Colorado Preps Weekly: Recent Episodes
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Every week, Colorado Preps' Kevin Shaffer brings you the latest from around the Centennial State. From the peaks to the plains, we're talking all sports and all classes including scores, news and interviews.
Kevin discusses the challenges of coaching basketball at small schools with insight from Dave Sheffield at Yuma and Sara Crawford at Kit Carson.
Kevin spoke with Darin Denton of Lakewood high school about their lacrosse program and what makes the sport popular here in Colorado.
On this week's show, Kevin visits with Grandview's Rob Graham about how to continue to improve and evolve Colorado's volleyball programs.
Kevin visits with Mike Sanford at Valor Christian about the current state of high school football in Colorado and changes to college recruiting.
Kevin spoke with two coaches who made the jump from leading at the Preps level to the college ranks. Joining Kevin on this episode are Olivia Reed-Thyne at Colorado Mesa (Final 4 team) and Cam Lowe of Black Hills State (Elite 8). Reed-Thyne was at Windsor HS and Lowe at Lewis Palmer back in the day.
Kevin wraps up his look at basketball with interviews on two coaches who landed the schools' first ever titles.
Four programs won back-to-back championships in basketball over the weekend. On this episode, Kevin visits with all four head coaches.
Kevin visits with three highly seeded boys basketball teams as the playoffs hit full speed this week. (Strasburg, Montezuma Cortez, & Prairie).
Kevin dives into the upcoming 5A basketball playoffs in Colorado and looks back at Pomona's historic state wrestling tournament.
Tim Yount joins Kevin as the two discuss the upcoming Colorado state wrestling tournament.
This episode involves a long visit with the former state record holder for most points in girls basketball Tracy Hill - her record was broken last week but it stood for 43 years - we also visit with Simla girls basketball coach Doug Cox about their 17-0 season and recent wins over two defending state champions.
Kevin checks in on the girls basketball action across the state, including interviews with coaches from Caliche, Salida and Montrose.
Kevin interviews coaches from Elbert, Holy Family and Grand Junction on this episode highlighting boys basketball from across the state.
Kevin visits with Matt Langley of Basketball Colorado to get his insights on Classes 5A and 6A so far this season.
Kevin turns our attention to winter sports, breaking down the season ahead on the Wrestling mat with Tim Yount of On the Mat Rankings.
Kevin goes back to discussions from last year on coaches that were in the process of building programs and two of them won state titles this past weekend.
Kevin is back pre-Thanksgiving to recap the past weekend's action in Colorado High School Football playoffs. He also has news and notes on state finals coming up this week.
As the month of November continues, Kevin recaps a great weekend of Colorado High School Football playoff action, including three exciting finishes in 2A.
Kevin looks back at the opening weekend of the 2025 high school football playoffs and has notes for the 3A bracket released on Sunday.
Kevin looks back at some important wins from the past weekend and shares his thought on the Colorado High School football playoff brackets.
Kevin looks back at a winning weekend for Conference Champions and sets the stage for the final week of the regular season.
After another busy weekend of action across the state, Kevin looks at every conference race in every classification.
Kevin recaps the past weekend in Colorado high school football and looks ahead to some critical games on the schedule for this weekend.
Kevin looks at the remaining Colorado high school football teams who have not lost a game along with several key league wins from Week 6.
Kevin looks back at another busy weekend of high school football and examines the midseason RPI rankings for the state.
Great football finishes in Broomfield last week and two more programs on the rise plus we check RPI standings for flag football and softball.
Two number one teams upset over the weekend and a check in on two more programs rebuilding and seeing some success (Niwot & Eagle Valley)
Looking in-depth at Class 3A football and making visits to programs trying to rebuild (Las Animas & Littleton)
Some BIG games were on the schedule this past weekend in Colorado High School Football. Kevin Shaffer recaps the biggest ones and looks ahead to another packed schedule for Week 2.
Kevin is back as we kick off Colorado Preps Weekly for the 2025-26 school year. He recaps Week Zero of the football season and checks in on the defending state champions in volleyball and softball.
- Discussion with incoming CHSAA Board President Joe Brown about his new role and major topics on high school sports in Colorado.
Kevin gets ready for the state tournaments in lacrosse and visits with coaches at Cherry Creek, Evergreen, Aspen and Valor Christian.
Kevin is joined by David Walck to discuss a recent award received and the important role of a Colorado Athletic Director.
Kevin visits with former Pueblo East standout Kain Medrano as he prepares for this week's NFL Draft
Kevin previews the upcoming April Legislative Council meeting with CHSAA Executive Director Mike Krueger
Kevin discusses the challenges and benefits of coaching high level girls basketball players with Grandview's Josh Ulitzky.
On this week's episode, Kevin updates the ALL IN ALL COVERED project from the Denver Broncos aimed at providing helmets for high school football players in the state.
Kevin looks back across the basketball state championships for boys and girls at each class.
Kevin takes a look back at the Colorado State Hockey championships and previews the 1A through 4A basketball tournaments.
Rundown of the 5A and 6A state basketball pairings and one more check back to the state wrestling tournament.
Kevin looks back at the big weekend for State Wrestling championships and looks ahead to the start of the State Hockey tournament.
Tim Yount joins Kevin Shaffer to look at the upcoming Colorado State Wrestling Tournament.
Kevin looks at the top teams in each class according to the CHSAA seed index. He also visits with five coaches from around the state.
On this week's episode, Kevin talks about the 14 remaining unbeaten teams in high school basketball and visits with 5 of those coaches: Rangeview, Windsor Charter, Air Academy, University and Merino.
On this week's episode, Kevin catches up with coaches who are rebuilding their basketball programs and previews top games for the weekend.
Kevin takes a look at the top teams, and the top surprises, in three classes of Colorado basketball.
Kevin interviews the two recipients of the Broncos Coach of the Year awards and previews Girls Wrestling
Kevin is joined by Matt Langley of Basketball Colorado to preview the upcoming seasons for the top divisions in the state.
In-depth wrestling preview with Tim Yount of On the Mat and a tease to state football championships this Saturday
Kevin recaps the past week and gets everyone ready for this weekend's action in the Colorado High School Football Playoffs.
Kevin provides a complete recap of football, volleyball and soccer playoffs and championships from the weekend.
On this week's episode, Kevin recaps the wild first weekend of the high school football playoffs and looks ahead to the state volleyball tournament getting underway.
Classes 2A, 1A, 8man and 6man football plus we ran down pairings and results in several other fall sports.
On this week's episode, Kevin provides a rundown of all conference races in football, preview the Cheyenne Mountain invitational volleyball tournament and check in on the post-season for softball, soccer and field hockey.
This week Kevin visits with Dr Scott Grant of Triple Threat Leadership on NIL in Colorado high school sports.
On this week's episode, Kevin runs through the unbeaten teams in football and volleyball plus has three interviews with coaches who tell their stories of how they have rebuilt or built their football programs to where they are today.
Three football teams have ended long losing streaks over the past two weeks so we visit with them and also look at the softball post-season.
Kevin looks back at Week 3 with six games and storylines plus a candidate for Game of the Year.
Check-ins on two more rebuilding programs, recap the two of the biggest wins and our first look at volleyball this week. Kevin brings you the latest on this week's episode powered by Ford and Whataburger.
Friday night saw an end to a long losing streak and a long winning streak. Those two games and more highlights from week one football are on the docket with Kevin on this week's episode.
40 high school football teams in Colorado are changing divisions for the 2024 season - we break the list down and visit with some of the coaches involved plus we recap a nice win for Ellicott in zero week.
With CHSAA approving the use of a shot clock for high school basketball this week, we talk with two coaches from Nebraska to see how the recent implementation there is working.
Volleyball is next up in the series on improving high school sports in the state - a discussion with Keith Barnett who has coached both on the high school and collegiate level in Colorado.
A follow-up to Dave Logan's interview last week as we discuss small school football with Limon head coach Mike O'Dwyer
We continue our series on how to improve sports in Colorado by visiting with Dave Logan about the talent level, recruiting and improvements to high school football.
We continue our series on how to improve high school sports and this time the focus is on baseball as we visit with former major leaguer and current high school coach Mark Knudson on the level of play and what can be done to improve the game here in Colorado.
Today's episode features an interview with Eaglecrest basketball coach Jarris Krapcha on basketball at 10,000 feet in Colorado. They talk about the shot clock, his request to use FIBA rules in high school and some changes to the youth game such as lowering the baskets and using smaller balls.
Kevin has the top stories as we look to crown state champions in basketball. We have interviews with coaches from Briggsdale, Burlington, Centauri, Nucla, Plateau Valley, Banning Lewis and Standley Lake - Basketball Colorado breaks down 5A/6A boys as well.
On this episode, Kevin is previewing big school basketball and hockey state tournament brackets and reviewing the state wrestling tournament.
Kevin provides a tate wrestling tournament preview and notes on basketball & hockey rankings heading into the final weekend of regular season play.
In basketball, Kevin stops this week in Grand Valley, Monte Vista, Silver Creek & Strasburg and has a recap of a big hockey win for Palmer.
Kevin has two more check-ins on unbeaten basketball clubs, two defending state champs were upset last week and a recap of a great two weeks on the wrestling mat.
Kevin checks in on the remaining unbeatens in boys and girls basketball, makes two stops in Aurora and recaps a top small school wrestling tournament from the weekend.
Kevin starts off 2024 with a look at a couple of important basketball games on the Eastern Plains plus a check in on the top 6A boys basketball team according to the seed index.
For the final episode of 2023, Kevin takes an in-depth look at state wrestling tournaments as well as girls and boys basketball around Colorado.
On this week's episode, Kevin dives into early season play in boys basketball and takes a look at the Lamar Holiday Tournament.
Kevin turns his attention from the football championships to the start of basketball with three stories to tip off the winter sports season.
Kevin puts a bow on the 2023 volleyball season and talks with all 5 state championship coaches.
Kevin dives in to recap the first weekend of high school football playoffs and talks brackets for 3A.
Postseason action always brings intense excitement around the state and on this episode of the podcast, Kevin is previewing girls volleyball and boys soccer playoff matchups.
Kevin runs through all the playoff brackets and recaps a crazy finish in Class 3A from the weekend.
Kevin offers previews of state cross country and the Cheyenne Mountain volleyball tournament plus a check in on girls flag football in this super-sized edition of the podcast.
Kevin recaps all the teams that clinched league championships over the weekend, including interviews with Cherry Creek, Ponderosa, Pueblo Central, Wellington and Fowler.
This is a fun episode of the podcast as Kevin takes time for an in-depth preview of the state softball tournament as well as our usual check-in with volleyball and football.
Eight weeks of football are complete and Colorado Preps Weekly looks at every conference race in every classification on today's episode.
Kevin checks in on the postseason in softball, tennis and field hockey and the final two weeks for volleyball and soccer. He visits with volleyball coaches at Chaparral and McClave as they try to chase down Valor Christian and Merino respectively. Plus a chat with soccer coaches at Legacy (playing Broomfield this week) and Roaring Fork as they seek a second title in three years.
Week seven featured a fun night in 3A to start off conference play in that division plus we start to breakdown league races and playoff positioning in all seven classes.
Kevin closes out the softball regular season and golf state championships and also gets you caught up with top volleyball stories and the upcoming week seven of football.
Kevin opens by recapping all the crazy wins from Friday night and then gives a full rundown of important results across every classification.
Kevin has a complete rundown of softball and volleyball with stops in Eaton, Chatfield, Erie, Wiggins and Lewis Palmer plus we preview week six and the start of conference play on the gridiron. This week's episode features some great conversations with coaches around the state.
Kevin recaps the great game between Roosevelt and Holy Family plus the Montrose upset of top ranked Lutheran. And we add in a wild eight man game between Calhan and Elbert where the Bulldogs rallied from 22 points down in the fourth.
Kevin checks in on a couple of three-time defending state champions, visits with coaches from the two highest ranked boys soccer team in the state and goes through a nice story developing with Trinidad volleyball.
There were several great games and great finishes across the state in Week 4 so Kevin touches on those and also looks at a team that ended a 17-game losing streak to their arch-rivals
Kevin covers a ton of miles on this edition of Colorado Preps Weekly. He starts in Mancos, rolls all the way to Sedgwick County and finishes in Wiley with other stops in between.
Kevin has your complete recap of week three football; from Valor Christian, Brighton and Golden in the big school ranks to Banning Lewis, Custer County and Peez in the smaller divisions. Plus a total of nine interviews all together and we touch on several teams in each classification.
Kevin has a quick look at softball and the annual Dave Sanders Tournament coming up, an unbeaten volleyball team in Class 1A and an in-depth discussion with two coaches off to great starts on the Western Slope.
Today's episode is PACKED. Kevin has interviews with seven coaches including Timnath and Sangre De Cristo. The Cubs win their first game in program history and Sangre got back in the win column after dropping a varsity program for two years.
Kevin Shaffer takes a look back to the great football win by Severance in week one, two number one teams on the Western Slope, a major road trip for an eight man club and a milestone for a veteran head coach.
Recap of the first full weekend of high school football as we focus on programs that are hoping to rebuild this year and top games of the week.
A complete overall of the spring playoffs including discussions centered on Windsor girls soccer, Steamboat Springs boys lacrosse and Akron baseball.
Couple of 1 vs 2 battles on the baseball diamond recently so we recap those with Broomfield and Peyton head coaches and we also get you set for the Spring playoffs - talking brackets for all sports across the state.
Nice mix of coverage this year as we look ahead to a football all-star game in June, the final week of the 1A baseball season and a recap of the huge girls lacrosse matchup between top ranked Colorado Academy and second ranked Valor Christian.
An in-depth discussion with CHSAA commissioner Michael Krueger as we hit on several topics including football championships, the most recent completed basketball season, recruiting of officials and how classifications may be determined in the future.
This week we look at teams moving up the rankings in 4A baseball and 4A girls hockey as we interview coaches from Longmont and Battle Mountain. We also look at the boys volleyball dominance of Discovery Canyon and visit with longtime basketball Dave Forster who scored his 500th career win during the past season.
CHSAA is moving the 4A/5A state football championships away from Empower Field this fall and we have the update from Kevin Lytle with the Coloradoan Newspaper. We also this week preview a big boys lacrosse matchup in 5A and run through the top baseball teams in the state. And we close by looking at the future of wrestling with Tim Yount of On the Mat.
The most in-depth preview of the spring track and field season that you will find anywhere as Colorado Preps Weekly goes in-depth on the sport with long-time coach Alan Versaw. He previews the team races in all five classes in both boys and girls and then breaks down some of the top individual performers through the early season meets.
Spring sports have opened and this week we take a look at the defending state champs in baseball, girls soccer, lacrosse and boys volleyball and how they are faring early on. Plus we recap two great stories from the basketball season with interviews at Briggsdale and Mesa Ridge.
State basketball tournament with 12 champions set to be crowned on Saturday. On this episode of Colorado Preps Weekly, we have conversations with ten basketball coaches and both state hockey championship coaches from Tuesday.
Two weeks remain in the basketball season and on this edition of Colorado Preps Weekly, we visit with several coaches and review all six state tournament brackets in boys and girls hoops. Plus we set the stage for the hockey semifinals and state finals coming up in the next several days.
On the Mat's Tim Yount joined Kevin Shaffer to recap the 2022-23 wrestling season which concluded last weekend at Ball Arena.
In-depth coverage of post-season basketball as preview the first round of the boys tournaments in 4A through 6A and recap round one of the girls state tournament in the same divisions. We also break down seeding possibilities in Classes 1A, 2A and 3A as district tournaments are played out.
Kevin Shaffer talks with Matt Langley and Jon Miller of Basketball Colorado to preview the boys and grils 6A and 5A brackets for state.
Our update this week focuses on the final days of the regular season in boys & girls basketball and hockey. We also provide some quick notes on the massive three-day state wrestling tournament that opens on Thursday in Denver.
Visit in-depth with Tim Yount about the new seeding process for state wrestling and recap the week in hoops by talking with coaches from Limon, Legend, Grand Valley and Salida.
Kevin Shaffer talks regional and state wrestling with Tim Yount on this bonus episode of Colorado Preps Weekly.
On this episode we visit with basketball coaches Bruce Dick of Fort Collins and Myles Baker of Alamosa about important wins on Tuesday and also look ahead to huge matchups between Cherry Creek & Grandview along with Briggsdale & Flatirons Academy in girls basketball and the top five clash between Rock Canyon and Mountain Vista on the boys side. A couple of big hockey games out west as well and we discuss with Glenwood coach Tim Cota.
This week's episode features a rundown of boys basketball from the start of the week as well as a look ahead at the top games for the rest of the week. Tim Yount of On the Mat also stops by to talk about the last two weeks in wrestling and Kevin highlights key conference races in hockey. To wrap things up, girls basketball takes the spotlight with this week's action and Kevin has a conversation with Granada head coach Tanner Gramsick.