Tickets now on sale for state tournaments

Tickets now on sale for state tournaments

Jan. 6, 2001

STAFF REPORT

AURORA — Tickets are now on sale for both the 2001 Colorado High School State Wrestling Championships and State Basketball Tournament.

The wrestling tournament will be held Feb. 15-17 in the Pepsi Center in Denver.

Order forms can be requested by contacting the CHSAA Ticket Office at (303) 340-1818. All ticket orders must be received by Feb. 7.

Tickets may also be purchased starting Feb. 5 by phone through TicketMaster at (303) 830-8497 and they also may be purchased at The Pepsi Center box office. A box office fee of $1.50 will be charged.

However, for the first day of the tournament on Feb. 15, only general admission tickets will be sold. Tickets are $8 for adults and $7 for children and seniors. Session 1 (from 3-6:15 p.m.) will be for Class 2A-3A preliminary bouts and Session 2 (7:15-10:45 p.m.) will be 4A-5A prelims.

The championship quarterfinals and first round consolations will get under way at 10 a.m. Feb. 16 for 2A-3A and at 1 p.m. for 4A-5A. Consolation semifinals for 2A-3A and 4A-5A will start at 7 p.m. All seats are reserved. Lower level tickets are $9 and upper level are $8 adults and $7 for children and seniors.

Consolation (Session 5) for all classes start at 11 a.m. Third and fifth places matches will take place at this time. These are also general admission only. Ticket prices are $8 adults and $7 children and seniors. Championship finals begin at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17. All seats are reserved. Premium seats are $11 and upper level for $9 adults and $7 for children and seniors.

For more information about the wrestling tickets, phone the CHSAA at (303) 340-1818.

Tickets are also on sale for the basketball tournament. The tournament is set March 7-10 at The Pepsi Center for Class 4A-5A only.

Order forms can be requested by contacting the CHSAA Tickets Office at 340-1818. All ticket orders must be received by Feb. 21.

Tickets can also be purchased starting Feb. 26 by phone through TicketMaster (930-8497. And tickets may also be purchase starting that day at The Pepsi Center box office. A box office fee of $1.50 will be charged.

The Class 4A boys quarterfinals (3:30, 5:10, 6:50 and 8:30 p.m.) will get under way. Reserved tickets only. Adult premium seats are $10 while upper level are $8 children and $7 seniors.

The 4A boys semifinals (2, 4:15, 6, and 7:45) are reserved seat tickets only.

Class 4A girls and boys finals ( 2 and 6) are reserved seats only with prices set at $11 for premium while upper level $9 adults and $7 children and seniors.

For more information, phone CHSAA.

Tickets for the remaining sites are sold on a walk-up basis only with no facility charges. The 4A and 5A girls quarter and semifinals are set for the Denver Coliseum with the finals in both of those classes in The Pepsi Center. The 3A boys and girls tournament will be played at the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs. The Class 1A and 2A boys and girls tournament will be played in Pueblo with the 2A at the Pueblo Events Center and the 1A team at the University of Southern Colorado. The finals in both boys and girls for 1A and 2A will be at the Pueblo Events Center.