AURORA | A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Jan. 13-19, 2026, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 1.13-19.2026
MONDAY, JAN. 19: The Grandview boys basketball team trailed visiting Chatfield by a point after three quarters, but racked up 29 points in the fourth quarter to secure a 73-54 victory. Noah Sevy’s 17 points paced the Wolves, who got 14 points apiece from Ismael Kabongo and Obi Morris and 10 from Jason Stroope, whose layup early in the period put his team ahead for good. …The Lotus School For Excellence boys basketball team stretched its winning streak to six games with a 73-55 victory at Campion Academy.
SATURDAY, JAN. 17: Noah Sevy poured in 24 points for the Grandview boys basketball team in a 61-53 road win at Legend. Jason Stroope (15 points) and Ismael Kabongo (11) joined Sevy in double figures. …The Overland boys basketball team continued to gain steam with a 72-63 non-league home victory over Fossil Ridge with a 43-point second half. …The Cherokee Trail girls basketball team tallied 20-plus points in each of the first three quarters en route to a 74-47 home win over Vista PEAK Prep in a local matinee. Aaliyah Broadus tallied 27 points to lead the balanced Cougars, while Karson Chaney contributed 15, while Knakai Starks (17) and Laila Armstrong (12) were double-digit scorers for the Bison. …The Gateway girls basketball team earned a 55-44 home victory over DSST: Montview. …Despite a 21-point outing from Ava Chang and 12 more from Sorrelle Kamgang, the Grandview girls basketball team fell 50-42 on the road at Legend. …The Grandview boys wrestling team stepped up to the rugged competition at the Top of the Rockies Invitational at Centaurus High School and claimed the championship with 207 points to edge Pomona. The Wolves had seven top-six placers in all with championships from juniors JR Ortega (126 pounds) and Leland Day (285) and senior Gunner Lopez (165), while Anthony Segura (138) lost in the finals. Vista PEAK Prep (120-pounder Ian Bacon) and Smoky Hill (138-pounder Jovani Galvan) each had fourth-place finishers. …Cooper Mathews finished as the runner-up at 132 pounds and the Cherokee Trail boys wrestling team had four placers to finish ninth among a collection of 70 teams from multiple states at the Rockwell Rumble in Farmington, Utah. The Colorado contingent also included Regis Jesuit, which amassed 29 points to finish 47th, though it didn’t have any placers. …The Overland boys wrestling team recorded a fourth-place finish at the SaberCat Slam at Castle View High School on the strength of six finalists, as Juan Valdez Martinez (175 pounds), Hugo Gonzalez (190) and Cameron Wainwright (285) won their matches, while Apurva Adhikari (144),Illia Fialkov (150) and Romeo Molina (215) finished second. Kanishka Sakhizada won the 144-pound bracket for Smoky Hill and Britton Matejovsky took first at 150 for Eaglecrest. …Biram Griffey finished as the 285-pound runner-up to lead Rangeview at the Skyview Invitational. …The Hinkley boys wrestling team finished 14th at the 50th annual Alameda Invitational as Angel Cruz took fifth at 190 pounds. …Dureti Abdulkadir won the 140-pound bracket, while Ellena Behre (100) and Vera Welte (130) were second for the Overland girls wrestling team in its third-place finish at the Loveland Invitational. …The Vista PEAK Prep girls wrestling team claimed sixth place out of 18 scoring teams at the Holy Family Invitational behind six top-six placers that included champions at 125 pounds (Amelia Bacon), Idaly Garcia (130) and Khloe Yizar (235). …Remington Zimmerer of the Regis Jesuit girls wrestling team finished as the runner-up at 120 pounds at the Rockwell Rumble in Farmington, Utah, while Alexandra Zimmerer (170) finished fifth and Hannah Pramita (115) took sixth. …The Eaglecrest girls wrestling team had a second place finisher in Jayden Schwabauer (110 pounds), plus third-place winners in Sailor Matejovsky (105) and Brenna Brummet (190). …Tamia Grant (235 pounds) placed third at 235 pounds, while Tremoni Scaggs (115) andDryllyne Joseph (235) each were fourth for the Aurora Central girls wrestling team as the Trojans took 12th at the Survivor Series tournament hosted by Mountain Vista High School.
FRIDAY, JAN. 16: The Regis Jesuit boys basketball team opened Continental League play with a 65-24 victory over Douglas County that saw 11 different players contribute in the scoring column. Michael Price led the Raiders with 16 points, while Braeden Baker added 10. …The Smoky Hill girls basketball team outscored Northglenn 29-6 in the second quarter alone on its way to a 74-28 non-league road victory. Ari Boyd’s 22 points paced the Buffaloes, while Taylor Dirden added 20, Leilani Gordon 14 and Jada Vigil 12. …The Regis Jesuit girls basketball team opened Continental League play with a decisive 68-21 defeat of Douglas County. …The Rangeview girls basketball team evened its City League record at 1-1 with a 68-42 road win at Denver South. …The Eaglecrest boys wrestling team went 4-0 and won the Holy Family Duals with a 44-32 championship match defeat of Poudre. Aiden Ritz, Donavon Delbridge II, Cade Picone, Britton Matejovsky and Nakhai Miller wrestled four matches and won all of them. …Emilio Kukic and Caelan Weeber scored first-period goals to give the Grandview ice hockey team a lead over Heritage at Big Bear Ice Arena, but the Eagles scored three unanswered goals for a 4-2 win over the Wolves. Linkin Alisasis made 36 saves for Grandview.
THURSDAY, JAN. 15: The Rangeview boys basketball team finally got some separation from Denver South in the fourth quarter on its way to a 60-51 City League home victory. Archie Weatherspoon V paced the Raiders with 19 points, while Aidan Perez added 16 and Anthony Andrew 10. …The Aurora Central boys basketball team used a 20-point advantage in the second period and went on to a 90-50 Colorado League home win over Gateway. Between the teams, six players scored in double figures led by 24 points from Deon Davis Jr. of the Trojans, who also got 13 from Alex Flores, 12 from Fikri Hawazi and 11 from Jamari Fleming, while Conrad Littlejohn’s 16 led the Olys, while Nickalus Smith added 10. …The Aurora Central girls basketball team rallied from a five-point deficit after one quarter to build a lead at halftime and defeated Gateway 61-27 in a Colorado League road game. …The Eaglecrest boys wrestling team recorded eight pins on the way to a 60-12 Centennial League win over Arapahoe. …Tagg Charity, Anthony Nguyen and Ty Benedict got wins by fall for the Smoky Hill boys wrestling team in a 45-23 Centennial League win against Overland, which got pins from Blake Calkins and Illia Fialkov among five wins. …The Eaglecrest girls wrestling team rolled past Arapahoe 78-10 in a Centennial League dual. Jayden Schwabauer and Autumn Chapla earned wins for the Raptors, who also received 10 wins by forfeit. …Only two of the 14 matches between the Overland and Smoky Hill girls wrestling teams were contested and though the Buffaloes won both (Maria Pascual Francisco and Meggan Mooney), the Trailblazers were 60-13 winners. …Hailey Brown and Maylin Morales picked up wins by fall for the Vista PEAK Prep girls wrestling team in a 36-24 home win over Denver South on Senior Night for the Bison. …The Grandview girls swim team earned a 102-84 Centennial League dual victory at Smoky Hill in a meet which saw the local programs split the 12 events. The Wolves were led by two-event winners Makenna Dyk and Paige Gust plus diver Baylei Polk and the 200 yard medley relay, while the Buffaloes took the remaining relays, while Mya Noffsinger won twice and Cameryn Walkup and Caroline Kaiser one apiece. …The Eaglecrest girls swim team topped Mullen 103-72 in a Centennial League dual that saw the Raptors get two event victories from Leah Gomez, while Sadie Ballou, Mila Huseby and Xuan-Nguyen Do and diver Lily Grigorian also posted individual wins for the Raptors. …Aria Clouse (100 yard freestyle) and diver Izzy Becker earned victories for the Cherokee Trail girls swim team in a 130-55 Centennial League loss to Cherry Creek.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14: Avonte Hosley (12 points) and Jordan Osei (11) led the William Smith boys basketball team to a 51-34 win over STEM School Highlands Ranch. …The Overland girls basketball team outscored host ThunderRidge by 10 points in the final quarter en route to a 57-56 non-league victory. …The Smoky Hill girls basketball team had four double-digit scorers — led by 22 from Ari Boyd — in a 63-29 win over Heritage. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys wrestling team defeated Prairie View 44-32 as Adrian Pacheco, Kyler Milligan, Gavin Fifita, Abraham Garcia and Caleb Summey won by fall. …The Aurora Central boys wrestling team went 1-1 in a tri-dual meet with a 44-35 win over Montbello coupled with a 57-18 loss to Skyview. Felix Morales and Federico Amezquita Lara earned two pins in as many matches for the Trojans. …The Eaglecrest boys wrestling team topped Columbine 65-15 as Aiden Ritz, James Pearson, Cade Picone, Blake Simpson, Britton Matejovsky, Nakhai Miller and Charles Swick pinned their opponents. …The Eaglecrest girls wrestling team earned a 65-18 dual win over Columbine that included wins by fall from Sofie Ghasabyan, Sailor Matejovsky, Sydney Babi, Jordan Heibult, Paula Esmeral Ulles and Audrey Braun. …Karen Cardoza, Tremoni Scaggs and Elisa Amezquita Lara earned wins by fall as the Aurora Central girls wrestling team edged Montbello 37-36. …The Rangeview girls swim team fell to Denver East 115-70 despite event wins from Chela Gonzalez, Davaeh Archibeque and Anna Arana plus the 400 yard freestyle relay.
TUESDAY, JAN. 13: The Rangeview boys basketball team got 27 points from Marceles Duncan plus 24 from Archie Weatherspoon V and 10 from Aidan Perez in a 79-43 City League road win over Northfield. …A 25-7 blitz in the third quarter propelled the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team to a 67-51 home win over Cherry Creek on a night that saw Eric Fiedler go for 32 points. Joseph Haubert joined him in double figures for the Raiders with 13. …The Overland boys basketball team held Lewis-Palmer to just 21 points in the second half on its way to a 67-58 non-league home win. …TheAurora Central boys basketball team outscored Skyview 21-16 in the final quarter, but was held to single digits in the first three quarters of a 44-40 loss. …The Regis Jesuit girls basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit after a quarter against Grandview in a local matchup and went on to a 56-47 victory asKhloe Miller and Molly Schimmer had 12 points apiece, Izzy Davies 11 and Celie Dengler 10. Ava Chang and Sorrelle Kamgang each tallied 14 points for the Wolves. …Jade Hibbler’s 17 points combined with 14 from Zaria Rogers gave the Vista PEAK Prep girls basketball team a boost on its way to a 58-44 City League win over Denver South. …The Aurora Central girls basketball team fell to Skyview 40-37 in a tight Colorado League contest in which Jamaea Johnson-Gonzalez scored 15 as the only Trojans player in double figures. …The Regis Jesuit girls swim team defeated Ponderosa 139-39 in a Continental League dual meet with firsts in all three relay teams along with individual wins from Natalie Worden, Elsa Osborne, Zoe Larson, Mia Staubli, Gabby Kaltenbach, Lexi Stramel, Erica Mitsuoka and diver Simone Lore.
