THE DENVER POST/9NEWS BASEBALL POLLS
(Through Tuesday)
CLASS 5A
1. Grandview 14-3
2. Cherokee Trail 14-3
3. Rocky Mountain 12-5
4. Ponderosa 14-5
5. Fort Collins 14-3-1
6. Smoky Hill 12-5
7. Regis Jesuit 13-6
8. Ralston Valley 12-5
9. Chaparral 14-4
10. Grand Junction 17-2
CLASS 4A
1. Wheat Ridge 15-1
2. Palmer Ridge 17-1
3. Green Mountain 15-2
4. Golden 12-4-1
5. Air Academy 14-3
6. Cheyenne Mountain 11-5
7. Thompson Valley 13-4
8. Thomas Jefferson 13-3-1
9. Fort Morgan 13-4
10. Broomfield 11-5
CLASS 3A
1. Eaton 16-0
2. Faith Christian 16-2
3. Holy Family 15-3
4. Bennett 15-3
5. Lamar 13-5
6. Hotchkiss 15-2
7. Brush 11-5
8. Bishop Machebeuf 12-6
9. Florence 13-5
10. Kent Denver 13-6
Girls soccer
(Through Tuesday)
CLASS 5A
1. Mountain Vista 12-0-2
2. Arapahoe 14-1
3. Dakota Ridge 12-1-2
4. Pine Creek 11-1-2
5. Grandview 10-4-1
6. Smoky Hill 11-2-2
7. Fairview 11-3
8. Fossil Ridge 10-3-1
9. Rocky Mountain 9-4-1
10. Monarch 8-5-1
CLASS 4A
1. Green Mountain 10-1-3
2. Broomfield 12-2-1
3. Valor Christian 12-1
4. Wheat Ridge 11-2-1
5. Air Academy 12-2
6. Cheyenne Mountain 11-3
7. Golden 9-4-1
8. Pueblo South 15-0
9. Palmer Ridge 11-2-1
10. Longmont 8-4-2
CLASS 3A
1. The Classical Academy 12-1-1
2. Holy Family 11-2
3. Peak to Peak 10-3-1
4. St. Mary’s Academy 9-3-2
5. Faith Christian 11-1-2
6. St. Mary’s 10-2-2
7. Kent Denver 8-5-1
8. C.S. Christian 9-4-1
9. Manitou Springs 9-4
10. Middle Park 10-1-2
Girls lacrosse
(Through Tuesday)
1. Cherry Creek 14-1
2. Chaparral 13-1
3. Centaurus 11-3
4. Air Academy 12-2
5. Denver East 10-4
6. Arapahoe 8-4
7. Kent Denver 9-4
8. ThunderRidge 11-3
9. Columbine 11-4
10. Mullen 11-4
Baseball
CLASS 2A DISTRICTS
(Note: Each district qualifies two teams to the regional tournament)
DISTRICT 1
Saturday At Ortega Middle School (Alamosa)
Center vs. La Veta, 10 a.m.
Sanford vs. Sargent, 10 a.m.
Championship: 1 p.m.
DISTRICT 2
Saturday At Canyon View Park (Grand Junction)
Ignacio vs. Paonia, 10 a.m.
Rangely vs. Dolores, noon
Championship: 3 p.m.
DISTRICT 3
Saturday at Sky Sox Stadium
Peyton vs. Limon, 10 a.m.
Kiowa vs. Byers, 12:30 p.m.
Championship: 3 p.m.
DISTRICT 4
Saturday at Resurrection Christian
Alexander Dawson vs. Resurrection Chr., 10 a.m.
Lyons vs. Dayspring Christian, noon
Championship: 2 p.m.
DISTRICT 5
Today
South Park at C. Creek-Victor, 4 p.m.
Saturday at Rye
CC-V/S. Park winner vs. Rye, 10 a.m.
John Mall vs. Custer County, noon
Championship: 3 p.m.
DISTRICT 6
Saturday at Las Animas
Fowler vs. Crowley County, 10 a.m.
Swink vs. Rocky Ford, noon
Championship: 3 p.m.
DISTRICT 7
Friday at Yuma
Holyoke, bye
Sedgwick County vs. Akron, noon
Burlington vs. Wray, 2:30 p.m.
Wiggins vs. Yuma, 5 p.m.
Saturday at Yuma
Akron/Sedgwick Co. winner vs. Holyoke, 11 a.m.
Yuma/Wiggins winner vs. Wray/Burlington winner, 1:30 p.m.
Championship: 4 p.m.
DISTRICT 8
Friday at Double Angel Park (Parker)
Denver Chr. vs. Front Range Chr., 4 p.m.
D. Lutheran vs. Luth. (Parker), 4 p.m.
Championship: 6:30 p.m.
CLASS 1A
DISTRICT 1 (One qualifier)
Saturday at Gunnison
Nucla vs. Cotopaxi, 1 p.m.
DISTRICT 2 (Three qualifiers)
Today at Simla
Simla vs. Community Christian, 10 a.m.
D. Jewish Day vs. Stratton, 12:30 p.m.
Championship: 4:30 p.m.
Third-place game: 2:30 p.m.
DISTRICT 3 (Two qualifieirs)
Friday at Las Animas
Semifinals
Eads vs. Baca County, TBA
Cheyenne Wells vs. Holly, TBA
Championship: TBA
DISTRICT 4 (Two qualifiers)
At Northeastern Jr. College (Sterling)
Fleming 29, Peetz 3
Haxtun 13, Weldon Valley 7
Caliche 11, Otis 1
Merino 17, Briggsdale 15
Today’s Semifinals
Haxtun vs. Fleming, 10 a.m.
Merino vs. Caliche, noon
Championship: 2 p.m.
DOHERTY 13, DENVER EAST 3
Denver East 010 110 — 3 4 3
Doherty 600 241 — 13 16 1
W — Phillips, 2 K’s, 4 BBs.L — Francis, 2 K’s, 2 BBs. Highlights — Stimpson, Doh., 3-for-3, 2B, 3 runs scored, 4 RBIs; Kachel, Doh., 3-for-4, 2B, 3 runs scored, RBI.
COLUMBINE 13, ARVADA WEST 3
Arvada West 300 000 0 — 3 7 3
Columbine 100 075 0 — 13 12 0
W — Thill, 8 K’s, 2 BBs.L — Fleming, not reported. Highlights — Glader, C, 1-for-3, 2 runs scored RBI, HR; Norton, C, 1-for-4, run scored, RBI, HR.
RALSTON VALLEY 9, DAKOTA RIDGE 8
Ralston Valley 213 100 2 — 9 13 2
Dakota Ridge 000 224 0 — 8 14 2
W — Eden, 5 K’s.L — Valerio, K. Highlights — Yokley, RV, 1-for-4, HR, run scored, 2 RBIs; Fishel, DR, 2-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI.
LAKEWOOD 7, POMONA 2
Lakewood 000 501 1 — 7 12 3
Pomona 001 001 0 — 2 5 3
W — Leedholm, 2 K’s, 6 BBs.L — not reported. Highlights — Lowrance, L, 2-for-3, 2B, run scored; Jones, L, 2-for-3, 2B, run scored, RBI.
DENVER WEST 16, DENVER SS&T 10
Denver SS&T 000 370 0 — 10 10 6
Denver West 507 400 0 — 16 11 2
W — Martinez, 5 K’s, 4 BBs.L — Rogers, 4 K’s, 5 BBs. Highlights — Black, DST, 2-for-2, 2 2Bs, 2 runs scored, RBI; L.T. Martinez, DW, 2-for-3, 2B, 2 runs scored, 3 RBIs.
FLEMING 29, PEETZ 3
Peetz 300 00 — 3 7 9
Fleming (11)3(11) 4x — 29 19 2
Serrato, 8 K’s, 2 BBs.L — Hampton. Highlights — Asfel, F, 3-for-4, 2B, 3B, 3 runs scored, 3 RBIs; Vandenbark, F, 3-for-3, 2B, 3B, 4 runs scored, 3 RBIs; Knowles, F, 4-for-4, 3B, 3 runs scored, 4 RBIs.
Girls soccer
Arrupe Jesuit 3, Jefferson 0
Goals — Olivas 2, Rojo.
Brighton 8, Thornton 1
Goals — B: Bonino 2, Barnes, Contreras, Hart, Knowlton, Langdon, Richars; T: White. Assists — B: Allen 2, Rivera 2, Barnes, Langdon.
Fort Morgan 2, Sterling 1
Goals — FM: Not reported; S: Stutzman.
Frontier Academy 2, Alex. Dawson 1
Goals — FA: Vargas, Goldschmidt; AD: not reported. Assists — FA: Krause, Dodge.
Green Mountain 10, Arvada 0
Goals — Fehr 3, Forrest 2, Burger, White, Lutes, Morgan, Ihme. Assists — Fehr 2, Miles, Forrest, Brunsdon, Ihme, Schaller.
Mead 2, Nederland 0
Goals — Lu 2. Assists — Goff, Maypole.
Middle Park 3, Lake County 0
Goals — Levett 2, Shipman.
Regis Jesuit 1, Ponderosa 1, 2OT
Goals — RJ: Chott; P: not reported.
Sheridan 1, Englewood 1, 2OT
Goals — S: Rodriguez; E: Daughtry.
Standley Lake 1, Arvada West 0, OT
Goal — Stang.
Steamboat Springs 2, Moffat County 0
Goals — Not reported.
Weld Central 3, Heritage Christian 1
Goals — WC: Martin 2, Ritchey; HC: not reported. Assists — WC: Ojeda 2.
Girls lacrosse
Arapahoe 15, Smoky Hill 8
Goals — A: Camp 4, Wolff 3, Sutton 2, O’Donnell 2, Miller, Elliott, Englehart, Stein; SH: Foerster 4, Tomlinson 3, S. Booth. Assists — A: Sutton 4, Camp 2, Sugo, Miller, Stein, Walker; SH: Foerster 2.
Boys lacrosse
STATE PLAYOFFS
First round
(To be completed by Saturday)
(24) Valor Christian (8-7) at (9) Air Academy (12-3), Friday, 6 p.m.
(23) Chatfield (7-8) at (10) Mountain Vista (11-4), Friday, Shea Stadium, 7 p.m.
(22) Boulder (8-7) at (11) Cherokee Trail (11-4), Friday, Legacy Stadium, 7 p.m.
(21) Fairview (9-6) at (12) Colorado Academy (11-3), Friday, 4 p.m.
(20) Evergreen (11-4) at (13) Monarch (10-5), Friday, 5:30 p.m.
(19) Littleton (10-5) at (14) Columbine (9-6), Friday, Trailblazer Stadium, 6 p.m.
(18) Denver East (7-7) at (15) Highlands Ranch (9-6), today, Shea Stadium, 4:30 p.m.
(17) Rock Canyon (11-4) at (16) Steamboat Springs (9-6), Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Second round
In bracket order
(To be completed by Wed., May 11)
16th-highest remaining seed at (1) Regis Jesuit (14-1)
9th-highest remaining seed at (8) Chaparral (12-3), May 11 at Sports Authority Stadium, TBA
12th-highest remaining seed at (5) Arapahoe (9-6)
13th-highest remaining seed at (4) Fort Collins (11-4)
14th-highest remaining seed at (3) Wheat Ridge (13-2)
11th-highest remaining seed at (6) Kent Denver (11-4)
10th-highest remaining seed at (7) Mullen (8-7)
15th-highest remaining seed at (2) Cherry Creek (13-2)
Quarterfinals: Sat., May 14 at Regis Jesuit
Semifinals: Wed., May 18 at Englewood, 5 and 7 p.m.
Championship: Sat., May 21 at Dick’s Sporting Foods Park, 11:30 a.m.
Girls tennis regionals
(Note: Top two places come out of each regional to advance to state.)
CLASS 5A
REGION 1
Friday and Saturday at Cherry Creek
Teams — Cherry Creek, Cherokee Trail, Douglas County, Gateway, Heritage, Hinkley, Overland, Smoky Hill.
REGION 2
Today at Fairview
Teams — Arvada West, Fairview, Legacy, Legend, Northglenn, Rocky Mountain, Standley Lake, Thornton.
REGION 3
Today at Ken Caryl Ranch House
Teams — Aurora Central, Bear Creek, Chatfield, Dakota Ridge, Littleton, Mountain Vista, Rangeview, ThunderRidge.
REGION 4
Today and Friday at Loveland North Shore Park
Teams — Chaparral, Fort Collins, Greeley West, Horizon, Loveland, Poudre, Rock Canyon.
REGION 5
Saturday at City Park Courts
Teams — Abraham Lincoln, Columbine, Denver East, Fossil Ridge, George Washington, Lakewood, Montbello, Mountain Range.
REGION 6
Today and Friday At Mesa State (Grand Jct.)
Teams — Castle View, Central (G.J.), Eaglecrest, Fruita Monument, Grand Junction, Grandview, Highlands Ranch.
REGION 7
Friday and Saturday At CU, South Courts (Boulder)
Teams — Adams City, Boulder, Brighton, Monarch, Pomona, Ponderosa, Ralston Valley, Westminster.
REGION 8
Friday and Saturday At Memorial Park (Colorado Springs)
Teams — Arapahoe, Doherty, Ftn.-Ft. Carson, Liberty, Palmer, Pine Creek, Prairie View, Rampart.
CLASS 4A
REGION 1
Friday at Colorado Academy
Teams — Alexander Dawson, Arvada, Colorado Academy, Denver North, Denver West, Evergreen, Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Regis Jesuit, Thomas Jefferson.
REGION 2
Today at Kent Denver
Teams — D’Evelyn, Denver Lutheran, Denver South, Discovery Canyon, Englewood, Green Mountain, Kent Denver, Peak to Peak, Summit, Valor Christian, Vista Ridge.
REGION 3
Today at Pinehurst C.C.
Teams — Alameda, Bishop Machebeuf, Conifer, Falcon, Golden, Holy Family, Lewis-Palmer, Mullen, Palmer Ridge, St. Mary’s Academy.
REGION 4
Friday and Saturday at Centennial Courts (Greeley)
Teams — Berthoud, Eaton, Greeley Central, Justice, Mountain View, Niwot, Northridge, Sterling, Thompson Valley, University, Windsor.
REGION 5
Today in Broomfield
Teams — Broomfield, Centaurus, Erie, Fort Lupton, Fort Morgan, Longmont, Silver Creek, Skyline, Skyview, Weld Central, Wheat Ridge.
REGION 6
Today and Saturday at Cheyenne Mtn.
Teams — Air Academy, Cheyenne Mountain, Coronado, C.S. Christian, C.S. School, Fountain Valley, Mitchell, Sand Creek, Sierra, St. Mary’s, Vanguard, Wasson.
REGION 7
Friday and Saturday at Pueblo City Park
Teams — Cañon City, Harrison, La Junta, Mesa Ridge, Pueblo Centennial, Pueblo Central, Pueblo County, Pueblo East, Pueblo South, Pueblo West, Salida, Widefield.
REGION 8
Today and Friday Canyon View Park or Lincoln Park (Grand Jct.)
Teams — Aspen, Cedaredge, Delta, Durango, Glenwood Springs, Hotchkiss, Montezuma-Cortez, Montrose, Paonia, Roaring Fork, Steamboat Springs, Vail Mountain.
