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Colorado Preps Weekly
by Mile High Sports
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.
Episodes
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May 12: HS Baseball with Eaton's Todd Hernandez
Talking Colorado high school baseball with Eaton coach Todd Hernandez.
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April 28: Small School Basketball Challenges
Kevin discusses the challenges of coaching basketball at small schools with insight from Dave Sheffield at Yuma and Sara Crawford at Kit Carson.
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April 21: Lacrosse in Colorado with Darin Denton
Kevin spoke with Darin Denton of Lakewood high school about their lacrosse program and what makes the sport popular here in Colorado.
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April 13: Improving Colorado High School Volleyball
On this week's show, Kevin visits with Grandview's Rob Graham about how to continue to improve and evolve Colorado's volleyball programs.
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April 8th: The State of HS Football with Mike Sanford
Kevin visits with Mike Sanford at Valor Christian about the current state of high school football in Colorado and changes to college recruiting.
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March 31: From Preps to College Coaching
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.
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March 24: Wrapping Up Basketball Championships
Kevin wraps up his look at basketball with interviews on two coaches who landed the schools' first ever titles.
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March 16: 2026 Basketball Championships
Four programs won back-to-back championships in basketball over the weekend. On this episode, Kevin visits with all four head coaches.
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March 3: Boys Basketball Playoffs Get Underway
Kevin visits with three highly seeded boys basketball teams as the playoffs hit full speed this week. (Strasburg, Montezuma Cortez, & Prairie).
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February 24: 5A Basketball Preview & Wrestling Recap
Kevin dives into the upcoming 5A basketball playoffs in Colorado and looks back at Pomona's historic state wrestling tournament.
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February 18: State Wrestling Preview
Tim Yount joins Kevin as the two discuss the upcoming Colorado state wrestling tournament.
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February 17: Girls Basketball Update & Tracy Hill
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...
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January 27: Midseason Girls Basketball Report
Kevin checks in on the girls basketball action across the state, including interviews with coaches from Caliche, Salida and Montrose.
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January 20: A Mid-Season Basketball Update
Kevin interviews coaches from Elbert, Holy Family and Grand Junction on this episode highlighting boys basketball from across the state.
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December 16: 5A and 6A Basketball Insights
Kevin visits with Matt Langley of Basketball Colorado to get his insights on Classes 5A and 6A so far this season.
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December 9: Wrestling Season Preview with Tim Yount
Kevin turns our attention to winter sports, breaking down the season ahead on the Wrestling mat with Tim Yount of On the Mat Rankings.
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December 2: Playoff Updates and Rebuilt Programs
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.
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November 24: Exciting Finishes and Notes on Upcoming State Finals
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.
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November 18: Another Exciting Weekend of Football Playoffs
As the month of November continues, Kevin recaps a great weekend of Colorado High School Football playoff action, including three exciting finishes in 2A.
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November 10: In-Depth Recap of Week 1 of the Football Playoffs
Kevin looks back at the opening weekend of the 2025 high school football playoffs and has notes for the 3A bracket released on Sunday.
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November 3: Recapping Big Wins and Analyzing Playoff Brackets
Kevin looks back at some important wins from the past weekend and shares his thought on the Colorado High School football playoff brackets.
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October 27: Crowning Conference Champions
Kevin looks back at a winning weekend for Conference Champions and sets the stage for the final week of the regular season.
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October 20: Recapping Conference Title Races
After another busy weekend of action across the state, Kevin looks at every conference race in every classification.
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October 14: Big Conference Wins and Upcoming Games
Kevin recaps the past weekend in Colorado high school football and looks ahead to some critical games on the schedule for this weekend.
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October 7: The Remaining Unbeatens and Important League Wins
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.
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September 30th: Week 5 Football Recap and RPI Rankings
Kevin looks back at another busy weekend of high school football and examines the midseason RPI rankings for the state.
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September 23: Big finishes in football and RPI for softball & flag football
Great football finishes in Broomfield last week and two more programs on the rise plus we check RPI standings for flag football and softball.
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September 16: Two BIG Upsets in Football
Two number one teams upset over the weekend and a check in on two more programs rebuilding and seeing some success (Niwot & Eagle Valley)
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September 9: An In-Depth Look at Class 3A Football
Looking in-depth at Class 3A football and making visits to programs trying to rebuild (Las Animas & Littleton)
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September 2: Recapping Week 1 in Football and Looking Ahead to Week 2
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.
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August 26th: Week Zero Football plus Volleyball and Softball
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.
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May 13: Incoming CHSAA Board President Joe Brown
Discussion with incoming CHSAA Board President Joe Brown about his new role and major topics on high school sports in Colorado.
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May 6: Previewing Boys and Girls Lacrosse
Kevin gets ready for the state tournaments in lacrosse and visits with coaches at Cherry Creek, Evergreen, Aspen and Valor Christian.
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April 30: David Walck of Fossil Ridge joins the show
Kevin is joined by David Walck to discuss a recent award received and the important role of a Colorado Athletic Director.
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April 22: Kain Medrano prepares for the NFL draft
Kevin visits with former Pueblo East standout Kain Medrano as he prepares for this week's NFL Draft
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April 8: Previewing the April Legislative Council meeting with CHSAA Executive Director Mike Krueger
Kevin previews the upcoming April Legislative Council meeting with CHSAA Executive Director Mike Krueger
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April 1: A Conversation with Grandview's Josh Ulitzky
Kevin discusses the challenges and benefits of coaching high level girls basketball players with Grandview's Josh Ulitzky.
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March 25: An Update on the Broncos' Helmet Initiative
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.
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March 18: Recapping State Basketball 2025
Kevin looks back across the basketball state championships for boys and girls at each class.
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March 4: Hockey Recap and 1a thru 4a Basketball Preview
Kevin takes a look back at the Colorado State Hockey championships and previews the 1A through 4A basketball tournaments.
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February 25: 5A and 6A Basketball Pairings
Rundown of the 5A and 6A state basketball pairings and one more check back to the state wrestling tournament.
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February 18: Recapping State Wrestling and Previewing Hockey
Kevin looks back at the big weekend for State Wrestling championships and looks ahead to the start of the State Hockey tournament.
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February 13: Previewing State Wrestling
Tim Yount joins Kevin Shaffer to look at the upcoming Colorado State Wrestling Tournament.
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February 4: Breaking Down the Top Hoops Teams
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.
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January 28: Undefeated Hoops Teams
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.
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January 21: Coaches Rebuilding Programs
On this week's episode, Kevin catches up with coaches who are rebuilding their basketball programs and previews top games for the weekend.
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January 14: Talking 1A, 2A & 3A Basketball
Kevin takes a look at the top teams, and the top surprises, in three classes of Colorado basketball.
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December 18: Girls Wrestling and the Broncos’ Coaches of the Year
Kevin interviews the two recipients of the Broncos Coach of the Year awards and previews Girls Wrestling
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December 10: Previewing 5A and 6A Basketball
Kevin is joined by Matt Langley of Basketball Colorado to preview the upcoming seasons for the top divisions in the state.
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December 4: In Depth State Wrestling Preview
In-depth wrestling preview with Tim Yount of On the Mat and a tease to state football championships this Saturday
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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.
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