Girls soccer’s state tournament brackets were released for all classes on Sunday, signaling the official start of postseason play for team sports.
Grandview, Windsor, Jefferson Academy and Dawson took the No. 1 seeds in their respective brackets, which used the final RPI standings of the regular season as the primary seeding factor.
Play will begin on Tuesday for Class 5A and 2A while 4A and 3A will get things rolling on Wednesday.
Championship games will be held on Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on May 22 (3A and 2A) and 23 (5A and 4A).
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Class 5A
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The Wolves come in as the top seed after a heartbreaking semifinal loss to eventual state champion Mountain Vista a year ago. They capped off an undefeated season with a 1-0 win over Columbine on Saturday. They also finished unbeaten in Centennial League play and won the league Fintitle outright.
Defending champion Mountain Vista is seeded fifth in the tournament.
Broomfield, Rock Canyon and Fruita Monument are the top seeds for each quadrant of the bracket.
The Wizards amassed a 14-0-1 record in the regular season and swept their way through the Tri-Valley League. That performance was good enough to earn them the top seed in the 4A tournament.
Windsor fell just short of making it to last year’s title game, losing to Evergreen 2-1 in the semifinals.
Defending 4A champion D’Evelyn grabbed the No. 4 seed in the bracket, meaning as long as they are playing, they will host each game leading up to the semifinals on May 19.
Valor Christian and Holy Family are the other top seeds in their respective quadrants.
Dawson stayed well ahead of defending champion Denver Christian to grab the top spot in the 2A bracket. The Thunder will come into this year’s tournament as the No. 2 seed.
The Mustangs didn’t lose a single game to a 2A team this year and their only two losses came to teams seeded in the top-10 of the 3A bracket.
Fountain Valley (No. 3) and Crested Butte (No. 4) round out the top four teams in the 2A bracket and they, along with Dawson and Denver Christian, will start the tournament off with a bye.
A host of new teams joined this week’s girls soccer rankings. Among them were three in 5A (Cherry Creek, Fairview and Cherokee Trail), and two in 3A (Prospect Ridge and Lutheran).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
New polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Shane Ott of Regis Jesuit. (Renee Bourcier/bourcierphoto.com)
The 2017-18 all-state and all-conference hockey teams are a joint project between the Colorado High School Ice Hockey Coaches Association and CHSAANow.com.
These teams were created following a meeting of coaches. The player and coach of the year was a separate vote.
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All-State
Player of the year: Shane Ott, Regis Jesuit
Coach of the year: Marty Wittmer, Kent Denver
First Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Shane Ott
Regis Jesuit
F
George Kandel
Kent Denver
F
Luke Wheeler
Valor Christian
D
Nathaniel Benton
Standley Lake
D
Rowan Barnes
Regis Jesuit
G
Gage Redman
Aspen
Second Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Tyler Montoya
Rampart
F
Kolby Donovan
Resurrection Christian
F
Leo Felt
Monarch
D
Jake Eickelman
Dakota Ridge
D
Cole Cavey
Valor Christian
G
Trey Hirschfield
Valor Christian
Honorable mention: Connor Akerson, Monarch; Chase Allen, Rampart; Drew Bauer, Columbine; Hunter Beckett, Chatfield; Nathanial Benton, Standley Lake; Greg Bileck, Fort Collins; Zach Booth, Battle Mountain; Cole Cavey, Valor Christian; Anthony Chambers, Valor Christian; Corbin Divita, Heritage; Tim Debord, Valor Christian; Kolby Donovan, Resurrection Christian; Jake Eickelman, Dakota Ridge; Leo Felt, Monarch; Dalton Giesbrecht, Air Academy; Jared Goodmen, Mountain Vista; Gavin Gray, Air Academy; Max Harlan, Regis Jesuit; Theodore Havner, Resurrection Christian; Trey Hirschfield, Valor Christian; George Kandel, Kent Denver; Reese Kelly, Monarch; Connor Kilkenny, Regis Jesuit; Trey Konsella, Dakota Ridge; Dominic Lanese, Aspen; Breyton Laskey, Standley Lake; Luke Lonneman, Valor Christian; Max Malinski, Valor Christian; Brennan McFarland, Resurrection Christian; Tyler Montoya, Rampart; Matt More, Heritage; Zach Noyes, Columbine; Jake Pacheco, Pueblo County; Henry Raabe, Cherry Creek; Gage Redman, Aspen; Dale Richards, Dakota Ridge; Dixson Root, Pueblo County; Broc Schindler, Pueblo County; Ryan Smith, Cheyenne Mountain; Peyton Tritz, Steamboat Springs; Alex Walsh, Chaparral; Luke Wheeler, Valor Christian; Mikey Wilson, Liberty; Brian Wittmer, Kent Denver; Ty Yocum, Aspen; Ben Zimmerman, Kent Denver.
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All-Conference
Foothills Conference
First Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Leo Felt
Monarch
F
Shane Ott
Regis Jesuit
F
Connor Akerson
Monarch
D
Jake Eickleman
Dakota Ridge
D
Rowan Barnes
Regis Jesuit
G
Max Harlan
Regis Jesuit
Second Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Jared Goodmen
Mountain Vista
F
Dale Richards
Dakota Ridge
F
Connor Kilkenny
Regis Jesuit
D
Henry Raabe
Cherry Creek
D
Trey Konsella
Dakota Ridge
G
Reese Kelly
Monarch
Honorable mention: Yuta Young, Monarch; Jonathan Tanji, Dakota Ridge; Amir Kalani, Dakota Ridge; Drew Eickelman, Dakota Ridge; Neal Sklar, Cherry Creek; Colton Holub, Cherry Creek; Blake Benson, Cherry Creek; Andreas Fuentes, Ralston Valley; Armando Fowler, Ralston Valley; Tanner Colson, Lewis-Palmer; Addison Zeich, Lewis-Palmer; Justin Lico, Regis Jesuit; Anders Erickson, Regis Jesuit; Paxton Erickson, Regis Jesuit; Kale Lone, Regis Jesuit; Nolan Sargent, Regis Jesuit; Wyatt Verity, Regis Jesuit; Sam Miller, Denver East; Christian Backes, Denver East; Matt Pence, Denver East; Chad Kashiwa, Denver East.
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Peak Conference
First Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Kolby Donovan
Resurrection Christian
F
Zach Booth
Battle Mountain
F
Brennan McFarland
Resurrection Christian
D
Corbin Divita
Heritage
D
Ryan Smith
Cheyenne Mountain
G
Gage Redman
Aspen
Second Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Drew Bauer
Columbine
F
Dominic Lanese
Aspen
F
Matt More
Heritage
D
Ty Yocum
Aspen
D
Theodore Havner
Resurrection Christian
G
Zach Noyes
Columbine
Honorable mention: Nick DiPonio, Heritage; James Purse, Heritage; Trevor Taylor, Cheyenne Mountain; Chayse Heffler, Cheyenne Mountain; Dominic Lanese, Aspen.
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Pinnacle Conference
First Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Greg Bileck
Fort Collins
F
Dalton Giesbrecht
Air Academy
F
George Kandel
Kent Denver
D
Alex Walsh
Chaparral
D
Nathanial Benton
Standley Lake
G
Breyton Laskey
Standley Lake
Second Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Ben Zimmerman
Kent Denver
F
Gavin Gray
Air Academy
F
Hunter Beckett
Chatfield
D
Mikey Wilson
Liberty
D
Brian Wittmer
Kent Denver
G
Peyton Tritz
Steamboat Springs
Honorable mention: Paden Clark, Fort Collins; Connor McIlhany, Liberty; Cameron Lattemore, Liberty; Ryan Eichsteadt; Sean Gurlea, Summit; Ben Carlson, Summit; Luke Gosnell, Summit; Max Bonenberger, Summit; Isaac Eland, Summit; Will Caulkins, Kent Denver; Colby Moore, Kent Denver; Dalton Giesbrecht, Air Academy; Luke Borgerding, Steamboat Springs; Quinn Morton, Steamboat Springs; Jeremy Grove, Standley Lake; Ryan Iwanski, Standley Lake; Justus Aragon, Standley Lake; Dylan Riddley, Standley Lake; Phil Crespin, Standley Lake; Breyton Laskey, Standley Lake; Kayden Dormer, Chatfield; Calvin Knight, Chatfield.
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Highland Conference
First Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Luke Wheeler
Valor Christian
F
Tyler Montoya
Rampart
F
Tim Debord
Valor Christian
D
Jake Pacheco
Pueblo County
D
Cole Cavey
Valor Christian
G
Trey Hirschfield
Valor Christian
Second Team
Pos
Name
School
F
Dixson Root
Pueblo County
F
Broc Schindler
Pueblo County
F
Luke Lonneman
Valor Christian
D
Anthony Chambers
Valor Christian
D
Max Malinski
Valor Christian
G
Chase Allen
Rampart
Honorable mention: James Adams, Rampart; Trevor Jesse, Rampart; Garrett Cunfer, Rampart; Colten Criettendon, Pueblo County; Kaden Hardesty, Pueblo County; Andrew Burton, Coronado; Ian Wark, Coronado; Trevor Gordon, Coronado; Cole Brooker, Coronado; Nate Bradley, Woodland Park; Lou Levy, Woodland Park; Zack Swain, Palmer; Kyle Moore, Palmer; Andrew Rush, Palmer; Brandon Herd, Palmer; Dane Smith, Palmer; Blake Buchanan, Valor Christian; Mason Hoehn, Valor Christian; Colton Carslon, Valor Christian; Colten Crittendon, Crested Butte; Kaden Hardesty, Crested Butte; Michael Hensley, Crested Butte; Connor Mahon, Mullen; Matt Byerly, Mullen.
Standley Lake (No. 8) and Crested Butte (No. 9) have joined this week’s hockey rankings.
With a relatively light schedule this week, these will be the final rankings prior to the winter break.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.