AURORA | Scoreboard and schedule for the Oct. 16-17, 2026, Class 5A regional softball tournaments. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2026 CLASS 5A REGIONAL SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD/SCHEDULE
State qualifiers: NO. 1 CHEROKEE TRAIL (Region 1), No. 3 Lutheran (Region 3), NO. 4 EAGLECREST (Region 4), No. 9 Riverdale Ridge (Region 8), No. 16 Valor Christian (Region 1), No. 19 Grand Junction (Region 3), No. 20 Rock Canyon (Region 4), No. 24 Rocky Mountain (Region 8
REGION 1 (Oct. 16 at Aurora Sports Park, Complex C)
Game No. 1: NO. 1 CHEROKEE TRAIL 8, No. 32 ThunderRidge 0; Game No. 2: No. 17 Fossil Ridge 12, No. 16 Valor Christian 9; Game No. 3: NO. 1 CHEROKEE TRAIL 11, No. 17 Fossil Ridge (NO. 1 CHEROKEE TRAIL automatically qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 16 Valor Christian 16, No. 32 ThunderRidge 1; Game 5: No. 16 Valor Christian 12, No. 17 Fossil Ridge 11 (No. 16 Valor Christian qualifies for state)
REGION 2 (Oct. 17 at Legend H.S.)
Game No. 1: No. 31 Douglas County (12-10-1) vs. No. 2 Legend (19-4), 10 a.m.; Game No. 2: No. 18 Greeley West (14-8) vs. No. 15 Chatfield (12-11), 10 a.m.; Game No. 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Winner automatically qualifies for state tournament), 12:15 p.m.; Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:15 p.m.; Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 (winner qualifies for state), 2:30 p.m.
REGION 3 (Oct. 16 at Lutheran H.S.)
Game No. 1: No. 3 Lutheran 8, No. 30 Cherry Creek 1; Game No. 2: No. 19 Grand Junction 3, No. 14 Mountain Vista 2; Game No. 3: No. 3 Lutheran 14, No. 19 Grand Junction 0 (No. 3 Lutheran automatically qualifies for state tournament), 1:15 p.m.; Game 4: No. 14 Mountain Vista 12, No. 30 Cherry Creek 11; Game 5: No. 19 Grand Junction 4, No. 14 Mountain Vista (No. 19 Grand Junction qualifies for state)
REGION 4 (Oct. 16 at Aurora Sports Park, Complex C)
Game No. 1: NO. 4 EAGLECREST 10, No. 29 Heritage 2; Game No. 2: No. 20 Rock Canyon 11, NO. 13 GRANDVIEW 0; Game No. 3: No. 20 Rock Canyon 7, NO. 4 EAGLECREST 6 (No. 20 Rock Canyon automatically qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: NO. 13 GRANDVIEW 12, No. 29 Heritage 4; Game 5: NO. 4 EAGLECREST 16, NO. 13 GRANDVIEW 13 (NO. 4 EAGLECREST qualifies for state)
REGION 5 (Oct. 16 at Erie H.S.)
Game No. 1: No. 5 Erie 10, No. 28 Northfield 0; Game No. 2: No. 12 Horizon 10, No. 21 Arapahoe 5; Game No. 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Winner automatically qualifies for state tournament), 12:15 p.m.; Game 4: No. 28 Northfield 13, No. 21 Arapahoe 9; Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 (winner qualifies for state), 2:30 p.m.
REGION 6 (TBD at Columbine H.S.)
Game No. 1: No. 27 Legacy (10-12) vs. No. 6 Columbine (16-7); Game No. 2: No. 22 Ralston Valley (13-10) vs. No. 11 Liberty (15-8); Game No. 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Winner automatically qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2; Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 (winner qualifies for state)
REGION 7 (Oct. 17 at Broomfield H.S.)
Game No. 1: NO. 26 REGIS JESUIT (8-12) vs. No. 7 Broomfield (14-9), 10 a.m.; Game No. 2: No. 23 Brighton (15-8) vs. No. 10 Pine Creek (15-8), 10 a.m.; Game No. 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Winner automatically qualifies for state tournament), 12:15 p.m.; Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:15 p.m.; Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 (winner qualifies for state), 2:30 p.m.
REGION 8 (Oct. 16 at Chaparral H.S.)
Game No. 1: No. 8 Chaparral 13, No. 25 Fountain-Fort Carson 1; Game No. 2: No. 24 Rocky Mountain 15, No. 9 Riverdale Ridge 8; Game No. 3: No. 24 Rocky Mountain 10, No. 8 Chaparral 7 (No. 24 Rocky Mountain automatically qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 9 Riverdale Ridge 15, No. 25 Fountain-Fort Carson 2; Game 5: No. 9 Riverdale Ridge 14, No. 8 Chaparral 1 (No. 9 Riverdale Ridge qualifies for state)
