State softball roundup: Two defending champions ousted on Day 1
The Eaton Reds and Pomona Panthers torpedoed any hopes that two defending softball champions had of repeating.
The Eaton Reds and Pomona Panthers torpedoed any hopes that two defending softball champions had of repeating.
If Wheat Ridge was going to take the state softball title from Valor Christian, they were going to have to pry it out of the Eagles’ hands.
The Wheat Ridge Farmers handed Aurora Central its first loss of the season on Friday, ending their seven-game win steak.
The state softball brackets were released on Monday, with Chaparral, Wheat Ridge and Strasburg each garnering top seeds in their respective classifications.
Top-seeded Wheat Ridge and No. 16 Discovery Canyon qualified for the state softball tournament with their performance at Class 4A Region 1 on Saturday.
The regional brackets for softball were released on Sunday, and Strasburg, Wheat Ridge, and Ralston Valley head the fields in each classification.
Ralston Valley is the new No. 1 team in the Class 5A softball rankings this week.
Powered by a week in which it went 2-0, Valor Christian has returned to the No. 1 spot in the 4A Colorado high school softball rankings.
Ralston Valley rallied from an early 5-0 hole to defeat Wheat Ridge 10-9 in a cross-classification Jeffco matchup on Thursday.
No. 6 Dakota Ridge football edged Wheat Ridge, 17-14, in a Class 4A game on Thursday.