AURORA | Pairings and time schedule for the 2022 Class 5A state softball tournament that runs Oct. 21-22, 2022, at the Aurora Sports Park. All games will be played at Complex C. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2022 CLASS 5A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

First round, Oct. 21 (Complex C)

Upper bracket

Game 1: No. 16 Lakewood (10-16) vs. No. 1 Columbine (24-1), 10 a.m.

Game 2: No. 9 Ponderosa (21-5) vs. NO. 8 CHEROKEE TRAIL (17-8), 10 a.m.

Game 3: No. 13 ThunderRidge (15-11) vs. No. 4 Erie (22-3), 10 a.m.

Game 4: No. 12 Fossil Ridge (16-8-1) vs. No. 5 Chatfield (18-7), 10 a.m.

Lower bracket

Game 5: No. 14 Fruita Monument (16-10) vs. No. 3 Legend (20-5), 12:15 p.m.

Game 6: No. 11 Arvada West (17-9) vs. No. 6 Horizon (20-5), 12:15 p.m.

Game 7: No. 15 Legacy (15-11) vs. No. 2 Douglas County (23-2), 12:15 p.m.

Game 8: No. 10 Broomfield (21-6) vs. NO. 7 GRANDVIEW (18-7), 12:15 p.m.

Quarterfinals, Oct. 21

Game 9: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Game 10: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals, Oct. 22

Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 10 a.m.

Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 10 a.m.

Championship, Oct. 22

Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 1:30 p.m.

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...