The Colorado softball season ended Saturday at Aurora Sports Park, as champions were crowned in each of the three classifications.
After ousting five-time defending champion Legacy (Broomfield) in the semifinals,
Loveland won its second Class 5A state title with a 3-1 victory against
Dakota Ridge (Littleton). Ryan Casey of The Denver Post
has the complete story.
In Class 4A, top-seeded
Pueblo East capped an unbeaten season with a 4-2 victory against
Niwot to win its first state championship.
Read the complete story by Jon Yunt of The Denver Post.
Strasburg went extra innings to also win its first title. The Indians needed nine innings to beat
Valley (Gilcrest) 3-2, to deny the Vikings their third consecutive championship in Class 3A. Neil Devlin of The Denver Post
covered that title game.
MaxPreps Colorado state softball brackets
