On Friday night, 315 athletes competed for a spot in the Class 5A swimming and diving finals. All eyes were on last season's team champion, Fossil Ridge, and the runner-up, Regis Jesuit.
A returning August Johnson scored two goals, including the game-winner, to give Cheyenne Mountain its first boys lacrosse state championship with a 8-6 win over Dawson.
A pair of siblings — Monarch's Max and Mia Manson, and Broomfield's Michael and Madison Mooney — took center stage on the first day of the state track championships.