As is tradition, the defending state football champions have a way of finding themselves atop the initial set of CHSAANow.com football rankings.
The 2016 all-state baseball teams are led by players of the year Ricardo Juarez (1A), Luke Feigal (2A), Austin Stone (3A), Paul Tillotson (4A), and Jake Eissler (5A).
The 2016 all-state girls lacrosse teams, led by player of the year Bridget Sutter, honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches.
Tanner O’Tremba is good at crushing baseballs. As a result, Cherry Creek escaped the first day of the 5A state baseball tournament unscathed.
Becca Schulte never toed the line for the 800-meter run at the state track meet, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t keep the idea in her mind.
Having watched the defending champions be eliminated, Dakota Ridge baseball turned an up-and-down start of its own into a day to remember.
The 2016 state tournament bracket for Class 5A baseball.
In January, the Legislative Council approved the recommendation of the baseball committee to fast track RPI to determine the playoff fields.
Colorado Academy comes in as the No. 1 seed and is already in a good position to defend their 2015 girls state lacrosse championship.
Jessica Gibson scored four goals to help No. 9 Ralston Valley girls lacrosse beat Dakota Ridge 9-6 on Saturday.