Denver Post Prep Sports

11/11/2025

The Gold Helmet Award Corp. will award the Gold Helmet to an extraordinary senior high school football player from Colorado who’s also a star in the classroom and the community.

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Once again, The Denver Post will award the Gold Helmet to an extraordinary senior high school football player from Colorado who’s a star in the classroom and the community.

11/11/2025

The Douglas County school board will consider a policy to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls sports — a move that comes as the body’s outgoing conservative majority prepares to hand over the reins to a more progressive slate of directors.

The draft policy — a copy of the one adopted earlier this year by District 49 in El Paso County — only recognizes two genders: biological males and biological females.

11/05/2025

A breakdown of the Class 5A and 4A state football playoff brackets heading into this weekend's first round.

Who are the favorites? Who are the dark horses? And can anyone beat Cherry Creek?

Here’s what to watch for in Colorado’s biggest classifications leading up to the CHSAA state championships on Dec. 6 at Canvas Stadium.

11/04/2025

Sand Creek’s (9-1) best season in decades is ending with the Scorpions following the Class 4A state playoffs from home.

Sand Creek’s best season in decades is ending with the Scorpions following the Class 4A playoffs from home.

11/02/2025

A listing of the 2025 CHSAA state football tournament brackets and results.

10/27/2025

A look at the Post Preps high school football Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 10.

A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 10.

10/26/2025

University and Eaton played another epic Saturday in the Class 3A state championship.

And this time, it was the Bulldogs who came out on top.

University earned a 5-4 victory over rival Eaton, avenging the Bulldogs’ championship losses to the Reds two of the last three seasons for their second title and first since 2019.

10/26/2025

The Classical Academy got its revenge Saturday night — and its first flag football state title.

The Classical Academy’s tornadic defense blew away Mountain View in the Class 4A flag football championship game Saturday afternoon.

10/26/2025

Colorado flag football has begun with a dynasty.

Colorado high school flag football has begun with a mini-dynasty led by the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles.

10/21/2025

A look at the Post Preps high school football Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 9.

A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 9.

10/21/2025

“It’s our time to come together as a school and a community and say no to the hate. And the violence. And the exclusion. And the heartbreak. And the grief. And say no for this week — for this weekend.

“We can have fun,” he continued. “And we can be kids again.”

A month after the Evergreen High School shooting, the Colorado mountain town community showed resilience with a homecoming celebration.