Fort Collins spring sports state championship tracker: Postseason brackets, scores, schedules
It's championship season in Colorado!
Spring is always a busy season for high school sports, with 10 activities holding championship events, playoffs or postseasons this May and June.
Those include: boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls track and field, boys and girls soccer, boys swimming, baseball, girls tennis and girls golf.
In the Fort Collins area, there are some major contenders in a few sports. And don't forget: Magical playoff runs (think Fort Collins baseball in 2021) are always possible.
Given the busy schedule on tap, here's a look at all the scores, schedules and brackets for our local teams during the spring championship season. We'll also link and direct you to our coverage of each sport on this page.
Note: This will be updated daily.
Girls soccer
Class 5A
Seeds:
No. 9 Fossil Ridge
No. 16 Fort Collins
No. 20 Rocky Mountain
First round (Tuesday, May 10):
No. 17 Regis Jesuit 2, No. 16 Fort Collins 1 (OT)
No. 9 Fossil Ridge 6, No. 24 Castle View 2
No. 20 Rocky Mountain 3, No. 13 Ralston Valley 2
More: Ballek sisters combine for 4 goals as Fossil Ridge crushes Castle View, Rocky pulls road upset
Second round (Friday, May 13):
No. 8 Cherry Creek 3, No. 8 Fossil Ridge 2
No. 4 Grandview 2, No. 20 Rocky Mountain 1
Class 4A
Seeds:
No. 1 Windsor
First round:
No. 1 Windsor 10, No. 32 Skyview 1
Second round (Saturday, May 14):
No. 1 Windsor 3, No. 17 Grand Junction Central 0
More: No. 1 Windsor girls soccer rolls into 4A quarters, Rocky and Fossil drop road heartbreakers
Third round (Tuesday, May 17):
No. 1 Windsor 2, No. 24 Air Academy 1
Semifinal-bound: No. 1 Windsor soccer shrugs off upset-minded Air Academy to continue 4A run
Semifinals (Thursday, May 19, at UNC)
No. 1 Windsor 2, No. 4 Palmer Ridge 1
Full story: No. 1 Windsor girls soccer stuns Palmer Ridge with two late goals to surge into title game
Finals (Tuesday, May 24, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City):
No. 7 Northfield 0, No. 1 Windsor 0 (4-3 Northridge on PKs)
'Cruel' defeat: Windsor soccer dominates title game, but trophy is snatched away on penalties
Class 3A
Seeds:
No. 11 Liberty Common
No. 21 Resurrection Christian
First round:
No. 11 Liberty Common 1, No. 22 Stargate 0 (2OT)
No. 21 Res. Christian 4, No. 12 DSST: Green Valley 1
Second round (Saturday, May 14):
No. 11 Liberty Common 4, No. 6 Colorado Springs Christian 1
No. 5 Lutheran 9, No. 21 Res. Christian 0
Third round (Tuesday, May 17):
No. 3 Colorado Academy 1, No. 11 Liberty Common 0
Boys lacrosse
Seeds:
5A No. 7 Poudre School District (first-round bye)
4A No. 15 Windsor
4A No. 24 Resurrection Christian
4A First round (Tuesday, May 10):
No. 18 Golden 7, No. 15 Windsor 6
No. 9 Dawson School 19, No. 24 Res. Christian 9
5A Second round (Saturday, May 14):
No. 7 PSD 10, No. 10 Rock Canyon 7
More on the match: PSD boys lacrosse fights through Rock Canyon for team's first playoff win since 2013
5A Third round (Wed. May 18):
No. 7 PSD 9, No. 2 Cherry Creek 8 (OT)
Statement win: PSD lacrosse team upsets No. 2 Cherry Creek on walk-off OT goal
5A semifinals (Monday, May 23):
No. 6 Arapahoe 11, No. 7 PSD 5
Rained out: PSD boys lacrosse team can't match Arapahoe as season ends in 5A semifinals
Conference champs: Chastain twins, senior defenders lead PSD boys lacrosse's program renewal
Boys and girls track and field
The state track and field meet returns to its traditional home at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood from Thursday, May 19 to Saturday, May 21.
Thursday state champions:
Dontay Johnson, Fort Collins, 5A boys long jump (22 feet, 10.5 inches)
Brooke Naughton, Fort Collins, 5A girls long jump (18 feet, 9.75 inches)
Kevin Bruxvoort, Rocky Mountain, 5A boys discus (169 feet)
Heritage Christian, 1A medley sprint relay (1A state record of 1:52.27)
Ainsley Stanton, Heritage Christian, 1A girls 3200 meters (12:48.68)
Jack Nauman, Heritage Christian, 1A boys 3200 meters (10:19.23)
Justin Bate, Liberty Common, 3A boys pole vault (personal best 13 feet, 6 inches)
Colorado state track and field meet: Live updates, highlights and top performers
Friday track finals:
3200m run: 4A and 2A
800m girls medley relay: 2A through 5A
800m run: all classes
4x200m relay: all classes
4x800m relay: 1A
Friday field finals:
Pole vault: 2A, 3A girls
Long jump: 4A, 2A girls
Triple jump: 1A, 2A boys
High jump: 5A, 1A girls
Shot put: 5A and 2A girls, 3A boys
Discus: 2A and 1A boys, 3A girls
The jumps: Poudre's Rhys Travis taking pressure of defending state track titles in stride
Saturday track finals:
Girls 100m hurdles (all classes)
Boys 110m hurdles (all classes)
100m dash (all classes)
200m dash (all classes)
300m hurdles (all classes)
4x100m relay (all classes)
1600m run (all classes)
4x400m relay (all classes)
Saturday field finals:
Pole vault: 4A, 1A boys
Long jump: 3A, 1A girls
Triple jump: 5A, 2A girls
High jump: 3A through 1A boys
Shot put: 3A and 1A girls, 5A boys
Discus: 4A, 2A girls
State track championships: Fort Collins-area athletes with best chances of winning titles
Boys swimming
The boys state swimming and diving championships return to the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, with Class 4A on May 12-13 followed by Class 5A on May 13-14.
Thursday, May 12 results:
Men's 1m diving: Theo Mascarenas, Windsor (376.85, 10th), Travis Finning, Windsor (242.70, 19th)
Friday, May 13 results:
State Champion: Windsor's Jake Eccleston, 200 IM (1:49.46) and 100 breast (55.04)
Milestone: Jake Eccleston wins Windsor's first two state titles in boys swimming
Other top Windsor finishers:
David Bosch, 50 freestyle (5th, 21.66)
200 free relay (5th, 129.15): Bosch, Eccleston, Andrew Tschetter, Zachary Kuch
David Bosch, 100 breast (5th, 1:00.46)
400 free relay (2nd, 3:14.75) Bosch, Eccleston, Tschetter, Kuch
Saturday, May 14 results:
State Champions
Jake Ballard, Fort Collins: 200 freestyle (1:39.99), 500 free (4:37.91)
Carter Ruthven, Fossil Ridge: 100 butterfly (48.82)
More: Fort Collins' Jack Ballard wins 2 state titles, named 5A Swimmer of the Year
Other top local 5A finishers:
Owen Watkins, Fossil Ridge: 200 free (2nd, 1:41.14), 100 butterfly (3rd, 49.41)
Carter Ruthven, Fossil Ridge: 50 free (5th, 21.17)
Fossil Ridge: 200 free relay (4th): Watkins, Ruthven, Jake Barela, Ryan Stahl
Fossil Ridge: 400 free relay (2nd): Watkins, Ruthven, Barela, Stahl
Daniel Rinchiuso, Fort Collins: 200 IM (7th, 1:55.20)
Brennen O'Neil, Fossil Ridge: 200 IM (8th, 1:55.52), 500 free (6th, 4:46.46)
Pierce Bickerton, Fossil Ridge: 500 free (7th, 4:46.87)
Matthew Gramlich, Rocky Mountain: 100 free (8th, 46.74)
Jake Suchowski, Rocky Mountain: 1m diving (5th, 502.80)
Brendan Stanley, Fort Collins: 1m diving (8th, 490.60)
Girls tennis
The girls state tennis championships will be held May 12-14, with Class 5A at Gates Tennis Center in Denver and Class 4A at Pueblo City Park.
3rd-place finishers:
Fossil Ridge No. 2 doubles team of Devree Van Tassel and Becca Fahrner
Fossil Ridge No. 4 doubles team of Afton Sidwell and Avery MacKenzie
4th place finisher:
Poudre No. 1 singles player Avery Hickman
Colorado state tennis updates: 2 Fossil Ridge doubles teams take third
Girls lacrosse
Class 4A
Seeds:
No. 4 Poudre School District (first-round bye)
Second round (Thursday, May 12)
No. 4 PSD 13, No. 13 Heritage 12
Quarterfinals, here they come: PSD girls lacrosse survives Heritage in 4A playoffs
Quarterfinals (Saturday, May 14):
No. 5 Green Mountain 16, No. 4 PSD 10
Baseball
The baseball regular season just concluded May 17. The top eight seeds in classes 3A-5A will host regional play from May 20-23.
Double-elimination state tournaments will follow May 27-28, with the Final Four and championships in each class set for June 3-4.
5A Regionals
No. 8 Fossil Ridge falls to No. 9 Douglas County
No. 11 Rocky Mountain falls to No. 22 Rock Canyon
No. 29 Fort Collins loses to No. 4 Mountain Vista
More: Fossil Ridge baseball's season of firsts ends with home regional loss to Douglas County
4A
No. 16 Windsor loses in No. 1 Palisade regional
3A
No. 12 Res. Christian wins No. 5 Brush regional, in state tournament
No. 26 Liberty Common loses in No. 7 Lamar regional
Local action: Childhood friends return home to coach baseball at Fossil Ridge, Fort Collins high schools
Girls golf
The girls golf season is still ongoing, with regional play occurring the week of May 22-28.
Regional schedule:
Monday, May 23: 5A Northern (Fossil Ridge hosting at Collindale)
Tuesday, May 24: 4A Region 3 (Windsor at Quail Dunes, Fort Morgan)
Wednesday, May 25: 3A Region 3 (Res. Christian, Liberty Common at Mariana Butte)
State schedule (May 31-June 1):
Class 5A: Olde Course (Loveland)
Class 4A: Tiara Rado (Grand Junction)
Class 3A: The Broadlands (Broomfield)
Boys volleyball
The Poudre School District boys volleyball team had a fantastic inaugural campaign, going 16-7 in the regular season and making regional play.
The Stars ultimately fell to Eaglecrest 3-0 in a play-in match on April 29, ending their first-ever season.
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