Grandview senior Cade Crader fires a pitch during the sixth inning of the Wolves' 5-2 win over Columbine in the Class 5A District 8 championship game played on May 14, 2016, at Grandview High School. The Wolves' victory sent them into the 5A Baseball Championship Series. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Grandview senior Cade Crader fires a pitch during the sixth inning of the Wolves’ 5-2 win over Columbine in the Class 5A District 8 championship game played on May 14, 2016, at Grandview High School. The Wolves’ victory sent them into the 5A Baseball Championship Series. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Grandview senior Cade Crader fires a pitch during the sixth inning of the Wolves’ 5-2 win over Columbine in the Class 5A District 8 championship game played on May 14, 2016, at Grandview High School. The Wolves’ victory sent them into the 5A Baseball Championship Series. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

AURORA | Results for the eight four-team Class 5A baseball district tournaments played on May 14 at various sites. The winner of each series advances to the 5A Championship Series. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2016 CLASS 5A BASEBALL DISTRICT BRACKETS

DISTRICT 1 (at Pine Creek H.S.)

Game 1: No. 1 Pine Creek 12, NO. 32 RANGEVIEW 2 (5 inn.); Game 2: No. 17 Rocky Mountain 7, No. 16 Fruita Monument 1; Game 3: No. 17 Rocky Mountain 9, No. 1 Pine Creek 7 (Rocky Mountain qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 2 (at Mullen H.S.)

Game 1: No. 8 Mullen 3, No. 25 Prairie View 0; Game 2: No. 9 Monarch 4, No. 24 Fountain-Fort Carson 2; Game 3: No. 8 Mullen 7, No. 9 Monarch 5 (Mullen qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 3 (at Heritage H.S.)

Game 1: No. 4 Heritage 11, No. 29 Doherty 1 (5 inn.); Game 2: NO. 13 CHEROKEE TRAIL 8, No. 20 Broomfield 3; Game 3: NO. 13 CHEROKEE TRAIL 2, No. 4 Heritage 1 (CHEROKEE TRAIL qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 4 (at Rock Canyon H.S.)

Game 1: No. 28 Bear Creek 4, No. 5 Rock Canyon 3; Game 2: No. 12 Dakota Ridge 14, No. 21 Chaparral 8; Game 3: No. 12 Dakota Ridge 6, No. 28 Bear Creek 4 (Dakota Ridge qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 5 (at REGIS JESUIT H.S.)

Game 1: NO. 2 REGIS JESUIT 5, No. 31 Palmer 2; Game 2: No. 18 Cherry Creek 11, No. 15 Grand Junction 0 (5 inn.); Game 3: No. 18 Cherry Creek 11, NO. 2 REGIS JESUIT 0 (6 inn.) (Cherry Creek qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 6 (at ThunderRidge H.S.)

Game 1: No. 26 Chatfield (10-9) vs. No. 7 ThunderRidge (13-6), 10 a.m.; Game 2: No. 23 Fort Collins (13-6) vs. No. 10 Denver East (15-4), 12:30 p.m.; Game 3: No. 7 ThunderRidge 4, No. 23 Fort Collins 3 (ThunderRidge qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 7 (at Lakewood H.S.)

Game 1: No. 30 Legend 9, No. 3 Lakewood 7; Game 2: No. 19 Ralston Valley 8, No. 14 Legacy 6; Game 3: Ralston Valley 13, Legend 9 (Ralston Valley qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 8 (at GRANDVIEW H.S.)

Game 1: NO. 6 GRANDVIEW 4, No. 27 Douglas County 3; Game 2: No. 11 Columbine 4, No. 22 Liberty 1; Game 3: NO. 6 GRANDVIEW 5, No. 11 Columbine 2 (GRANDVIEW qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...