AURORA | Results the eight 2017 Class 5A softball regional tournaments played on Oct. 14, 2017. Two teams from each regional advanced to the Oct. 20-21 5A state tournament at the Aurora Sports Park. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2017 CLASS 5A SOFTBALL REGIONALS
REGION 1 (At Aurora Sports Park, Complex A — EAGLECREST host)
Game 1: NO. 1 EAGLECREST 10, No. 32 Denver East 0; Game 2: No. 17 Mountain Vista 20, NO. 16 CHEROKEE TRAIL 8; Game 3: NO. 1 EAGLECREST 11, No. 17 Mountain Vista 1 (EAGLECREST qualifies for 5A state tournament); Game 4: NO. 16 CHEROKEE TRAIL 16, No. 32 Denver East 2; Game 5: No. 17 Mountain Vista 15, NO. 16 CHEROKEE TRAIL 9 (Mountain Vista qualifies for 5A state tournament)
REGION 2 (At Metzler Park — Rock Canyon host)
Game 1: No. 25 Pomona 9, No. 8 Rock Canyon 5; Game 2: No. 24 Fort Collins 7, No. 9 Legend 6; Game 3: No. 25 Pomona 13, No. 24 Fort Collins 2 (Pomona qualifies for 5A state tournament); Game 4: No. 9 Legend 13, No. 8 Rock Canyon 3; Game 5: No. 9 Legend 5, No. 24 Fort Collins 2 (Legend qualifies for 5A state tournament)
REGION 3 (At Brighton Youth Sports Complex, Prairie View host)
Game 1: No. 28 Horizon 10, No. 5 Prairie View 2; Game 2: No. 21 Cherry Creek 4, No. 12 Broomfield 3; Game 3: No. 21 Cherry Creek 11, No. 28 Horizon 3 (Cherry Creek qualifies for 5A state tournament); Game 4: No. 5 Prairie View 11, No. 12 Broomfield 10; Game 5: No. 5 Prairie View 8, No. 28 Horizon 4 (Prairie View qualifies for 5A state tournament)
REGION 4 (At Broomfield Industrial Park, Legacy host)
Game 1: No. 4 Legacy 15, No. 29 Chatfield 0; Game 2: No. 13 Douglas County 17, No. 20 GRANDVIEW 5; Game 3: No. 4 Legacy 12, No. 13 Douglas County 1 (Legacy qualifies for 5A state tournament); Game 4: No. 29 Chatfield def. NO. 20 GRANDVIEW; Game 5: No. 13 Douglas County 18, No. 29 Chatfield 7 (Douglas County qualifies for 5A state tournament)
REGION 5 (At Youth Memorial Complex, Arvada West host)
Game 1: No. 3 Arvada West 9, No. 30 Pine Creek 0; Game 2: No. 14 ThunderRidge 9, No. 19 Mountain Range 1; Game 3: No. 3 Arvada West 13, No. 14 ThunderRidge 3 (Arvada West qualifies for 5A state tournament); Game 4: No. 19 Mountain Range 24, No. 30 Pine Creek 14; Game 5: No. 14 ThunderRidge 9, No. 19 Mountain Range 8 (ThunderRidge qualifies for 5A state tournament)
REGION 6 (At Fort Collins, Fossil Ridge host)
Game 1: No. 6 Fossil Ridge 11, No. 27 Grand Junction 0; Game 2: No. 22 Rocky Mountain 8, No. 11 Northglenn 3; Game 3: No. 6 Fossil Ridge 23, No. 22 Rocky Mountain 4 (Fossil Ridge qualifies for 5A state tournament); Game 4: No. 11 Northglenn 5, No. 27 Grand Junction 1; Game 5: No. 22 Rocky Mountain 12, No. 11 Northglenn 7 (winner qualifies for 5A state tournament)
REGION 7 (At Littleton, Columbine host)
Game 1: No. 7 Columbine 13, No. 26 Vista Ridge 0; Game 2: No. 23 Castle View 7, No. 10 Grand Junction Central 3; Game 3: No. 7 Columbine 5, No. 23 Castle View 4 (Columbine qualifies for 5A state tournament); Game 4: No. 10 Grand Junction Central 8, No. 26 Vista Ridge 6; Game 5: No. 10 Grand Junction Central def. No. 23 Castle View (Grand Junction Central qualifies for 5A state tournament)
REGION 8 (At Brighton, Brighton host)
Game 1: No. 2 Brighton 15, No. 31 Rampart 0; Game 2: No. 18 Loveland 23, NO. 15 SMOKY HILL 2; Game 3: No. 18 Loveland 2, No. 2 Brighton 1 (Loveland qualifies for 5A state tournament); Game 4: NO. 15 SMOKY HILL 15, No. 31 Rampart 0; Game 5: No. 2 Brighton 10, NO. 15 SMOKY HILL 0 (Brighton qualifies for 5A state tournament)
