AURORA | Scoreboard and schedule for the 2026 Class 5A state softball tournament, which began on Oct. 23, 2026, at the Aurora Sports Park. All 5A games will be played at Complex B. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2026 CLASS 5A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

First round, Oct. 23 (Complex B)

Upper bracket

Game 1 (B1): NO. 1 CHEROKEE TRAIL 11, No. 16 Grand Junction 1

Game 2 (B2): No. 9 Legend 17, No. 8 Rocky Mountain 5

Game 3 (B3): No. 4 Columbine 10, No. 13 Pine Creek 6

Game 4 (B4): No. 5 Broomfield 9, No. 12 Liberty 7

Lower bracket

Game 5 (B1): No. 14 Valor Christian (15-10) vs. No. 3 Erie (20-5), 12:15 p.m.

Game 6 (B2): NO. 11 EAGLECREST (19-7) vs. No. 6 Chatfield (15-11), 12:15 p.m.

Game 7 (B3): No. 10 Riverdale Ridge (21-5) vs. No. 7 Rock Canyon (14-11), 12:15 p.m.

Game 8 (B4): No. 15 Horizon (14-12) vs. No. 2 Lutheran (21-3), 12:15 p.m.

Quarterfinals, Oct. 23

Game 9 (B1): No. 9 Legend (22-5) vs. NO. 1 CHEROKEE TRAIL (23-3), 2:30 p.m.

Game 10 (B3): No. 5 Broomfield (17-9) vs. No. 4 Columbine (20-7), 2:30 p.m.

Game 11 (B2): Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Game 12 (4B): Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals, Oct. 24

Game 13 (B1): Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 10 a.m.

Game 14 (B2): Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 10 a.m.

Championship, Oct. 24

Game 15 (B1): Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 1:15 p.m.

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