In many ways, the winter high school sports season is like three seasons in one.
The season kicks off with all the early action of the month of December before winter break gives athletes a multiweek reprieve.
Things amp up again in January and early-February, as league titles and postseason positioning are determined.
Then, in late-February on into March, state championships are decided during postseason competition.
Without a doubt, the next several weeks provide one of the most important stretches of the season, particularly for area teams and athletes looking to contend for titles in February and March.
Here is a look at five athletic events to make sure to check out in the coming weeks:
Greeley Central head mens basketball coach Tyler McNeece calls a play while playing Greeley West on Thursday Jan. 16, 2025. Central won 72-66.(Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune file photo)Greeley West at Greeley Central boys basketball, 7 p.m. Jan. 15
Representing one of Weld County’s oldest rivalries, these two crosstown foes always pack the house when they match up.
Greeley West (3-4) will look to compete for a sweep of its crosstown rivals after beating Northridge 52-46 on Thursday.
Greeley Central has had the clear advantage as of late in what has otherwise been an evenly matched rivalry in recent decades.
The Wildcats are 6-4 in the past 10 meetings between the two teams. Greeley Central has won the past four meetings, with the Spartans’ most recent win coming in 2023.
A year ago, Central defeated West 72-66 in a high-scoring affair in the Spartans’ home gym.
Windsor wrestler Evan Perez, top, prepares to pin Mead's William Eilers during the 215 pound championship match during the Northern Colorado Christmas wrestling tournament held in Greeley on Saturday Dec. 21, 2024.(Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune file photo)Eaton at Windsor boys wrestling, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22
These two longtime powerhouses are near-locks to contend for state titles in their respective classifications in February, as they seemingly do every year.
In the latest On The Mat statewide rankings, released Thursday, Eaton is ranked second in 3A and Windsor is fourth in 4A.
A season ago, each team placed third at state in its classification.
This dual in late-January will provide a worthy measuring stick for each program just a few weeks before the postseason kicks off with regionals.
Eaton boys basketball head coach Tanner Ervin, left, points towards his dad Bobby Ervin Jr., head coach of University, while playing against each other in Eaton on Jan. 23, 2024. (Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune file photo)University at Eaton boys basketball, 7 p.m. Feb. 11
These two schools have developed quite the heated rivalry in just about every sport in recent years.
In this case, one could argue it is a friendlier rivalry. Tanner Ervin coaches Eaton, while his father, Bobby — a veteran coach in the area — coaches University.
For 32 minutes, though, the pleasantries will be put aside, as two of the elite teams in the 4A Patriot League clash with possible league title implications on the line.
The Reds (6-2) are eighth in 4A, according to CHSAA’s Selection and Seeding Index, which will help determine postseason positioning toward the end of next month. University (6-2) is just a few spots back, in 12th.
Windsor head coach Karin Nicholls reacts to a foul while playing Roosevelt in the 5A state title game at the Denver Coliseum March 11, 2023. (Jim Rydbom/Greeley Tribune file photo)Loveland at Windsor girls basketball, 6 p.m. Feb. 19
Led by famed, and highly competitive, coach Karin Nicholls, Windsor is much more focused on contending for titles in March rather than February.
With that said, a strong finish to the regular season would certainly provide much-needed momentum for a prolonged postseason run.
This regular season finale could help the Wizards (6-3) lock up a 6A/5A/4A Northern Conference title — if they haven’t already by that point — and could also provide an ideal springboard into the 5A playoffs. Loveland (6-4) has postseason ambitions of its own in 6A.
Windsor sits fourth in 5A, according to CHSAA’s Selection and Seeding Index.
Maddie McNair (12) of the University Bulldogs gets the basket against Breezy Huff (13) of the Delta Panthers in the first half of the state high school girls 4A championship game at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)Holy Family at University girls basketball, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23
Just before the 4A postseason kicks off, local girls basketball fans will get a prime preview of the caliber of play one can expect deep in the state tournament.
University (8-1), looking to defend its 4A title this season, is ranked first in 4A, according to CHSAA’s Selection and Seeding Index.
Holy Family (5-3) is ranked eighth and is seemingly always in the hunt for state titles. The Tigers have seven girls hoops titles in their program’s history.
A year ago, while the Bulldogs won their first girls basketball title in school history, Holy Family was a semifinalist, losing to this same University squad in the Round of 4.
There is a clear and obvious reason why these two programs make a point to step outside league play to face each other in the regular season’s wanning moments.
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