AURORA | A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from March 18-24, 2025:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 3.18-3.24.25
MONDAY, MARCH 24: Esveiry Valerio Maldonado and Zuleyka Perez scored three goals apiece, while Mackensie Moyers had a goal and three assists for the Rangeview girls soccer team in a 9-0 home win over Aurora Central. …The Hinkley boys volleyball team dropped a four-set visit to Vail Christian, which prevailed 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22: The Grandview baseball team earned a wind-blown 12-2 home win over Fort Collins that saw Ethan Wachsmann and Justin Dean combine to allow just six hits and one earned run. Jax Pfister drove in three runs on three hits, Kyler Vaughn homered and scored three times and Kayden Bohmeyer tripled in a pair for the Wolves. …Ryan Luevanos struck out 12 and allowed on a single hit over seven innings as the Rangeview baseball team downed visiting Thornton 5-1. RJ Salas had an RBI for the Raiders, who won with just three hits. …The Vista PEAK Prep baseball team split two games and finished second at the Fort Morgan Mustang Classic after an 8-2 loss to Northfield in the final game. Eric Houser picked up the win on the mound in a 12-2 victory over Valley and had two hits against Northfield, while Ace Kelly and Brody Brancato had two RBI apiece in the first game. …The Grandview boys track team had three event champions — Zach Johnston in the 100 meters and Revano Plummer in the 400 meters plus the 4×100 meter relay — in a runner-up finish among 26 scoring teams at the Runners Roost Invitational in Fort Collins. Third-place Rangeview had two winners in Abdinasir Hassan (3,200 meters) and Yasin Sekue (high jump), while Regis Jesuit finished 12th. The Grandview and Rangeview girls finished eighth and ninth, while Regis Jesuit was 20th in the girls standings. …Nurudeen Diallo (long jump), Jason Lamosi (triple jump) and Taylor Waters (pole vault) were event winner for the Cherokee Trail boys track team at the Broomfield Shootout, while Eaglecrest took the 4×100 meter relay. The Raptors also claimed the girls 4×100 meter relay and Cherokee Trail’s Kaeli Powe topped the triple jump. …Despite seven goals from Madisyn Jokerst and four from Natalie Chilton, the Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team couldn’t dig out of an early hole in a 16-14 home loss to St. Ignatius, an undefeated team from California.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21: The Regis Jesuit baseball team played its long-awaited season opener and blanked Fort Collins 10-0 in an evening contest. Hudson Alpert (six strikeouts in three innings) and Luke Reasbeck combined on a two-hit shutout for the Raiders, whiel the pair also combined for five hits and 2 RBI apiece. Christian Lopez, Gavin Cronin and Nick Wiley had two hits apiece and Carter Rathbun knocked in a pair for Regis Jesuit. …The Vista PEAK baseball team exploded in the fifth inning in an 18-0 win over Alameda at the Fort Morgan Mustang Classic. Eli Garcia allowed just two hits in five innings on the mound, while Domenic Montoya, Abel Salinas, Ezra Wise and Eric Houser drove in two runs apiece. … Hudson Roth threw a complete game for the Smoky Hill baseball team in a 4-3 loss to Bloomfield (New Mexico) at the Farmington Invitational. Tate DeMara and Jovani Galvan had RBI for the Buffs.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20: Behind a five-inning, 11-strikeout effort from starting pitcher Emmanuel De La Torre, the Rangeview baseball team won a 13-3 visit to Overland. Derek Catalan, Sebastian Heredia-Ruiz and Ryan Luevanos had two RBI apiece for the Raiders, while Ruben Luna had two of the Trailblazers’ five hits and Uriel Hernandez drove in a run. … Hazel Bonansinga’s two second-half goals — with assists to Zurisaddai Gonzalez Del Villar and Zuleyka Perez — lifted the Rangeview girls soccer team to a 2-0 win over visiting Gateway. Keimora Prosser needed just three saves for the shutout for the Raiders. …Yosseline Monsivais scored for the Aurora West College Prep Academy girls soccer team in a 1-1 tie with Lotus School For Excellence, which got its score from Samantha Guzman. …The Overland girls soccer team earned a 3-2 road win at Thornton. …The Regis Jesuit boys swim team played host to Grandview for a local dual and earned a 132-44 victory in a meet that featured a combined 23 performances that qualified for the Class 5A state meet. Spencer Greene and Reid Magner won two events apiece for the Raiders, who also got winsn from Davis Brown, Colin Kohl, Nolan Kohl and Julian Kramer in addition to a relay sweep, while the Wolves’ win came in diving from Hunter Bull. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys track team finished in fifth place among 29 scoring teams at the Denver South Raven Invitational. The Bison’s effort was led by a 100 meter dash victory for Isaiah Watson, who also combined with Leyton Youmans, Joshua Gallien and Tyrone Smiley to win the 4×100 meter relay. Nabria Minor, Anyelah Kelly, Amaya Rogers and Elazia Patton won the 4×200 meter relay for the Vista PEAK Prep girls, who outscored Overland by six points to take 11th in the girls standings. …The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team dominated the final two quarters in a 9-4 win at Santa Fe Christian in Solana Beach, California. …A well-rounded effort from Luis Rangel Cepeda (11 kills, nine digs and seven assists) helped the Hinkley boys volleyball team to a road sweep at Gateway.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19: The Cherokee Trail baseball team had a four-game winning streak snapped with an 8-7 loss to Sunnyslope (Arizona) to conclude a 3-1 showing at the Best of the West tournament. Brody Ceyrolles had two hits and scored three times, Landon Olds drove in two runs with two hits and Peyton Michlig had two extra-base hits for the Cougars. …Led by a four-goal effort from Cooper Bernard, the Cherokee Trail boys lacrosse team won a 13-4 visit to La Jolla (California). Tanner Caliccia and Bruce Pfeiffer had three goals apiece, while Pfeiffer added for assists and Dempsey Gibbs had five for the Cougars.
TUESDAY, MARCH 18: The Grandview baseball team opened the season with a 13-0 road win at Heritage that included four innings of shutout baseball thrown by Jax Pfister. Chase Chapman had four of the Wolves’ 16 hits and drove in three runs, while Ethan Wachsmann had three hits and three RBI among a slew of offensive highlights. …Connor Brennan struck out eight hitters over five innings on the road for the Eaglecrest baseball team in a 9-3 win at Pueblo West. Cosme Vera doubled twice and drove in three runs, while Brennan matched Leo Jimenez with two RBI apiece for the Raptors. …In Arizona at the Best of the West tournament, Carter Wilcox struck out 14 hitters in five innings of a 5-0 win for the Cherokee Trail baseball team over Saguaro. Landon Olds had three hits, while Brody Ceyrolles had two RBI for the Cougars. … Danna Gutierrez and Sa’mya Shazier scored goals — both assisted by Kimberly Cordero Diaz — and Carla Silva stopped all seven shots she faced in the goal for the Gateway girls soccer team in a 2-0 win over Westminster. …The Aurora West College Prep Academy girls soccer team rolled past Sheridan 8-0 behind a four-goal day from Yosseline Silva Monsivais. …The Cherokee Trail boys lacrosse team began a trip to California with a 10-7 win over Carlsbad. …The Smoky Hill boys lacrosse team outscored Littleton 7-0 in the third quarter on its way to a 17-5 home win over Littleton. …A 14-kill performance for Tristan Rowley paced the Vista PEAK Prep boys volleyball team to a 25-21, 25-16, 25-17 win over Westminster that also saw Ein Bamba dish out 25 assists. …The Gateway and Hinkley boys volleyball teams each prevailed in five-set matches, as the Olys downed Aurora West College Prep Academy 18-25, 25-20, 25-18, 13-25, 18-16 and the Thunder edged KIPP Denver Collegiate 23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 16-14 …The Rangeview boys volleyball team battled with undefeated Legacy in a 25-12, 25-12, 25-15 home defeat. …The Aurora Central and Gateway girls tennis teams completed four matches in blustery conditions and both won twice. The Trojans’ wins came from Juliana Marquez at No. 2 singles and Miansa Kirachky at No. 2 singles, while the Olys’ two wins came at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles. …Sophia Capua fired a 1-under-par 70 at Meadow Hills G.C. to win the individual title by seven strokes in the second City League tournament of the season.
