A new state champion in Class 4A is guaranteed as four-time defending state champion Lewis Palmer is not in the tournament field this year. The Rangers and Cheyenne Mountain have combined to win the last 12 titles in this division so it’s up to the Indians to keep that streak alive this year. They’re seeded second and sit behind unbeaten Windsor at the top of the bracket. Coronado is a second unbeaten club (12-0) with the Cougars one of five Colorado Springs area teams in the field. Palisade and Mead also look to break through.
Complete coverage will be available at nfhsnetwork.com. Team summaries below are listed in seed order.
#1 WINDSOR WIZARDS (15-0)
COACH: LaVerne Huston
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 95
LEAGUE: Northern league champions
REGIONALS: Beat Evergreen (3-0) & Thompson Valley (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 1-0
- WON: Mead (3-2)
- LOST:
| KILLS | Kaylie Phelps (143) | Sara Scott (129) | Julia Bohlinger (114) |
| ACES | Phelps (29) | Scott (20) | Bohlinger & Peyton Relford (19) |
| BLOCKS | Bohlinger (33) | Olivia Deichmann (28) | Relford (18) |
| DIGS | Phelps (210) | Ivett Flores (207) | Bohlinger (196) |
| ASSISTS | Relford (505) | Shae Hardy (21) | Flores (20) |
#2 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN INDIANS (12-2)
COACH: Ellen Senf
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 6 (tied for 8th all-time) 15, 12, 11, 10, 09, 08 (5 straight)
LEAGUE: Finished 2nd in Pikes Peak league
REGIONALS: Beat Weld Central (3-0) & Holy Family (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 3-0
- WON: Discovery Canyon (3-2), Rampart (3-2), Palmer Ridge (3-2)
- LOST:
| KILLS | Emma Delich (180) | Karlee Pinell (169) | Sydney Morland (120) |
| ACES | Jessie Duytschaever (38) | Pinell (30) | Sara Speiser (25) |
| BLOCKS | Morland (39) | Emily Zabor (22) | Pinell (20) |
| DIGS | Madison Fox (182) | Delich (127) | Pinell (114) |
| ASSISTS | Duytschaever (481) | Fox (27) | Delich & Speiser (2) |
#3 PALISADE BULLDOGS (13-2)
COACH: Wendy MacAskill
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Western Slope champions
REGIONALS: Beat Falcon (3-0) & Woodland Park (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-0
| KILLS | Kendyl MacAskill (261) | Ella Yanowich (134) | Caylee Chutka (84) |
| ACES | MacAskill (35) | Yanowich (32) | Chutka (27) |
| BLOCKS | MacAskill (71) | Yanowich (27) | Elizabeth Hawkins (21) |
| DIGS | Yanowich (204) | Chutka (178) | MacAskill (169) |
| ASSISTS | Ella Steele (263) | MacAskill (222) | Cadence Neste (12) |
#4 CORONADO COUGARS (12-0)
COACH: Don Lash
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 3 / 92, 88, 83
LEAGUE: CS Metro South league champions
REGIONALS: Beat Montrose (3-0) & Frederick (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-0
| KILLS | Maycie Rogers (143) | Makayla Brown (93) | Stacia Smith (78) |
| ACES | Rogers (41) | Smith (36) | Brown (20) |
| BLOCKS | Elizabeth Berg (29) | Brown (26) | Nayo Afonja (21) |
| DIGS | Smith (130) | Rogers (112) | Brown (105) |
| ASSISTS | Rachel Scott (327) | Brown (8) | Jayden Geschke & Shelby Phillips (4) |
#5 MEAD MAVERICKS (11-3)
COACH: Mikayla Martinez
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Placed 2nd in Northern league
REGIONALS: Beat Steamboat Springs (3-0) & Skyview (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-2
- WON:
- LOST: Windsor (3-2), Eaton (3-0)
| KILLS | Kenzie Morton (138) | Quincey Coyle (129) | Morgan Munro (102) |
| ACES | Hailee Martinez (35) | Coyle (32) | Munro (29) |
| BLOCKS | Munro (24) | Anna Parmer (17) | Martinez (12) |
| DIGS | Lauren Steidl (116) | Morton (79) | Martinez (60) |
| ASSISTS | Martinez (460) | Steidl (2) |
#6 PALMER RIDGE BEARS (10-5)
COACH: Erica Bradley
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Tied for 5th in Pikes Peak league
REGIONALS: Beat Erie (3-0) & Niwot (3-0)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 2-2
- WON: Classical Academy (3-0), Discovery Canyon (3-0)
- LOST: Cheyenne Mountain (3-2), Rampart (3-1)
| KILLS | Riley Anderson (134) | Madison Wilson (122) | Eva Larochelle (104) |
| ACES | Elaina Della Rossa (31) | Ryann Blankenship (30) | Kyra Kisting (16) |
| BLOCKS | Wilson (47) | Gigi German (19) | Claire Johnson (16) |
| DIGS | Della Rossa (220) | Anderson (74) | Emily Klahn (63) |
| ASSISTS | Kisting (372) | Anna McWhorter (73) | Della Rossa (29) |
#7 DISCOVERY CANYON THUNDER (10-3)
COACH: Melissa Bravo
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: Tied for 3rd in Pikes Peak league
REGIONAL: Beat Thomas Jefferson (3-0) & Durango (3-1)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-3
- WON:
- LOST: Cheyenne Mountain (3-2), Palmer Ridge (3-0), Rampart (3-1)
| KILLS | Paityn Kramer (131) | Addyson McArthur (100) | Aaliyanna Codrington (58) |
| ACES | Kiley West (33) | Kramer (28) | Sophia Boushell (25) |
| BLOCKS | Codrington (39) | Rachel Clawson (30) | McArthur (21) |
| DIGS | Boushell (239) | Kramer (190) | West (122) |
| ASSISTS | West (355) | Tatianna Gagne (22) | Boushell (20) |
#8 CLASSICAL ACADEMY TITANS (14-1)
COACH: Kiyo Greene
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None
LEAGUE: CS Metro North league champions
REGIONALS: Beat Golden (3-1) & Eagle Valley (3-2)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS: 0-1
- WON:
- LOST: Palmer Ridge (3-0)
| KILLS | Hope Storm (128) | Kaelen Boyles (111) | Raegan Strickland (81) |
| ACES | Strickland (34) | Lydia Wadman (34) | Storm (32) |
| BLOCKS | Strickland (39) | Boyles (31) | Storm (28) |
| DIGS | Camille Prentiss (144) | Storm (114) | Bethany Harris (109) |
| ASSISTS | Harris (239) | Storm (190) | Prentiss (25) |
