By Loren Kopff
Sports Editor
June 24, 2026
Triple Crown Sports Colorado Travel Softball Tournaments
Area softball players to be busy in the Rocky Mountain state.
The nation’s 38th state will be the mecca of travel softball players for the next few weeks as several showcase tournaments will take place, all put on by Triple Crown Sports. The TC International Challenge and P5 Patriot Games will get underway on June 25 and go through the weekend while the Colorado Fourth of July Fireworks and Sparkler Tournaments will begin on Sunday and run through July 5.
Triple Crown International Challenge
Christopher Fields in Westminster, CO
There are 22 countries plus representation from the Middle East and Native America participating in the TCIC. The 16-Under age group is represented by eight countries and Central America while all 22 countries will be represented by 18-Under players.
Valley Christian High pitcher Rachel Zhang returns to the TCIC for the third straight season to represent Team Chinese Taipei/Taiwan.
P5 Patriot Games
Barnes Complex (Ft. Collins)
Representing the Corona Angels-Tyson 14-U team are Alanna Adams and Fatima Serna of La Mirada High. Another La Mirada athlete, Brianna Samano, is on the 14-U Firecrackers RTY Premier Red squad.
In the 16-U age group, La Mirada’s Juliana Rivera of the BSC Bengals-Briggs 16R and Gahr’s Hazel Anglo and Megan Wong of the Firecrackers RTY Select are among the participants.
Colorado Fourth of July Sparkler and Fireworks Tournaments
Area athletes from Artesia, Cerritos, Gahr, La Mirada and Valley Christian will compete throughout the Denver metropolitan area in one of the nation’s premier travel softball events.
Among the local standouts are Gahr’s Kayleigh Allen, Peyton Kingery, Leah Magana, Maryah McElroy, Hazel Anglo, Megan Wong, Rylee Jackson, Skyy Saucedo and Maya Moreau; La Mirada’s Alison Ortega and Juliana Rivera; Artesia graduate Abbygail Perez; Cerritos’ Noelle Martinez and Zoe Corrales; and Valley Christian’s Rachel Zhang.
Competition continues through July 5 with hundreds of teams from across the nation participating in showcase and recruiting events throughout Colorado.
For complete schedules and tournament information, visit Triple Crown Sports.