Castle View girls basketball beat Fruita Monument 57-50 on Saturday to win the Castle View/ThunderRidge Tipoff on Saturday.
The 2017 all-state boys soccer teams are led by players of the year Michael Mooney of Broomfield; Kristian Hooker of Air Academy; and Larson Baker of Colorado Academy.
Grandview (5A), Evergreen (4A), Lamar (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A) are each top-ranked teams in the preseason girls hoops rankings.
Monarch, the defending champion, is on top of the preseason hockey rankings on the eve of the 2017-18 season.
The 2017 all-state volleyball teams are led by players of the year Keeley Davis of Rock Canyon, MacKenzie Fidelak of Niwot, Chelsey Lockey of Eaton, Sarah Stevelinck of Lyons, and Tess Hornung of Kit Carson.
Sitting in the hotel lobby Friday night, Castle View coach Scott Dowis had his moments of doubt.
The 2017 regional volleyball tournaments are this week. Teams in each classification are vying for spots in next week’s state tournaments.
Fairview’s upset win over defending champion Boulder was the highlight of the second round of the 5A boys soccer tournament.
Four new teams cracked into this week’s CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings: Chaparral (5A), Evergreen (4A), Wiggins (2A) and Belleview Christian (1A).
Evergreen (4A), Valley (3A), Wiggins (2A) and Union Colony (2A) are all newcomers to this week’s volleyball rankings.