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    Titus Huard of the Valor Christian Eagles stretches with teammates during practice at the school’s practice field in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

    Renck: Valor Christian’s Titus Huard navigates life as a top QB recruit with humility. It runs in the family.

    Entering his junior season, Titus Huard stands 6-foot-5, weighs 210 pounds, has catcher's mitts for hands and an Uncle Rico right arm that can throw a football over them mountains
    Evie Mumm, at Sandstone Ranch baseball complex in Longmont on Wednesday, has the chance to become the first girl to play varsity baseball at Longmont High School. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

    This Longmont High junior is breaking baseball’s gender barrier. She’s a diamond in the rough

    Troy Mailo is expected to be one of the top players in the 2027 high school class as an edge rusher for Mullen High School. Mailo stands for a photo during summer workouts at Mullen High School on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

    Renck: Mullen star edge rusher Troy Mailo, committed to Stanford, is a better person than player

    Shortstop Cory Dean Carver of Montezuma-Cortez – 2026 Roy Halladay Award winner – poses for a portrait outside of Coors Field in Denver on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

    Montezuma-Cortez star shortstop Cory Dean Carver wins the 2026 Roy Halladay Award

    Regis Jesuit players pile on top of closing pitcher Cade Filleman (22) after the final out in their 5-3 win over Arvada Westap during the second of two class 5A state championship games on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at All-Star Park in Lakewood, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

    Meet the Denver Postap 2026 All-Colorado baseball team

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    • Pueblo County High School coach Matt Eades hoists the championship trophy after his team defeated Falcon High School, winning the 4A Colorado State Championship game at the United States Air Force Academy Athletic Complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Pueblo County beat Falcon 9-4. (Photo by Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

      Pueblo County’s Matt Eades is All-Colorado baseball Coach of the Year after leading Hornets to first state title

    • Regis Jesuit's Hudson Alpert (15) fields a hit by Arvada West's Keegan Millikan (17) before throwing him out at first during the sixth inning of the Class 5A state semifinal game on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at All-Star Park in Lakewood. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

      Meet the 5 finalists for the 2026 Roy Halladay Award honoring excellence in Colorado high school baseball

    • Denver North senior Lea Gentry poses for a photo on Friday, June 5, 2026, at Denver North High School in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

      Denver North’s Lea Gentry wins inaugural April Heinrichs Award for all-around excellence in girls soccer

    • Reese Morgan (12) of the Fossil Ridge SaberCats makes a break agains the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles during the first half of the 5A CHSAA state girls soccer championship game at Switchbacks Weidner Field in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

      Meet the 5 finalists for the inaugural April Heinrichs Award honoring excellence in Colorado prep girls soccer

    • Regis Jesuitap Chase Massey (7) hoists the trophy after Regis’ 5-3 win over Arvada West the class 5A state championship game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at All-Star Park in Lakewood, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

      Renck: Raiders of the Lost Art. Regis Jesuit breaks through on third attempt to win 5A state baseball title

    • Regis Jesuitap Eli Shappee (5) and Chase Massey (7) hug after Regis’ 5-3 win over Arvada West during the class 5A state championship game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at All-Star Park in Lakewood, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

      Regis Jesuit outlasts Arvada West to clinch Colorado Class 5A baseball title, its fourth overall

    Prep football

    Receiver Jackson Coleman (13) of the Valor Christian Eagles is gang tackled by Logan Johnson (39) and Zey Rios (35) of the Legend Titans during a kick return in the second half of a CHSAA Class 5A quarterfinals game on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at EchoPark Stadium in Parker, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

    Valor Christian football stars commit to powerhouse Division I programs on same day

    In the span of a couple hours, Valor Christian reminded the state it might be capable of toppling a dynasty this fall.
    • After distinguished career at Texas A&M, Fossil Ridge alum Trey Zuhn III offers versatile option for teams in NFL draft

    • Colorado prep sports stars take flag football skills to NFL’s Pro Bowl Games

    Prep boys basketball

    All-Colorado selections, from left, Chaparral’s Christian Williams, Ralston Valley’s Caiden Braketa, Rangeview’s Marcellus Duncan, Rock Canyon coach Kent Grams, Regis Jesuitap Eric Fiedler, Rock Canyon’s Jacob David and Chaparral’s Luke Howery pose for a portrait on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

    The Denver Postap 2026 All-Colorado boys basketball team

    The 2026 Denver Post All-Colorado boys basketball team, picked based off statistical performance, the eye test, relative value to team success and performance in the state tournament.
    • Kent Grams is All-Colorado boys basketball Coach of the Year after leading Rock Canyon to first title

    • Regis Jesuit’s Eric Fiedler is Mr. Colorado Basketball after dominant senior season

    • Kent Denver girls, boys both beat Timnath in Class 4A Final Four to earn championship double-dip

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    Prep girls basketball

    Returning University of Denver women’s coach Erik Johnson talks with current players before his press conference at the Ritchie Center on April 23, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

    Erik Johnson introduced as Pioneers’ women’s basketball coach with hopes to ‘put DU back on the map’

    Over a bowl of mac and cheese, Erik Johnson experienced all the emotions about his return to the University of Denver.
    • National award-winning Denver East basketball coach pursues dual passion as a rising R&B star

    • Betts on the Bruins: How a trio of Colorado high school legends led UCLA basketball to women’s national title

    • The Denver Postap 2026 All-Colorado girls basketball team

    Prep soccer

    Colorado Academy's girls soccer team celebrates winning the program's third consecutive Class 3A girls soccer state championship at Switchbacks' Weidner Field in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Colorado Academy defeated Kent Denver 2-1. (Photo courtesy of Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Public Schools)

    Colorado Academy’s Lyla Kocher delivers two goals to clinch program three-peat in Class 3A girls soccer

    A funny thought danced across Lyla Kocher's mind as the Colorado Academy senior shuffled back for a penalty kick, not two minutes of game clock after her leg had just found net.
    • The Denver Postap 2026 April Heinrichs Award nomination form

    • The Denver Post debuts April Heinrichs Award for Colorado’s top senior soccer player, scholar and citizen

    • Janine Sonis got the trade she wanted to land with Summit FC, where she finally gets to play with longtime friend, rival Lindsey Heaps

    Prep baseball

    Julian Garcia #57 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park on June 23, 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Garcia made his MLB debut in this game. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

    How Colorado pitcher Julian Garcia broke through to MLB at 31 after a decade in minors, independent league

    With his baseball career on the fritz, the Colorado kid got reinvigorated by some Colorado kids.
    • Blake Swift pitches ‘full circle’ gem to lead Pueblo County to first 4A baseball championship

    • CHSAA baseball Final Four preview: Regis Jesuit, Pueblo County, University, Forge Christian in pole position to win titles

    • Regis Jesuit beats Arvada West in Class 5A semifinal after big inning, ejection of Wildcats coach Danny Vais

    Prep track and field

    The Classical Academy’s track and field coach Tim Daggett talks with students at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, Colorado on Friday, May 15, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    Inside The Classical Academy’s track and field dynasty: Channeling Herb Brooks and building an unbeatable pipeline

    To ignite one of Colorado's all-time track and field dynasties, Tim Daggett became Herb Brooks.
    • Fossil Ridge’s Addyson Smith is Colorado’s fastest in 100, 200 a year after coming up short at state

    • Eaton’s Delaney Reuter claims 3A 3200-meter title and ‘clean slate’ a year after disqualification shock

    • Lutheran track coach Jermaine Stafford, whose speed led him to Olympics, wants Lions to learn from his journey

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