PUEBLO, Colo (May 7, 2021) - With a little time and typical Pueblo support, Friends of Football (FOF) announced a variance request has been granted for the upcoming CHSAA Spring Football Championships. The State approved variance requests for 3,100 fans a game for spring football CHSAA 8Man, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A to be played at the Neta & Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl on the Colorado State University Pueblo campus. Social distancing and masks are required for all spectators. 

"Our community always pulls together, and when it comes to youth sports we never say never," said Dan DeRose (FOF President). 

Letters of support for the variance request were included from Mayor Nick Gradisar, County Commissioner Garrison Ortiz, CSU Pueblo President Timothy Mottet and Director of Athletics Paul Plinske, President and CEO Leslie Barnes at Parkview Medical Center, CEO at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center Mike Cafasso and DeRose. 

"Friends of Football extends our appreciation to Randy Evetts and the Pueblo Department of Health and Environment," said DeRose. "They helped tremendously in this effort."

Tickets are on sale now at gothunderwolves.com. Click the tickets tab, then the CHSAA link. A special Pueblo Pass for all five games is $30. Individual game tickets are $15.

Playoffs are underway with brackets available on chsaanow.com.

Here is the schedule for the ThunderBowl championship games: 
Thursday, May 13
8-Man at 7 p.m.

Friday, May 14 (2 games)
2A Championship 2 p.m.
4A Championship 7 p.m. 

Saturday, May 15 (2 games)
3A Championship 2 p.m.
5A Championship 7 p.m.