AURORA | Scoreboard for the 2023 Class 5A regional softball tournaments, which ran Oct. 13-14, 2023, and the 16 teams that advance to the state tournament. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2023 CLASS 5A REGIONAL SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD
State qualifiers: Regional champions — NO. 16 EAGLECREST (Region 1), No. 2 Columbine (Region 2), No. 3 Chatfield (Region 3), No. 4 Horizon (Region 4), No. 12 Legend (Region 5), No. 6 Erie (Region 6), No. 7 ThunderRidge (Region 7), No. 8 Broomfield (Region 8); Regional consolation champions — No. 1 Arvada West (Region 1), No. 15 Valor Christian (Region 2), No. 19 Rocky Mountain (Region 3), No. 13 Mountain Vista (Region 4), No. 5 Fruita Monument (Region 5), No. 11 Fossil Ridge (Region 6), NO. 10 CHEROKEE TRAIL (Region 7), NO. 9 GRANDVIEW (Region 8)
REGION 1 (Oct. 13-14, Arvada West H.S. host)
Game No. 1: No. 1 Arvada West 10, NO. 32 REGIS JESUIT 0; Game No. 2: NO. 16 EAGLECREST 12, No. 17 Heritage 2; Game No. 3: NO. 16 EAGLECREST 2, No. 1 Arvada West 1 (NO. 16 EAGLECREST qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 17 Heritage9, 2 NO. 32 REGIS JESUIT 2; Game 5: No. 1 Arvada West 10, No. 17 Heritage 3 (No. 1 Arvada West qualifies for state)
REGION 2 (Oct. 14, Columbine H.S. host)
Game 1: No. 2 Columbine 23, No. 31 Denver South 0; Game 2: No. 15 Valor Christian 8, No. 18 Vista Ridge 7; Game No. 3: No. 2 Columbine 14, No. 15 Valor Christian 1 (No. 2 Columbine qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 18 Vista Ridge 22, No. 31 Denver South 12; Game 5: No. 15 Valor Christian 18, No. 18 Vista Ridge 0 (No. 15 Valor Christian qualifies for state)
REGION 3 (Oct. 13-14, Chatfield H.S. host)
Game 1: No. 3 Chatfield 15, No. 30 Chaparral 3; Game 2: No. 19 Rocky Mountain 5, No. 14 Castle View 0; Game No. 3: No. 3 Chatfield 15, No. 19 Rocky Mountain 0 (No. 3 Chatfield qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 14 Castle View 12, No. 30 Chaparral 6; Game 5: No. 19 Rocky Mountain 4, No. 14 Castle View 2 (No. 19 Rocky Mountain qualifies for state)
REGION 4 (Oct. 14, Horizon H.S. host)
Game 1: No. 4 Horizon 12, No. 29 Highlands Ranch 0; Game 2: No. 13 Mountain Vista 14, No. 20 Ralston Valley 2; Game No. No. 4 Horizon 3, No. 13 Mountain Vista 2 (No. 4 Horizon qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 20 Ralston Valley 12, No. 29 Highlands Ranch 2; Game 5: No. 13 Mountain Vista 18, No. 20 Ralston Valley 6 (No. 13 Mountain Vista qualifies for state)
REGION 5 (Oct. 14 at Canyon View Fields, Fruita Monument H.S. host)
Game 1: No. 5 Fruita Monument 10, No. 28 Bear Creek 0; Game 2: No. 12 Legend 12, Grand Junction Central 2; Game No. 3: No. 12 Legend 9, No. 5 Fruita Monument 3 (No. 12 Legend qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 21 Grand Junction Central 9, No. 28 Bear Creek 6; Game 5: No. 5 Fruita Monument 7, No. 21 Grand Junction Central 3 (No. 5 Fruita Monument qualifies for state)
REGION 6 (Oct. 13, Erie H.S. host)
Game 1: No. 6 Erie 5, No. 27 Lakewood 0; Game 2: No. 11 Fossil Ridge 9, No. 22 Ponderosa 1; Game No. 3: No. 6 Erie 7, No. 11 Fossil Ridge 2 (No. 6 Erie qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 22 Ponderosa 10, No. 27 Lakewood 0; Game 5: No. 11 Fossil Ridge 2, No. 22 Ponderosa 1 (No. 11 Fossil Ridge qualifies for state)
REGION 7 (Oct. 13-14, ThunderRidge H.S. host)
Game 1: No. 7 ThunderRidge 8, No. 26 Cherry Creek 0; Game 2: NO. 10 CHEROKEE TRAIL 12, No. 23 Legacy 2; Game No. 3: No. 7 ThunderRidge 8, NO. 10 CHEROKEE TRAIL 2 (No. 7 ThunderRidge qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 23 Legacy 9, No. 26 Cherry Creek 6; Game 5: NO. 10 CHEROKEE TRAIL 14, No. 23 Legacy 6 (NO. 10 CHEROKEE TRAIL qualifies for state)
REGION 8 (Oct. 14, Broomfield H.S. host)
Game 1: No. 8 Broomfield 9, No. 25 Arapahoe 8; Game 2: NO. 9 GRANDVIEW 12, No. 24 Fort Collins 5; Game No. 3: No. 8 Broomfield 5, NO. 9 GRANDVIEW 1 (No. 8 Broomfield qualifies for state tournament); Game 4: No. 25 Arapahoe 15, Fort Collins 12; Game 5: NO. 9 GRANDVIEW 11, No. 25 Arapahoe 4 (NO. 9 GRANDVIEW qualifies for state)
