Spring Sports, Activities Get Underway
AURORA – Practice for 2025 spring sports and activities may officially begin today for high schools across the state of Colorado.
Spring Sports
Judgment Call on Second Contact Eliminated in High School Volleyball
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 31, 2025) — Multiple contacts by one player attempting to play the ball will now be allowed on second contact if the next contact is by a teammate on the same side of the net. This elimination of a judgment call by officials highlights the 2025-26 high school volleyball rules changes.
2024 MLB Draft Features 10 Players With Colorado Ties
The 2024 MLB Draft is now in the books and 10 of the players who were selected played for Colorado High School Activities Association member schools while in high school. Over the last six MLB Drafts, only last season’s featured more former CHSAA players (12).
Penalty Administration Adjusted in High School Girls Lacrosse
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 11, 2024) — Beginning next season, the indirect free position will be eliminated in high school girls lacrosse when a minor foul is committed by the defense in the 12-meter fan. Now, the player who is fouled will be allowed to shoot from a free position on the 12-meter fan.
Races to be Recalled in First 50 Meters in High School Track and Field When Contact Occurs Between Competitors
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 9, 2024) — Effective with the 2025 season, races in high school track and field will be recalled in the first 50 meters when a competitor falls due to contact with another competitor. This change, which was one of eight revisions recommended by the NFHS Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Committee at its June 10-12 meeting in Indianapolis, relates to races not run in lanes, or when two or more competitors are assigned to a single lane.
De Beque’s Scottie Vines Named Gatorade Colorado Boys Track & Field Player of the Year
CHICAGO (June 27, 2024) — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Scottie Vines of De Beque High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Colorado Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. Vines is the first Gatorade Colorado Boys Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from De Beque High School.
Risk Minimization and Sportsmanship Addressed in 2025 Baseball Rules Changes
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 26, 2024) — High school baseball players using non-wood bats will have greater flexibility in using substances to enhance their grip on the bat with a change that brings consistency to Rule 1-3-2.
Risk Minimization at Forefront of High School Boys Lacrosse Rules Changes
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 26, 2024) — Risk minimization – particularly as it relates to lost equipment during play, proper wearing of the helmet and appropriate instances for checking an opponent’s crosse – was the focus of the rules changes forwarded by the NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee for the 2025 season.
Liberty Common’s Isabel Allori Named Gatorade Girls Track and Field Player of the Year
AURORA – In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Isabel Allori of Liberty Common High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Colorado Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Allori is the first Gatorade Colorado Girls Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Liberty Common High School.
Mountain Vista’s Lily Boydstun Named Gatorade Colorado Girls Soccer Player of the Year
CHICAGO (June 20, 2024) — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Lily Boydstun of Mountain Vista High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Colorado Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Boydstun is the third Gatorade Colorado Girls Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from Mountain Vista High School.