Valor Christian softball beat Heritage 16-4 on Monday, and is now 2-0 so far this season.
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All-state and all-conference hockey teams for the 2019-20 season
(PaulDiSalvoPhotography.com) The 2019-20 all-state and all-conference hockey teams are a joint project between the Colorado High School Ice Hockey Coaches Association and CHSAANow.com.
These teams were created following a meeting of coaches.
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All-State
Player of the Year: Sam Simon, Fort Collins
Coach of the Year: Dylan Strom, Fort Collins
First Team Pos. Name School F Mason Hoehn Valor Christian F John Larchenko Denver East F Tanner Marsh Fort Collins D Nolan Sargent Regis Jesuit D Austin Gipson Pine Creek G Sam Simon Fort Collins Second Team Pos. Name School F Colter Strautman Glenwood Springs F Evan Pahos Valor Christian F Jakob Boos Heritage D Ty Doan Heritage D Simon Herz Chaparral G AJ DiChiara Kent Denver Honorable mention:
- Nolan Williamson, Fort Collins
- Wyatt Cirbo, Denver East
- Austin Sawyer, Pine Creek
- Hunter Fieweger, Cherry Creek
- Leighton Walsh, Regis Jesuit
- Zach Anderson, Mountain Vista
- Jackson Mundell, Chaparral
- Ethan Dupree, Mountain Vista
- Jake Mccall, Valor Christian
- Luke Flay, Cherry Creek
- Fuller Loose, Monarch
- Marek Thompson, Fort Collins
- Trey Hirschfield, Valor Christian
- Lucas Banks, Cherry Creek
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All-Conference
Summit
First Team Pos. Name School F Austin Sawyer Pine Creek F Luke Guarienti Pueblo County F Wyatt Furda Cheyenne Mountain D Austin Gipson Pine Creek D Luke Doyle Pine Creek G Reese Colson Lewis-Palmer Second Team Pos. Name School F Sam Kleinsmith Lewis-Palmer F Daniel Vujcich Cheyenne Mountain F Joey Polaski Air Academy D Daniel Perry Lewis-Palmer D Denton Damgaard Cheyenne Mountain G Sean Valdez Pueblo County Honorable mention:
- Andrew Santos, Pine Creek
- KC Brooks, Pine Creek
- Ryan Nicoll, Pueblo County
- Mitchell Lewis, Cheyenne Mountain
- Philip Bramble, Cheyenne Mountain
- Sawyer Haas, Cheyenne Mountain
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Peak
First Team Pos. Name School F Ryan Kotz Glenwood Springs F Joey Beveredge Battle Mountain F Max Bonenberger Summit D Rudi Burki Summit D Parker Nash Battle Mountain G Hunter Hadsock Glenwood Springs Second Team Pos. Name School F Colter Strautman Glenwood Springs F Graham Barrett Crested Butte F Max Ufakes Aspen D Alex Parliment Battle Mountain D Connor Powell Glenwood Springs G Shaughn Rourke Crested Butte Honorable mention:
- Dylan Webster, Glenwood Springs
- Cole Houston, Glenwood Springs
- Sean Mooney, Glenwood Springs
- Jacob Fowler, Glenwood Springs
- Carson Dietz, Battle Mountain
- Luke Grimaldi, Battle Mountain
- Logan Gremmer, Battle Mountain
- Logan Soderberg, Aspen
- David Thiel, Steamboat Springs
- Griffin Maltby, Steamboat Springs
- Tanner Ripley, Steamboat Springs
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Pinnacle
First Team Pos. Name School F Tanner Marsh Fort Collins F Zach Saverise Ralston Valley F Nolan Williamson Fort Collins D Fuller Loose Monarch D Marek Thompson Fort Collins G Sam Simon Fort Collins Second Team Pos. Name School F Ryler Schelle Resurrection Christian F Nolan Devine Fort Collins F Cainin Stevenson Ralston Valley D Jessie Corser-James Fort Collins D Sean Lejeunesse Dakota Ridge G Andy Howes Resurrection Christian Honorable mention:
- Trevor Wahl, Standley Lake
- Denny White, Fort Collins
- Vlad Suhlodolov, Standley Lake
- Imaad Siddique, Standley Lake
- Sam Clark, Ralston Valley
- Anthony Colagrosso, Ralston Valley
- Cam Pietrasiewicz, Ralston Valley
- Jason Campos, Fort Collins
- Tristan Olick, Fort Collins
- Cristian Girardi, Resurrection Christian
- Jake Little, Resurrection Christian
- Eric Tyrrell, Resurrection Christian
- Zach Clark, Resurrection Christian
- Toby Gleason, Ralston Valley
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Highlands
First Team Pos. Name School F Jakob Boos Heritage F John Lochenko Denver East F Wyatt Cirbo Denver East D Sam Jacobs Chatfield D Ty Doan Heritage G AJ Dichiara Kent Denver Second Team Pos. Name School F Joe Carpinello Heritage F Will Kandell Kent Denver F Matt Macdonald Denver East D Joe Capra Denver East D Henry Caukins Kent Denver G Connor Mahon Mullen Honorable mention:
- Aidan Cashman, Mullen
- Robby Witwer, Mullen
- Nick Gilbert, Mullen
- Ian Riordan, Denver East
- Anthony Capra, Denver East
- Connor Hasse, Denver East
- Calvin Polon, Denver East
- Spencer Thomas, Kent Denver
- Thomas Corbett, Kent Denver
- Patrick Burke, Heritage
- Mitchell Myles, Heritage
- Holden Beckett, Chatfield
- Matt Maag, Chatfield
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Apex
First Team Pos. Name School F Ethan Meyer Rampart F Chase Chapman Doherty F Will Stone Palmer D Josh Mongeau Rampart D Tanner Chapman Doherty G Marc Godec Coronado Second Team Pos. Name School F Logan Matheney Rampart F Cole Brooker Coronado F Trace Taronto Woodland Park D Reese Hunt Palmer D Thomas Hollon Doherty G Sean Bolduc Palmer Honorable mention:
- Jonathan Musser, Rampart
- Jordan Jeffords, Rampart
- Jaysen Komrofske, Rampart
- Micheal Barber, Rampart
- Dean Seifert, Rampart
- Parker Taranto, Woodland Park
- Jack Cintron, Coronado
- Aaron Leaf, Coronado
- Adam Gryboski, Coronado
- Shaun Valdez, Palmer
- Alex Wells, Palmer
- Joe Vandyk, Palmer
- John Petrone, Palmer
- Dane Smith, Palmer
- Greg Schendzielos, Liberty
- Brock Chellgren, Liberty
- Ian Ward, Liberty
- Seth Dimarino, Liberty
- Nik Reddeclifd, Liberty
- Syd Dahl, Rampart
- Owen Gaul, Woodland Park
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Foothills
First Team Pos. Name School F Mason Hoehn Valor Christian F Hunter Fieweger Cherry Creek F Leighton Walsh Regis Jesuit D Nolan Sargent Regis Jesuit D Simon Herz Chaparral G Trey Hirschfield Valor Christian Second Team Pos. Name School F Zach Anderson Mountain Vista F Evan Pahos Valor Christian F Jackson Mundell Chaparral F Ethan Dupree Mountain Vista D Jake Mccall Valor Christian D Luke Flay Cherry Creek G Lucas Banks Cherry Creek Honorable mention:
- Serge Padilla, Regis Jesuit
- Jesse Kittay, Mountain Vista
- Lathan Olsen, Castle View
- Jackson Szmul, Castle View
- Parker Fromin, Castle View
- Joseph Holguin, Chaparral
- Riley Hunt-Bahn, Cherry Creek
- Gage Bussey, Regis Jesuit
- Gavin Berkey, Cherry Creek
- Colton Carlson, Valor Christian
- Blake Rollison, Valor Christian
- Eugene Riewe, Cherry Creek
- Robbie Dembeck, Regis Jesuit
- Andrew O’Connor, Chaparral
- Blake Johnson, Chaparral
- Calvin Root, Mountain Vista
- John Connolly, Chaparral
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Preseason baseball rankings headed by Cherry Creek, Cheyenne Mountain, University, Peyton, and Flatirons Academy
(Brock Laue/CHSAANow.com) The 2020 preseason baseball rankings are out, and the No. 1 teams are: Cherry Creek, Cheyenne Mountain, University, Peyton, and Flatirons Academy.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Cherry Creek (3) 0-0 86 2 Regis Jesuit (4) 0-0 80 3 Heritage (2) 0-0 79 4 Rocky Mountain 0-0 61 5 Mountain Vista (1) 0-0 57 6 Valor Christian 0-0 36 7 Grandview 0-0 30 8 Rock Canyon 0-0 29 9 Douglas County 0-0 28 10 Legacy 0-0 20 Others receiving votes: Chaparral 16, Pine Creek 16, Legend 14, Ralston Valley 14, ThunderRidge 11, Fort Collins 10, Boulder 5, Poudre 4, Windsor 3, Lakewood 2, Vista PEAK Prep 2, Arapahoe 1, Broomfield 1. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Cheyenne Mountain (4) 0-0 95 2 Pueblo West (5) 0-0 87 3 Silver Creek (1) 0-0 69 4 Holy Family 0-0 45 5 Fort Morgan 0-0 36 6 Golden 0-0 34 7 Longmont 0-0 28 8 Ponderosa 0-0 22 9 Wheat Ridge 0-0 21 10 Montrose 0-0 20 Others receiving votes: Erie 18, Palmer Ridge 17, Lewis-Palmer 14, Roosevelt 12, Skyview 11, Air Academy 10, Canon City 10, Discovery Canyon 8, Falcon 8, Pueblo Central 8, Denver West 7, The Classical Academy 6, Palisade 5, Pueblo South 5, Evergreen 4, Centaurus 3, Sierra 1. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 University (5) 0-0 89 2 Eaton (2) 0-0 84 3 Resurrection Christian (3) 0-0 81 4 Lutheran 0-0 67 5 Sterling 0-0 43 6 Colorado Academy 0-0 34 7 Delta 0-0 31 8 La Junta 0-0 21 9 Alamosa 0-0 20 10 Peak to Peak 0-0 19 Others receiving votes: Faith Christian 14, St. Mary’s 14, Brush 11, Bennett 4, Kent Denver 4, Manitou Springs 4, Jefferson Academy 2, Lamar 2. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Peyton (6) 0-0 74 2 Rye 0-0 59 3 Fowler 0-0 55 4 Yuma 0-0 53 5 Holly (3) 0-0 50 6 Limon 0-0 39 7 Wiggins 0-0 37 8 Dayspring Christian Academy 0-0 19 9 Dawson School 0-0 16 10 Calhan 0-0 14 Others receiving votes: Sargent 13, Front Range Christian 11, Hotchkiss 10, Burlington 9, Dolores 8, Wray 8, Holyoke 6, Paonia 4, Denver Christian 3, Highland 3, Clear Creek 2, Rocky Ford 2. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Flatirons Academy (4) 0-0 67 2 Nucla (3) 0-0 50 3 Haxtun 0-0 46 4 Cotopaxi 0-0 37 5 Dove Creek 0-0 36 6 Evangelical Christian 0-0 25 7 Granada 0-0 24 8 Longmont Christian 0-0 23 9 Caliche 0-0 21 10 Elbert 0-0 15 Others receiving votes: Otis 12, Manzanola 9, Cheyenne Wells 6, Prairie 6, Springfield 5, Stratton/Liberty 3. -
All-state girls swimming and diving teams for the 2019-20 season
The 2020 all-state girls swimming teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet. The swimmers and divers of the year were also selected based upon the state meet.
The coaches of the year voted on by coaches at the state meets.
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Class 5A
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) Swimmer of the year: Lucy Bell, Fossil Ridge
Diver of the year: Isabel Gregersen, Ralston Valley
Swim coach of the year: Tom Byorick, Heritage
Dive coach of the year: Jacob Dunbar, Denver East
First Team Name Year School Event(s) Lucy Bell Sophomore Fossil Ridge 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay Sophia Bradac Senior Regis Jesuit 100 Breast Ally Brown Senior Horizon 1 mtr Diving Mahala Erlandson Junior Fossil Ridge 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay Renee Gillilan Sophomore Fossil Ridge 200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay Isabel Gregersen Junior Ralston Valley 1 mtr Diving Meghan Mulvihill Junior Chatfield 200 Free Relay Mia Norrid Senior Chatfield 200 Free Relay Emily Rinker Junior Fossil Ridge 400 Free Relay Catherine Rodocker Eaglecrest 1 mtr Diving Kathryn Shanley Junior Chatfield 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay Anna Shaw Junior Heritage 50 Free Emma Stahl Senior Fossil Ridge 200 Medley Relay Avery Turney Junior Chatfield 200 Free Relay Second Team Name Year School Event(s) Dahlia Allen Sophomore Lewis-Palmer 1 mtr Diving Aislyn Barnett Sophomore Heritage 100 Breast Megan Bergstrom Arapahoe 500 Free Elizabeth Brock Sophomore Cherry Creek 400 Free Relay Isalina Colsman Senior Regis Jesuit 200 Free Relay Grace Dale Sophomore Regis Jesuit 200 Free Relay Grace Downing Senior Heritage 1 mtr Diving Megan DuMond Senior Lewis-Palmer 1 mtr Diving Josie Graves Junior Legend 1 mtr Diving Julianne Jones Sophomore Fairview 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM Margaret Kroening Sophomore Douglas County 200 Free Morgan Lukinac Sophomore Fairview 200 Medley Relay Ariana Mitsuoka Senior Regis Jesuit 200 Free Relay Jenna Reznicek Junior Fairview 200 Medley Relay, 100 Back Madison Saldanha Sophomore Cherry Creek 400 Free Relay Edith Simecek Freshman Fairview 200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly Jenna Smith Junior Cherry Creek 400 Free Relay Meredith Smithbaker Junior Rocky Mountain 50 Free Maya Stefanski Senior Cherry Creek 1 mtr Diving Teagan Steinmetz Freshman Cherry Creek 400 Free Relay Jada Surrell-Norwood Senior Regis Jesuit 200 Free Relay [divider]
Class 4A
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) Swimmer of the year: Lindsey Immel, Rampart
Diver of the year: Maggie Buckley, Rampart
Swim coach of the year: Susan Stone, Mullen
Dive coach of the year: Chris Madsen, Standley Lake/Arvada West
First Team Name Year School Event(s) Caroline Bricker Cheyenne Mountain 200 IM, 100 Breast Laelle Brovold Senior Rampart 200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly Maggie Buckley Junior Rampart 1 mtr Diving Claire Chahbandour Junior Mullen 200 Free Relay Mary Codevilla Sophomore Niwot 200 Free, 500 Free Chase Davison Sophomore Mullen 200 Free Relay Lauren Gryboski Senior Coronado 1 mtr Diving Sophia Hemingway Dakota Ridge 400 Free Relay Kira Hobbs Dakota Ridge 400 Free Relay Elsa Huebsch Dakota Ridge 400 Free Relay Lindsey Immel Junior Rampart 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free Melinda Johnson Dakota Ridge 400 Free Relay Katey Lewicki Senior Monarch 100 Back Johanna Miller Junior Rampart 200 Medley Relay Geneva Pauly Sophomore Arvada West 1 mtr Diving Lindsey Sowitch Junior Mullen 200 Free Relay Claire Timson Sophomore Rampart 200 Medley Relay Gabrielle Zinis Junior Mullen 200 Free Relay Second Team Name Year School Event(s) Madison Black Senior Silver Creek 50 Free Sarah Cook Grand Junction 400 Free Relay Nina English Grand Junction 400 Free Relay Erin Esty Senior Air Academy 1 mtr Diving Anelise Hedges Junior Arvada West 200 IM Kaelyn Hinesley Junior Cheyenne Mountain 1 mtr Diving Emily Kahn Senior George Washington 100 Free Delaney Kidd Grand Junction 400 Free Relay Mary Macaulay Freshman Mullen 200 Medley Relay Riley Pope Grand Junction 400 Free Relay Clare Sanderson Cheyenne Mountain 500 Free Angeline Settle Junior Monarch 1 mtr Diving Ashley Van Freshman Liberty 1 mtr Diving Kylie Walters Sophomore Rampart 200 Free Relay Celia Webster Sophomore Monarch 100 Fly Ryley Williams Senior Thompson Valley 1 mtr Diving [divider]
Class 3A
Swimmer of the year: Elise Mishmash, Salida
Diver of the year: Rachel Alexander, Discovery Canyon
Swim coach of the year: Wendy Gorie, Salida
Dive coach of the year: Josh Kinney, Discovery Canyon
First Team Name Year School Event(s) Rachel Alexander Senior Discovery Canyon 1 mtr Diving Hope Atkins Senior Evergreen 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay Caitlin Cairns Senior St. Mary’s 50 Free, 100 Fly Jillian Carlson Sophomore Delta 100 Breast Alyssa Cook Freshman Evergreen 200 Medley Relay Emma Diesslin Freshman Salida 200 Free Relay Remi Gucker Senior Evergreen 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay Taylor Jacobson Sophomore Evergreen 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay Jolie Kim Junior Kent Denver 200 IM, 500 Free Lily Lengerich Junior Salida 200 Free Relay Lucy Meinert Sophomore Green Mountain 100 Fly Elise Mishmash Senior Salida 100 Free, 200 Free Relay Hannah Rhude Junior Salida 200 Free Relay Victoria Sanders Sophomore Discovery Canyon 1 mtr Diving Abbie Scruton Junior Glenwood Springs 1 mtr Diving Sydney Silver St. Mary’s Academy 200 Free, 100 Back Caitlin Smith Junior Evergreen 400 Free Relay Second Team Name Year School Event(s) Mackenzie Abbott Colorado Academy 1 mtr Diving Caitlin Beery Junior Thomas Jefferson 500 Free, 200 Free Relay Alexis Behn Sophomore Durango 1 mtr Diving Phoebe Briney Senior Thomas Jefferson 200 Free Relay Amber Brooks Senior Kent Denver 400 Free Relay Libby Claassen Junior Glenwood Springs 1 mtr Diving Jamie Dellwardt Freshman Berthoud 200 IM, 100 Back Natalia Evans Junior Kent Denver 100 Free, 400 Free Relay Morgan George Senior Thomas Jefferson 200 Free Relay Courtney Giordano Freshman Erie 100 Fly Lilly Huggard Freshman Aspen 200 Medley Relay Payten Irwin Senior Erie 50 Free, 100 Fly Emily Jauch Junior Liberty Common 100 Breast Laila Khan-Farooqi Sophomore Aspen 200 Medley Relay Emily Kinney Junior Aspen 200 Medley Relay Kate Little Freshman Thomas Jefferson 200 Free Relay Juliet McGill Senior Glenwood Springs 1 mtr Diving Campbell Patteson Senior Kent Denver 1 mtr Diving Maylin Pollack Junior Kent Denver 400 Free Relay Kayla Tehrani Sophomore Aspen 200 Medley Relay -
The lasting legacy of the legendary and loved wrestling coach Ray Barron
DENVER — Columbine wrestling coach Ray Barron was a popular person during the 3-day 2020 state wrestling tournament.
Wrestlers, coaches, referees and officials gave the legendary Colorado wrestling coach plenty of handshakes, hugs and well wishes. Barrow was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer less than two months ago.
Columbine junior Jack Forbes give up thumbs up to the Rebels’ fans after his victory over Grandview senior Joe Renner. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “It’s nice. It’s real nice,” Barron said of all the support he has got from the Colorado wrestling community.
Barron has spent the past five years — the last four as the head coach — at Columbine High School. Before coming to Columbine the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and National High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame member spent 45 years coaching wrestling.
The majority of that time at Heritage High School in Littleton.
While just spending the past handful of years at Columbine, Barron has clearly touched many. Juniors Jack Forbes (182-pounder) and Zach Schraeder (285-pounder) — the lone state qualifiers for the Rebels — made it a point to give Barron the longest ride possible at what could be his final state tournament.
“After we first heard about it I just kept it in my mind to keep grinding and keep getting better,” Forbes said about his motivation after learning about Barron’s cancer. “When I got to hop into his arms it was one of the best feelings I’ve ever felt.”
Forbes jumped into Barron’s arms after taking a 13-8 victory over Grandview senior Joe Renner, who had defeated Forbes in their pervious two meeting this season.
Columbine junior Zach Schraeder, left, finished the season with a 42-2 record and the Class 5A heavyweight title. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “Knowing that he (Barron) is fighting through something helped me push through things even harder,” Forbes said.
Schraeder was the favorite in the heavyweight final and didn’t disappoint. The junior took a 5-2 win over Cherokee Trail senior Julian Williams.
“They are both special,” Barron said of Forbes and Schraeder. “I’m so happy for both of them.”
It was clear both wrestlers were just at thrilled to give their coach a few more state championship victories to his long and impressive coaching career.
“It just means so much. It meant the world to me,” Schraeder said after winning what will likely be Barron’s final match he’ll ever coach. “When I looked at the scoreboard and was up with 1 second left I knew my hard work in the wrestling room for him had paid off.”
The 5A coaches saluted Barron in voting him the 2019-20 5A Coach of the Year. He we presented the award shortly after Barron set a pair of his wrestling shoes on the center of the mat at the end of Schraeder’s match that concluded the state tournament late Saturday night.
“It’s going,” Barron said of his battle. “It’s not good, but I will make it as far as I can.”
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Photos: Mountain Vista hockey upsets No. 9 Heritage
Jacob Strawn’s goal in the second period turned out to be the game winner as Mountain Vista hockey beat No. Heritage 3-2 on Saturday.
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Hockey rankings: Monarch moves up to No. 4
(Kevin McNearny) Monarch has moved up to No. 4 in this week’s hockey rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Hockey Poll
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Chaparral (6) 12-1-3 99 1 1-0-0 2 Valor Christian (3) 13-2-1 98 3 2-0-0 3 Fort Collins (2) 14-2-1 91 2 1-1-0 4 Monarch 10-5-1 65 5 2-0-0 5 Regis Jesuit 10-5-2 64 4 1-1-0 6 Denver East 13-3-0 46 6 0-0-0 7 Ralston Valley 10-6-0 44 7 0-1-0 8 Cherry Creek 8-6-3 37 8 2-0-0 9 Heritage 12-4-1 33 9 1-1-0 10 Doherty 16-0-1 18 10 1-0-0 Others receiving votes: Pine Creek 3. Dropped out None. -
5A girls state swimming: Chatfield’s Shanley in strong position after prelims
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) THORNTON — Chatfield junior Kathryn Shanley entered the Class 5A girls state swimming and diving meet looking to defend a championship from last year.
She’s also looking at claiming another individual title and is a prime position to do so when finals begin on Friday.
Shanley will start in the coveted fifth lane in the 200-yard freestyle after a preliminary time of one minute, 50.69 seconds. She finished second in the event in 2019 and that was just before she hit the pool to claim gold in the 500 freestyle.
She’s aiming to keep her crown in that event as she swam 4:59.28 in prelims to firmly put herself in the A final.
Her position as anchor in the 200 freestyle relay also helped the Chargers claim the top overall seed in that race.
Fossil Ridge’s Lucy Bell is another swimmer who put herself in a position for multiple championships as she took top preliminary times in the 200 individual medley and the 100 freestyle.
She also watched as teammate Renee Gillilan beat the field in the 100 butterfly at 53.99. The two standouts for the Sabercats are hoping to guide their team to a four title in six years. It was Fairview edging out Fossil Ridge in 2016 and 2019.
The Knights started prelims out by taking the top seed in the 200 medley relay. Fairview certainly has the bodies to claim its second straight title but a win in the medley relay on Friday would definitely boost confidence for the rest of the night.
They got their first individual leader of the meet when Jenna Reznicek took the top time in the 100 backstroke at 1:02.24. She’ll have to fend off Gillilan – last year’s runner-up – in Friday’s final.
Heritage junior Anna Shaw leads the field in the 50 freestyle and was the only swimmer in the event to break 23 seconds. Shaw came into prelims with the second-best time in the state, but put together a masterful performance to take the top spot in the final.
Capping off the night, Cherry Creek edged Chatfield by 0.04 seconds in 400 freestyle relay to take the top spot in finals.
Earlier in the day, Ralston Valley’s Isabel Gregersen made her way through diving semifinals and heads into Friday as the leader.
Things will get interesting on Friday as finals are slated to begin at 5 p.m. The team race looks competitive as Fairview, Fossil Ridge and Cherry Creek all have the numbers to bring home team hardware.
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Girls swimming rankings: Cherry Creek and Evergreen take over as top-ranked teams
This week’s girls swimming rankings are below.
These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.
In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.
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PrepSwimCo.com Girls Swimming & Diving Rankings
Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Cherry Creek 2 2 Fairview 1 3 Arapahoe 5 4 Heritage 3 5 Chatfield 4 6 Legacy 8 7 Fossil Ridge 7 8 Mountain Vista – 9 Lewis-Palmer 10 10 Valor Christian 9 Dropped out Regis Jesuit (6). Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Cheyenne Mountain 1 2 Rampart 3 3 Mullen 2 4 Dakota Ridge 6 5 Broomfield 4 6 Grand Junction 9 7 Windsor 10 8 Silver Creek 5 9 Niwot 8 10 Monarch 7 Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Evergreen 4 2 Salida 1 3 Glenwood Springs 5 4 Aspen 6 5 Durango 7 6 Kent Denver – 7 Pueblo County 2 8 Green Mountain 8 9 Erie 3 10 Discovery Canyon 9 Dropped out Thomas Jefferson (10). -
Hockey rankings: Chaparral takes over as No. 1
(Paul Shepardson/PaulShedardsonPhotography.com) Following its win over then-No. 1 Fort Collins on Saturday, Chaparral has moved up to the top of this week’s hockey rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Hockey Poll
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Chaparral (7) 11-1-3 100 2 1-0-0 2 Fort Collins (3) 13-1-1 98 1 1-1-0 3 Valor Christian (1) 11-2-1 89 3 2-0-0 4 Regis Jesuit 9-4-2 62 4 0-1-0 5 Monarch 8-5-1 59 5 0-0-0 6 Denver East 13-3-0 49 7 1-0-0 7 Ralston Valley 10-5-0 41 6 0-1-0 8 Cherry Creek 6-6-3 35 9 1-0-0 9 Heritage 11-3-1 28 10 1-0-0 10 Doherty 15-0-1 22 8 1-0-0 Others receiving votes: Mountain Vista 9, Pine Creek 9, Air Academy 3, Summit 1. Dropped out None.