All the championship hardware has been handed out, but that doesn’t mean the season for Colorado high school athletes is over entirely. 
Devin Murphy, Eaglecrest
File photo by Patrick Miller
During the next week, postseason all-star games move to the forefront, headlined by the Colorado High School Coaches Association’s All-State Games. The Games, in their 54th year, will be competed June 9-12 in Greeley on the University of Northern Colorado campus.
Softball starts the week with a 3 p.m. game June 9, while all the other contests take place June 12. All-state athletes will compete in wrestling, volleyball, boys and girls basketball and football. The football game, annually the signature event, will be played at 5 p.m. at Nottingham Field.
A complete schedule for all the games can be found at the CHSCA website.
In addition to hosting the All-State Games, the CHSCA will honor, at a June 11 banquet, the winners of this year's Fred Steinmark High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. The award is presented in memory of Steinmark, a standout student-athlete at Wheat Ridge High School in the late 1960s who died of cancer at age 22. The award is in its 39th year for boys and 37th for girls, and recognizes excellence in athletics, academics, citizenship and community service. Click here for a list of this year's finalists.
Also on tap at Coors Field on June 13 is the Top 50 Senior All-Star Baseball Game. The contest features the top senior players in the state and is scheduled to be played following the Colorado Rockies-Toronto Blue Jays game. The major league game begins at 1:10 p.m.
The following selected players will be split into two teams:
Pitchers: Todd Brazell, Peyton; Matt Brown, Limon; Kevin Gausman, Grandview; Alex Goetz, Regis Jesuit; Marco Gonzales, Rocky Mountain; Brennan Henry, Thomas Jefferson; Mitch Horacek, ThunderRidge; Tanner Krietemeier, Rock Canyon; Jared Moore, Boulder; Ben Mordini, Cherry Creek; Tito Nava, Cherry Creek; Derek Neeper, Mountain View; Ryan Strufing, Niwot; Kevin Walter, Legacy; Zach Wiese, Pine Creek.
Catchers: Paul Donahue, Kent Denver; Zach Looney, Rampart; Bryan Matz, Rocky Mountain; Patrick Sullivan, Hotchkiss; Matt Wollenzin, Green Mountain.
Corner infielders: Jake Alves, Chatfield; Tyler Ehlers, Smoky Hill; Patrick Ihme, Cherokee Trail; Matt Lashlee, Cheyenne Mountain; Nick Miller, Mountain View; Tony Schicktanz, Rampart; Lonnie Schoon, Widefield; Jon Shoutta, Cherry Creek; Tucker Tharp, Fairview; Ryan Toscano, Valor Christian.
Middle infielders: Mariano Carbajal, Faith Christian; Jared Huggins, Woodland Park; Logan Krueger, Holyoke; Charlie Land, Wheat Ridge; Matt Jones, Ralston Valley; Shane Opitz, Heritage; Garrett Pape, Fort Morgan; Derek Skrdlant, Pine Creek; Pierce Trumper, Rocky Mountain.
Outfielders: Robert Forrest, Rampart; Adam Geisick, Eaton; Brian Guymon, Arapahoe; Mike Holter, Valor Christian; Scott Hoyt, Silver Creek; Mark Hutmacher, Arapahoe; Robert Kissner, Mountain Vista; Ethan Kraai, Delta; John Pustay, Pine Creek; Brad Reynolds, Fairview; Chris Roglen, Rocky Mountain.
Etc.
Rocky Mountain senior pitcher Marco Gonzales has been selected the Colorado baseball player of the year by Gatorade. Gonzales, who was the winning pitcher in the past four Class 5A state title games for the Lobos, finished the season with 11-0 record and he also batted .486 with seven homers and 36 RBI. He has signed at Gonzaga . . . Overland (Aurora) football coach Tony Manfredi, a fixture in the big-school ranks for 30 years, has resigned his position. Also stepping down was Steamboat Springs football coach Aaron Finch, who led the Sailors to a state runner-up finish in Class 3A last season. Finch went 52-18 in six seasons.
Gerry Valerio is the former high school sports editor of the Rocky Mountain News and has covered preps for more than 20 years. Send news and notes to gerry.valerio@gmail.com. Also, follow Valerio on
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