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  • No. 3 D’Evelyn softball stays undefeated with no-hitter versus Bear Creek

    DENVER — D’Evelyn softball needed some late-inning offensive heroics to grab its 13th victory on the season.

    The Jaguars — No. 3 in this week’s CHSAANow.com Class 4A softball rankings — were locked in an impressive pitcher’s duel with Bear Creek on Monday at D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. Heading to the bottom of the sixth inning, Bear Creek senior Jordyn Johnson and D’Evelyn junior Avery Garbarek had combined for 19 strikeouts while giving up just one hit in a scoreless tie.

    Bear Creek senior Jordyn Johnson struck out a dozen batters Monday, but took the loss on the mound after D’Evelyn pushed a pair of runs across in the bottom of the sixth inning. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “It was patience on both side,” D’Evelyn coach Dan Porreco said. “We knew whoever had that one big hit would do it.”

    D’Evelyn senior Kylee Ornstein stepped up to deliver the eventual game-winning hit with a 2-out RBI single to drive in Garbarek from third base for the first run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Garbarek had singled to start the rally.

    “We are a really good hitting team,” Ornstein said after the 2-0 victory for the Jaguars in the Class 4A Jeffco League game. “When we keep our eyes on the ball all the way in until it hits the bat we can hit it anywhere.”

    Junior Izzy Mussara hit the third single in the sixth for the Jaguars and Ornstein would score on a throwing error by Bear Creek, giving D’Evelyn a 2-0 lead heading to the seventh inning.

    “We had that 2-run cushion and I wanted to just keep on firing,” Garbarek said of her mentality in the final inning.

    Garbarek racked up strikeouts 10 and 11 before D’Evelyn first baseman Savannah Robberson ended the game catching a pop out by Johnson to complete the no-hitter.

    “I really love having my great defense behind me,” said Garbarek after her first no-hitter this season. “Even if I miss a pitch and it gets hit I know my defense is behind me and will field the ball, make the play.”

    Bear Creek freshman Ava Vargas, left, junior Caroline Pigati converge on a pop fly Monday against D’Evelyn. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    The hardest hit ball Bear Creek (9-3, 3-1 in league) had was a line-drive by sophomore Alyiah Orozco in the top of the fourth inning that was caught by Ornstein at third base. The only baserunner that reached for the Bears was sophomore Kaithlyn Lazzaro, who walked in the third inning.

    “We were really strong defensively,” Ornstein said. “Going into that last inning and being up 2 runs we know we still had to keep playing our game and keep everything in front.”

    D’Evelyn (13-0, 5-0) took over first-place alone in 4A Jeffco with No. 1 Wheat Ridge (11-1, 4-1) handing No. 6 Conifer (10-2, 4-1) its first conference loss Monday. The Jaguars are at Wheat Ridge on Wednesday and travel to Conifer on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

    Wins over the Farmers and Lobos over the next week would give the Jaguars that elusive conference title.

    “To win league would be great,” Porreco said.

    Facing Wheat Ridge and Conifer to close out the regular season before the 16-team state tournament Oct. 10 at Aurora Sports Complex is something D’Evelyn welcomes.

    “I feel like as a team we are more motivated when we play tough competition,” Garbarek said.

    Bear Creek will attempt to rebound at home against Evergreen on Thursday.

    D’Evelyn junior Avery Garbarek tossed a no-hitter against Bear Creek on Monday. Garbarek struck out 11 batters in the 2-0 victory for the undefeated Jaguars. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • 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).

  • Dakota Ridge senior Jacob White dominates at Durden Invitational

    ARVADA — There were a couple of significant changes during the annual cross country Wildcat Invitational hosted by Arvada West High School.

    First, races began at 8:30 a.m. with the idea to beat the afternoon heat. With Jeffco Public Schools’ high schools all on remote learning on Fridays it was more feasible to have a morning start.

    It was a morning start at the Durden Invitational at Stenger Soccer Complex in Arvada. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    The second change was a name change. The Wildcat Invitational was renamed the Durden Invitational this year. A-West decided to honor Benji and Amie Durden, both have been very impactful on the running community in Colorado. Benji Durden was 2nd at the U.S. Olympic Trails back in 1980. If not for the U.S. boycotting the Olympic games in Moscow that year, Durden would have run for U.S. at the Olympics.

    One thing that was the same was Dakota Ridge’s Jacob White crossing the finish-line first. The Dakota Ridge senior won the boys race in a time of 15 minutes, 55 seconds. Ralston Valley senior James Ramey placed 2nd, more than 50 seconds behind White.

    However, White wasn’t completely trilled with his time on the course run at Stenger Soccer Complex in Arvada.

    “I wasn’t happy with it,” White said of his sub-16 minute time. “I have been kind of off for the last couple of months. I feel myself getting back on track. Hopefully next week I’ll get that low 15-minute time.”

    White has his sights on a fourth straight appearance at the state meet coming up Oct. 17 at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. White has finished in the Class 5A Top-6 individually the past two years, along with helping the Eagles to back-to-back 5A team titles.

    The senior and one of the top distance runners in the state does give a lot of credit to former teammates like Austin Vancil (University of Colorado) and Connor Ohlson (Air Force Academy).

    Standley Lake senior Sophia Abernethy led the pack during the girls race Friday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “It has been very helpful,” White said of his experiences of back-to-back team 5A team state title at Dakota Ridge. “I’m so grateful. I would never be where I’m at today with those guys (Austin Vancil and Connor Ohlson). Without them none of this would have happened.”

    Ralston Valley did edge Dakota Ridge for the team title at the Durden Invitational. Ralston Valley seniors James Ramey, Jack Donze, Ethan Grolnic and Aiden Logan all finished Top-10.

    On the girls side, Standley Lake senior Sophia Abernethy claimed another individual crown this season with a time of 20:17.8. D’Evelyn girls won the team title with sophomore Jayden Miller, seniors Sonja Morin and Kati Livingood finishing Top-10.

    Coming up quickly is the 5A and 4A Jeffco League Cross Country Championships. The 4A Jeffco League championships is scheduled for Oct. 1 at Stoney Creek Golf Course. The 5A Jeffco League championships will run the following day on Oct. 2 at Stoney Creek.

    It has been a different season with new protocols and restrictions.

    “It has been difficult,” White said of the cross country season during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Honestly, there is no excuses for me. I just have to go out there and work on the process.”

  • Jeffco golfers wrap up league play at West Woods Golf Club

    Ralston Valley’s boys golf team captured the Class 5A Jeffco League title Monday at West Woods Golf Club in Arvada. The Mustangs will host the Western Regional on Monday, Sept. 21, at Raccoon Creek Golf Course in Littleton. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    ARVADA — The final Jeffco League boys golf tournament of the season had a very different feel than normal Monday afternoon at West Woods Golf Club in Arvada.

    There was no final gathering of Class 5A and 4A Jeffco teams to hand out individual all-conference awards and league team titles due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, golfers were able to successfully finish off the final Jeffco League tournament of the season.

    “I’m very pleased with how it turned out,” Ralston Valley boys golf coach Jeff Wasinger said. “There is a little letdown at the end of the tournament, even today. You finish your round, turn in your scorecard electrically and then go home. But we were allowed to play and actually had a season.”

    Ralston Valley junior Gage Messingham hits his approach shot on No. 1 Monday morning at West Woods GC. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Ralston Valley wrapped up the 5A Jeffco League team title with the strong team of seniors Jack Larson, Trey Kirschner, junior Gage Messingham, along with sophomores Jordan McCaslin and Logan Forister. Messingham clinched the overall individual medalist title with a 4-under-par, 68.

    Messingham edged Lakewood senior Ryan Liao by two strokes over the five league tournaments.

    “It means a lot,” Messingham said of the Mustangs winning the league title. “Last year we couldn’t do it, but this year our team played really well throughout the season and pulled it off.”

    The Mustangs were able to hold off Lakewood thanks to Messingham and Kirschner both finishing in a three-way tie for second with round of 68. Liao also shot a 68. Larson fired an even-par, 72 to finished tied for sixth.

    “It’s a feel good thing. We set that out as a goal,” Wasinger said of Ralston Valley winning the league team title. “We knew we had a good team and it was kind of building over the years.”

    The 5A Jeffco League proved to be one of the strongest conferences in the state. In fact, a round in the 60s was shot during each of the five league tournaments. Arvada West senior Tyler Tyson, Columbine senior Drex Duffy, Lakewood junior Max Lange, Liao Messingham, Larson and Kirschner were the seven individuals who all had at least one round in the 60s this season during league play.

    “They are opening peoples’ eyes,” Wasinger said of the play of the top 5A Jeffco players this Fall. “Jeffco golf really has some powerful teams and impressive players. Going into regionals there is no reason to fear anybody.”

    Ralston Valley will host the 5A Western Regional on Monday, Sept. 21, at Raccoon Creek Golf Course in Littleton.

    “Of course we have to focus on regionals and qualifying as a team,” Messingham said. “Hopefully we win state. It is at a course we all know. Hopefully we can pull it off.”

    The 5A state tournament will be Oct. 5 and 6 at The Club in Rolling Hills in Golden.

    Lange — last year’s 5A Jeffco individual medalist — won the final league tournament with a 5-under-par, 67 at West Woods. The Lakewood junior will enter the 5A Central Regionals at Overland Golf Course on Wednesday, Sept. 23, coming off back-to-back tournament wins with rounds of 68 and 67 to close out league play.

    “I didn’t have the greatest league season,” admitted Lange, who shot a 75 and 77 in his first two league tournaments. “I wish I would have shot 10-under today, but I’m not too disappointed with 5-under.”

    Lange is excited about the location of the 5A state tournament in three weeks.

    Lakewood junior Max Lange head to regionals next week after back-to-back rounds in the 60s to close out conference play. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “I’m going to try to finish (regionals and state) how I finished my league season,” Lange said. “State will be at my home course at Rolling Hills. I play there every day.”

    Liao — 5A Jeffco individual medalist as a freshman and sophomore — finished just behind Messingham for the title this season. The Lakewood senior has had back-to-back Top-4 finishes at the state tournament that past two years.

    With Liao’s history, he is very capable of contending with a number of other strong Jeffco players at state coming up the first week of October.

    “I was actually honestly expecting this low of golf scores last year,” Liao said of Jeffco. “Everyone had the talent last year. No one was really playing that well. Now this year everyone is playing to what they are supposed to and it’s looking good.”

    Liao is one of the longest hitting players in the state and he has some wishes for the setup at Rolling Hills in a few weeks.

    “I hope they play it longer to make it a little tougher,” Liao said. “I know the greens will be tough. Overall it’s a great course.”

    On the 4A Jeffco side, Evergreen captured the team title. Senior Jack Mitchell led the Cougars winning the final 4A Jeffco League tournament with a 2-over-par, 74.

    Green Mountain senior Oliver Gibbons is this year’s 4A Jeffco League individual champion. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Green Mountain senior Oliver Gibbons just edged Conifer senior Dakota Dolph for the overall individual medalist title by a single stroke over the five tournaments. Gibbons shot a 76 and Dolph had a 77 on Monday at West Woods. Gibbons and Dolph entered the final conference tournament with identical 9-hole averages of 37.83 strokes.

    No matter what happens at regionals and state. Jeffco can say it completed a success conference season that might have looked a bit different.

    “We’ve got to be grateful that CHSAA gave this opportunity to us and we’ve had to adhere to the safety protocols that have been set. We didn’t want to mess it up,” Wasinger said. “CHSAA gave us a gift and we took it as a privilege.”

  • 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.

  • Race for Jeffco League boys golf individual and team titles heating up

    ARVADA — Friday at Indian Tree Golf Course was moving day of sorts for Class 5A and 4A Jeffco League boys golfers.

    In the fourth of six scheduled Jeffco League tournaments, golfers made moves to position themselves for the final stretch that will determine individual and team titles.

    Lakewood junior Max Lange, defending 5A Jeffco individual medalist, got himself in the mix to repeat as the conference champion. Lange shot the best round of the day with a 2-under-par, 68. The junior moved into seventh place for the individual medalist title.

    Ralston Valley junior Gage Messingham and Lakewood senior Ryan Liao are leading the pack with Arvada West senior Tyler Tyson currently in third place. Ralston Valley senior Jack Larson, Columbine senior Drex Duffy and Ralston Valley senior Trey Kirschner are also still in the mix for the conference title. The top six golfers in 5A are separated by just 1-stroke when it comes to their 9-hole average.

    Ralston Valley does have a sizable 47-shot lead in the team standings over second-place Lakewood.

    In 4A, Conifer senior Dakota Dolph and Littleton junior Emmett Loomis tied for the individual title at Indian Tree. Both shot 5-over-par rounds of 75. Dolph and Green Mountain senior Oliver Gibbons are title atop of overall individual standings with a 9-hole average of 37.83.

    The team race for the league title is just as tight. Evergreen and Green Mountain are tied with 1,310 total shots through the first four league tournaments.

    The final two Jeffco League tournaments are scheduled for the Broadlands (Wednesday, Sept. 9) and West Woods Golf Course (Monday, Sept. 14). However, the possible winter storm that is forecasting from 5 to 8 inches of snow in the Denver Metro Area on Tuesday could cancel the tournament at Broadlands. If that becomes the case the individual and team titles will be decided at West Woods on Sept. 14.

  • D’Evelyn boys tennis sweeps Golden in 4A Jeffco League match

    DENVER — D’Evelyn boys tennis team continued its dominance in Class 4A Jeffco League play Thursday afternoon.

    The Jaguars swept conference rival Golden 7-0 in the home league match for D’Evelyn. Jaguars’ singles players — Aswaanth Karuppasamy, Carter Smith and Phoenix Lee — all grabbed early wins for D’Evelyn.

    D’Evelyn’s doubles teams — JJ Reschl/Carter Dart, Law Schoeman/Mason Gustafson, Mateo Zimmer/Dylan Moran and Vince Cushnie/Jake Davis — completed the sweep against the Demons.

    The Jaguars close out their regular season with a couple of duals against Class 5A Jeffco teams — Lakewood and Ralston Valley — along with a tournament at the Arvada Tennis Center next week.

    D’Evelyn will be in the 4A Region 1 tournament hosted by Colorado Academy before the 4A state tournament Sept. 25 and 26 at Pueblo City Park.

  • D’Evelyn softball rallies to upset No. 4 Chatfield

    DENVER — D’Evelyn softball got a serious confidence boost Wednesday.

    The Jaguars rallies from deficits of 4-0, 5-2 and 7-5 against Chatfield on D’Evelyn’s home field. D’Evelyn pushed across three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take its lone lead 8-7 and score a walk-off victory.

    “It is so good. I can’t even express how good it is,” D’Evelyn sophomore Syndee Fark said after the dramatic victory over the No. 4-ranked Chargers in this week’s CHSAANow.com Class 5A softball rankings.

    D’Evelyn sophomore Syndee Fark fouls off a pitch during Wednesday’s home victory for the Jaguars over Chatfield. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    A bloop one-out hit by junior Avery Garbarek scored junior Kensley Arbaugh from third base for the walk-off, game-winning hit. The Jaguars scored six runs in the final two innings off Chatfield senior pitcher Izzy DiNapoli.

    “It’s a really big win,” D’Evelyn coach Dan Porreco said. “Izzy (DiNapoli) is one of the best. We battled a lot. We did a lot of the little things and didn’t make a lot of mistakes.”

    The Jaguars (3-0 record) also took advantage of four errors Chatfield (6-2) committed in the final two innings. It was the second loss of the season for the Chargers.

    “It is definitely frustrating, but we have to be better,” Chatfield coach Jen Lazzeri said. “We’ve talked about playing at an intensity level in practices and games which is what we need to get a league and state championship. We’ve talked about what that sounds, looks and feels like. We didn’t have it today.”

    Chatfield seniors Courtney Bidwell and Madison Shepard led the Chargers offensively. Bidwell went 3-for-4 with a pair of triples. Shepard was 2-for-4 and a check-swing RBI hit in the top of the seventh inning gave Chatfield a 6-5 lead.

    A RBI sacrifice fly by DiNapoli pushed the Chargers’ lead to 7-5 heading in the bottom of the seventh inning.

    D’Evelyn senior Kylee Ornstein, right, tags out Chatfield senior Madison Shepard as she tries to stretch a double into a triple. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    D’Evelyn quickly answered with senior Eve Dalla walking to lead off the bottom of the seventh. Senior Aubrey Garbarek ripped an RBI double to score Dalla. A dropped fly ball in right field scored the game-tying run setting up Avery Garbarek to knock in the game-winning run.

    Fark went 3-for-4 from the plate, including knocking in the Jaguars’ first run in the bottom of the fourth inning. She also picked up the win on the mound.

    “I knew we could wake-up the bats,” Fark said of her mindset when she took over the pitching duties from junior Mia Riebe in the middle of the fourth inning with the Jaguars trailing 4-0. “I was a little nervous at first, but I knew I just had to hit my spots and I had my defense behind me.”

    D’Evelyn begins its conference play in the 4A Jeffco League on Sept. 8 against Alameda International.

    “Now we have to move on,” Porreco said. “We’ve got a tough league and some tough teams ahead.”

    Chatfield opens Class 5A Jeffco League play later this week. The Chargers host Ralston Valley at 4:30 pm Friday, Sept. 4.

    “I think it is good,” Lazzeri said of the quick turnaround to face Ralston Valley in a conference opener 48 hours after the loss to D’Evelyn. “It’s an awesome group of girls. There were tears in their eyes after this one. They feel the pressure of no regional tournament and just the top 16 teams go to state.”

    D’Evelyn not only has the tough 4A Jeffco League head, but also the Dave Sanders Tournament next week that will be played at the Aurora Sports Park, site of the one-day state tournament for Class 5A, 4A and 3A this season.

    “It’s hard, but we are fortunate to be out here that is the main thing,” Porreco said of the shortened season. “We have to stay safe and hopefully nobody gets sick. We are fortunate to be out here, which is a great thing.”

    D’Evelyn freshman Peyton Marvel, left, reaches for the ball as Chatfield junior Dakota Dipaola steals second base during the non-league game Wednesday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: D’Evelyn softball hands 3A No. 9 Lutheran its first loss

    Aubrey Garbarek was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI as D’Evelyn softball took down Class 3A No. 9 Lutheran 6-1 on Tuesday.

  • Photos: Bishop Machebeuf claims wins at D’Evelyn Dash cross country meet

    Bishop Machebeuf’s Becca Patrick and Benedict Siegel grabbed wine at Saturday’s D’Evelyn Dash cross country meet.