AURORA | The Vista PEAK softball team has its work cut out for it in the Class 4A postseason, but the Bison are in for the first time.
After finishing off the regular season with three crucial wins, coach Scott Lilley’s Vista PEAK team qualified for the 32-team 4A regional round as the second automatic qualifier from the Colorado 7 conference and ended up as the No. 29 seed when the Colorado High School Activities Association released the brackets Sunday.
Eight four-team regional tournaments will be in play on Oct. 17, with two teams from each double-elimination grouping advancing to the 4A state tournament Oct. 23-24 at the Aurora Sports Park. Vista PEAK (14-5) ended up in Region 4, with fourth-seeded Valor Christian (17-1) — the defending 4A state champion — the host team.
The Bison play the Eagles at 10 a.m., the same time that No. 20 Pueblo East (12-7) plays No. 13 Thompson Valley (12-7), a state tournament qualifier in 2014. The winners meet at 12:15 p.m. for the first state berth, while the two losers also play at 12:15 p.m. to state alive. The two remaining teams play at 2:30 p.m. to decide the second state qualifier.
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CLASS 4A REGION 4 (Oct. 17, Site TBA, Valor Christian host)
Game 1: NO. 29 VISTA PEAK (14-5) vs. No. 4 Valor Christian (17-1), 10 a.m.; Game 2: No. 20 Pueblo East (12-7) vs. No. 13 Thompson Valley (12-7), 10 a.m.; Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (winner qualifies for 4A state tournament), 12:15 p.m.; Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:15 p.m.; Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (winner qualifiers for 4A state tournament), 2:30 p.m.
Full 4A regional pairings, schedule, here.