The soccer playoffs began with a bang May 11 with all three
local teams in action registering wins.
In Class 3A action, No. 11 Discovery Canyon (11-5) picked up a
2-1 win over No. 22 Dawson behind a pair of Andi Marchant goals,
enabling the Thunder to move on to the second round. The squad will
hit the road May 15 to face No. 6 Coal Ridge (13-1-2) with the
winner advancing to the quarterfinals.
No. 1 seed Lewis-Palmer needed just one half of soccer to knock
out No. 32 Skyview 11-0 in Class 4A play as sophomore Kourtney
Guetlein netted six goals on the night before the mercy-rule was
enforced. The Rangers will host No. 17 Evergreen (12-4) on May 15
in round two at Don Breese.
In Class 5A action, No. 3 Pine Creek cruised 10-0 over No. 30
George Washington as Ashley Greco scored three goals and Ha-Mi
Nguyen registered two of her own. The Eagles will play again May 14
at D-20 Stadium against No. 19 Liberty (8-8).
Class 3A top seed TCA got off to a quick start as well, winning
10-0 May 12 over No. 32 Rye, as Shea Haycock scored five goals in
her return from an injured left knee that had kept her out of
action for about a month. Next up for the Titans is a date with
either No. 17 Lutheran Parker (9-5) or No. 16 Weld Central (8-3-2)
May 15 at home.
Regional Golf action
Pine Creek finished 13th out of 14 schools at the Class 5A
Regional May 10 at the Colorado Springs Country Club, sending no
individual qualifiers to state.
In Class 4A action, The Classical Academy played its regional
May 11 at Hollydot, placing fifth out of 20 schools and qualifying
both Sam Ginnett (86) and Aly Carpenter (90) for the May 24-25
state tournament at Cobble Creek in Montrose as the two finished
eighth and 14th, respectively, in the 80-person field.
Lewis-Palmer, Discovery Canyon and Palmer Ridge all participated
in the May 12 Regional at the Country Club of Colorado, meanwhile.
Results are yet to be posted.
Girls Lacrosse
Lewis-Palmer, despite an 11-4 overall record, did not make it
into the 16-team 2010 playoff field.
Baseball
District pairings were released this afternoon and both
Lewis-Palmer and Pine Creek live to see another day. The Rangers
(12-7) enter the Class 4A tournament as the No. 19 seed and will
play No. 14 Skyline (13-6) at noon on May 15. The winner of that
game will play the winner of the 10 a.m. contest between the host
school, No. 3 Wheat Ridge (15-4), and No. 30 Rifle (9-10) at 3 p.m.
for the right to move onto the quarterfinals.
Pine Creek (17-2), meanwhile, earned the No. 5 seed in the Class
5A tournament and with it the right to host the first two rounds of
play May 15. The Eagles will host No. 28 Boulder (12-7) at 10 a.m.
and, if victorious, will face the winner of the noon game between
No. 12 Chaparral (12-7) and No. 21 Mountain Range (10-9) at 3 p.m.
at PCHS.
Full brackets can be viewed at www.chsaa.org.