Seventh-seeded Columbine got three rushing touchdowns from Jeremy Aparicio and easily handled No. 10 Grand Junction, 41-7, in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs.
Class 4A's Elizabeth and 2A's Yuma -- ninth-seeded, both -- were the first two teams to punch their tickets to Saturday's semifinals during the first day of the state volleyball tournaments at the Denver Coliseum on Friday.
Colorado Academy coach Daan Polders had one message for his girls going into the 2013 field hockey state championship: “Leave your heart on the field.”
