Fall Sports: Softball - BoCoPreps.com Boulder County High School Sports

Between grand slams and game-winning doubles, Rainey Gaffin had an eventful start to her college career. The freshman at the University of Tennessee made herself an intricate part of the Volunteers' success in one of NCAA Division I's most demanding conferences. Full Story

Softball: Matt Frederick takes head coach job at Fairview

Matt Frederick is hoping to become the coach that finally will bring some stability to the Fairview softball program. Full Story

Softball: Niwot's Blue named state's Gatorade Player of the Year

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Niwot's Nickie Blue hasn't had much luck with awards in her sports career so she didn't want to get her hopes up too high for this season. So much for that cautionary idea. Full Story

Softball: Niwot's Nickie Blue named Gatorade Player of the Year

In collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, The Gatorade Company announced today that it has selected Niwot senior Nickie Blue at the Gatorade Colorado Softball Player of the Year. Full Story

Rooney: Boulder Stars 16U softball squad dominates tourney

A number of local softball players enjoyed a triumphant, and dominant, performance at Boulder's Stazio Fields last week. Full Story

Fall sports: New leaders at Longmont for softball, boys golf

In a move that has become commonplace each summer, Longmont High School has hired a new softball coach. Full Story

All-State games: Local stars ready for final high school fest

For many of the top players across Colorado, the state's other top prep names in their sport are just names. Full Story

Next-level honors: May 9

A look at awards earned by area prep products at the college level. Full Story

Boulder's Gates, Erie's Nibbe sign to play in college

Boulder girls basketball player Maddie Gates committed recently to play basketball next season at NCAA Division-III Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I. Full Story

Softball: Fairview coach Ryne Willis resigns

A program that has seen plenty of head coaching turnover is looking for a new leader again. Ryne Willis resigned recently as head coach of Fairview's softball team after two seasons on the job. Full Story

Softball: Erie grad Kovac lighting up RMAC for Colorado Mesa

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If there were any questions as to whether Makayla Kovac would adjust to the college softball ranks, not that there were many, the former Erie star is well on her way to answering them. Full Story

Softball: Legacy grad Rainey Gaffin making presence felt with Tennessee Volunteers

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Entering her first season with one of the nation's premier college softball programs, Rainey Gaffin did not know what to expect. Going into the fall season she planned on making a name for herself with the University of Tennessee's coaching staff through her hustle, willingness to learn and ability to pick up softball at its highest level. Outside of that, the former Legacy standout had few things etched in stone. Full Story

Longmont's Royder, Broomfield's Tuz resign coaching posts

It wasn't the Albuquerque-to-Longmont commute that led to Trojans softball coach Tom Royder's resignation. It's just that his stock in New Mexico has risen considerably in the wake of an August U12 softball tournament in Oregon. Full Story

Signing day: Army recruit McLean tops solid Broomfield football signing class

MARK LEFFINGWELL

Of all of Broomfield's athletes Wednesday, Andrew McLean's college commitment was the most anticlimactic. Full Story

Signing day: Niwot soccer trio all going D-I via academy route

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There were more than a few times when pursuing the dream was a tedious, time-consuming affair for Alex and Ben Braman. Then along comes national signing day, and all those sacrifices seem more than worth it. Full Story

Softball: Ortega, Haas at home with Colorado State Rams after beginning careers out of state

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The paths traveled over the past few years by Kali Haas and Ashlie Ortega have obvious similarities as well as unique idiosyncrasies. Yet there is one major, and undeniable, trait shared by the well-traveled softball players. Full Story

Proposal to shorten basketball season passes, then rejected at CHSAA meeting

For an issue that, ultimately, proved to be much ado about nothing, there certainly was a fair amount of drama involved. Full Story

BoCoPreps TV: A look back at 2012, ahead to 2013

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Shelton: Legacy, Broomfield softball players ink letters of intent

Broomfield's two biggest high schools have already enjoys successful college recruiting seasons. Legacy and Broomfield have signed off a combine seven athlete and recently the schools' commitment list grew longer. Full Story

Softball: 2012 all-conference teams

All-conference softball teams, as submitted by area athletic directors. Full Story

Softball: Niwot's Nickie Blue dominated

Greg Lindstrom

It's not as if Nickie Blue did not spend her entire Niwot softball career attempting to improve at least a little bit every day. Full Story

2012 BoCoPreps.com all-region softball team

A look at the best of the best from the 2012 softball season. Full Story

Signing day notebook: Lyons' Basey signs to play volleyball at Denver

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Nola Basey was destined for the volleyball court. It's what brought her parents, John and Kari, together, after all, back when Kari was a player at the University of Nevada and John was a student line judge for the Wolf Pack's matches. Full Story

Signing day: Silver Creek's Keil, Cousins took different tracks to NLIs

Matthew Jonas

The recruiting process, and then coming to a subsequent decision, is tougher on some athletes than it is on others. Though signing at the same time, Shelby Keil and Sarah Cousins took two different routes down the recruitment trail. Full Story

Signing day: Gonzaga recruit Bailey leads impressive Broomfield haul

Jonathan Castner

Gonzaga's loyalty only reassured Brandon Bailey that he'd made the right decision in choosing where to play college baseball. Full Story

Signing day: Nickie Blue drawn to South Carolina by history, softball

Matthew Jonas

The Horseshoe is perhaps the most prominent landmark at one of the country's oldest universities, an aptly-shaped promenade upon which sits many of the most historic buildings at the University of South Carolina, which was founded in 1801. It was the Horseshoe that first drew in Nickie Blue. Full Story

Poll: Favorite fall postseason

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Daily Camera Athletes of the Week: Oct. 25

A glance at two of the area's top prep performers for the week of Oct. 15-21. Full Story

Times-Call Athletes of the Week: Oct. 25

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A glance at two of the area's top performers for the week of Oct. 15-21. Full Story

State softball: Pueblo East dashes Niwot's state title hopes in Class 4A finale

JEREMY PAPASSO

The degree of difficulty increased exponentially, as to be expected in a state tournament. And after a run replete with narrow wins and sterling finishes, the Niwot softball team finally ran into a pitcher it couldn't crack and a team the Cougars couldn't overcome. Full Story

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