Cherokee Trail softball scored all 12 of its runs in just three innings to beat Arapahoe 12-1 on Thursday.
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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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All-state boys tennis teams for the 2020 season
The 2020 all-state boys tennis teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state tournament.
The athletes who won No. 1 singles championships at their classification were named players of the year.
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Class 5A

(Brent Murphy/brentmurphyphoto.com) Player of the year: Morgan Schilling, Regis Jesuit
Coach of the year: Art Quinn, Cherry CreekFirst team Name Year School Position George Cavo Sr. Cherry Creek 1S Casey Dennis Jr. Cherry Creek 3D Ainsley Elliott-Beagle So. Cherry Creek 3D Dayton Fisher Sr. Ralston Valley 1S Nathan Henden Sr. Cherry Creek 2D Blake Holst Sr. Cherry Creek 4D Matt Hu Fr. Cherry Creek 4D Conor Kaczmarczyk Jr. Regis Jesuit 2S Kiril Kostadinov So. Cherry Creek 1D Kristian Kostadinov Fr. Cherry Creek 1D Cameron Kruep So. Regis Jesuit 3S Braden Mayer Sr. Cherry Creek 2D Morgan Schilling Sr. Regis Jesuit 1S Luke Silverman Sr. Fairview 1S Second team Name Year School Position Matt Batmunkh Jr. Cherry Creek 2S Caden Bell Fr. Fairview 3D Luke Beukelman Jr. Valor Christian 1D David Bomgaars Sr. Valor Christian 1D Henry Burke Jr. Fairview 4D Josh Campbell Sr. Ralston Valley 1D Jack Carbone Sr. Regis Jesuit 2D Jackson Case Sr. Valor Christian 4D Steven Darbie Sr. Fort Collins 2D Brady Elliott Jr. Fossil Ridge 2D George Fang Sr. Fort Collins 2D Zach Hartman Jr. Fossil Ridge 3S Mason Heimel Jr. Denver East 3S Drew Holmes Sr. Fossil Ridge 2D Auron Hoyer Sr. Ralston Valley 1D Aram Izmirian So. Cherry Creek 3S Charlie Jenkins Jr. Regis Jesuit 4D Grigor Karakelyan Sr. Regis Jesuit 1D James Lynch Jr. Regis Jesuit 2D Ryan McCarthy Sr. Regis Jesuit 4D Brody Pinto Sr. Fairview 2S Alexander Samuelson Jr. Regis Jesuit 3D Jack Scherer Jr. Valor Christian 1S Andy Schuiling Jr. Regis Jesuit 1D Melak Senay Sr. Fossil Ridge 3D John Shelby Jr. Fossil Ridge 1S Aidan Sobolevsky So. Regis Jesuit 3D Shawn Springer Sr. Cherokee Trail 1S Dillon Tooman Sr. Fairview 3D Christian Trevey So. Valor Christian 2S Brayden Vos Sr. Fossil Ridge 3D Chase Walters Sr. Heritage 1S Logan Weems Jr. Valor Christian 4D Andrew Yonan Sr. Fairview 4D [divider]
Class 4A

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Player of the year: Neil Wilcox, Niwot
Coach of the year: Mikka Keronen, NiwotFirst team Name Year School Position Mac Caldwell Sr. Mullen 1S Michael Ford Sr. Colorado Academy 3D George Henry Hanzel Sr. Mullen 2S Miles Hoover Fr. Cheyenne Mountain 2D Nico Jamison So. Greeley West 1S Henry Matheson Jr. Longmont 1S Hudson Parks So. Colorado Academy 3D Miles Wagner Sr. Cheyenne Mountain 1D Carver Ward Sr. Cheyenne Mountain 2D Luke Weber So. Niwot 3S Neil Wilcox Sr. Niwot 1S William Writer Jr. Kent Denver 4D Mareks Zeile So. Kent Denver 4D Bennett Ziegler Sr. Cheyenne Mountain 1D Second team Name Year School Position Tyler Blixt So. Cheyenne Mountain 3D Colin Boublik Jr. Kent Denver 1S Ivan Calderon Sr. Niwot 1D Luc Caldwell Sr. Mullen 2D Ben Carlander Jr. Palmer Ridge 2S Finn Cooper Jr. Kent Denver 2S Vince Cushine Sr. D’Evelyn 4D Alan Davis Jr. Palmer Ridge 1S Jake Davis Sr. D’Evelyn 4D Dante Dino Sr. Mullen 1D Jack Domich Sr. Kent Denver 1D Patrick Duke So. Mullen 3D Alex Evans So. Mullen 2D Drew Fenton Jr. Kent Denver 2D Kameron Hooker Sr. Air Academy 3D Lane Horsfall Sr. Air Academy 3D Henry Johnson Jr. Kent Denver 2D Chase Kelly Fr. Aspen 3S Casey Klutznick Sr. Kent Denver 1D Conner Kofford Jr. Cheyenne Mountain 4D Phoenix Lee Jr. D’Evelyn 3S Lichen Liao Fr. Niwot 1D Colin Mackenzie So. Mullen 3D Greg McMullan Sr. Mullen 1D Robbie Metz Sr. Cheyenne Mountain 1S Alex Mosher Sr. Aspen 2S Xavier Moy Sr. Niwot 2D Johnson Peng So. Cheyenne Mountain 4D Sean Phelps Jr. Mullen 4D Hank Walsh So. Cheyenne Mountain 3D Raphael Weiland Fr. Denver South 1S Alan Wilcox Jr. Niwot 2D Blake Zaragoza Sr. Mullen 4D Steven Zhou So. Cheyenne Mountain 3S -
Softball rankings: 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). -
Photos: No. 10 Cherokee Trail softball beats Cherry Creek
Tenth-ranked Cherokee Trail softball beat Cherry Creek 14-7 on Monday.
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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. -
Softball rankings: Five newcomers join the polls

(David Johnson/davidjohnsonphotography.org) Five new teams hopped into the softball rankings this week: Grand Junction Central, Cherokee Trail, Ponderosa, Mesa Ridge, and La Junta.
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 (12) 7-0-0 145 1 2 Broomfield (1) 8-0-0 110 5 3 Fossil Ridge 7-1-0 108 2 4 Legacy (1) 5-1-0 94 3 5 Smoky Hill 6-0-0 77 6 6 Chatfield (1) 7-2-0 69 4 7 Lakewood (1) 3-0-0 66 7 8 Grand Junction Central 4-2-0 38 – 9 Legend 3-2-0 37 10 10 Cherokee Trail 3-1-0 27 – Others receiving votes: Castle View 23, Columbine 23, Rocky Mountain 21, Cherry Creek 18, Brighton 13, Douglas County 10, Hinkley 10, Arvada West 7, Highlands Ranch 7, Horizon 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 5, Mountain Range 5, Chaparral 4, Eaglecrest 3, Fort Collins 3, Rampart 2, Arapahoe 1, Ralston Valley 1, ThunderRidge 1, Valor Christian 1. Dropped out Columbine (8), Cherry Creek (9). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS 1 Mead (12) 7-0-0 164 1 2 Wheat Ridge (5) 5-0-0 150 2 3 Holy Family (1) 3-2-0 112 3 4 Erie 4-2-0 79 4 5 Riverdale Ridge 5-1-0 56 10 6 Frederick 5-1-0 52 5 7 Silver Creek 2-4-0 35 6 8 Air Academy 4-1-0 33 7 9 Ponderosa 2-0-0 29 – 10 Mesa Ridge 5-0-0 23 – Others receiving votes: Pueblo South 21, Pueblo West 21, Windsor 20, Conifer 17, Pueblo Central 16, Northfield 16, Pueblo Centennial 12, Discovery Canyon 11, Roosevelt 11, Mountain View 9, Mullen 8, Berthoud 7, Coronado 5, Bear Creek 4, Pueblo County 4, Golden 3, Severance 3, Durango 1, Elizabeth 1, Evergreen 1, Niwot 1, Palisade 1, Standley Lake 1. Dropped out Pueblo South (8), Windsor (9). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS 1 University (8) 5-1-0 106 1 2 Eaton (1) 5-1-0 90 2 3 Rocky Ford (1) 5-0-0 80 3 4 Limon 5-1-0 54 4 5 Lyons 3-2-0 46 7 6 Sterling 4-2-0 45 10 7 Brush 3-3-0 42 6 8 Strasburg 4-3-0 40 5 9 Lutheran (1) 5-1-0 35 9 10 La Junta 2-1-0 20 – Others receiving votes: Lamar 16, Peak to Peak 11, Basalt 8, Cedaredge 5, Fort Lupton 3, Montezuma-Cortez 3, Weld Central 1. Dropped out Lamar (8). -
Photos: Cherokee Trail softball beats Cherry Creek
Cherokee Trail softball picked up a 14-6 win over Cherry Creek on Saturday.
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Volleyball’s record book includes dozens of new entries for teams, individuals and coaches

(@CastleView_vb/Twitter) The volleyball record book has been updated (and has a new look). There are a total of five new team entries, 59 individual entries, and five coaching updates. Among those are five overall records.
Find the full volleyball record book on this page.
Among the new entries:
Team:
- Sterling and Denver Christian each joined the list of teams that have had an unbeaten season with their first last fall.
- Those two teams each also climbed the ranks of the consecutive sets won record. Sterling won 52-straight in 2019, while Denver Christian won 50-straight.
Individual:
- Palmer Ridge’s Kyra Kisting set the season record for assists with 1,223. Colorado Springs Christian’s Kiersten Brock (5th, 1,099) and Cherokee Trail’s Sydney Cole (7th, 1,070) both also made the top-10.
- Briggsdale’s Shelby Hoffman set the season record for digs with 895. Rye’s Ashlyn Romine (3rd, 809) and Wiley’s Macy Rowan (8th, 745) both also made the top-10.
- Rowan set the match record for digs in a match with 75 against Cheraw on Nov. 9. She also had 63 (4th) against Cheraw on Aug. 29, 60 (7th) against Stratton/Liberty on Sept. 12, and 59 (9th) against Eads on Oct. 10.
- Castle View’s Leanne Lowry set the career record for digs with 2,177. Peyton Frank of Holy Family (4th, 2,083) and Lewis-Palmer’s Gianna Bartalo (6th, 1,948) each also cracked the top-10 of the category. Notably, Wiley junior Macy Rowan is already 19th on the career list with 1,351.
- Wiggins’ Avery Burdette tied the set record for service efficiency when she was 24/24 against Flatirons Academy on Sept. 14, 2019.
- La Veta’s Nya Sciacca had 295 career aces, which is the second most. Pikes Peak Christian’s Kyler Sweat (4th, 284) and Denver Christian’s Anna Kaemingk (8th, 256) both made the top-10.
- Valor Christian’s Anna Davis had 329 career block assists, which is the second most.
- Ryley Smartt of Genoa-Hugo/Karval is second in points per set for her career, averaging 6.0673.
- Sydney Cole of Cherokee Trail had 564 total serves in 2019, which is the third-most in history. She set the record in 2018 with 608.
- Cole also had 3,556 assists in her career, which is the fourth-highest total in state history.
- Briggsdale’s Kimberlyn Krise (5th, 581) and Highlands Ranch’s Cassie Davis (7th, 560) are now each listed for kills in a season. Krise is also fifth in terms of career kills with 1,504, and seventh in career points (1,751).
- Couple of top-10 marks for assists in a match for Palmer Ridge’s Kisting (3rd, 69 against Pueblo County; 7th, 66 against Cheyenne Mountain; and 8th, 65, against Discovery Canyon); and Erie’s Jessica Amend (10th, twice, when she had 64 assists against Prospect Ridge, and 64 against Holy Family).
- Belleview Christian’s Lexie Ewing had 21 aces on Oct. 8, 2019, the fifth-most in a match.
- Simla’s Kaitlyn Rector and Genoa-Hugo/Karval’s Smatt each had 672 total points this season, which is the seventh-most.
- Mayson Fago of Union Colony is 10th for career points with 1,624.
- Rye’s Havilah Pitzer is now 10th with 149 solo blocks in a season.
Coaching:
- Arapahoe’s Larry Deffenbaugh is third on the all-time wins list with 540.
- Sterling’s Lisa Schumacher remains at eighth with 464 wins.
- Pueblo West’s Casey King is at 16th on the wins list with 348 wins.
- Lewis-Palmer’s Wade Baxter is 12th among coaches with three state championships.
- Sally Moos wrapped up her 38th season as the head coach at Cherry Creek last fall — the most at one school. Her 38 years are also the most of anyone as a head coach.
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All-state girls basketball teams for the 2019-20 season
The 2019-20 all-state girls basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of coaches.
A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.
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Class 5A

(PaulDiSalvoPhotography.com) Player of the year: Jana Van Gytenbeek, Cherry Creek
Coach of the year: Jessika Caldwell, Valor Christian
First Team Name School Year Pos. Raegan Beers Valor Christian Sophomore PF/C Lauren Betts Grandview Sophomore C Cali Clark Cherry Creek Senior PF/SF Payton Muma Highlands Ranch Junior PG/SG Jana Van Gytenbeek Cherry Creek Senior PG Second Team Name School Year Pos. Tosjanae Bonds Far Northeast Warriors Senior Jada Moore Regis Jesuit Senior PG/SG Addison O’Grady Grandview Avery Vansickle Regis Jesuit Junior PG/SG Kindyll Wetta Valor Christian Junior PG/SG Honorable mention: Callie Allen, Fruita Monument, Senior; Nikki Antonopoulos, Brighton, Junior; Avery Bang, Chaparral, Sophomore; Torie Bass, Fountain-Fort Carson, Junior; Sydney Bevington, Ralston Valley, Junior; Jessica Bollwahn, Columbine, Sophomore; Danae Christensen, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior; Jordynn Conner, Denver East, Junior; Lila Dere, Fruita Monument, Senior; Mackenzie Gamble, Mountain Vista, Senior; Timiya Guevara, Denver South, Junior; Sophia Hadad, Fossil Ridge, Senior; Makayla Hemingway, Cherokee Trail, Senior; Shamahra Henderson, Thornton, Senior; Seairra Hughes, Vista Peak Prep, Senior; Jay Jones, Adams City, Senior; Taryn Lindsey, Doherty, Junior; Halle Mackiewicz, Legacy, Senior; Kali March, Arapahoe, Senior; Lydia Marshall, Liberty, Senior; Izzy Munson, Fairview, Senior; Taylor Ray, Highlands Ranch, Sophomore; Leah Redding, Grand Junction Central, Junior; Jadyn Ross, Eaglecrest, Senior; Saya Sabus, Ralston Valley, Sophomore; Jenna Siebert, Valor Christian, Junior; Megan Stackhouse, Loveland, Senior; Grace Talbot, Chatfield, Sophomore; Nadia Trevizo-Medina, Lakewood, Senior; Olivia Waufle, Horizon, Senior; Nyera West, Rangeview, Sophomore; Courtney Wristen, Broomfield, Junior; Lauren Zwetzig, Fossil Ridge, Senior.
[divider]Class 4A

(Ismael Gomez) Player of the year: Hannah Simental, Pueblo West
Coach of the year: Alan Gibson, Berthoud
First Team Name School Year Pos. Kylee Blacksten Air Academy Senior G Emily Cavey Berthoud Senior SG/PF/SF Megan Pohs Mullen Junior PG Hannah Simental Pueblo West Senior PG Alyssa Wells Holy Family Junior SG Second Team Name School Year Pos. Nikki Derrell Sand Creek Junior PG/SG Breanna Fowler Berthoud Junior PG/SG Courtney Hank Green Mountain Junior Jerika Moore Canon City Senior SG/SF D’Nae Wilson Sierra Senior PG Honorable mention: Jasmine Arreola, Denver West, Sophomore;
Hannah Burg, Falcon, Junior; Serin Dunne, Mesa Ridge, Senior; Jada Dupree, Pueblo South, Senior; Sydnee Durtsche, Thompson Valley, Senior; Josie Eccher, Montrose, Senior; Gracie Gallegos, Mullen, Sophomore; Elli Garnett, Golden, Senior; Thalia Guardiola, Skyview, Junior; Genevieve Gudino, Erie, Junior; Krystina Hagood, Sand Creek, Senior; Jordynn Lee, Longmont, Senior; Liberty Line, Ponderosa, Junior; Gabby Louther, Pueblo West, Sophomore; Erin Mauro, Pueblo County, Senior; Giavonna Meeks, Northfield, Sophomore; Julia Mischke, Centaurus, Junior; Amyah Moore, Harrison, Junior; Diamond Moore, Harrison, Senior; Jameson Mott, Evergreen, Freshman; Grace Moyers, Erie, Sophomore; Brooke Murrell, Thomas Jefferson, Freshman; Avery Oaster, Green Mountain, Sophomore; Imani Perez, Mullen, Sophomore; Ashayla Powers, Skyline, Senior; Susie Puchino, Littleton, Senior; Mason Rowland, Durango, Freshman; Kaydee Sims, Weld Central, Junior; Natalya Taylor, Glenwood Springs, Senior; Maddie Topping, D’Evelyn, Sophomore; Selena Vargas, Cheyenne Mountain, Senior; Maya Whiteside, George Washington, Junior; Tyler Whitlock, Holy Family, Junior.
[divider]Class 3A

(Derek Regensburger/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Josephine Howery, St. Mary’s
Coach of the year: Wes Lewis, Pagosa Springs
First Team Name School Year Pos. Hailey Griego Pagosa Springs Senior Seneca Hackley St. Mary’s Senior W/SG Josephine Howery St. Mary’s Senior PG/SG/W Kylie Kravig University Junior Addie Randel Eaton Senior PG Second Team Name School Year Pos. Catherine Cummings St. Mary’s Senior C Mia Garcia Centauri Senior Lilly Lavier Alamosa Senior G Taylor Lewis Pagosa Springs Senior SG Stephanie Schultz Lutheran Junior PG/SG Honorable mention: Jacky Alvarez-Gordillo, Eagle Ridge Academy, Senior; Corrie Anderson, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Cortney Arrasmith, The Vanguard School, Senior; Madison Bogue, Strive Prep – Smart Academy, Junior; Brooke Bunting, Platte Valley, Sophomore; Jasmine Cardona, Sterling, Senior; Mikylah Espinosa, The Academy, Sophomore; Ashley Finch, Faith Christian, Senior; Ella Freimuth, Colorado Academy, Junior; Alexis Garcia, The Vanguard School, Junior; Sara Geddes, Delta, Senior; Kammie Henderson, Cedaredge, Junior; Julia Holden, Trinidad, Senior; Kenzie Kraich, Brush, Junior; Taryn Kravig, University, Freshman; Nakaiya Kuskie, Eaton, Junior; Emily Lavier, Alamosa, Junior; Jade Leibel, Florence, Senior; Amanda Licht, Kent Denver, Sophomore; Maya Lindgren, Roaring Fork, Junior; Hayden Mayo, La Junta, Senior; Brenna McDaniel, Centauri, Junior; Mady McFee, Buena Vista, Senior; Jaecynda Nienhuser, Ellicott, Junior; Aniah Olson, Manitou Springs, Senior; Kate Osborne, DSST: Byers, Junior; Rachel Pelino, Salida, Junior; Aryanna Perez, The Academy, Sophomore; Jordyn Pittman, Grand Valley, Senior; Keely Porter, Delta, Junior; Daisy Rodriguez, Aurora West College Prep Academy, Junior; Cora Schissler, Platte Valley, Sophomore; Macee Shultz, Bayfield, Junior; Natalie Smink, DSST: Montview, Senior; Izzy Swanson, Liberty Common, Junior; Dalayna Tadolini, Brush, Senior; Lily Thimsen, Jefferson Academy, Senior; Isabelle Trujillo, Arrupe Jesuit, Senior; Carly Villegas, Riverdale Ridge, Junior; Taylor Wiescamp, Coal Ridge, Junior; Paige Yarbrough, Montezuma-Cortez, Junior.
[divider]Class 2A

(Brent Murphy/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Kendra Parra, Del Norte
Coach of the year: Bart O’Dwyer, Limon
First Team Name School Year Pos. Sidney Hines Limon Senior PF/SF Toni Lopez Limon Senior Kendra Parra Del Norte Senior SG Abi Snyder Rocky Ford Junior PG Kristin Vieselmeyer Holyoke Sophomore PF Second Team Name School Year Pos. Julia Dinwiddie Meeker Senior Emily Jelden Holyoke Senior PG Emma Johnson Heritage Christian Senior Kayleigh Mannering Peyton Senior G Mackenzie Peterson Sanford Senior Honorable mention: Sophie Adamson, Rye, Sophomore; Sydney Adamson, Rye, Sophomore; Kara Amidon, Denver Christian, Senior; Sidney Brown, Highland, Senior; Kayedence Bruner, Soroco, Sophomore; Asia Caldon, Sanford, Sophomore; Cheyenne Caldon, Sanford, Sophomore; Alex Camilletti, Hayden, Senior; Saedee Davis, Holly, Senior; Kaitlyn Day, Dawson School, Senior; Madison Day, Dawson School, Senior; Mayson Fago, Union Colony Prep, Senior; Morgan Gribble, Swink, Senior; Devon Harris, Byers, Senior; Lauren Herman, Holyoke, Sophomore; Makayla Howell, Ignacio, Senior; Tabby Jones, Wray, Junior; Gabby Jones, Del Norte, Sophomore; Kacie Lapp, Rangely, Junior; Kaeci Madrid, Del Norte, Junior; Amana Malki, Lotus School For Excellence, Sophomore; Sarina Mansour, Colorado Springs School, Senior; Trista Marx, Limon, Sophomore; Leslie Mendoza, Holly, Senior; Shelby Miller, Peyton, Junior; Jaiden Monger, Calhan, Junior; Avaleena Nanaeto, Ignacio, Sophomore; Jolee Ortiz, Rye, Junior; Trinity Perry, Burlington, Junior; Kaitlyn Rector, Simla, Junior; Whitney Richardi, Colorado Springs School, Junior; Ema Richardson, Yuma, Junior; Chloe Richardson, Rye, Junior; Abby Shay, Wray, Senior; Elsie Vazquez, Hotchkiss, Senior; Elissa Velasquez, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior; Taylor Warnecke, Simla, Senior.
[divider]Class 1A

(Courtesy of Springfield HS) Player of the year: Julia Mondragon, Springfield
Coach of the year: Tom Jacobs, South Baca
First Team Name School Year Pos. Whitney Chintala Fleming Sophomore G Delaney Eskew South Baca Senior Kendyl Kirkwood Fleming Junior F Kylie Krise Briggsdale Sophomore Julia Mondragon Springfield Senior P Second Team Name School Year Pos. Kylee Christensen Sangre de Cristo Junior PG Lola Conaway Shining Mountain Senior PF/SF Alexis Crane Springfield Senior G Koylynn Gulliford Cotopaxi Junior Reyna Isenbart Kit Carson Senior PG/SG/SF Honorable mention: Anna Beckett, McClave, Sophomore; Claire Carlson, Cotopaxi, Senior; Bailea Carothers, Kiowa, Senior; Taysa Conger, Merino, Sophomore; Kendall Conway, De Beque, Sophomore; Patience Crane, South Baca, Senior; Anela Dixon, Mile High Academy, Junior; Kenlee Durrill, Flatirons Academy, Freshman; Bryn Durrill, Flatirons Academy, Junior; Audrey Gibbs, Ouray, Junior; Alyssa Hammel, Moffat, Senior; Grace Hatfield, Dove Creek, Junior; Alissa Hebberd, South Baca, Junior; Shelby Hoffman, Briggsdale, Junior; Andrea Hornung, Stratton/Liberty, Senior; Sage Laymon, Cotopaxi, Senior; Jazmin Martinez, North Park, Senior; Lexis Metz, Sangre de Cristo, Senior; Camren Morris, Idalia, Sophomore; Talara Nittler, Kim/Branson, Junior; Kylie Parks, Springfield, Senior; Jensen Renquist, Walsh, Freshman; Macy Rowan, Wiley, Junior; Emme Rushing, Nucla, Junior; Ryely Smartt, Genoa-Hugo/Karval, Senior; Tessa Smith, Genoa-Hugo/Karval, Junior; Ally Spady, Eads, Junior; Taylor Vandenburg, Longmont Christian, Junior; Alivia Weathers, Lone Star, Sophomore; Kalea Zeender, Shining Mountain, Sophomore.