CCSD Athletics: Highlights from the week of April 14, 2025

5A Boys Volleyball: Teams gear up for postseason

District boys volleyball teams are wrapping up their regular season play. The Centennial League tournament will be held April 22, 24 and 26. The 2025 5A State Volleyball Tournament begins May 8 at Trojan Arena on the campus of Fountain-Fort Carson High School.

Eaglecrest leads the CCSD pack after winning twice last week to improve to 17-2 on the season. The Raptors are 6-1 in Centennial League play, losing only to first-place Littleton Public Schools. EHS will begin the Centennial Tourney on Tuesday evening when they host Cherry Creek at the Nest for a 6:30 p.m. first round match. The Raptors will play one final regular season game after the league tourney against Mountain Vista on April 28.

Grandview was 1-1 for the week, and is 15-4 (5-2) going into Centennial Tournament play. The Wolves will host Overland in first-round action at 6:30 p.m. on April 22.

Cherokee Trail (8-12 overall, 3-4 in the league) was 2-0 last week. The Cougars will be on the road for a first-round match against Valor Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Overland was 4-2 last week improving to 14-6 on the season. The Blazers are 2-5 in league play going into the Centennial Tourney on April 22. OHS will be at Grandview for its first-round match with the Wolves. Game-time is 6:30 p.m.

Cherry Creek (10-10, 2-5) was 3-2 this past week. The Bruins will start Centennial Tournament play on the road at Eaglecrest at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

5A Girls Tennis: Team State Championship brackets released

The 2025 5A Girls State Team Tennis championship bracket was released by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) on April 21. Cherry Creek comes in as the No. 2 seed in the 16-team, single elimination tourney. Higher-seeded teams will host in first round, quarterfinal and semifinal matches. Finals will be played at the Denver Tennis Park on Tuesday, May 13.

Find more information and team brackets here.

College Commitment Day

Senior student athletes across the Cherry Creek School District signed commitments to play college sports as coaches, friends, and family cheered during signing ceremonies held on April 16 at Cherry Creek, Eaglecrest, Grandview, and Smoky Hill high schools.

Commitment Day is a new term being used, as the NCAA officially did away with the National Letter of Intent signing process back in October of 2024.

 

Cherry Creek:

A’Neya Chambers – Women’s Basketball – Seward County Community College – KS

Dalton Schwartz –Golf – Chapman University – CA

Addison Ball – Soccer – Dartmouth College – NH

Clara Krumholz –Soccer – Rensselaer Polytechnic – NY

Kaden Karpel – Track & Field – Drake University – IA

Gray Pence – Track & Field – University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Ava Ross – Beach & Indoor Volleyball –Barry University – FL

 

Eaglecrest:

Connor Brennan – Baseball – Ft. Hayes State University – KS

Tavish Dey – Baseball - Northeastern Junior College – CO

Evan Jansch – Baseball – Bob Jones University – SC

Leo Jimenez – Baseball – Cuesta College – CA

Jaxin Mallory – Baseball – Cuesta College – CA

Cosme Vera – Baseball – Seward County Community College – KS

Amaia Jones – Basketball – Casper College – WY

Elvin Ampofo – Football – University of Wyoming

Logan Robitaille – Football – Central College – IA

AJ Sosef – Football – Colorado Mesa University

Tmario Walter – Football – Saddleback Junior College – CA

Clayton Turner – Boys Lacrosse – Brigham Young University – UT

Brandon Replogle – Rugby – Arkansas State

Blair Nelson – Soccer – Luther College – IA

Kaitlyn Hendrian – Softball – Lake Erie College – OH

Jordan Stilley – Softball – Lamar Community College – CO

Noah Brown – Track & Field – University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Eric Hill, Jr. – Track & Field – Colorado School of Mines

Emma O’Brien – Track & Field University of Southern Maine

Matthew Dye – Boys Volleyball – Cumberland University – TN

Jackson Shaw – Boys Volleyball – Dominican University – NY

Kale Halfacre – Boys Water Polo – Connecticut College

Kendall Halfacre Girls Water Polo – Connecticut College

Lin Naraoka – Girls Water Polo – Bucknell University – PA

 

Grandview:

Coleson Holtman – Basketball – North Central University – MN

Trevor Thomas – Basketball – Northeastern Junior College - CO

Katarina Charles – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Isabelle Rogers – Soccer – Ashland University – OH

Braydon Candelarie – Track & Field – Western Colorado University

Destiny Rodriguez – Track & Field – Iowa Western Community College

Evan Valencia – Track & Field – South Dakota School of Mines

Colton White – Track & Field – Colorado Mesa University

Charlie Herting – Wrestling – Western Colorado University

 

Smoky Hill:

Lorenzo Contreras – Men’s Basketball – Big Bend Community College – WA

Alicia Denard – Women’s Basketball – Colorado Northwestern Community College

Derer De Los Santos Nunez – Dance – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Maya Simpson – Dance – Northwest Mississippi Community College

Trent Littlejohn – Football – Adams State University – CO

Damarian Ramsey – Football – Adams State University – CO

Lee Scott Jr. – Football – Colorado Mesa University

Conner Daniel – Roller Hockey – Grand Canyon University – AZ

Elliott Kaganer – Soccer – University of St. Andrews – Fife, Scotland

Ian Noffsinger – Swimming – Old Dominion University – VA

Charles Newton – Swimming – Gustavus Adolphus College – MN

Lillian Grimble – Volleyball – Southeast Community College – NE

DaShawn Jenkins – Wrestling – Treasure Valley Community College – OR

Congratulations to these student athletes, and best of luck on the next part of your journeys!