Here we are in the last week of September and our weekly 1A football report can finally focus on conference play and not just RPI positioning for the playoffs. Regardless of how they fared through the first six weeks of the season, each team remains in the post-season chase as league champions earn automatic bids to the bracket. The North Central features four teams in the top seven this week and two of them square…...
It could turn out to be the Tri Peaks league championship match on Thursday when #6 Manitou Springs hosts #7 Colorado Springs Christian. Both teams enter the week 5-0 in conference play and each has at least a two-game edge on all conference clubs so the winner is in good shape to land the title. The match is one of several with a direct impact on league leads this week. Both the Lions and Mustangs…...
For the first time since 2013, there’s a new number one team in Class 3A volleyball. Lutheran wrestled the top spot away from the five-time defending state champions this week after the Reds went 1-3 at the Eaglecrest Tournament; an event they had won the past three years. Lutheran is unbeaten at 7-0 as they open conference play in the Metro. Our 3A report this week will serve as a league primer across the division. …...
Excellent rivalry matchups that always play in a role in laying out the 2A Football playoff bracket are set for this weekend. La Junta and Kent Denver continue their recent intense series while long-time Weld County rivals Platte Valley and Eaton also collide this week. Friday marks the third straight year the Sun Devils and Tigers have met in the regular season. Two years, La Junta made a huge statement in whipping Kent Denver 35-6…...
Some of the best regular season contests inside Class 1A football the past couple of years have featured games between Strasburg-Bennett and Limon-Crowley County. Those Eastern Colorado rivalries continue this weekend and the matchups headline the week three schedule. Because Bennett has moved to Class 2A for at least the next two years, the game does not carry the same level of importance of the past couple of years as both teams were battling for…...
With five teams still unbeaten in the Western Slope conference, the early standings are still bunched at the top. But with some of the top clubs facing strong challenges this week, some thinning of the herd could occur. And that’s where we begin our Class 2A girls’ basketball weekly report. Paonia, Hotchkiss, Meeker, Soroco and Vail Christian all go to the weekend with identical 2-0 marks. On Thursday, Meeker faces local rival Rangely and then…...
Another battle among the heavyweights in the rugged Tri Peaks conference headlines our 3A girls’ basketball report this week. The meeting is Friday as top ranked St Mary’s heads to Manitou Springs. The Pirates are 8-0 and coming off an important win at Lamar last week.  The Mustangs are just 4-4 but won’t be an easy out. They’ve played a strong schedule and were a top 10 club before last week’s loss to Sterling. In…...
We continue our newest feature by making projections for the post-season in Class 2A and 3A girls’ basketball. Our post-season picks will serve as a replacement for weekly top 10 rankings we’ve posted in the past. In Class 2A, the top four finishers in six districts earn automatic bids to the regional tournament. District 3 gets three bids and District 5 earns five bids. District champions also earn the right to host regional events and…...
Class 3A basketball opens their season this week and several top performers from a year ago are back to lead their teams in the 2017-18 campaign. Below is a quick list of the top returnees in scoring, rebounding, assists and three point shooting based on stats from a year ago. SCORING 1. Cade Carroll Buena Vista 26.6 2. Seth Fugua Vanguard 24.8 3. Jaedon Bowles Manual 23.5 4. Benjamin Hawkins Faith Christian 20.7 5…....
During the regular season our 3A volleyball updates have previewed the top matches and highlighted individual performances. Over the final two weeks, the reports will change a bit as we focus entirely on league races and which matches are left to determine conference champions. RPI standings will also be included as we try to decide which clubs will host regionals and qualify for the post-season. The top 12 teams in the final RPI standings will…...
