Tag: Chatfield

  • Photos: Chatfield outlasts Arapahoe girls lacrosse in high-scoring affair

    LITTLETON — Kendra Lanuza had seven goals and two assists, Rachael Walker had five goals and five assists, and No. 2 Chatfield girls lacrosse beat No. 4 Arapahoe 19-12 on Saturday.

    Shelby Piper also had four goals and two assists for the Chargers.

    Arapahoe was led by Kate Englert, who had five goals. Kienan Linhardt also had two goals and two assists.

  • Arvada West baseball caps big week win win over No. 1 Chatfield

    Arvada West players wait at home plate Saturday afternoon to greet senior Joe Rosenstein after his grand slam home run against Chatfield. The Wildcats rallied to win 6-4 and remain atop the Class 5A Jeffco League standings. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Arvada West players wait at home plate Saturday afternoon to greet senior Joe Rosenstein after his grand slam home run against Chatfield. The Wildcats rallied to win 6-4 and remain atop the Class 5A Jeffco League standings. (Dennis Pleuss)

    ARVADA — Arvada West baseball might have just completed its most remarkable three-game stretch in the program’s rich history.

    A grand slam by A-West senior Joe Rosenstein in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday lifted the unranked Wildcats to a 6-4 victory over the top-ranked team, Chatfield, in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A baseball poll.

    The Wildcats (12-5, 6-0) not only are atop the 5A Jeffco League standings with two conference games remaining, but also scored three straight late-inning, come-from-behind victories against No. 3 Columbine (Monday), No. 8 Ralston Valley (Wednesday) and No. 1 Chatfield (Saturday) over the last six days.

    Arvada West senior Justin Mulvaney (5) celebrates getting the final out Saturday against Chatfield in a 6-4 Wildcats' victory. Senior Joe Rosenstein (21) lined a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning to complete a three-game stretch where A-West knocked off three 5A Jeffco teams that are ranked in the top 10. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Arvada West senior Justin Mulvaney (5) celebrates getting the final out Saturday against Chatfield in a 6-4 Wildcats’ victory. Senior Joe Rosenstein (21) lined a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning to complete a three-game stretch where A-West knocked off three 5A Jeffco teams that are ranked in the top 10. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “I didn’t know if we would go 3-0 this week, but after that first win Monday we were playing with momentum,” A-West coach Matt McDougal said after the Wildcats’ sixth straight victory.

    It was Rosenstein’s time deliver the big hit for the Wildcats. Senior Nick Priola blasted a walk-off grand slam Wednesday against rival Ralston Valley in an 11-8 victory.

    Chatfield senior pitcher Travis Schnoor was cruising for the most part Saturday. He had only given up two runs on four hits before Rosenstein’s line drive over the left field fence.

    “He (Schmoor) was pitching me inside all day. I figured he was going to do it again,” Rosenstein said. “Sure enough, I just turned on it.”

    A-West senior Justin Mulvaney was standing on third base when Rosenstein ripped the home run.

    “I put my hands up. I knew it was gone,” Mulvaney said. “I was so excited. I knew right when he (Rosenstein) hit it I would be going in to pitch to close it.”

    Mulvaney pitched a 1-2-3 top of the seventh inning, striking out the final two Chatfield batters to pick up the save. Senior John Badgett got the win on the mound for the Wildcats. He pitched the sixth inning after starter Brody Hagel-Pitt went five innings.

    “We have a lot of confidence in our bullpen and turning it over to them,” McDougal said. “Justin’s goal was to lead the state in saves. I don’t know where he is at, but he is doing a great job.”

    A-West’s only two other runs came in the bottom of the second inning. Senior Ethan Fleming had a two-run single to cut Chatfield’s lead to 3-2.

    The Chargers’ big inning was the second. Back-to-back singles by junior Kyle Winkler and senior Jacob Falbo set the table. Chatfield (14-2, 3-2) took advantage of three walks and a wild pitch to plate a trio of runs.

    “(A-West) is a good club,” Chatfield coach Brandon Stone said. “This is what Jefferson County baseball is. Top to bottom it’s a tough conference. You have to bring it every time you come out.”

    A-West didn’t have the lead until Rosenstein’s grand slam.

    “It would be nice to start off ahead and kind of keep a lead, but this is a little more exciting,” Mulvaney said with a smile. “I like those exciting games.”

    Chatfield’s other run came in the top of the sixth when senior Matthew Jarecki scored on an A-West fielding error, giving the Chargers a 4-2 lead.

    Chatfield catcher Mason Brown, right, runs down Arvada West junior Jesse Klene during the sixth inning Saturday at Arvada West High School. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Chatfield catcher Mason Brown, right, runs down Arvada West junior Jesse Klene during the sixth inning Saturday at Arvada West High School. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “We haven’t played great, but I think our kids believe they can win no matter what the score is,” McDougal said. “They are just sticking to it.”

    A-West wraps up its regular season with a pair of road games next week. The Wildcats face rival Pomona on Monday before closing out their conference schedule at Lakewood on Wednesday. Both are scheduled for 4 p.m. starts.

    “I knew we had it in us,” Rosenstein said of defeating Columbine, Ralston Valley and Chatfield. “We knew it was a tough week. We all came out and played as hard as we could.”

    Chatfield has a trio of league games left, including a pair at All Star Park in Lakewood on Monday and Wednesday. The Chargers start the week against Standley Lake and return to All Star Park to face Ralston Valley on Wednesday. Both games are 3:30 p.m. starts.

    “There is a lot to play for,” Stone said after the Chargers’ second straight loss following a 14-0 start to the season. “We are a resilient club. These guys fight and scrap. We’ll be back at it Monday.”

    Chatfield ends its regular season at home against Bear Creek at 11 a.m. May 3.

    Arvada West senior Justin Mulvaney (5) greets teammate Joe Kraus at home plate after Joe Resenstein's grand slam home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday at Arvada West High School. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Arvada West senior Justin Mulvaney (5) greets teammate Joe Kraus at home plate after Joe Resenstein’s grand slam home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday at Arvada West High School. (Dennis Pleuss)
  • No. 2 Chatfield remains undefeated in girls lacrosse

    Chatfield junior Kendra Lanuza, far left, advances toward the net on Dakota Ridge defenders Baylee Hurtado and Jessica Werner during the first half Thursday night at Trailblazer Stadium. Lanuza scored eight first-half goals in the Chargers' 19-2 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Chatfield junior Kendra Lanuza, far left, advances toward the net on Dakota Ridge defenders Baylee Hurtado and Jessica Werner during the first half Thursday night at Trailblazer Stadium. Lanuza scored eight first-half goals in the Chargers’ 19-2 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)

    LAKEWOOD — Chatfield senior Rachael Walker is making every offensive possession she is able to play with her “best friend” count.

    Walker assisted on four of junior Kendra Lanuza’s eight first-half goals Thursday night at Trailblazer Stadium as the Chargers took a 19-2 victory over Dakota Ridge in Jeffco League girls lacrosse action. Walker knows her prep career is coming to an end, along with her time playing with Lanuza, who leads Chatfield with staggering 77 goals on the season.

    Chatfield senior Rachael Walker (21) walks toward junior Kendra Lanuza after the junior's first of nine goals Thursday night. The duo combined for 13 goals and eight assists in the Chargers' 19-2 victory one Dakota Ridge. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Chatfield senior Rachael Walker (21) walks toward junior Kendra Lanuza after the junior’s first of nine goals Thursday night. The duo combined for 13 goals and eight assists in the Chargers’ 19-2 victory one Dakota Ridge. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “Kendra and I are a duo,” said Walker, who finished with four goals and five assists against Dakota Ridge. “I don’t know what I’ll do without her. It’s going to be hard. I’ll miss her.”

    For the third time this season, Lanuza finished with nine goals in a game. She also tacked on three assists for No. 2-ranked Chatfield (13-0, 6-0 in league), which clinched the conference title Thursday with the victory.

    “I haven’t had a first half like that in awhile,” Lanuza said. “I had some great assisters. Shelby (Piper) and Rachael (Walker) are always looking for me.”

    The younger Lanuza sister, Jen, added a trio of goals for the Chargers. Senior Shelby Piper had a pair of goals and assists. Sophomore Ellie Cassel added a goal in Chatfield’s dominating performance. Senior Emily McMinimee picked up the win in goal for the Chargers.

    Dakota Ridge sophomore Lauren Evancich and senior Jessica Tobey picked up the goals for the Eagles. Dakota Ridge (7-6, 4-2) saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

    “We have a lot of chemistry right now. It is a pretty efficient offense. We get a lot of shots,” Chatfield coach Adam Everett said. “That’s just sharing the ball and a lot of smart play on the attack side.”

    The win pushed Chatfield’s winning streak in conference play to 14 games dating back to the program’s 2012 campaign. The lone undefeated girls’ lacrosse squad in the state swept through Jeffco last season in winning their first league title.

    Chatfield is one win away from running the table in Jeffco for the second straight season. The Chargers wrap up their conference schedule against rival Columbine at 7 p.m. April 29 at Trailblazer Stadium.

    Dakota Ridge senior goalie Rebecca Smith (24) stands her ground as Chatfield junior Brielle Rumsey (16) looks for an opening Thursday night at Trailblazer Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dakota Ridge senior goalie Rebecca Smith (24) stands her ground as Chatfield junior Brielle Rumsey (16) looks for an opening Thursday night at Trailblazer Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “It’s really important,” Everett said of going undefeated through conference play. “We still have Columbine to go and we never discount any opponent.”

    Before Chatfield goes for the league sweep, it will have a good non-league test against No. 4 Arapahoe (9-1) at 11:30 a.m. this Saturday at Trailblazer. It will also be a bit of a revenge game for the Chargers. The Warriors eliminated Chatfield in the second round of the state tournament last year.

    “They crushed us last year,” Lanuza said of the 20-9 postseason loss to Arapahoe a year ago. “I really think it’s going to be an incredible game. I think we are definitely more prepared this year.”

    The Warriors are on an eight-game winning streak, including a 12-11 victory over defending state champion Cherry Creek this week. Chatfield knocked off the Bruins 14-9 before spring break.

    “I think the girls are looking forward to the Arapahoe game,” Everett said. “We know Arapahoe is a great team. It’s a great benchmark going into the playoffs.”

    Walker doesn’t want to waste the Chargers’ opportunity to be the first Jeffco girls’ lacrosse team to advance to a state championship game.

    “We have some much talent on this team and we have to use it all to our advantage,” Walker said. “Last year we came up shorter than we wanted to. This year we have worked a lot harder and I think we’re ready to take it further.”

    Chatfield senior Rachael Walker winds up to take a shot on goal through traffic Thursday night against Dakota Ridge. The Chargers are the lone undefeated girls lacrosse team in the state with a 13-0 record. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Chatfield senior Rachael Walker winds up to take a shot on goal through traffic Thursday night against Dakota Ridge. The Chargers are the lone undefeated girls lacrosse team in the state with a 13-0 record. (Dennis Pleuss)
  • No. 3 Columbine baseball bounces back from first loss to knock off No. 1 Chatfield

    (Kent Mincer)
    (Kent Mincer)

    LITTLETON — After a 4-3 loss to Arvada West on Monday knocked the Columbine baseball team from the unbeaten ranks, the Rebels felt they needed a solid game to get back on track.

    What better way than to play another undefeated team and longtime rival?

    Third-ranked Columbine scored in bunches on Tuesday to defeat newly-minted No. 1 Chatfield, 12-6.

    Following come convincing victories early in the season, Rebels coach Chuck Gillman believed his team might have gotten a little lax on “some of the little things. We just got a little sloppy.”

    Not that he felt the loss to Arvada West Monday was a fluke.

    “They’re a good team,” he said of the Jeffco League-leading Wildcats.

    That’s why it was important for his team to bounce back quickly. And they did, with a five-run first inning against the Chargers.

    “It was huge,” Gillman said of getting off to a fast start as the Rebels strung together four hits and took advantage of three Chatfield errors.

    They needed the cushion. Trailing 6-2 in the fourth, the two runs coming of solo home runs, Chatfield put a couple more on the board to make a game of it.

    “They had the momentum,” Columbine third baseman Ty  Mohr said of Chatfield.

    With two outs, in the bottom of the sixth, the Rebels put a rally together, setting the table for Mohr with the bases loaded.

    “I had to do something with the ball,” he said of his thinking when he stepped to the plate.

    He did, putting the ball over the right field fence to give the Rebels a 10-4 lead.

    From there, it was up to Rebels starting pitcher Blake Weiman.

    Although he walked three batters in the seventh, Weiman eventually got the final strikeout, his ninth of the game, to secure the victory in pitching his first complete game of the season.

    “We were ready for this one,” said Columbine center fielder Michael Tait, who had two hits, including a solo home run. “The loss (to Arvada West) woke us up a bit.”

    The ensuring victory helped the Rebels point toward their goal this season.

    “The state playoffs,” Tait said. “That’s what we’re shooting for.”

  • Notebook: Fairview’s lineup provides spark to successful baseball season

    Fairview Legacy baseball
    (Pam Wagner)

    BOULDER — Fairview’s baseball team made such quick work of Greeley West in a win last Saturday — it took 57 minutes — that the Knights held batting practice afterward.

    The win was a 10-0 affair in five innings, blown open by an eight-run fourth inning which included Jeff Clarke’s home run over the scoreboard in left field. Eight of their nine players recorded at least one hit, and seven had at least one RBI.

    Sitting in their dugout after the game, a few players approached coach Rick Harig and asked if they could take batting practice. They didn’t feel like they’d been on the field long enough. Harig shrugged: “Sure, why not.”

    So the Knights took hacks for another hour. Not that they really needed the practice. These guys can hit.

    Saturday’s game was the seventh in a row in which Fairview’s lineup had produced double-digit runs, and Tuesday’s 15-0 win over Poudre made it eight straight.

    Fairview Legacy baseball
    (Pam Wagner)

    Fairview now has four players with at least four home runs — Clarke, Cam Frazier and Walker Harris — and its 18 homers as a team is third-best in the state among all classifications.

    Clarke is hitting .579 with 33 RBIs, Frazier is at .526 with 20 RBIs and Jacob Thoning is hitting .500 with 17 RBIs. No one who sees regular at-bats is hitting below .333. And this is a team which lost designated hitter Steve D’Epagnier to a torn labrum after five games.

    The Knights lead Class 5A in team batting average (.447), slugging percentage (.698), RBIs (152) and runs (167).

    For context, ThunderRidge led 5A in batting average and runs scored en route to the championship last season. Rocky Mountain, the runner-up, led 5A in RBIs, and was second in runs.

    More context: 2012 champion Cherry Creek led 5A in RBIs and runs, and was second in home runs. 2011 champ Regis Jesuit led 5A in runs, home runs and RBIs.

    But ThunderRidge, Cherry Creek and Regis also had great pitching staffs. In fact, Cherry Creek’s team led 5A with a 1.75 ERA in 2012. And pitching is what separates teams in the postseason, where seemingly everyone can hit.

    Fairview’s arms have matured this season and become more consistent compared to prior years. As a staff, the Knights have a 2.23 ERA, which is third-best in 5A at this point.

    Senior Ryan Kokora carries a 1.18 ERA in 29 2/3 innings, and is now 6-0. He started (and won) Fairview’s biggest win of the season, a 10-7 victory at Rocky Mountain on April 10. Kokora gave up seven runs that day, five earned, but hasn’t allowed anything else in any of his other appearances. In fact, outside of the Rocky Mountain game — in which he pitched well, make no mistake — Kokora has allowed just eight hits.

    But one pitcher can’t carry a team through the postseason.

    Fairview Legacy baseball
    (Pam Wagner)

    Fortunately for Fairview, the Knights have what amounts to two aces. Ryan Madden, a junior, is 6-1 with a 3.37 ERA and 31 strikeouts against just five walks in 35 1/3 innings.

    Mike Vlasity is the team’s closer with a 0.88 ERA, and has 21 strikeouts to two walks in 16 innings.

    Johnny Feauto or Jacob Kearney will likely be Fairview’s third starter should they need one in the postseason. Neither have been needed since early April.

    All of them have flourished under the guidance of senior catcher Cannon Casey, who calls pitches all game, and has since he was a sophomore.

    It’s all amounted to this: Fairview is unbeaten in Colorado so far this season (11-0), with the lone loss coming over spring break in Arizona. The Knights already have 14 wins, which is the most since going 16-5 during the 2008-09 season. That is also the last time they won a postseason game. Fairview beat Arvada West in the first round of districts that season, but then lost to Grandview in the second round.

    As far as recent history goes, the Knights lost in the first round of districts in 2013 and 2010, and didn’t even make the postseason in 2012 or 2011. In fact, Fairview’s last trip to the Final 8 came during the 2007 season, when it went 1-2.

    So this is quite a turnaround. As of Thursday, Fairview is No. 2 in CHSAANow.com’s 5A baseball poll and No. 3 in the wild card points standings.

    The school made a surprise trip to football’s championship game in the fall. Is its baseball program next?

    Short stuff

    • Eaton hired Zac Lemon to be its next football coach, according to Colorado Preps, filling one of the bigger jobs in 2A. Lemon had been at 1A Hotchkiss, where he was 60-16-1 in seven seasons. Here’s our coaching changes tracker.
    • In recent months, Regis Jesuit’s 6-foot-4, 295-pound offensive lineman Tim Lynott has hauled in the scholarship offers. Thursday, the 2015 grad was offered by Wyoming. That followed an offer from Utah State on Monday. He’s now up to 12 total, and counts Miami, Oregon, UCLA, Arizona State and Kansas State among his offers. CU and CSU have both offered, as well.
    • He’s a 2016 graduate, but Legacy quarterback Matt Lynch committed to Colorado State during the Rams’ spring game this past Saturday, according to BoCoPreps.com. “It did shock me a little bit,” Lynch told BoCoPreps of committing early.
    • Eaglecrest picked Tom Brennan as its girls basketball coach. He was an assistant at the school this past season, and was also on the staff at ThunderRidge when it won 5A titles from 2003-05. “We are confident coach Brennan can take this program to a different level of success moving forward while also providing long term stability and consistently high expectations year in and year out,” Eaglecrest AD Vince Orlando said in a statement. In addition, the school hired Rhonda Appleton-Webb as an assistant.
    • Chatfield cracked MaxPreps’ top 50 national baseball rankings on Monday. Though, that will likely change after the No. 1 Chargers lost to No. 3 Columbine on Wednesday.
    • Ralston Valley’s Jordan Holloway went 4-for-4 with three home runs and nine RBIs in a win over Standley Lake last Saturday.
    • Dakota Ridge golfer Sydney Merchant set the course record at The Meadows Golf Course on Monday when she shot a 63. Just another golfer to watch for in the loaded 5A field.
    • The Colorado 7 League added an eighth team during the 2014-16 realignment, but will keep its name.
    • If you missed it, Pueblo East hired longtime assistant Mike Massaro as its boys basketball coach.
    • This is neat, via Aaron Matas: The Xcel Energy Center, home to the Minnesota Wild, has high school hockey jerseys adorning its walls.
    • Rule change for swimming: In the backstroke, “any part of the swimmer’s body must be on or above the water at the finish.” This will take effect in the 2014-15 season. Previously, the swimmer could be underwater.
  • Photos: Arapahoe wins boys swimming’s Jeffco Invite

    ARVADA — Arapahoe amassed 430 total points in winning boys swimming’s Jeffco Invite on Saturday. D’Evelyn (251 points) was second, and Ralston Valley (174) was third.

  • Photos: Fort Collins, Cherry Creek win track’s Dakota Ridge Invite

    LAKEWOOD — Fort Collins’ girls and Cherry Creek’s boys won the Dakota Ridge Track Invite at Jeffco Stadium on Saturday.

    Fort Collins had 178.5 total points on the girls side. Palmer Ridge (81.5 points) was second, while Cherry Creek (78) was third.

    Cherry Creek had 128.666 points in winning the boys meet. Palmer Ridge (110 points) finished second and ThunderRidge (103.833) was third.

  • New No. 1 teams in baseball rankings: Chatfield, Windsor

    Chatfield Horizon baseball
    Chatfield is the No. 1 team in this week’s 5A baseball poll. (Pam Wagner)

    Chatfield, 13-0 to start the 2014 season, has taken over atop this week’s Class 5A baseball poll from CHSAANow.com.

    The Chargers moved up from No. 3 and received seven of the 15 first-place votes. They had 131 total points to top the ranking.

    A total of six teams got first-place votes, including former No. 1 ThunderRidge, which dropped to No. 6 following its loss to Mountain Vista last week.

    Fairview got two of those first-place votes and is No. 2 this week. Columbine, which plays Chatfield on Wednesday, is third, and Regis Jesuit is fourth. Mountain Vista rounds out the top five.

    After ThunderRidge, Arapahoe is seventh and Ralston Valley is eighth. Chaparral is No. 9 this week, and Rocky Mountain is No. 10.

    The 4A ranking also got a new No. 1 team this week when Windsor overtook Montrose. The Wizards received six of the 13 first-place votes, and had 115 overall points.

    Montrose dropped to second this week, and is followed by No. 3 Niwot. Wheat Ridge bumped up one place to No. 4, while Lewis-Palmer is No. 5 after 3-0 week which included a win over then-No. 10 Palmer Ridge on Saturday.

    Longmont is the lone newcomer to the 4A poll, joining at No. 10.

    The other No. 1 teams held firm atop their respective rankings. Holy Family continued to lead 3A, Swink remain atop of 2A and Stratton continued to lead 1A.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and 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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Chatfield (7) 13-0 131 3 2-0
    2 Fairview (2) 13-1 121 4 3-0
    3 Columbine (3) 14-0 116 5 3-0
    4 Regis Jesuit (1) 11-3 109 2 3-0
    5 Mountain Vista (1) 13-1 105 7 3-0
    6 ThunderRidge (1) 10-3 86 1 2-1
    7 Arapahoe 12-2 47 8 3-0
    8 Ralston Valley 11-2 46 6 2-1
    9 Chaparral 10-4 31 10 3-0
    10 Rocky Mountain 7-5 21 9 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 5, Central (G.J.) 3, Monarch 2, Grand Junction 1, Rock Canyon 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Windsor (6) 14-1 115 3 2-0
    2 Montrose (5) 11-2 106 1 2-0
    3 Niwot (1) 12-2 91 2 2-1
    4 Wheat Ridge 11-2 81 5 4-0
    5 Lewis-Palmer 11-3 72 6 3-0
    6 Delta (1) 12-2 52 4 1-1
    7 Evergreen 10-2 37 9 3-0
    8 Valor Christian 9-5 32 8 2-0
    9 Palmer Ridge 10-4 28 10 2-1
    10 Longmont 9-4 20 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo East 18, Pueblo Centennial 13, Mesa Ridge 12, Durango 11, Ponderosa 11, Elizabeth 8, Pueblo South 4, Thomas Jefferson 2, Broomfield 1, Rifle 1.
    Dropped out
    Elizabeth (7).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (5) 13-0 85 1 1-0
    2 Eaton (4) 11-0 84 2 3-0
    3 Faith Christian 13-1 70 3 4-0
    4 Lamar 11-3 53 7 2-0
    5 University 10-3 40 8 3-1
    6 The Classical Academy 11-2 38 10 4-0
    7 Valley 12-2 34 5 2-1
    8 Gunnison 12-1 28 4 2-1
    9 Brush 8-3 20 9 1-2
    10 Cedaredge 11-1 19 6 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Bayfield 18, Alamosa 2, Kent Denver 1, La Junta 1, Platte Valley 1, Sterling 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Swink (3) 13-0 56 1 4-0
    2 Resurrection Christian (2) 11-2 53 3 3-0
    3 Rye (1) 10-1 51 2 1-0
    4 Sedgwick County 14-1 40 6 7-0
    5 Hotchkiss 11-3 35 4 0-1
    6 Lutheran 6-7 24 7 1-3
    7 Peyton 11-2 18 5 2-1
    8 Byers 4-2 13 2-1
    9 Kiowa 9-4 12 8 2-1
    10 Denver Christian 7-5 11 10 3-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Limon 10, Lyons 4, Rocky Ford 4, Nucla 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Stratton (3) 5-1 46 1 0-0
    2 Eads 5-8 37 5 1-1
    3 Granada (1) 3-2 33 2 0-0
    4 Elbert (1) 6-2 31 3 1-1
    5 Caliche 3-8 30 4 -2-2
    6 Community Christian 6-6 24 7 1-1
    7 Fleming 5-4 18 9 2-1
    8 Holly 4-4 17 1-0
    9 Briggsdale 7-4 13 6 2-0
    10 Dove Creek 3-11 11 10 1-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Cornerstone Christian 9, Peetz 5, Cotopaxi 2, Manzanola 1.
    Dropped out
    Peetz (8).
  • Mullen rejoins girls lacrosse poll at No. 10

    Mullen girls lacrosse
    (Carl Grandinetti/cpgrand.com)

    Mullen didn’t stay away from the girls lacrosse rankings for long. The Mustangs returned to CHSAANow.com’s poll after one week away, and are No. 10 this week.

    Outside of that, though, not much else changed. Teams ranked Nos. 1-7 all stayed put this week, including top-ranked Centaurus. Chatfield is No. 2, Air Academy is No. 3, Arapahoe is No. 4 and Cherry Creek rounds out the top 5.

    Palmer Ridge jumped Colorado Academy is No. 8 this week.

    The complete poll is below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Lacrosse Poll

    Voted upon by coaches and 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.

    Girls Lacrosse
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Centaurus (5) 10-1 68 1 1-0
    2 Chatfield (2) 11-0 61 2 3-0
    3 Air Academy 8-1 60 3 2-0
    4 Arapahoe 8-1 49 4 3-0
    5 Cherry Creek 8-4 43 5 2-0
    6 Kent Denver 5-5 33 6 1-1
    7 Denver East 10-2 29 7 1-2
    8 Palmer Ridge 8-2 18 9 2-0
    9 Colorado Academy 9-2 17 8 2-1
    10 Mullen 4-4 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Mountain 2, Rampart 1.
    Dropped out
    Rampart (10).
  • Baseball’s Wild Card point standings, April 17

    Wild Card points help determine the postseason fields in 3A, 4A and 5A, with 4A and 5A also using them for seeding. Find a more detailed breakdown here.

    Baseball’s Wild Card point standings for April 17 are below.

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    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    Rank School Points
    1 Chatfield 114.833
    2 Regis Jesuit 110.538
    3 Fairview 110.333
    4 Columbine 108.833
    5 ThunderRidge 108.000
    6 Mountain Vista 107.462
    7 Chaparral 104.385
    8 Arapahoe 104.083
    9 Ralston Valley 101.727
    10 Pine Creek 100.833
    11 Grand Junction 100.786
    12 Rock Canyon 100.538
    13 Cherry Creek 100.167
    14 Brighton 99.833
    15 Grand Junction Central 99.769
    16 Monarch 99.636
    17 Fruita Monument 98.588
    18 Prairie View 98.500
    19 Castle View 96.333
    20 Arvada West 95.917
    21 Northglenn 95.417
    22 Rocky Mountain 95.000
    23 Dakota Ridge 94.500
    24 Mountain Range 94.333
    25 Grandview 92.417
    26 Douglas County 91.154
    27 Fossil Ridge 90.917
    28 Horizon 90.750
    29 Lincoln 90.571
    30 Denver East 89.692
    31 Bear Creek 89.545
    32 Eaglecrest 88.900
    33 Lakewood 88.833
    34 Liberty 87.909
    35 Mullen 86.545
    36 Heritage 85.462
    37 Greeley West 85.333
    38 Westminster 85.154
    39 Cherokee Trail 84.583
    40 Legend 84.231
    41 Rangeview 83.667
    42 Doherty 83.333
    43 Palmer 82.667
    44 Boulder 82.538
    45 Fort Collins 82.400
    46 Aurora Central 82.000
    47 George Washington 81.333
    48 Legacy 80.833
    49 Standley Lake 80.727
    50 Smoky Hill 80.500
    51 Highlands Ranch 79.385
    52 Pomona 79.154
    53 Fountain-Fort Carson 78.692
    54 Poudre 78.182
    55 Overland 77.000
    56 Littleton 74.667
    57 Montbello 72.333
    58 Loveland 70.833
    59 Rampart 70.273
    60 Gateway 70.000
    61 Hinkley 69.286
    62 Adams City 64.385
    63 Thornton 56.667

    Class 4A
    Rank School Points
    1 Niwot 103.250
    2 Montrose 101.909
    3 Wheat Ridge 101.000
    4 Evergreen 100.400
    5 Lewis-Palmer 99.583
    6 Elizabeth 98.500
    7 Durango 97.385
    8 Ponderosa 96.462
    9 Windsor 96.385
    10 Valor Christian 94.357
    11 Longmont 93.182
    12 Delta 92.615
    13 Pueblo East 91.833
    14 Green Mountain 91.667
    15 Palisade 91.583
    16 Thomas Jefferson 91.462
    17 Palmer Ridge 90.750
    18 Canon City 90.455
    19 Kennedy 89.000
    20 Mesa Ridge 87.929
    21 Skyview 87.385
    22 Rifle 87.308
    23 Pueblo Centennial 86.417
    24 D’Evelyn 86.333
    25 Erie 86.091
    26 Eagle Valley 86.000
    27 Pueblo South 85.846
    28 Golden 85.364
    29 Air Academy 85.200
    30 Thompson Valley 83.667
    31 Mead 83.455
    32 Widefield 82.154
    33 Fort Morgan 82.071
    34 Northridge 81.917
    35 Frederick 81.917
    36 Falcon 81.500
    37 Cheyenne Mountain 80.500
    38 Skyline 80.417
    39 Glenwood Springs 79.500
    40 Mountain View 79.417
    41 Steamboat Springs 79.385
    42 Denver North 79.364
    43 Vista PEAK Prep 78.786
    44 Montezuma-Cortez 78.714
    45 Greeley Central 78.500
    46 Roosevelt 77.000
    47 Coronado 76.091
    48 Denver West 75.778
    49 Pueblo Central 75.167
    50 Sand Creek 74.917
    51 Broomfield 74.769
    52 Berthoud 74.083
    53 Pueblo West 73.667
    54 Conifer 73.167
    55 Discovery Canyon 73.000
    56 Pueblo County 72.000
    57 Silver Creek 71.538
    58 Englewood 70.455
    59 Woodland Park 69.818
    60 Summit 69.444
    61 Vista Ridge 68.833
    62 Battle Mountain 68.000
    63 Centaurus 67.083
    64 Arvada 65.091
    65 Alameda 64.800
    66 Denver South 60.462
    67 Weld Central 59.889
    68 Sierra 55.900
    69 Mitchell 50.500
    70 Harrison 48.222

    Class 3A
    Rank School Points
    1 Bayfield 95.000
    2 Eaton 91.889
    3 Holy Family 87.769
    4 Valley 87.000
    5 Brush 86.889
    6 Faith Christian 85.545
    7 The Classical Academy 83.400
    8 Gunnison 82.000
    9 University 80.700
    10 Lamar 79.750
    11 Cedaredge 79.667
    12 Kent Denver 78.667
    13 Arrupe Jesuit 77.400
    14 St. Mary’s 74.636
    15 Platte Valley 74.300
    16 Florence 74.273
    17 Sterling 73.364
    18 Basalt 72.778
    19 Olathe 72.300
    20 Peak to Peak 71.250
    21 La Junta 70.083
    22 Alamosa 68.750
    23 Fort Lupton 68.500
    24 Manitou Springs 68.455
    25 Bennett 68.333
    26 Bishop Machebeuf 66.786
    27 The Academy 66.333
    28 Colorado Springs Christian 64.818
    29 Moffat County 64.692
    30 Sheridan 64.667
    31 Clear Creek/Gilpin County 63.154
    32 Colorado Academy 63.111
    33 Trinidad 63.077
    34 Coal Ridge 62.778
    35 Buena Vista 62.636
    36 Jefferson Academy 62.250
    37 Centauri 62.143
    38 Roaring Fork 60.364
    39 Estes Park 59.556
    40 Strasburg 58.778
    41 Pagosa Springs 58.727
    42 Bruce Randolph 58.375
    43 Monte Vista 56.333
    44 Ellicott 56.182
    45 Platte Canyon 54.818
    46 Manual 54.545
    47 Grand Valley 54.364
    48 Dolores Huerta Prep 52.000
    49 Middle Park 49.364
    50 Denver Science & Tech Stapleton 48.833
    51 Jefferson 46.429
    52 Aspen 45.556
    53 Salida 42.100
    54 KIPP Denver Collegiate 39.286

    Class 2A
    Rank School Points
    1 Rye 79.800
    2 Resurrection Christian 77.364
    3 Swink 76.667
    4 Hotchkiss 75.231
    5 Peyton 74.200
    6 Kiowa 73.250
    7 Sedgwick County 70.600
    8 Lyons 69.727
    9 Lutheran 67.600
    10 Holyoke 66.400
    11 Limon 65.400
    12 Rocky Ford 64.417
    13 Custer County 64.375
    14 Paonia 64.100
    15 Haxtun 63.455
    16 Nucla 63.400
    17 Denver Christian 63.375
    18 Front Range Christian 62.000
    19 Ignacio 62.000
    20 Byers 60.750
    21 Calhan 60.700
    22 Rangely 59.455
    23 Las Animas 58.833
    24 Center 58.700
    25 Crowley County 58.700
    26 Merino 58.400
    27 Alexander Dawson 58.300
    28 Yuma 57.000
    29 Dolores 56.444
    30 South Park 53.636
    31 Burlington 53.000
    32 Evangelical Christian 51.800
    33 Fowler 51.800
    34 Dayspring Christian Academy 51.111
    35 Sargent 50.375
    36 Sierra Grande 50.143
    37 Wray 50.111
    38 Highland 48.800
    39 Springfield 47.333
    40 Akron 47.200
    41 Simla 46.857
    42 County Line [Wiley/McClave] 45.833
    43 Sanford 45.500
    44 Liberty Common 44.833
    45 Antonito 44.143
    46 John Mall 43.500
    47 Meeker 38.889
    48 Longmont Christian 36.100
    49 Wiggins 35.000
    50 Denver Academy 34.000
    51 Pikes Peak Christian 29.000
    52 Cripple Creek-Victor 25.909

    Class 1A
    Rank School Points
    1 Stratton 59.167
    2 Elbert 57.857
    3 Granada 55.800
    4 Dove Creek 52.875
    5 Community Christian 49.333
    6 Fleming 45.125
    7 Caliche 43.636
    8 Cotopaxi 43.429
    9 Manzanola 42.800
    10 Eads 42.583
    11 Peetz 36.400
    12 Holly 34.857
    13 Cornerstone Christian Academy 31.000
    14 Briggsdale 28.778
    15 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 26.909
    16 Cheyenne Wells 23.571
    17 Primero 20.000
    18 Weldon Valley 19.000
    19 Denver Jewish Day 19.000
    20 Walsh 15.000