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)