6 Eagle County high school sports squads begin spring state tournaments this week
Vail Christian tennis sent its entire lineup to the 3A individual state tournament and the Battle Mountain girls lacrosse team enters the 4A bracket with an undefeated record
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Six teams and a slew of individuals begin Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) spring state tournament runs this week, with several of those prep squads hosting first and second round games.
The action kicks off on Tuesday at Homestead Court, where No. 2 Vail Christian will face No. 3 Peak to Peak in the 3A girls team tennis state semifinals. The Saints also sent their entire lineup to the individual state tournament, held May 9-11 in Pueblo.
The Battle Mountain girls and boys lacrosse teams received first-round byes, but will host second-round playoff games on Thursday and Friday, respectively. If the Huskies win, they’ll also host the respective quarterfinal matchups on May 11 (girls) and May 14 (boys). The girls finished the season 14-0 after defeating Eagle Valley 21-8 in last Saturday’s regular-season finale.
Battle Mountain boys coach Pat Doherty was named the Western Slope coach of the year after guiding the Huskies to a 13-2 record.
Vail Mountain School’s boys lacrosse first-round matchup against Mullen was rescheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday because of weather. Late Tuesday afternoon, the decision was made to move the game to Mullen.
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“Unfortunately, our field has too much snow to be able to host any playoff games at VMS this week,” stated Athletic Director Bobby Ecker.
The Gore Rangers will be the home team on the scoreboard and will wear their white home uniforms for the 4 p.m. game.
Two area girls soccer teams qualified for the postseason. No. 11 Vail Mountain School will host No. 22 Peak to Peak on Thursday at 4 p.m. at Eagle Valley High School while No. 32 Eagle Valley will travel to No. 1 Montrose on Wednesday. The Devils are making their first state tournament birth since 2017.
“I think anyone who was looking at our team on paper coming into this season was thinking you know, this was going to be a year where we’re building back our program,” head coach Jess Platt told the Vail Daily earlier this year. “These kids showed up ready to go and we’re having a really good, successful time.”
- 3A girls soccer: No. 11 Vail Mountain School (6-3-3) vs. No. 22 Peak to Peak (4-8-1) at Vail Mountain School, Thursday 4 p.m.
- 4A girls soccer: No. 1 Montrose (13-0-2) vs. No. 32 Eagle Valley (7-4-3) at Montrose High School, Wednesday 5 p.m.
- 3A girls team tennis: No. 2 Vail Christian vs. No. 3 Peak to Peak, Tuesday at Homestead Court and Avon Recreation tennis courts
- 3A girls individual tennis: Vail Christian athletes competing May 9-11 at Pueblo City Park: Jessie Allen (No. 1 singles), Juliet Studness (No. 2 singles), Heidi Iverson (No. 3 singles), Summer Sveum and Sofia Elalayli (No. 1 doubles), Alexa Blanch and Sabrina Nabonsal (No. 2 doubles), Carys Highum and Olivia Zajac (No. 3 doubles) and Linnea Iverson and Grace Armstrong (No. 4 doubles).
- 4A girls lacrosse: No. 3 Battle Mountain (14-0) vs. winner of No. 14 Holy Family and No. 19 Pueblo West, at Battle Mountain High School, Thursday, TBA.
- 4A boys lacrosse: No. 4 Battle Mountain (13-2) vs. winner of No. 13 Holy Family and No. 20 Pueblo West, at Battle Mountain High School, Friday TBA. No. 10 Vail Mountain School (9-5) vs. No. 23 Mullen (4-11) at Vail Mountain School, Wednesday 4 p.m.
