Denver Post Prep Sports

11/20/2025

JUST IN: Colorado’s best is headed to Texas.

Riverdale Ridge senior Brihanna Crittendon committed to Texas on Wednesday in a ceremony in her high school gym. The five-star recruit chose the Longhorns over CU, her other finalist, as well as her other top choices in Tennessee, Washington, Oregon and TCU.

Colorado’s best is headed to Texas.

11/16/2025

A dramatic day of state boys soccer championships concluded with perhaps the most dramatic match of them all between Regis Jesuit and Ralston Valley.

Mullen (4A), Kent Denver (3A) and Crested Butte (2A) earned boys state soccer titles Saturday in Colorado Springs.

11/16/2025

The Class 5A volleyball season has been a thrill ride. There were ups and downs, twists and turns, and upsets lurking around every corner.

But in the end, Valor Christian won it all — again.

The Class 5A volleyball season has been a thrill ride. There were ups and downs, twists and turns, and upsets lurking around every corner.

11/15/2025

Noah Meurer had one heck of a night for Arvada West on Friday.

“We’ve got to put the ball in the best players’ hands, and that’s what we did with Noah all night. … He’ll probably drive the bus home, too.”

Noah Meurer 18, Grandview Wolves 15.

11/15/2025

The Ralston Valley Mustangs have their eyes on the first state title in program history.

On Friday night against Columbine, they showed exactly why that's possible.

If the Mustangs “keep punching” like this, they’ll haymaker their way to Canvas Stadium.

11/13/2025

The CHSAA state football playoffs are down to 16 teams in the top three classifications. Here’s a look at this weekend’s slate in all three with quarterfinal spots up for grabs.

The CHSAA state high school football playoffs are down to 16 teams in Colorado’s top three classifications. Here’s a look at this weekend’s slate.

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.