AURORA | A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from April 25-May 1, 2023:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 4.25-5.1.23
MONDAY, MAY 1: Toby Sanchez pitched a scoreless inning of relief and earned the win and also had two hits and drove in a run for the Aurora Central baseball team in a 10-9 walk-off win over Thornton. Aron Gardea and Francisco Banuelos Soto each had two RBI. …Andrew Bell had four hits — including three doubles —and scored four times, while Jace Filleman, Nate Lewis and Evan Di Tanna all homered for the Regis Jesuit baseball team, which fell short in a 13-11 loss to Ponderosa. … Isabella Cruces Alcala and Daniella Iaquinta scored second-half goals and Kiley Hyde stopped all three shots she faced as the Cherokee Trail girls soccer team topped Eaglecrest 2-0 at Legacy Stadium. …The Gateway girls soccer team scored three times in the second half to defeat Aurora Central 3-2 and earn a season sweep of the meetings between the teams. …Caden Surratt scored all three goals for the Rangeview girls soccer team in a 3-1 home win over George Washington. …Karen Peprah tallied four goals and Yazmin Chavez had three assists for the Hinkley girls soccerteam in a 10-0 win over Denver West. …The Vista PEAK girls soccer team earned a 3-2 overtime victory over Regis Groff. …Vista PEAK’s Sophia Capua carded a plus-4 76 at Murphy Creek G.C. to finish a stroke out of first place at the City League Tournament. …The Grandview boys volleyball team swept past Ponderosa 25-23, 25-22, 25-18. …The Rangeview boys volleyball team went on the road to defeat Thomas Jefferson in three sets. …The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team rolled past Highlands Ranch 22-1.
SATURDAY, APRIL 29: The Rangeview girls track team got two event championships from Zane Bullock (100 and 200 meter dashes) and finished in sixth place among 40 scoring teams at the two-day Liberty Bell Invitational at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. The Raiders earned three more points than Vista PEAK, which also had a two-event winner in Kendall McCoy, who swept the 100 and 300 meter hurdles races. …The Overland boys track team finished in ninth place in the final standings of the two-day Liberty Bell Invitational track meet to lead city teams, with Curtis Bunton IV (long jump) and Jarrius Ward (discus) leading the way with runner-up individual finishes. Rangeview finished tied for 15th, Regis Jesuit tied for 24th and Vista PEAK tied for 31st. …. Brian Herrera threw six effective innings and drove in two runs and the Vista PEAK baseball team held off rallying George Washington 8-7. Conner Angelini and Anthony Porras had two RBI apiece for the Bison. …Despite Brayden Stufft’s two doubles and three RBI, the Eaglecrest baseball team dropped a 6-5 decision to Arapahoe. …Lexi Yi had the eventual game-winning goal as part of a three-score second half for the Grandview girls soccer team in a 4-2 win over Rocky Mountain at French Field. Naomi Clark and Madalyn Hopkins had a goal and assist apiece. …Aubrey Benton tallied six goals and Sage Sorrells had five goals and two assists for the Cherokee Trail girls lacrosse team in a 22-4 win at Rangeview. Shylin Collins scored her 100th career goal on a three-goal day for the Raiders.
FRIDAY, APRIL 28: Kee Awi converted a pass from Maria Herrera into the only goal of the game in the second half as the Gateway girls soccer team blanked Alameda 1-0. Sarina Douangsvanh made three saves. …The Vista PEAK and Westminster girls soccer teams played to a 3-3 double-overtime tie. …Despite RBI from Dash Deavers and Hudson Roth, the Smoky Hill baseball team dropped a 4-3 decision at Mullen. …Clifford Goldy drove in three runs and 10 other players had at least one RBI for the Grandview baseball team in a 22-6 win against Overland in a game in which the Trailblazers’ were the home team at the Wolves’ field because theirs wasn’t playable. Liam Childs doubled in two runs for Overland. …Both teams scored in every single quarter, but the Cherokee Trail boys lacrosse team came up short in a 14-6 loss to Cherry Creek.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27: The Colorado League girls tennis tournament concluded after a delay due to weather and Aurora Central finished third with 11 points, while Gateway was fourth among 10 teams with nine points. The Trojans had the No. 1 doubles champions in Alexandra and Kassandra Flores, while it also had the No. 3 singles runner-up in Ashley Betancourt. The No. 3 doubles team of Jada McCowin and Ytzel Vazquez Meza finished second for the Olys. as did Nyana Lindsey and Paulina Hernandez at No. 4 doubles. … Naomi Clark scored an unassisted goal in the second half and Jaslin Roybal made four saves as the Grandview girls soccer team blanked Mullen 1-0 on the road. …Rut Salinas and Melissa Pedroza scored goals for the Hinkley girls soccer team in a 2-2 double-overtime tie with Thomas Jefferson. …Joe Alie scored five goals and Mason Kelly added a goal and three assists, but the Grandview boys lacrosse team fell to Kent Denver 18-9. …The Vista PEAK boys volleyball team extended its winning streak to four matches and picked up its 17th victory on the season with a 25-7, 25-13, 25-11 home win over Kennedy. Tristan Rowley piled up 11 kills and Reece Kloberdanz added eight, while Kaiyan Ivey piled up 26 assists for the Bison. …The Cherokee Trail boys volleyball team escaped with a 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 27-29, 15-9 win over Littleton Public Schools in a Centennial League Challenge championship semifinal fueled by John Clinton, who had 19 kills and 12 digs, while Daniel Xiao registered 10 kills and seven blocks. …Ayden Shaw and Jackson Shaw had 15 kills apiece for the Eaglecrest boys volleyball team, but the Raptors fell to Valor Christian 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17 in a championship semifinal of the Centennial League Challenge. …In an epic Centennial League Challenge boys volleyball consolation semifinal, Grandview outlasted Overland 21-25, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 15-13 behind Nick Safray, who had 16 kills and 10 digs. Nathan Bidlingmaier had 45 assists and ended the match with a service ace. Dodge McCabe paced the Trailblazers with 14 kills and 10 digs. …The Regis Jesuit girls tennis team topped Heritage 5-2 at CAC Inverness in a first round match of the Class 5A girls tennis team state tournament. Madison Wei (No. 1) earned the only singles win for the Raiders, while Mary Clare Watts & Quinn Binaxas (No. 1), Ebba Svard and Brenna Radebaugh (No. 2), Elise Holt & Otilya Martino (No. 3) and Catherine Carolan and Lily Beebe (No. 4) swept doubles.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26: Andrew Bell and Brien Kenney homered and the Regis Jesuit baseball team couldn’t overcome a nine-rune rally for Chaparral in a 11-7 loss.
TUESDAY, APRIL 25: A late-arriving rain storm caused the Centennial League girls golf tournament at Kennedy G.C.to be called after nine holes, which left Cherokee Trail as the winner. Bead Boonta and Kaleigh Babineaux each sat at even-par 36 through nine holes to tie for medalist honors. Eaglecrest’s Savanna Becker and Smoky Hill’s Sophia Stiwitch were each a shot back in a tie for third. …Lexi Meyer scored late in the first half to break a tie and the Regis Jesuit girls soccer team held on for a rain-soaked 2-1 win over Ponderosa. … Edith Cardoza and Karen Peprah had two goals apiece as the HInkley girls soccer team downed the FNE Warriors 4-1. …Micala Boex scored in the second half to lift the Eaglecrest girls soccer team into a tie with Mullen, but the Mustangs tallied in overtime for a 2-1 win at soggy Legacy Stadium. …The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team had a lengthy win streak snapped with a 10-3 road loss at Valor Christian. …On a field with a lot of built up water, the Cherokee Trail girls lacrosse team slogged past Eaglecrest 21-3. …The Hinkley boys volleyball team presented shirts to the Denver East team in support of their school in the wake of a shooting last month. The Angels won 25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 26-24. …Tristan Rowley had 17 kills, while Benjamin Allred and Reece Kloberdanz added 11 apiece in the Vista PEAK boys volleyball team’s 28-26, 22-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-11 win over Denver South. …Cherokee Trail and Eaglecrest won Centennial League Challenge boys volleyball openers.
