It was much closer than Pueblo West would have liked, but the second-ranked Cyclones managed to hold onto a one-run lead to defeat Palmer Ridge 8-7 on Tuesday.
Valor Christian — pre-season No. 1 in Class 4A boys lacrosse — sharp in opener against Chatfield.
No. 4 Columbine boys lacrosse features familiar faces along with new coaching staff.
Baseball’s preseason rankings were unveiled on Monday, and Cherry Creek (5A), Valor Christian (4A), Eaton (3A), Paonia (2A) and Holly (1A) are the top-ranked teams in their respective classifications.
Arapahoe (5A), D’Evelyn (4A), Kent Denver (3A) and Denver Christian (2A) are the preseason No. 1 teams in girls soccer.
Cherry Creek is on top of girls lacrosse’s preseason poll as the No. 1 team.
Regis Jesuit (in 5A) and Valor Christian (4A) were on top of their respective rankings when the boys lacrosse preseason polls were released on Monday.
Monday marks the official start of practice for all spring sports, marking the start of their 2018 season.
Boys volleyball, girls wrestling and unified bowling were all approved to begin pilot seasons by the Board of Directors on Wednesday.
High school soccer teams will be reversing their home and visiting uniforms next season.