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AURORA -- The Colorado High School Activities Association released thke playoff formats and sites for the so-called Season D lineup of sports -- girls tennis, boys and girls lacrosse, boys swimming and diving, boys and girls track and field, girls soccer and baseball. Boys volleyball will crown its firt-ever state titleist June 26.
“We are excited to culminate all 31 CHSAA sanctioned activities and athletics for 2020-2021 competitive year with Season D championships,” said CHSAA Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green in a statement.
The playoff schedule looks like this:
Baseball
Class 3A-4A
Regular Season Ends – June 12
Seeding Meeting – June 13
Regional Tournaments – June 14
3A Games 1-11 – June 18-19 – Site 1 – Frederick High School/Site 2 – Niwot High School
3A Games 12-15 – June 25-26 – Frederick High School
4A Games 1-6 – June 18 – Runyon Baseball Complex, Pueblo
4A Games 7-11 - June 19 – Rawlings Field, CSU-Pueblo
4A Games 12-15 – June 25-26 – Runyon Baseball Complex, Pueblo
Class 5A
Regular Season Ends – June 12
Seeding Meeting – June 13
Regional Tournaments – June 14
Games 1-11 – June 18-19 – Site 1 Cherry Creek High School/Site 2 – Eaglecrest High School
Games 12-15 – June 24-25 – Keli MacGregor Field @ Coca-Cola All-Star Park, Lakewood
The 24 qualifying teams are based on RPI (ratings performance index; league champions are not protected; eight regional winners advancing to double elimination.
Girls’ Golf
State tournament – June 21-22
4A – Common Ground Golf Course, Aurora
5A – City Park Golf Course, Denver
Format 36 holes, stroke play, plus team championship
Boys’ Lacrosse
June 12 – Season completed
June 13 – State pairings/seedings announced
June 15 – 4A/5A First Round Games (@higher seed)
June 17 – 4A/5A Quarterfinal Games (@higher seed)
June 19 – 4A/5A Semifinal Games (Englewood High School Stadium)
June 22 – 4A/5A Championship Games (Englewood High School Stadium)
Format – 12-team bracket, single elimination
Girls’ Lacrosse
June 15 – Season Completed
June 17 – 4A/5A First Round Games (@higher seed)
June 19 – 4A/5A Quarterfinal Games (@higher seed)
June 21 – 4A/5A Semifinal Games (4A Shea Stadium, Highlands Ranch/5A Echo Park Stadium, Parker)
June 23 – 4A/5A Championship Games (Legacy Stadium, Aurora)
Format – 12-team bracket, single elimination
Girls’ Soccer
June 12 – Season Completed
June 13 – State pairings/seedings announced
June 15 – 5A First Round Games (@higher seed)
June 16 – 3A/4A First Round Games (@higher seed)
June 18 – 5A Quarterfinal Games (@higher seed)
June 19 – 2A, 3A, 4A Quarterfinal Games (@higher seed)
June 23 – Semifinal Games
2A – Home Sites
3A – Stutler Bowl, Aurora
4A – Frederick High School
5A – Englewood High School Stadium
June 26 – Championship Games – Colorado Switchbacks Weidner Field, Colorado Springs
Format – 2A 8-team bracket, single elimination; 3A, 4A, 5A 16-team bracket, single elimination
Boys’ Swimming & Diving
June 19 – Season completed
June 24 – 5A State Meet – Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center, Thornton
June 25 – 4A State Meet - Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center, Thornton
Format: 30 qualifiers (plus ties) per event for timed finals. State qualifiers based on time from the regular season. Maximum of four entries per school.
Girls’ Tennis
June 11-12 – State Championships
4A Pueblo City Courts, Pueblo
5A Gates Tennis Center, Denver
16-player brackets, single-elimination tournament (No third/fourth place match will be played0.
Boys’ & Girls Track & Field
June 24, 25, 26 – Jefferson County Stadium, Lakewood
Format: 3A, 4A, 5A 18 qualifiers in each event. All based on MaxPreps rankings.
State Meet Schedule: http://www2.chsaa.org/sports/track/pdf/2021/STATE/SCHEDULE/2021_State_Track_&_Field_Schedule.pdf
Boys’ Volleyball
June 12 – Season Completed
June 19 – Regionals Completed
June 21 – State Bracket announced
June 25-26 – State Championships – Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch
Format: 8 teams advance to state from regionals, single elimination bracket
