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AURORA — The 2016-17 winter sports season is upon us.
Wednesday marks the start of competition in all winter sports: boys and girls basketball, hockey, boys and girls skiing, and girls swimming.
The first winter championship will be girls swimming, which has added a 3A classification for the first time this season. Those championships will run Feb. 9-11 at VMAC in Thornton and EPIC in Fort Collins.
The state wrestling tournament is then Feb. 16-18 at the Pepsi Center for all classes.
That championship is followed by the state skiing championships, which will be held this year in Steamboat Springs.
Hockey’s semifinals and championships are March 3-4. A location still needs to be finalized.
Finally, the state basketball championship rounds are March 9-11 at five different sites.
Find all important dates on the 2016-17 calendar.