The softball team at Erie High School needs one more win to wrap up its first league title since 2022.
The Tigers (18-4, 12-1 5A Front Range League) travel to Fossil Ridge for their final game of the regular season Thursday. A win would clinch the 5A Front Range League title.
Erie and Broomfield appeared on track to split the league title after the Eagles beat the Tigers on Sept. 24 to even the two-game season series.
Then Broomfield (13-8, 12-1) lost 10-9 at Legacy (9-12, 6-7) on Tuesday. The Lightning scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, walking it off on a two-run home run by Susan Perkins.
Legacy had lost its previous six meetings against the Eagles.
3A Metro League Championships in cross country at Anthem Park in Broomfield, Thursday (girls run at 10 a.m. and boys at 10:45 a.m.)
Prospect Ridge’s Kaden Rohman enters the meet with the fastest time among Metro League runners at 16:39.17. Jefferson Academy leads the boys field with five runners in the top 20 in season times.
Peak to Peak’s Lindsay Roy (19:21.41) and Rhea Trivedi (19:36.13) have the third and fourth-fastest girls times in the league.
Rocky Mountain League Championship in cross country at Northwest Open Space in Northglenn, Thursday (boys run at 4:45 p.m. and girls at 5:15 p.m.)
Boulder is the heavy favorite to win the boys and girls races, led by Jack Rhodes (15:36.86) and Calia Vaughn (17:28.58).
Erie at Fossil Ridge softball, Thursday at 4 p.m.
Sophomore Molly Young has been on a tear lately for the 5A No. 5 Tigers. Over her last five games, she’s 12-for-21 at the plate.
In Tuesday’s 8-3 win over Horizon, Young hit her second and third home runs of the season.
Fairview at Erie boys soccer, Thursday at 6 p.m.
The 5A No. 12 Knights (5-1-4, 2-0 5A Front Range League) have won three straight, including Tuesday’s 2-1 win at Fort Collins. Wetera Yota-Pelts has scored in nine of the team’s 10 games this season.
Cael Ferrera scored his 5A-leading 12th goal of the season for the No. 6 Tigers (8-1-1, 1-1) in a 2-1 win over Fossil Ridge on Tuesday.
Fort Morgan at Mead football, Thursday at 7 p.m.
Joe Klatt threw two touchdown passes and eight different players scored for the No. 8 Mavericks (4-2, 1-1 3A Granite Peaks League) in their 62-0 win over Skyview in Week 6.
The last time the Mavs faced Fort Morgan was in the 2021 3A state title game. The Mustangs won 21-17.
Broomfield at Brighton football, Thursday at 7 p.m.
The 4A No. 1 Eagles (6-0, 3-0 4A Big 8 League) can win their 500th game in program history. They’re 31-12 all-time against the Bulldogs.
Granite Peaks and Front Range League Championships in cross country at Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center in Thornton, Friday (GPL boys run at 1:10 p.m. and girls at 1:40 p.m.; FRL boys run at 3:30 p.m. and girls at 4:10 p.m.)
Niwot is expected to run away with the boys and girls GPL titles. Quinn Sullivan (14:35.90) has the fastest time among league runners for the Cougars, while Scarlett Parks (17:44.80) has the fastest girls time.
Fairview is the slight favorite to win the FRL girls team title, led by the meet’s second seed, Martina Riley (18:14.60).
Fort Collins and Erie are expected to duke it out for the FRL boys title. The Tigers have five scoring runners ranked in the meet’s top 15, led by Brett Michalski (15:26.23).
Fort Collins at Fairview football, Friday at 7 p.m.
Class 5A No. 17 Fairview (3-3, 1-1 5A Front Range League) led No. 16 Riverdale Ridge 30-7 after the first quarter in Week 6 but lost 37-36.
The Knights can shake that off in a big way here against No. 5 Fort Collins (6-0, 2-0). They’ve beaten the Lambkins in their previous five meetings since 2009, including last year, when they beat Fort Collins 60-29 behind five TD passes from Ki Ellison.
Monarch at Mountain Range flag football, Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
The No. 6 Coyotes (9-4, 7-2 4A Northern B League) face No. 2 Mountain Range (13-0, 9-0) in their regular-season finale.
Both teams are in position to host in the opening round of the 16-team 4A playoffs next week.