).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Wheat Ridge (12) 15-1-0 138 1
    T2 D’Evelyn 15-1-0 107 3
    T2 Holy Family 14-2-0 107 4
    4 Mead (1) 14-2-0 90 2
    5 Silver Creek 11-5-0 62 7
    6 Riverdale Ridge 14-2-0 59 5
    7 Conifer 13-3-0 44 6
    8 Roosevelt 14-2-0 41 8
    9 Frederick 11-5-0 34 9
    10 Pueblo Central (1) 11-5-0 25 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 17, Northfield 15, Erie 9, Mullen 7, Air Academy 4, Pueblo Centennial 4, Northridge 3, Palisade 2, Bear Creek 1, Elizabeth 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo South (10).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Eaton (7) 14-2-0 119 1
    2 University 13-3-0 98 2
    3 Lutheran (3) 14-1-0 87 5
    4 Rocky Ford (1) 15-1-0 84 3
    5 Lyons 13-3-0 69 4
    6 Burlington 11-3-0 57 8
    7 Fort Lupton (1) 15-1-0 49 7
    8 Limon 13-3-0 46 6
    9 Strasburg 8-7-0 25 9
    T10 La Junta 11-5-0 23 –
    T10 Delta 12-4-0 23 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Basalt 8, Sterling 7, Brush 5, Cedaredge 4, The Academy 4, Weld Central 3, Lamar 2, Montezuma-Cortez 2.
    Dropped out
    Sterling (10).

  • Conifer and Golden run to team titles at 4A Jeffco League XC Championships

    Evergreen senior Sarah Allen sprints toward the finish to win the Class 4A Jeffco League individual girls title Thursday in Arvada. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    ARVADA — Green Mountain senior Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos and Evergreen senior Sarah Allen have made the most of their opportunities so far this cross country season.

    Tuohy-Gaydos and Allen claimed the individual titles at the Class 4A Jeffco League Cross Country Championships held Thursday at Standley Lake Basketball Barn in Arvada.

    Golden sophomore Lily Mourer finished second to help the Demons to the girls conference team title. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “The course is deceitful,” Allen said after her time of 19 minutes, 35 seconds which was 15 seconds faster than Golden sophomore Lily Mourer who finished second. “You’ll think you’ll be going pretty fast because it is pretty flat, but with all the grass and uneven texture it’s pretty slow and hard.”

    It has been a tough prep career for Allen. She didn’t make varsity her freshman year and then came down with bronchitis her sophomore year. Last year, she suffered stress fractures that prevented her from running for a second straight season.

    “This is the first time of making it to this point,” Allen said, who has won all seven cross country races she has entered this season. “I’m really proud of it. Running is my favorite thing. Getting to this point feels so rewarding.”

    Allen was able to pull away from Mourer and Standley Lake senior Sophia Abernethey — both returning first-time all-conference runners — to keep momentum heading into regionals next week.

    “I really want to keep up with the faster girls,” Allen said of moving into regionals for the Cougars on Oct. 8 in Gypsum. “The girls at regionals are really good.”

    Golden’s girls just edged D’Evelyn by two points to win the team title. Mourer and junior Meredith Overton finished in the Top-5 to pace the Demons.

    On the boys side, Tuohy-Gaydos continued his extremely successful prep running career at Green Mountain. He will go down as one of the most decorated boys runners in 4A Jeffco history. He finished Top-10 at the league championships as a freshman before winning three straight individual conference titles.

    Green Mountain senior Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos won his third straight Class 4A Jeffco League individual title with a sub-16 minute time Thursday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “It’s really rare and I’m really lucky to be able to do that,” Tuohy-Gaydos said of his three-peat.

    Tuohy-Gaydos has won every race he has entered this Fall and continued his streak on Thursday. However, the senior is more focused on the team goals for the Rams.

    “Really when it comes to these races it’s not really about getting a time. It’s about helping the team,” Tuohy-Gaydos said after his time of 15:59.7 claimed the 4A Jeffco boys individual championship. “My time was sub-16 which on a course like this with a lot of surface changes and hills, I’m pretty happy with it.”

    Green Mountain was just edged out by Conifer for the team title. The Lobos were paced by seniors Zack Gacnik, Topi Alahuhta and junior Isaac Vanwestrienen. The Conifer trio all placed in the Top-5 to give the Lobos 38 team points. Green Mountain finished with 42.

    “Our team goal this year is to qualify for state,” Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos said. “For me, my individual goals are all intertwined with that. Whatever I can do to help my team qualify for state and win races is my goal.”

    The Jeffco League Cross Country Championships did look different with 4A teams competing Thursday and 5A teams running the same course coming up Friday afternoon. Normally both 5A and 4A run on the same day, but due to COVID guidelines the championships had to be split into two days.

    Tuohy-Gaydos is extremely grateful of the cross country season during the current pandemic.

    “I’m really appreciate CHSAA for one, allowing us to race. That is first and foremost,” Tuohy-Gaydos said. “I didn’t know if I was going to be able to run this year as a senior. It makes me feel happy that people are following mask rules. I’m somebody who has family members that are high risk. I appreciate for what everyone is doing.”

  • 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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  • No. 3 D’Evelyn softball jumps out early on Conifer in Top-10 showdown

    D’Evelyn junior Mia Riebe slides back into second base ahead of a tag by Conifer sophomore Regan Pell during the 4A Jeffco League game Tuesday in Conifer. The Jaguars won 11-4 to remain tied for first in the competitive 4A Jeffco League. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    CONIFER — D’Evelyn softball closed out its regular season in style Tuesday.

    The Jaguars — No. 3 in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com rankings — jumped out to an early double-digit lead on the road against No. 6 Conifer.

    “We knew how good Conifer is and how good Cheyenne is,” D’Evelyn coach Dan Porreco said of facing the Lobos and their junior ace Cheyenne Prieto, who sported a 1.68 ERA heading into the game. “That first inning kind of set the tone. I think it shocked them a little bit.”

    D’Evelyn (15-1, 7-1 in 4A Jeffco League) put up four runs in the top of the first inning and eventually finished with an 11-4 victory in the Jaguars’ conference finale.

    D’Evelyn freshman Peyton Marvel races down the line during a bunt single during the Jaguars’ 4-run first inning against Conifer on Tuesday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Freshman Peyton Marvel set the table reaching on a bunt single to start the game. Junior Avery Garbarek drove in Marvel with an RBI single and senior Savannah Robberson added a 2-run single later in the inning.

    “She (Prieto) is a great pitcher,” said Garbarek, who went 2-for-4 from the plate with 3 RBIs and a 2-run home run in the fourth inning. “I just told my team to get contact. See ball. Hit ball. We all contributed with the little things.”

    Marvel scored again in the top of the second inning after a single. The freshman reached base four of her five at-bats, scoring three times.

    “It’s really big. It’s my first year and I really want to win,” said Marvel, who in following in the footsteps of her two older sisters that played softball for the Jaguars.

    D’Evelyn stretched its lead to 10-0 through four innings with a 5-run fourth inning. Senior Eve Dalla had a 2-run double before Garbarek belted her 2-run home run. The Jaguars managed 14 hits off Preto.

    “We faced Izzy (Chatfield pitcher Izzy DiNapoli) and she was probably a little faster,” Marvel said. “I feel like we are better against faster pitchers.”

    Garbarek pitched four shutout innings for the Jaguars, but the junior did have her struggles at times. She struck out 11 batters, but also walked nine.

    D’Evelyn junior Avery Garbarek walked nine, but struck out 11 batters Tuesday at Conifer. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “We were not at ease the whole game because of the walks,” Porreco said. “We left her in there. She (Garbarek) gutted it out and got it done.”

    Conifer got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning with a 2-run home run by sophomore Regan Pell. Prieto crushed a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to make it an 11-4 final.

    “It was frustrating,” Garbarek said of the walks. “I just had to adjust. I feel like I figured it out in the end.”

    Conifer (12-3, 5-2) concludes its regular season with another big conference game. The Lobos travel to Bear Creek (11-3, 5-1) for a 4 p.m. game tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 30). Bear Creek, D’Evelyn and Wheat Ridge each have one league loss. There is a chance it could be a 3-way tie for the 4A Jeffco League title.

    Tuesday was the regular-season finale for the Jaguars, who will now wait to see where D’Evelyn is placed in the 4A state tournament.

    “Now we just have to focus on the next game which will hopefully be at state,” Garbarek said.

    At the start of the day, Wheat Ridge and D’Evelyn were No. 1 and No. 2 in the 4A RPI standings. Conifer was No. 9 and Bear Creek sat at No. 10. Each 4A league champion will earn an automatic bid to the state tournament and the rest of the 16-team field will be filled out by RPI ranking.

    CHSAA did make a significant announcement concerning softball. First, rosters were expanded from 12 to 15 immediately due to a variance granted by the Governor’s COVID Response Team.

    Also, there was a change in the state tournament format that includes first-round (Oct. 6 or Oct. 7) and quarterfinal (Oct. 8) games being hosted by the higher seed. Semifinals and finals will be played Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Aurora Sports Complex.

    “I’m so glad. I really like it,” Porreco said of the changes in the state tournament that originally was set as a one-day state tournament with the winner having to win four games in one day. “These great athletes can’t play four games in one day. It’s nice.”

    Conifer junior Ashley Silvernale slides into second base ahead of a tag by D’Evelyn junior Izzy Mussara. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: D’Evelyn softball powers it’s way to a win over Conifer

    Avery Garbarek went 2-for-4 with a home run and drove in three runs as D’Evelyn softball beat Conifer 11-4 on Tuesday.

  • 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

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    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

  • Softball rankings: Three teams join the polls this week

    Horizon Rocky Mountain softball
    (Brent Murphy/brentmurphyphoto.com)

    This week’s softball rankings added three newcomers: Horizon (5A), Pueblo South (4A) and Fort Lupton (3A).

    The polls, voted upon by head coaches around the state, will serve as part of the seeding criteria in softball this season. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.

    Complete rankings for each class are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings will factor into postseason seeding. More information is available here.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rock Canyon (13) 13-1-0 181 1 4-0-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 13-1-0 139 2 1-1-0
    3 Chatfield (1) 12-3-0 137 5 2-0-0
    4 Fossil Ridge 11-3-0 130 3 1-1-0
    5 Smoky Hill (3) 13-0-0 97 6 4-0-0
    6 Lakewood (1) 10-3-0 80 4 0-2-0
    7 Horizon 13-1-0 68 – 3-0-0
    8 Legend 9-4-0 58 7 2-2-0
    9 Grand Junction Central 10-3-0 51 10 3-0-0
    10 Legacy (2) 9-4-0 47 9 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 35, Columbine 25, Douglas County 21, Rocky Mountain 16, Ralston Valley 11, Dakota Ridge 9, Castle View 8, Regis Jesuit 8, Brighton 6, Grand Junction 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 5, Pomona 4, Rampart 3, Chaparral 2, Eaglecrest 2, Fort Collins 2, Prairie View 2, Arvada West 1, ThunderRidge 1.
    Dropped out
    Cherokee Trail (8).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Wheat Ridge (9) 13-1-0 148 1 3-0-0
    2 Mead (6) 14-0-0 146 2 2-0-0
    3 D’Evelyn 14-1-0 113 3 2-1-0
    4 Holy Family 11-2-0 102 4 3-0-0
    5 Riverdale Ridge 13-1-0 64 7 2-0-0
    6 Conifer 12-2-0 62 6 2-1-0
    7 Silver Creek 9-4-0 50 5 2-0-0
    8 Roosevelt 12-2-0 36 10 2-0-0
    9 Frederick 9-5-0 32 9 0-2-0
    10 Pueblo South (1) 10-3-0 28 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Erie 21, Pueblo West 9, Northfield 9, Air Academy 8, Elizabeth 8, Bear Creek 7, Mesa Ridge 7, Mullen 7, Northridge 5, Pueblo Centennial 5, Palisade 4, Windsor 4, Discovery Canyon 3, Coronado 1, Pueblo County 1.
    Dropped out
    Erie (8).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (8) 11-2-0 122 1 1-1-0
    2 University (1) 11-2-0 107 2 3-0-0
    3 Rocky Ford 13-1-0 78 3 4-1-0
    4 Lyons (1) 8-3-0 68 4 2-1-0
    5 Lutheran (2) 12-1-0 66 5 3-0-0
    6 Limon 11-3-0 53 6 3-1-0
    7 Fort Lupton 12-1-0 40 – 4-0-0
    8 Burlington 7-3-0 38 9 2-0-0
    9 Strasburg 7-6-0 34 7 2-1-0
    10 Sterling 7-6-0 22 8 1-2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    La Junta 21, Brush 17, Delta 17, Basalt 9, Montezuma-Cortez 6, Cedaredge 5, Lamar 4, The Academy 4, Weld Central 4.
    Dropped out
    La Junta (10).

  • Video: Jeffco Preps With Pleuss (September)

    Jeffco Preps With Pleuss is a monthly roundup of Jeffco prep highlights hosted by Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ sports information director. In the first edition of the 2020-21 prep sports season, we dive into softball action with the Dave Sanders Invitational along with Green Mountain and Wheat Ridge facing off in a Class 4A Jeffco League showdown. The 5A Jeffco boys golf season was entertaining with several top golfers in the state competing during the five league tournament schedule. D’Evelyn boys tennis made a good run at its regional tournament at Colorado Academy. Arvada West cross country team hosted the Durden Invitational that featured Dakota Ridge senior Jacob White as he makes another push toward a top finish at the state tournament coming up in mid-October.

  • Photos: D’Evelyn softball shuts out league rival Golden

    D’Evelyn softball scored six runs in the third inning and was just as good defensively in getting a 7-0 win over Golden on Friday.