2013 VOLLEYBALL SEASON
Key dates: Aug. 12 — Practice begins; Aug. 29 — Regular season begins; Aug. 30-31 — Regis Jesuit Jam at Gold Crown Fieldhouse; Sept. 13-14 — Eaglecrest Invitational; Oct. 26 — Regular season completed; Nov. 2 — 3A-5A regional tournaments; Nov. 8-9 — State tournament (Denver Coliseum)
Aurora coaches: Aurora Central — Paul Reyes; Cherokee Trail — Terry Miller; Eaglecrest — Tanya Bond; Gateway — Mary Millman; Grandview — Patty Childress; Hinkley — Amanda Riser; Overland — Chance Dunston; Rangeview — Doug Walker; Regis Jesuit — Laura Dunston; Smoky Hill — Carrie Glenn; Vista PEAK (4A) — Simon Moorwood
Aurora players to watch: Heather Bach, 5-8, OH, Vista PEAK, sr.; Nikki Berta, 5-7, L, Cherokee Trail, sr.; Ansley Bills, OH, Aurora Central, jr.; Shannon Bradford, 6-0, MB, Rangeview, jr.; Mikayla Browning, 5-6, OH, Vista PEAK, jr.; Kate Carlson, 5-4, L, Regis Jesuit, sr.; Kylie Copple, S/RS, Grandview, sr.; Alex Cotner, 5-5, DS, Regis Jesuit, jr.; Sami Dhainin, 5-4, S, Gateway, sr.; Savannah Drew, 5-5, S, Overland, sr.; Sydney Ederhoff, L, Grandview, sr.; Stacey Flamenco, OH, Aurora Central, sr.; Kelsie Hurtado, 5-8, OH, Gateway, soph.; Jaylynn Johnson, 5-9, MB, Vista PEAK, soph.; Natalya King, 6-0, MB, Regis Jesuit, sr.; Casey Lopez, 5-7, MB, Vista PEAK, soph.; Taylor Loyd, 5-6, OH, Eaglecrest, sr.; Vanessa Loznik, 6-0, MB, Smoky Hill, soph.; Kalee Maricle, 5-10, MB, Eaglecrest, jr.; Maria Martin, MB, Aurora Central, sr.; Jackie McBride, 5-11, MB/OH, Rangeview, soph.; Haley Mclaren, 6-3, OH/RS, Grandview, jr.; Morgan Montgomery, 6-1, OH, Grandview, sr.; Maxx Myers, S, Regis Jesuit, sr.; Emily Plata, 5-7, OH, Overland, sr.; Jordyn Poulter, 6-1, S, Eaglecrest, jr.; Jordin O’Brien, 5-9, OH, Smoky Hill, fr.; Crystal Powell, 6-0, MB, Cherokee Trail, sr.; Mary Raitt, 5-10, OH, Regis Jesuit, soph.; Franny Reed, 5-10, MB, Overland, soph.; Katie Rodriguez, S, Aurora Central, sr.; Kyah Scott, 5-10, MB, Gateway, sr.; Taylor Smith, 5-10, OH, Regis Jesuit, soph.; Lamija Spahic, 5-7, OH, Overland, jr.; Tyler Speller, 5-10, MB, Rangeview, fr.; Tara Stillwell, 5-10, OH, Grandview, jr.; Claire Strohm, 5-10, OH/RS, Regis Jesuit, sr.; Santaisha Sturges, 5-9, OH, Regis Jesuit, jr.; Alyssa Svalberg, 5-10, S/RS, Grandview, sr.; Allurah Taylor, 5-7, L, Gateway, sr.; Chelsie Thompson, S, Rangeview, jr.; Rachel Virbickis, 5-7, OH/S, Rangeview, sr.; Shannon Webb, 6-0, OH, Cherokee Trail, soph.; Rachel Whipple, 5-6, L, Smoky Hill, soph.; Sidney Wicks, 5-7, S, Cherokee Trail, jr.; Channing Wright, 5-6, S, Smoky Hill, sr.
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