AURORA | A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Oct. 15-21, 2024:
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MONDAY, OCT. 21: The Regis Jesuit field hockey team celebrated its Senior Night with a 1-0 victory over Palmer Ridge at Lou Kellogg Stadium. Addie Von Steeg scored the lone goal on an assist from Hailey Cornell, while Izzie Golding saved the only two shots she saw.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19: The Regis Jesuit girls volleyball team finished atop the standings in a tournament held by Dakota Ridge with a 5-0 record. Rangeview also took part in the tournament and finished 2-2. …The Rangeview girls flag football team finished up 10-5 regular season with a 32-0 win over Vista PEAK Prep in a game played at All-City Stadium. The Bison finished 3-11.
THURSDAY, OCT. 17: Behind eight kills apiece from Melinda Allred and Amanni Tisdell, the Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team defeated Hinkley 25-12, 25-17, 25-10. Ava Eltzroth dished out 27 assists and added five service aces for the Bison. …The Regis Jesuit boys soccer team clinched the Continental League championship with a 4-0 home win over Legend. Jack De Simone scored two goals and had an assist, while Charles Sharp added a goal and two assists and Sebastian Campos also tallied for the Raiders. …The Aurora Central boys soccer team scored in each half of a 2-1 Colorado League victory over Adams City. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team suffered a 4-0 City League defeat against Denver East. … Elyse Bailey scored three goals and Lyla Bailey had the other goal for the Smoky Hill field hockey team in a 4-0 win over Pine Creek. Riley Leeser made six saves for the shut out.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16: The Regis Jesuit boys cross country team finished fifth in the final standings in the Continental League Championship meet hosted by Ponderosa H.S. Braeden Focht paced the Raiders with his eighth-place finish in a time of 16 minutes, 42.04 seconds. The Regis Jesuit girls were 10th with Zoe Small first across the finish line in 40th (22:16.39). …The duo of Kimi Bulto and Abdinasir Hassan finished 11th and 13th, respectively, to lead the Rangeview boys cross country team to fourth place in the City League Championship meet at City Park in Denver. Brandon Pearcy paced sixth-place Vista PEAK Prep with his 18th-place individual result. Rangeview and Hinkley finished seventh and eighth in the girls race, with the Raiders’ top result coming from Aiden Schumacher (20th) and Alaysha Ramos Vasquez (28th) set the pace for the Thunder. …The Overland gymnastics team earned a score of 177.250 points to finish in front of visitors Ponderosa (170.450) and Heritage (158.825) in a three-team home meet. Ali Padgett topped the all-around competition with a score of 35.600 and was joined by Audrey Cox (34.950) in third. Cox and Maia Howell finished 1-2 in the uneven bars, while Padgett topped the balance beam and Ryann Walline earned a score of 9.350 to top the field in the floor exercise.
TUESDAY, OCT. 15: Everett White had a goal and an assist, while Jack De Simone and Charles Sharp also scored in the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team’s 3-0 Continental League win over Heritage. …The Cherokee Trail boys soccer team scored twice in the second half for a 2-0 Centennial League win over Eaglecrest. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team suffered its first loss of the season with a 5-0 defeat at Northfield. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team posted a 7-0 sweep of Fossil Ridge in the semifinals of the Class 5A boys team state tournament.
