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    Fairview’s quarterback Ki Ellison (9) fall back for a pass as Cherry Creek High School takes on Fairview High School in the first half of the 5A football quarterfinals at the Stutler Bowl on November 22, 2025 in Greenwood Village, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

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    Here's how the top 10 Colorado prep football teams fared in Week 1 of the season.
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    Columbine High School players are introduced to the 5A CSHAA Championship softball game against Douglas County Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 at Aurora Sports Park. The Columbine Rebels defeated the Huskies 7-3. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

    The Denver Postap 2026 Colorado Gold Softball Award nomination form

    Regis Jesuitap Luke Rubley(12) throws the ball before getting sacked by a Cherry Creek player at Regis Jesuit High School, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Aurora, CO. Regis Jesuit played Cherry Creek. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)

    6 Colorado high school football games to watch in Week 1

    LAFAYETTE, CO - AUGUST 21:Monarch’s Levi Carlucci, center, celebrates a first down against Pamona in Lafayette on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

    Monarch football looking to ‘set a new bar’ as a Class 4A title contender this year

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    • Vinny Amorosa, 10, left, flips his younger brother Gino Amoroso, 8, during a practice session at Black Fox Wrestling Academy on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Franktown. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

      Booming $40B youth sports industry has Colorado families spending thousands for fear of missing out

    • From left, Parker, Preston and their mother Kelly Brandt head to their car after Preston’s team Angels 11U played in a AA Colorado State Championship tournament game against the Elbert County Wranglers 11U on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Harold D. Lutz Sports Complex in Arvada. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

      Youth sports costs are skyrocketing. Some parents and kids say ‘it’s worth every dime.’

    • Broomfield SC U14 Boys Academy 2 players warm up before a game against Real Colorado U14 Boys Olympico during the first day of the Broomfield Shootout youth soccer tournament on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, at Broomfield County Commons Park in Broomfield. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

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    • NIWOT, CO – AUGUST 10:Niwotap Cora Roberts on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Roberts played with the U.S. Youth Deaf National Team for soccer over the summer. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

      Niwot soccer standout Cora Roberts trains with USA Deaf Youth National Team

    • Columbine High School Football players warmup before scrimmaging at Columbine High School, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Littleton. Columbine High School scrimmaged with Mesa Ridge and Montbello High School in the rain. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)

      Columbine football has ‘something to prove’ as Rebels move down to Class 4A

    • Elijah Cromwell of Cherry Creek High School poses for a portrait during the Denver Broncos Foundation's 2026 High School Football Media Day inside a locker room at Empower Field at Mile High on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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    Prep football

    Legend High School head coach Jake Heaps during a youth football camp in Parker, Colorado on Friday, June 6, 2025. Heaps, well-known to Colorado football fans as Russell Wilson’s personal quarterback coach, played college football at BYU, Kansas and Miami. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    CHSAA suspends Legend football coach Jake Heaps after rules violations by program

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    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’

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    • 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

    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

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

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

    Prep baseball

    Gio Rojas (12) pitches for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the regional final against West Broward on Friday, May 8, 2026. (Jim Rassol/Contributor)

    How Colorado pitcher Gio Rojas’ cross-country gamble paid off by getting drafted in MLB’s first round

    A flirtation with perfection validated Gio Rojas' cross-country gamble.
    • This Longmont High junior is breaking baseball’s gender barrier. She’s a diamond in the rough

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

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

    Prep track and field

    Lutheran’s head track coach Jermaine Stafford poses for a portrait at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, Colorado on Friday, May 15, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    Ex-Olympian Jermaine Stafford, blind in one eye and battling kidney disease, vows to keep coaching

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

    • 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

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