The Aspen High School hockey team will be the No. 17 seed in the state tournament, which was announced Sunday. The Skiers (6-7-4 overall) will open play at 3 p.m. Tuesday against No. 16 seed Kent Denver (12-6-1) at Joy Burns Arena on the University of Denver campus.<\/p>\n
The two teams haven’t played since the 2015-16 season, with the Skiers winning 4-3 on Feb. 5, 2016, at Lewis Ice Arena. After winning only 10 combined games from the 2012-13 season through that 2015-16 season, the Sun Devils have finished with double-digit victories each of the past three seasons. They made the state quarterfinals last year as a No. 10 seed.<\/p>\n
Aspen, a No. 11 seed last year, also made the state quarterfinals before a 4-2 loss to No. 3 seed Valor Christian, the eventual state runner-up.<\/p>\n
The winner of Tuesday’s game between Kent and Aspen will face No. 1 seed Regis Jesuit (18-1), the defending state champion, on Friday in the Round of 16. For the complete bracket, go to CHSAANow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n BASALT\u2019S LOPEZ HEADS TO STATE WRESTLING<\/strong><\/p>\n The state wrestling brackets were announced Sunday, with Basalt High School junior Ernesto Lopez being the lone qualifier for the Longhorns. Lopez (23-3) will face Alameda International junior Carlos Flores (32-7) in the first round of the Class 3A heavyweight bracket.<\/p>\n The full brackets can be viewed at CHSAANow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The state tournament gets underway Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.<\/p>\n Lopez finished second in his Class 3A Region 1 tournament over the weekend. He is a first time state qualifier.<\/p>\nRecommended Stories For You<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n