AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Oct. 20-26, 2026, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 10.20-10.26.26
MONDAY, OCT. 26: The Regis Jesuit girls volleyball team celebrated Senior Night and downed visiting Douglas County 25-16, 25-20, 25-15. Mila Schneller led the Raiders with six kills, while Elizabeth Crisham and Daphne Vasilliades added five apiece and Avery Kreutzer registered 11 assists. …The Aurora West College Prep Academy girls volleyball team earned a five-set victory over Lotus School For Excellence.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24: Sebastian Plata had a hat trick, while Martin Sadaraka and Noel Sicard also scored for the Eaglecrest boys soccer team, which closed the regular season with a 5-3 Centennial League victory against Overland at Stutler Bowl. Plata and Sadaraka added assists for the Raptors …The Eaglecrest girls volleyball team got a 10-kill effort from Gigi Parks in a three-set win over host Ponderosa at the Mustang Classic tournament. The Raptors lost in three sets to Fruita Monument as well.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23: Joe Coughlon’s goal (assisted by Stone Schneider) in the second half lifted the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Chaparral. With the win, the Raiders earned a share of the Continental League championship along with Legend as the teams had the same league record and tied in head-to-head play. …Sebastian Rodriguez scored a pair of goals, while Adrian Gonzalez and Fernando Covarrubias Correa also tallied in the Vanguard Classical East boys soccer team’s 4-0 win at Victory Prep Academy. …The Lotus School For Excellence boys soccer team played Denver West to a 2-2 tie. …The Aurora West College Prep Academy girls volleyball team handled Rocky Mountain Prep SMART in three sets.
THURSDAY, OCT. 22: The Gateway boys soccer team knocked off Adams City 1-0 for a large Colorado League victory. … Andrew Campbell, Griffin Watts and Jagger Winnig tallied for the Grandview boys soccer team in a 3-1 Centennial League home win over Smoky Hill. … Erick Ochoa tallied two goals and Seamus Gallagher added another as the Lotus School For Excellence boys soccer team edged Middle Park 3-2. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team downed Lakewood 1-0 in non-league play. …In a good tuneup for the postseason, the Rangeview boys soccer team fell to visiting Columbine 2-1 in non-league play. …The Hinkley girls volleyball team downed Gateway 23-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-10 with help from eight kills from Rylee Manzanares and Ana Nunez, who also had 10 assists and five service aces.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21: Rylan Sinclair scored twice and assisted by Bailey Ledvina’s score as the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team topped Rock Canyon 3-1 in Continental League play. … A three-goal response in the second half earned the Vanguard Classical East boys soccer team a 3-3 tie with DSST: Elevate Northeast. …The William Smith girls volleyball team swept past Poudre Community Academy. …The Regis Jesuit field hockey team tallied three goals in each half of a 6-2 road win over Arapahoe. Natalie Chilton scored twice, while Sam Beatty, Bella Diaz, Phoebe Lane and Jasmine Lugo added goals for the Raiders. …The Overland co-op gymnastics team won the Centennial League Championship meet on home mats with a score of 174.800 points, putting the Trailblazers just in front of Elizabeth (174.125) and Rock Canyon (174.025). Overland’s best event finish came from Abby Mess (Eaglecrest), who was fourth on the vault, while Stephanie Fernandes (Grandview) tied for fifth on the floor exercise.
TUESDAY, OCT. 20: Jostin Jimenez, Derek Merlo and Miguel Roa found the back of the net for the Gateway boys soccer team in a 3-1 Colorado League home win over Skyview. …The Smoky Hill boys soccer team pulled away from Eaglecrest with a three-goal second half outburst in a 4-0 Centennial League win. Alexis Rojas scored twice, while Aiden Meza Caballero and Robert Cook also tallied for the Buffaloes. …Ari Mitale scored in the second half — on an assists from Wyatt Dunkle — as the Overland boys soccer team forged a 1-1 Centennial League tie with Cherry Creek. …Londyn Donaldson (14), Trudy Randle (13) and Olivia Laughlin (12) had double-digit kills for the Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team in a 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18 win over Eaglecrest in a Centennial League Challenge championship semifinal. Donaldson added seven blocks, Isabella McClinton 19 digs and Jillian Kuskie 35 saves for the Cougars, who got past the Raptors, who got 12 kills from Gigi Parks plus 11 from Taylor Slothower. …In the other Centennial League Challenge championship semifinal, the host Grandview girls volleyball team fell to Cherry Creek 25-18, 25-23, 25-20 despite 12 kills from Amelie Pigeaire and 13 assists from Ema Reyes. …The Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team pulled off a reverse sweep of rival and host Rangeview with a 22-25, 10-25, 25-13, 25-9, 15-8 victory that featured 16 kills from Emily Peterson plus eight kills and seven digs for Sanaya Wyatt. Kamilah Vigil had nine kills and four blocks, while Shayla Toler dished out 26 assists for the Raiders. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team won the Class 5A team state championship with a 4-1 win over Cherry Creek at the Denver Tennis Park. The Raiders’ points came from wins at No. 1 singles by Alec Rodriguez-Fields, at No. 1 doubles (Finn Carolan and Edward Samuelson), No. 2 doubles (Beckett Martorella and Daniel Hickey) and No. 4 doubles (Connor Hickey and Sam Meyer, who won the clincher). …The Smoky Hill field hockey team blanked Cheyenne Mountain 2-0 on Senior Night.
