AURORA | The last of the three prep sports seasons of the school year — spring — began for boys swimming and boys volleyball on Feb. 16, as those sports were allowed to begin practice as they work towards the opening of competition Feb. 26.
The remainder of spring sports got going Monday, as the Colorado High School Activities Association allowed baseball, girls soccer, boys and girls track & field, boys and girls lacrosse, girls tennis and girls golf to join the mix with practices.
The girls golf regular season can begin on the same date as boys swimming and boys volleyball, while girls soccer can kick off Feb. 28 and the rest swing into action March 5.
Last spring was very successful in the Aurora area, especially in track & field, where the Cherokee Trail boys have won three Class 5A state championships in a row, while the Eaglecrest boys volleyball team is the other defending state team winner.
The winter season is fully in the postseason, as girls swimming and boys and girls wrestling concluded last week, while boys and girls basketball is set to enter the postseason Tuesday and ice hockey is one round into the playoffs.
Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at sports@sentinelcolorado.com. Twitter/X: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports