Broomfield is headed back to the Class 5A state tournament to defend its title.
The 5A No. 7 Eagles won 5A Region 7 on their home field, beating Regis Jesuit 14-4 and Brighton 12-0, both via the mercy rule.
Malia Zufall homered and drove in three runs against the Raiders as Broomfield scored five runs in the first inning of Game 1 and never looked back.
Myah Becker had five RBIs across both games and tossed a four-inning, two-hitter to blank the Bulldogs in Game 2.
The Eagles (16-9) started the season 1-6 before winning 15 of their last 18 games heading into next weekend’s 5A state tournament, which begins Friday at Aurora Sports Park.
Holy Family, Erie and Lyons also won regional titles on Saturday. Mead advanced, qualifying for the second spot out of 4A Region 5. Frederick was in the middle of playing its consolation final by the paper’s 5 p.m. deadline.
5A Region 5 (Erie wins regional title)
No. 5 Erie 10, No. 28 Northfield 0; Erie 4, No. 12 Horizon 3: Erie (20-5) will be a top-five seed at the 5A state tournament.
Freshman secures win as Erie softball beats Horizon to win 5A Region 5
Senior Sophee Horovitz and freshman Skylea Lase-Weber combined for two wins in the circle.
Keyanna Reeves had three hits, a home run and a career-high six RBIs in the Tigers’ first game of the tourney. Molly Young had three hits and drove in a run in the second game.
4A Region 2 (Holy Family wins regional title; Niwot eliminated)
No. 2 Holy Family 17, No. 31 Eagle Valley 0; No. 18 Falcon 17, No. 15 Niwot 9; Holy Family 6, Falcon 2; Niwot 16, Eagle Valley 6; Falcon 15, Niwot 4: Holy Family (22-3) will look to repeat as 4A champions next weekend.
Kaiya Devereux and Bella Soto homered in the Tigers’ opening-round win.
Carly Tooley tossed seven innings of two-run ball in the regional title game against the Falcons.
With No. 1 Windsor also winning its regional tournament, Holy Family is expected to be the No. 2 seed at the 4A state tournament.
Niwot (15-11) lost to Falcon twice, ending its season. Sophomore first baseman Blythe Frain drove in six runs at the tournament.
3A Region 3 (Lyons wins regional title)
No. 3 Lyons 14, No. 30 Wray 0; Lyons 10, No. 19 The Academy 0: Dahlia Oviatt homered in both regional games for the Lions (18-6).
Oviatt, Taylor Dickes and Ella White went deep in the first game.
In Game 2, Oviatt and Gretta Wynja each hit their seventh home run of the season.
Lyons has homered 28 times this fall.
In the circle, Wynja allowed just one run over nine innings at the tourney, striking out 13.
4A Region 5 (Mead advances, Monarch eliminated)
No. 21 Northridge 5, No. 12 Mead 4; No. 5 Pueblo West 18, No. 28 Monarch 0; Mead 14, Monarch 4; Mead 5, Northridge 3: Freshman Nora Lockwood drove in the go-ahead run in Mead’s second regional game against Northridge, sending the Mavericks (18-8) to the 4A state tournament.
Mead lost its opener to the Grizzlies, meaning the Mavs needed two straight wins to secure the region’s second qualifying spot.
With their backs against the wall, the Mavericks beat Monarch behind three RBIs apiece from freshmen Lockwood and Jade Wilson.
They then went on to avenge their Game 1 loss to Northridge in the region’s consolation final, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Grizzlies 5-3.
Pueblo West won the regional title, outscoring its two opponents 33-0.
5A Region 6 (Legacy eliminated)
No. 6 Columbine 5, No. 27 Legacy 0; No. 22 Ralston Valley 10, Legacy 0: The Lightning (10-15) were shut out for the second and third times this season.
They outhit host Columbine 5-4 in a Game 1 loss, then were limited to three hits in Game 2.
No. 4 Fruita Monument won the region.
4A Region 4 (Frederick advances)
No. 20 Air Academy 22, No. 13 Frederick 6; Frederick 4, No. 29 Thompson Valley 1 Frederick 10, Air Academy 0: The Golden Eagles (20-7) faced two elimination games after getting blown out in their first game of the tournament, and won them both.
Brynn Leitner homered twice and drove in six runs during the tournament.
In Frederick’s second game against Air Academy, Sidnee Sais tossed a three-hit shutout to send the Golden Eagles to the 4A state tournament.
4A Region 7 (Silver Creek eliminated)
No. 7 Palmer Ridge 13, No. 26 Silver Creek 3; No. 23 Rifle 13, Silver Creek 1: Silver Creek’s high-powered offense couldn’t keep things going as a regional underdog.
Ahead of regionals, the Raptors (10-15) averaged 11 runs per game this season.