The only thing that was missing from the start of the 5A semifinal match-up between Fossil Ridge and Mountain Vista was a celebrity telling everyone to start their engines.
A 45-41 victory over Broomfield in the 4A girls basketball championship game gave the Mesa Ridge its first team title in school history.
If there was any question as to just how good the Regis Jesuit Raiders were, it was answered when they held a talented Fossil Ridge team without a field goal in the first quarter.
A mad dash from end-to-end in the final seconds gave Mesa Ridge its first trip to a girls basketball championship final.
Caitlyn Murphy poured in a career-high 23 points, powering Yuma to a 69-47 win over Simla in a Class 2A first round state playoff game.
In the end, the Broomfield Eagles showed that they were every bit as good as their 26-0 record indicated.
Thursday night, Regis Jesuit put itself in position to win its second straight Class 5A state championship.
The Grandview Wolves rode the wave of freshman Michaela Onyenwere to the state final four, but it was the senior leadership of Fossil Ridge’s Savannah Smith that would be their undoing.
Manitou Springs High School will be looking for its fourth head football coach since the retirement of George Rykovich at the conclusion of the 2006 season.
Last year in the Class 3A boys state basketball tournament, Holy Family was given a lesson by Eaton.