AURORA | Key dates and information for the 2017 Aurora volleyball season:
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2017 AURORA VOLLEYBALL
Key dates: Aug. 15 — Practice begins; Aug. 25 — Regular season begins; Sept. 2-3 — Regis Jesuit Jam at Gold Crown Fieldhouse; Sept. 16-17 — Eaglecrest Invitational; Oct. 29 — Regular season completed; Nov. 5 — 3A-5A regional tournaments; Nov. 11-12 — State tournament (All classes at Denver Coliseum)
Aurora coaches: Aurora Central — Barry Lago; Cherokee Trail — Terry Miller; Eaglecrest — Tanya Bond; Gateway — Paul Babers; Grandview — Rob Graham; Hinkley — Emma McCourt; Overland — Diane Swan; Rangeview — Doug Walker; Regis Jesuit — Ellen Miks; Smoky Hill — Scott Nugent; Vista PEAK (4A) — Simon Moorwood
Returning all-conference selections: Ana De Los Santos, Aurora Central, jr., libero (All-EMAC 1st team); Georgia Cousins, Overland, sr., libero (All-Centennial League second team); Holly Edwards, Vista PEAK, sr., libero (All-EMAC HM); Lindsey Fernandez, Vista PEAK, soph., Opp (All-EMAC 1st team); Alondra Gonzalez, Hinkley, jr., libero (All-EMAC 2nd team); Kylie Harr, Grandview, sr., MH (All-Centennial League 2nd team); Lexi Hurtado, Rangeview, jr., S (All-EMAC 1st team); Nina Lewis-Langford, Aurora Central, sr., MH (All-EMAC HM); Ryan Nelson, Rangeview, sr., MH (All-EMAC HM); Lorrin Poulter, Eaglecrest, jr., S/OH (All-Centennial League 1st team); Akolda Redgebol, Aurora Central, sr., OH (All-EMAC 2nd team); Angie Rivera, Vista PEAK, sr., MH (All-EMAC HM); Jadyn Wangaard, Vista PEAK, sr., OH (All-EMAC HM)
Other Aurora players to watch: Myah Blubaugh, OH, Grandview, sr.; Audrey Black, OH/RS, Eaglecrest, soph.; Cheyanne Boe, OH/RS, Rangeview, jr.; Ravyn Burns, OH, Smoky Hill, sr.; Taylor Burns, MB, Smoky Hill, sr.; Sami Campion, OH, Cherokee Trail, soph.; Brooklinn Christopher, OH, Overland, soph.; Sydney Cole, S, Cherokee Trail, soph.; Jena Crawford, S, Vista PEAK, fr.; Mykaela Dickerson, OH/RS, Overland, sr.; Kira Ervin, OH, Overland, soph.; Eitakina Fifita, S, Hinkley, jr.; Kylee Flynn, Libero, Rangeview, sr.; Alex Henderson, OH, Cherokee Trail, jr.; Savannah Holt, Libero, Eaglecrest, soph.; Nola Johnson, MB, Rangeview, fr.; Georgia Klumker, Libero, Grandview, soph.; Liz Koch, MB, Regis Jesuit, sr.; Elsa Lamphere, OH, Grandview, soph.; Ronnie Lehnert, Libero, Regis Jesuit, sr.; Amaya Messier, OH, Cherokee Trail, fr.; Ashley Mooney, OH, Smoky Hill, jr.; Lauren Myli, MB/OH, Eaglecrest, sr.; Addison O’Grady, RS, Grandview, fr.; Ambur Pippins, MB, Gateway, sr.; Kiyah Pixler, S, Gateway, jr.; Sheridan Prince, OH, Gateway, sr.; Seiloni Sanft, OH, Hinkley, sr.; Carly Schwulst, MB, Regis Jesuit, sr.; Savannah Spitzer, MB, Cherokee Trail, jr.; Maria St. Pierre, MB, Overland, jr.; Hanna Todd, MB, Smoky hill, sr.; Brooke Vercauteran, OH, Regis Jesuit, jr.; Gabby Vogt, OH, Eaglecrest, soph.; Maya Waddington, OH, Eaglecrest, jr.; Cierra Williams, Libero, Cherokee Trail, sr.; Payton Wolf, S, Grandview, sr.