All Entries in the "Weekly Previews" Category
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Class 1A Weekly Preview
With a combined 13 state championships overall and a total of seven since 2003, girls basketball tradition in Eads and McClave runs deep so anytime the two get together on the court, it’s a highlight of the 1A basketball scene. They continue their long-time rivalry with a key game this Friday.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Class 4A Weekly Report
In both the South Central and Western Slope leagues, teams play each other twice before determining a champion so the top ten battles in each conference on tap this weekend won’t decide the crown but winners take a major step to claiming the prize.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Class 3A Weekend Preview
While four-time defending state champion Holy Family is heavily favored to win another Metro title, the remaining conferences are considered up for grabs. Since contenders in each league go head-to-head this week, we’ll have a much better idea of the actual favorites over the next few days.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Class 2A Weekend Preview
It’s only the second week of the season but several conference championships could actually be decided this weekend. There are several huge matchups of title contenders on tap Friday and Saturday featuring Akron at Merino in the Lower Platte, Sanford and Del Norte in the Southern Peaks and Las Animas and Rye in the Santa [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Class 1A Weekend Preview
Two of the top small school guards in the state could go-to-head on Saturday when 2nd ranked Deer Trail entertains 7th ranked Burlington (2A) in a critical Union Pacific clash. Bay’lee Purdy, the top scorer in the state, headlines the Deer Trail attack and she may be guarded by Burlington standout Ori Swiatkowski in one [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Week Ahead
It’s a very attractive list of games in very division this week as conference action picks up. Here’s a quick glance at some of the top games on the agenda for the second week of January and we’ll preview more in-depth throughout the week. CLASS 5A #3 Monarch at Fairview (Tues) #4 Legacy at Horizon [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Class 2A & 1A Weekend Preview
After a month of December dominated by tournaments, teams across the 2A and 1A landscape quickly get into conference play the first week back and it should make for an interesting weekend of basketball. Several top ten teams face strong challenges from league opponents and one game pits a couple of ranked opponents for their [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Class 4A & 5A Weekend Preview
The weekend basketball slate is an attractive one as it includes four games featuring top ten teams against one another. While two are simply for bragging rights, the remaining two should help decide conference championships. Those games pit 4th ranked Monarch against 7th ranked Monarch inside the 5A Front Range and 6th ranked Glenwood Springs [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Class 3A Weekend Preview
Throughout the first few weeks of the season, the top teams in Class 3A have squared off in non-league play. That trend continued on Tuesday night when top ranked Holy Family downed 2nd ranked Eaton 50-36 and it picks up again this weekend as 5th ranked St Mary’s takes center stage. The Pirates face two [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL RECAP: #1 Holy Family downs #2 Eaton
An 11-0 run near the end of the first quarter pushed top ranked Holy Family to a 50-36 road victory over 2nd ranked Eaton. The game was the first of the New Year for both teams and served as a rematch of the 3A state championship game from last March. Holy Family beat the Reds [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Tuesday Night Preview (All Classes)
Highlighting the first day of basketball in the New Year is the state championship rematch between Holy Family and Eaton in Class 3A. The top two ranked teams in the division collide tonight on the Reds home court. Holy Family held off Eaton 60-51 in the state finals last March and also topped their non-conference [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Week Ahead
After the release of the girl’s basketball rankings each week, Colorado Preps will also glance ahead to important games for the upcoming week. Below is the list for the first week of January. Most of the action remains non-conference but there are many attractive battles. Included on that list is a one versus two matchup [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Saturday Tournament Rundown
For about 99 percent of the teams, this weekend marks the final games before taking off for the Christmas Holidays. Tournaments dominate the schedule today as championships are up for grabs at several different locations. Some non-tournament games of interest today include the northeast Colorado rivalry between Sedgwick County and Holyoke. This is a non-conference contest [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Friday Preview & Tourney Schedule
Tournament action again dominates the girls basketball schedule but there are several league games on tap at various venues this evening. The most important takes place in the Tri Peaks East where Lamar heads to Colorado Springs to battle St Mary’s. Trinidad will also be in the mix but games between the two rivals have [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Thursday Tourney Schedule / Preview
Though not as busy as the first two weeks of the season, the third week of basketball does include tournaments at different venues. Arguably the best small school tournament of December opens in Lamar for the annual Chamber of Commerce Holiday Tournament. Eight 1A schools from Southeast Colorado for a three day event that concludes [...]
