Local teams ready for state as CHSAA releases volleyball tournament brackets
Merino, Fleming, Holyoke, Yuma, Sedgwick County, Caliche and Sterling are all headed to the Denver Coliseum this week to chase a state title.
AURORA — The Colorado High School Activities Association released the 2025 girls state volleyball tournament brackets, with several northeast Colorado programs earning spots across multiple classifications.
All five state tournaments - Class 1A through 5A - will be held Thursday through Saturday at the Denver Coliseum. Matches begin at 8 a.m. each day, with all championship contests scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m.
Class 1A
Merino, who won four-straight state titles from 2020 to 2023, earned the No. 1 overall seed and opens play against No. 8 Sargent on Thursday at 8 a.m. The winner advances to face either No. 4 Flatirons Academy or No. 5 Granada in the quarterfinals.
Fleming, the No. 3 seed, will take on No. 11 Plateau Valley in its first-round match at 11 a.m. Thursday. =
Caliche, seeded No. 12, opens play against No. 5 Granada at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Class 2A
In Class 2A, Holyoke secured the No. 4 seed and will play either No. 5 Sanford or No. 12 Yuma in the second round Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
Yuma, the No. 12 seed, opens the tournament against No. 5 Sanford at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, while Sedgwick County, the No. 7 seed, meets No. 10 Ignacio at 12:30 p.m.
Sedgwick County, a perennial power, won their third state championship in four years last season.
Class 3A
Sterling, the No. 8 seed in Class 3A, faces No. 9 Gunnison in the opening match of the tournament Thursday at 8 a.m.
Each classification’s bracket features double-elimination play through Saturday, culminating in championship matches at 6 p.m.
Before the finals begin, CHSAA will hold a 50 Years of Girls Volleyball Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, honoring its first-ever state champions: Mitchell, Columbine, Valley, Platte Valley, Prairie and Limon.
COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS:
