Down 2-1 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning, Broomfield rallied for a 4-2 win over Brighton in the first round of the Class 5A state tournament.
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Preseason football rankings released ahead of fall 2020 season

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) The preseason football rankings were released on Monday for all seven classifications. Leading their respective polls are: Stratton/Liberty (6-man), Sedgwick County (8-man), Limon (1A), Delta (2A), Pueblo South (3A), Pine Creek (4A), and Cherry Creek (5A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com Football 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 1 Cherry Creek (13) 0-0 139 2 Columbine 0-0 112 3 Valor Christian 0-0 93 4 Ralston Valley (1) 0-0 91 5 Pomona 0-0 88 6 Grandview 0-0 69 7 Fairview 0-0 48 8 Regis Jesuit 0-0 39 9 Eaglecrest 0-0 37 10 Cherokee Trail 0-0 24 Others receiving votes: Arapahoe 9, Chaparral 5, Castle View 4, Lakewood 4, Mullen 4, Legend 1, Smoky Hill 1, ThunderRidge 1. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Pine Creek (13) 0-0 157 2 Broomfield (3) 0-0 150 3 Dakota Ridge 0-0 132 4 Ponderosa 0-0 108 5 Palmer Ridge (3) 0-0 90 6 Pueblo West 0-0 78 7 Montrose (1) 0-0 73 8 Heritage 0-0 72 9 Loveland 0-0 50 10 Chatfield 0-0 48 Others receiving votes: Skyline 46, Fruita Monument 32, Fountain-Fort Carson 27, Windsor 12, Golden 7, Erie 4, Greeley West 4, Wheat Ridge 4, Monarch 2, Air Academy 1, Longmont 1, Rampart 1, Vista Ridge 1. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Pueblo South (8) 0-0 125 2 Mead (1) 0-0 102 3 Durango (4) 0-0 93 4 Discovery Canyon 0-0 68 5 Frederick 0-0 59 6 Fort Morgan 0-0 46 7 Green Mountain 0-0 45 8 Palisade 0-0 40 9 Roosevelt 0-0 37 10 Conifer 0-0 28 Others receiving votes: Lutheran 19, Pueblo East 17, Holy Family 12, Evergreen 9, Battle Mountain 7, Northridge 3, Pueblo County 3, Eagle Valley 1, Mountain View 1. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Delta (7) 0-0 140 2 Resurrection Christian (3) 0-0 124 3 Sterling (4) 0-0 122 4 Lamar (1) 0-0 85 5 Platte Valley 0-0 75 6 Eaton 0-0 73 7 Pagosa Springs 0-0 41 8 Elizabeth 0-0 32 9 La Junta 0-0 21 10 Alamosa 0-0 20 Others receiving votes: Woodland Park 18, Bayfield 16, Englewood 16, D’Evelyn 14, University 10, Brush 7, Severance 6, Berthoud 2, Valley 2, Weld Central 1. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Limon (17) 0-0 179 2 Strasburg (1) 0-0 162 3 Meeker 0-0 100 4 Centauri 0-0 92 5 Holyoke 0-0 84 6 Florence 0-0 83 7 Bennett 0-0 67 8 Colorado Springs Christian 0-0 63 9 Wray 0-0 55 10 Highland 0-0 46 Others receiving votes: Hotchkiss 22, Burlington 14, Yuma 13, Peyton 5, Monte Vista 2, Wiggins 2, Cedaredge 1. 8-man RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Sedgwick County (19) 0-0 199 2 Fowler (1) 0-0 152 3 Dayspring Christian Academy 0-0 135 4 Mancos 0-0 95 5 Sanford 0-0 92 6 Merino 0-0 72 7 West Grand 0-0 71 8 Pikes Peak Christian 0-0 59 9 Sargent 0-0 35 10 Rangely 0-0 30 Others receiving votes: Crowley County 22, Holly 20, Caliche 19, Dove Creek 18, Vail Christian 17, Lyons 10, Haxtun 9, Hayden 8, Akron 7, Calhan 6, Elbert 6, Simla 6, Soroco 4, Dolores Huerta Prep 3, Swink 3, Denver Christian 1, Wiley 1. 6-man RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Stratton/Liberty (4) 0-0 138 2 Fleming (10) 0-0 136 3 Prairie 0-0 89 4 Kit Carson 0-0 69 5 Cheyenne Wells 0-0 67 6 Granada 0-0 59 7 Eads 0-0 57 8 Hi-Plains 0-0 37 9 Briggsdale 0-0 30 10 Branson/Kim 0-0 24 Others receiving votes: Genoa-Hugo 21, Idalia 17, Cheraw 10, Kiowa 10, North Park 10, Deer Trail 9, Cotopaxi 8, Flagler 8, Manzanola 6, Miami-Yoder 6, Hanover 5, Peetz 5, Walsh 4. -
Softball rankings: Final coaches poll of the season released

(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). -
Cross country team rankings by region

(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 [/cbtab][cbtab title=”Class 3A”]
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 [/cbtab][cbtab title=”Class 4A”]
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 [/cbtab][cbtab title=”Class 5A”]
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 [/cbtab][/cbtabs]
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Photos: Kapelke lifts No. 2 Broomfield softball over No. 10 Legacy
Bryna Kapalke went 4-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs to lift Class 5A No. 2 Broomfield softball to an 8-3 win over No. 10 Legacy.
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Softball rankings: Three teams join the polls this week

(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). -
Photos: Horizon softball upsets No. 2 Broomfield
Horizon scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to rally and beat No. 2 Broomfield 5-4 on Thursday.
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Softball rankings: Wheat Ridge moves up to No. 1 in 4A

(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Wheat Ridge has moved up to No. 1 in this week’s Class 4A softball rankings.
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 1 Rock Canyon (10) 9-1-0 159 1 2 Broomfield (4) 12-0-0 148 4 3 Fossil Ridge 10-2-0 137 2 4 Lakewood (3) 10-1-0 118 3 5 Chatfield 10-3-0 86 6 6 Smoky Hill 9-0-0 83 5 7 Legend (1) 7-2-0 65 7 8 Cherokee Trail 7-2-0 53 10 9 Legacy (1) 8-3-0 49 8 10 Grand Junction Central 7-3-0 47 9 Others receiving votes: Douglas County 29, Castle View 22, Rocky Mountain 22, Columbine 13, Ralston Valley 10, Valor Christian 8, Horizon 7, Brighton 6, Hinkley 6, ThunderRidge 5, Fountain-Fort Carson 4, Rampart 4, Denver East 3, Fort Collins 3, Pomona 3, Arapahoe 2, Arvada West 2, Chaparral 2, Eaglecrest 2, Cherry Creek 1, Prairie View 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS 1 Wheat Ridge (7) 10-1-0 145 2 2 Mead (7) 12-0-0 144 1 3 D’Evelyn (3) 12-0-0 123 4 4 Holy Family 8-2-0 113 3 5 Silver Creek 7-4-0 64 5 6 Conifer 10-1-0 54 8 7 Riverdale Ridge 11-1-0 52 7 8 Erie 8-3-0 44 6 9 Frederick 9-3-0 42 9 10 Roosevelt 10-2-0 27 – Others receiving votes: Pueblo South 21, Pueblo West 21, Pueblo Central 14, Windsor 11, Bear Creek 10, Mullen 8, Air Academy 6, Coronado 6, Falcon 5, Discovery Canyon 4, Pueblo Centennial 4, Northfield 4, Golden 3, Mesa Ridge 3, Palisade 2, Ponderosa 2, Durango 1, Niwot 1, Pueblo County 1. Dropped out Ponderosa (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS 1 Eaton (7) 10-1-0 129 1 2 University (5) 8-2-0 114 2 3 Rocky Ford 9-0-0 92 3 4 Lyons 6-2-0 75 4 5 Lutheran (1) 9-1-0 73 7 6 Limon 8-2-0 44 6 7 Strasburg 5-5-0 41 5 8 Sterling 6-4-0 35 10 9 Burlington 5-3-0 31 – 10 La Junta 6-4-0 29 8 Others receiving votes: Fort Lupton 27, Brush 26, Basalt 15, Montezuma-Cortez 15, Delta 10, The Academy 4, Cedaredge 3, Weld Central 3, Holyoke 2, Gunnison 1, Lamar 1. Dropped out Brush (9). -
Softball: Garner leads No. 4 Broomfield in upset win over No. 2 Fossil Ridge

(Lisa Hayes/StillOfTheMomentPhotography.com) Kenzi Garner had herself an afternoon. While a lot of the lineup struggled to figure out Fossil Ridge pitching, the Broomfield senior put together an overall solid performance and helped the Class 5A No. 4 Eagles get a 2-1 8-inning win over the No. 2 Sabercats on Tuesday.
Garner went 3-for-4 with a solo home run. Bryna Kapelke also hit one out for Broomfield but two solo shots were all that was needed against one of the top teams in the state.
Broomfield (12-0 overall, 6-0 Front Range League) scored the first run of the game from one of those home runs in the first inning. Then it turned into a classic pitcher’s duel with neither team relenting a run until the bottom of the sixth when Fossil Ridge got the tying run across the plate.
In perhaps her most important start of the season, Broomfield sophomore Breanna Fiala was everything the Eagles needed her to be in the circle. She surrendered just five hits and struck out eight batters.
The lone Fossil Ridge run that crossed the plate was unearned but it didn’t phase her and she remained steady for the next two innings. The Eagles hit their second home run of the game in the top of the eighth inning and Fiala shut the door on the Sabercats in the bottom of the inning to help the Eagles remain undefeated.
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(4) Lyons 6, (5) Strasburg 3
Brooklyn Enny went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI’s to help Np. 4 Lyons top No. 5 Strasburg. The Lions held a 6-0 lead through four innings but Strasburg cut the lead in half in the top of the sixth.
But that’d be as close as it would get as Lyons got through the seventh unscathed to improve to 6-2 on the year.
(1) Eaton 7, (9) Brush 1
Yaritza Puente went 2-for-3 with a home run as top-ranked Eaton continued its impressive 2020 season with a big win over Brush.
Eaton has now won five straight games, including a 11-5 tilt against No. 2 University.
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Softball rankings: Eaton moves up to No. 1 in Class 3A

(Lisa Hayes/StillOfTheMomentPhotography.com) Eaton’s softball team, now 7-1-0, has moved up to the No. 1 spot in this week’s Class 3A rankings.
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 (9) 7-1-0 173 1 0-1-0 2 Fossil Ridge 9-1-0 134 3 2-0-0 3 Lakewood (4) 8-0-0 132 7 5-0-0 4 Broomfield (3) 10-0-0 120 2 2-0-0 5 Smoky Hill (1) 8-0-0 103 5 2-0-0 6 Chatfield 8-2-0 83 6 1-0-0 7 Legend 5-2-0 68 9 2-0-0 8 Legacy (2) 5-3-0 59 4 0-2-0 9 Grand Junction Central 6-3-0 51 8 2-1-0 10 Cherokee Trail 5-2-0 40 10 2-1-0 Others receiving votes: Columbine 29, Castle View 23, Rocky Mountain 19, Arvada West 16, Douglas County 16, Horizon 15, Hinkley 10, Fruita Monument 8, Highlands Ranch 7, Brighton 6, Ralston Valley 6, Cherry Creek 5, Fort Collins 5, ThunderRidge 5, Valor Christian 5, Denver East 3, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Mountain Range 3, Rampart 3, Eaglecrest 2, Arapahoe 1, Pomona 1, Regis Jesuit 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Mead (7) 8-0-0 129 1 1-0-0 2 Wheat Ridge (6) 7-0-0 122 2 2-0-0 3 Holy Family 6-2-0 96 3 3-0-0 4 D’Evelyn (1) 8-0-0 67 – 5-0-0 5 Silver Creek 5-4-0 55 7 3-0-0 6 Erie 5-3-0 46 4 1-1-0 7 Riverdale Ridge 9-1-0 38 5 4-0-0 8 Conifer 6-1-0 37 – 3-0-0 9 Frederick 8-2-0 28 6 3-1-0 10 Ponderosa 5-2-0 18 9 3-2-0 Others receiving votes: Pueblo Central 17, Mesa Ridge 15, Pueblo West 14, Windsor 14, Roosevelt 12, Pueblo South 9, Northfield 9, Mullen 8, Pueblo Centennial 8, Bear Creek 6, Air Academy 5, Discovery Canyon 5, Falcon 5, Golden 3, Palisade 2, Niwot 1, Pueblo County 1. Dropped out Air Academy (8), Mesa Ridge (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Eaton (6) 7-1-0 101 2 2-0-0 2 University (5) 6-2-0 98 1 1-1-0 3 Rocky Ford 6-0-0 74 3 1-0-0 4 Lyons 5-2-0 66 5 2-0-0 5 Strasburg 4-3-0 59 8 0-0-0 6 Limon 6-2-0 55 4 1-1-0 7 Lutheran (1) 6-1-0 43 9 1-0-0 8 La Junta 4-3-0 40 10 2-2-0 9 Brush 4-4-0 35 7 1-1-0 10 Sterling 5-3-0 29 6 1-1-0 Others receiving votes: Fort Lupton 15, Delta 10, Alamosa 9, Basalt 8, Denver West 8, The Academy 8, Aspen 7, Burlington 7, Montezuma-Cortez 7, Weld Central 7, Faith Christian 6, Holyoke 6, Lamar 6, Yuma 4, Jefferson 3, Sheridan 2, Cedaredge 1, Harrison 1. Dropped out None.