AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Sept. 2-8, 2025, as compiled by Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 9.2-9.8.25
MONDAY, SEPT. 8: The Hinkley girls volleyball team defended its home court with a 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 25-13 victory over DSST: Green Valley Ranch. …The Regis Jesuit softball team pounded out 14 hits in a 13-1 win over Smoky Hill 13-1 in a local matchup. Starting pitcher Alex Tavlarides allowed just a single hit and a single run over four innings of work with eight strikeouts, while Alexis Colvin led the offensive highlights with three hits and three RBI. Caitlin Fairchild drove in two runs as well and joined Abby Canedy with two hits for the Raiders, while Morgan Wilson drove in the only run for the Buffs. …The Regis Jesuit field hockey team downed Smoky Hill 3-1 in a matchup of two of the three local programs. Natalie Chilton had a goal and two assists to pace the Raiders …The Regis Jesuit boys golf team won the title of the Continental League tournament played at Heritage Eagle Bend, as the Raiders put three players in the top 10 individually to win by a stroke over Legend. Will Farber’s plus-1 73 put in him fourth place, while Mason Mix tied for seventh with a 76 and Brady Davis shot 77 to tie for 10th. …The Cherokee Trail boys golf team finished atop a field of 24 teams that played in the Windsor Invitational at Pelican Lakes Golf & Country Club, as the Cougars were 5-under-par as a team to win by 11 strokes. Individually, Brayden Forte shot 3-under 69 to tie for third, while Dalton Sisneros tied for fifth with a 70 and Braydon O’Neil and Jeffrey Chen were part of a five-way tie for eighth with even-par 72s.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 6: The Smoky Hill girls volleyball team won the Overland Invitational with a perfect 4-0 record that included wins over host Overland, George Washington, Poudre Community Academy and ThunderRidge. …The Overland boys soccer team tallied twice in each half of a 4-0 road win over Fountain-Fort Carson. Hammam Swasi scored two goals, while Wyatt Dunkly and Justin Rodriquez also found the back of the net. …The Grandview softball team finished a 4-1 showing at the Dave Sanders Memorial Tournament at the Aurora Sports Park with an 11-1 victory over Brighton and a 5-4 defeat of Pueblo Central. Monroe Donaldson went 5-for-7 between the two contests and scored six times, while Sasha Kennedy had two hits in each game and Lily Jackson had a combined four RBI. Aaliyah Carter earned a complete game win over Pueblo Central and Christi Birx went the distance against Brighton. …The Eaglecrest softball team defeated Ponderosa 2-1 and ThunderRidge 16-4 in its final two games at the Dave Sanders Memorial Tournament. Haisley Elliott had a big game against ThunderRidge with three hits and four RBI, while she also got the pitching win. Sybella Trevino had three hits and two RBI in the contest, while Lelia Kelliher and Zaya Elliott also drove in two runs apiece. The Raptors edged Ponderosa with just two base hits. …Madison Lange of the Cherokee Trail girls cross country team ran a time of 17 minutes, 21.50 seconds, to finish in second place among 207 runners in the girls varsity race in the Steve Lohman Invitational at Cherry Creek State Park. The Cougars finished in 14th place among 30 scoring teams, while Eaglecrest finished an area-best ninth with top performances from Jenna Winn and Jenna Hallman, who finished 25th and 26th, respectively. In the boys varsity race, Regis Jesuit led local teams with a ninth-place finish as Liam Martin set the pace for the Raiders in 35th. …The Grandview girls flag football team got three touchdown passes from Brooke Sullivan and three touchdown receptions from Abby Kirkpatrick in a 27-12 victory over Rock Canyon. Sullivan added two interceptions for good measure as the Wolves snapped a three-game losing streak.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 5: The Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team earned a four-set victory over Mountain Range. …The Cherokee Trail softball team earned a 6-5 home victory over Valor Christian as Emma Rice got the clinching strikeout with a runner on base in the top of the seventh inning. …The Grandview softball team defeated Grand Junction Central (13-1) and Ponderosa (7-4) on the opening day of the Dave Sanders Memorial Tournament at the Aurora Sports Park. Sasha Kennedy finished 7-for-8 at the plate with four RBI, while Maddie Donaldson had six hits and four RBI and Madison Jaramillo drove in five runs. Christi Birx threw a one-hitter in the win over G.J. Central. The Wolves suffered one loss on the day, a 4-3 defeat against Holy Family in 10 innings. …The Eaglecrest softball team split two games at the Dave Sanders Memorial Tournament with a 13-3 victory against Golden coupled with a 6-3 loss to Windsor. …The Vista PEAK prep softball team doubled up Adams City 14-7.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 4: The Eaglecrest girls volleyball team had a two-set lead over Denver South get away in a 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-11 defeat. …The Gateway boys soccer team rolled to a 5-0 Colorado League victory over Thornton. …The Regis Jesuit boys soccer team entered Continental League play with a 6-0 win over Chaparral. …The Grandview boys soccer team dealt Golden at 3-1 loss. …The Smoky Hill softball team won a second straight contest as it knocked off Douglas County 10-6. …The Regis Jesuit field hockey team shut out its second straight opponent to start the season in a 2-0 win at Denver East.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3: John Nino, Bryan Ramirez and Alexis Rojas tallied goals, Andreas Karpouzos assisted on two of them and John Villamizar made seven saves for the Smoky Hill boys soccer team in a 3-1 home win over Rangeview. …The Overland softball team played its first game of the season — as it finally had enough numbers to field a whole lineup — and started on a high note with a 20-5 victory over host Rangeview. Malia Relford crushed a home run among three hits and drove in five runs, while winning pitcher Michaela Halton added three hits, three RBI and four runs scored and Kourtnie Batch knocked in three runs for the Trailblazers, who registered 16 hits in three at-bats. Diana Esquivel and Shannon Henry drove in two runs apiece to the Raiders. …Ava Matheny struck out 10 hitters in a complete game victory in the circle as the Smoky Hill softball team topped Highlands Ranch 12-7. Morgan Wilson had a four-hit day and joined Nikiah Light and Amia Colston with two RBI apiece. …The Eaglecrest boys tennis team edged Thomas Jefferson 4-3 in a road dual match. …The Overland girls flag football team held off Eagle Ridge Academy for an 18-6 home victory. …A 7-over-par 79 for Vista PEAK Prep’s Ace Kelly tied him for seventh individually and the Bison placed seventh as a team in the City League boys golf tournament played at Murphy Creek G.C. Rangeview finished in eighth place in the final standings.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 2: Cailyn Baldermann racked up 10 kills and Anayah Rucker had nine (to go with eight service aces) as the Eaglecrest girls volleyball team dispatched Lakewood 25-15, 25-18, 25-16. …The Hinkley girls volleyball team extended its unbeaten start to the season with a 25-16, 25-18, 25-23 road win at Gateway. … In a game where only 10 shots on goal were registered by both teams, the Grandview and Hinkley boys soccer teams played to a scoreless cross town tie at Aurora Public Schools Stadium. Angel Trejo turned aside seven shots for the Thunder, while Camden Kuhn made there saves for the Wolves. …Zaya Elliott scattered three hits over five innings and struck out 10 for the Eaglecrest softball team in an 11-1 win over Heritage. Abby Files homered and drove in three runs for the Raptors, who got two hits apiece from Haisley Elliott and Sybella Trevino, who joined Zaya Elliott and Lexi Bargar with two RBI apiece. …Errors plagued the Aurora Central softball team in an 8-7 Colorado League loss to Alameda. Stephanie Gomez doubled twice and drove in three runs, while she allowed no hits and struck out 11, but yielded eight unearned runs. Yoselin Reyes Rosales had three hits and Miley Rivera Romero drove in two runs for the Trojans. …The Vista PEAK Prep girls flag football team got back on the winning track with an 18-0 road win over George Washington. …Despite 275 yards of total offense, a touchdown pass and interception from Brooke Sullivan, the Grandview girls flag football team lost to Legend 14-13. Kendall Tracey had 135 yards receiving and caught a scoring pass for the Wolves. …The Smoky Hill field hockey team played Poudre School District to a scoreless draw in a road contest. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team dropped only the No. 3 singles match in a 6-1 Continental League dual match win over ThunderRidge. …The Regis Jesuit boys golf team got top-10 performances from Will Farber (who shot 71 and tied for 5th) and Brady Davis (who tied for 7th with an even-par 72) on its way to fourth place in the final team standings at the Continental League tournament played at South Suburban G.C. …A split Regis Jesuit boys golf team won the Regis Jesuit Invitational tournament at Murphy Creek G.C. by seven strokes over Air Academy, as the Raiders had individual medalist in Aiden Casey, who shot an even-par 72 to win by three strokes. Gianni Ghiselli (77) tied for 4th and Henry Millen (78) tied for seventh for the Raiders.
