Simla won the Class 1A state volleyball championship Saturday, November 14, at the Denver Coliseum, sweeping Granada 25-11, 25-12, 25-13 in the final. The Cubs finished 27-1 and did not lose a set in four matches at state.

Granada finished second at 24-6. McClave and Sargent lost in the semifinals. Three of the four semifinalists came from the Press's coverage area, and seven of the tournament's 12 teams did. Here is how each of them finished, from the Colorado High School Activities Association's state bracket and scoreboards.

Simla: four sweeps

Simla came in 23-1 and seeded first. On Thursday the Cubs beat Plateau Valley 25-5, 25-11, 25-12. On Friday they beat Granada 25-5, 25-10, 25-9. On Saturday they beat McClave 25-12, 25-6, 25-18 in the semifinal, then beat Granada again in the final.

Simla's only loss of the season was 2-1 to Vail Christian at a tournament on August 22. The Cubs won every match after that. They beat McClave three times and Swink and Cheraw once each.

Granada: three matches on the last day

Granada, seeded fifth, took the long way to the final. On Thursday Granada beat Flagler in five sets, 18-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 15-11, and then beat Cheraw 27-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-21. On Friday it lost to Simla.

That loss did not end Granada's tournament. On Saturday it beat Swink 27-25, 25-23, 18-25, 27-25 and then beat Sargent in the semifinal 25-18, 21-25, 30-28, 28-26, before losing to Simla in the final.

The rest of the area teams

McClave, seeded second, swept Hi-Plains on Thursday and lost 3-1 to Sargent on Friday. On Saturday the Cardinals swept Cheraw 25-17, 25-15, 25-18 and then lost to Simla in the semifinal. They finished 21-7. McClave won the 1A title in 2024 and finished second last year, losing the 2025 final to Fleming in five sets.

Swink, seeded third, lost to Sargent 3-2 on Thursday after winning the first two sets. On Friday Swink swept Flagler and Hi-Plains. It lost to Granada on Saturday and finished 24-4.

Cheraw, seeded fourth, lost to Granada on Thursday. On Friday Cheraw beat Haxtun 3-2 and swept Caliche, then lost to McClave on Saturday. It finished 21-6.

Hi-Plains, seeded seventh, beat Caliche 3-1 and lost to McClave on Thursday. On Friday it swept Prairie and lost to Swink. It finished 20-8.

Flagler, seeded 12th, took Granada to five sets on Thursday and lost to Swink on Friday. It finished 17-9.

The record

Records count every match from CHSAA's daily scoreboards through the state tournament. Seeds, set scores and the final come from CHSAA's 1A state bracket, and the 2025 result from the 2025 bracket. The Press's preview of the tournament, with how each team reached it, is here, and the weekly scores through the season are on the school sports scores page.