AURORA | A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from March 31-April 6, 2026, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 3.31-4.6.26
MONDAY, APRIL 6: The Smoky Hill boys lacrosse team picked up a 10-1 road win at Jefferson Academy for its second straight win after its first loss of the season. …In a battle of teams that came into the contest with identical 5-1 records, the Grandview boys lacrosse team fell to Lakewood 10-7 at Legacy Stadium. …The Rangeview boys volleyball team held off Hinkley 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-3 for a home victory. …The Cherokee Trail girls tennis team prevailed over Vista PEAK Prep for a 5-2 victory as Shiloh Salsig (No. 2) and Leila Harrison (No. 3) were singles winners, while the Cougars took doubles Nos. 2-3-4 matches. No. 1 singles player Francesca Johnson and the No. 1 doubles team of Ava and Mady Eltzroth earned the wins for the Bison. …The Overland girls tennis team earned a 7-0 sweep in its visit to Gateway and did so without dropping a single set.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4: A four-hit shutout thrown by Nolan Beckwith (who struck out eight hitters) helped the Smoky Hill baseball team to an 11-0 win at Rangeview. Brock Benedict had three hits and scored three times for the Buffs, while Hudson Roth brought in two runs with his two doubles. …Brian Moreland closed out a win for Landen Holmes as the Eaglecrest baseball team edged Columbine 7-5 at home. Cody Contrerez went 3-for-3 and scored three times, Holmes drove in two runs and Joe Ostrander homered for the Raptors. …The Gateway baseball team had two double-digit innings on offense in a 26-3 home win over Jefferson. Kalai Bentosino went 3-for-3 and joined Jakob Petersen and Roberto Rosario with three RBI apiece, while Anthony Rubio knocked in four the Olys. …At the Legend Track Clash, the Cherokee Trail boys finished in fourth place with the help of a 110 meter hurdles title from Joshua Stewart, while Eaglecrest (which got a 300 hurdles win from Cameron Bell and took the 4×400 relay) took fifth and Vista PEAK Prep came in seventh with help from Joshua Gallien’s victories in the 200 and 400 meters. …Elazia Patton, Nabria Minor, Naomi Coleman and Jordyn Brewer won the 4×100 meter relay for the Vista PEAK Prep girls track team, which placed fourth to lead city teams in the Legend Track Clash. Fifth-place Cherokee Trail took the 4×400 meter relay and had the 100 meter dash winner in Tayah Burton, while Jenna Hallman (400) and Jenna Winn (800) took titles to help Eaglecrest to 11th. …Sam Dawit tallied four goals, Ty Nibbe had three and Jason Jaster contributed two goals and two assists in the Smoky Hill boys lacrosse team’s 10-6 win at Palmer. …The Eaglecrest boys lacrosse team earned a 12-4 victory over Thompson Valley that included five goals by Jackson Morgenegg, while Liam Emond stopped 18 of the 22 shots he face in the goal. …The Gateway boys volleyball team swept past Denver West 25-12, 25-18, 25-13. …
FRIDAY, APRIL 3: Izzy Becker’s nine-save effort helped the Cherokee Trail girls soccer team to a 1-1 tie with Columbine. …The Cherokee Trail girls lacrosse team claimed the Predators Cup with an 8-6 win over Grandview, which got four goals from Brynn Godwin. …The Hinkley boys volleyball team earned a 25-13, 25-16, 25-16 sweep of Denver West. …
THURSDAY, APRIL 2: Beau Huckemeyer delivered a walk-off base hit to give the Regis Jesuit baseball team a 4-3 victory over Cherry Creek in a rematch of last season’s Class 5A state championship game. Cade Filleman got the win with four solid inning sof owrk on the mound, while Jacob Olson homered and joined Hudson Albert, Jack Manthey and Huckemeyer with RBI for the Raiders, who also got three hits from Brady Wright. …Ethan Wachsmann struck out six and scattered four hits over four innings as the Grandview baseball team picked up a 7-1 road win at Castle View. Diesel Bernosky drove in a pair of runs to help the Wolves, who got two hits apiece from Gavyn Bauer and Bryson Bellapianta. …Kalai Bentosino, Roberto Rosario and Anthony Rubio drove in two runs apiece and Heber Almeida knocked in three for the Gateway baseball team in a 16-2 win over Adams City. …The Aurora Central baseball team rolled to a 16-6 win at Thornton that included a 10-strikeout performance from Anderson Rodriguez, who allowed just two hits over five innings. Andres Aguillera (3-for-4), Victor Quijada (2-for-2) and Sebastian Castillo (2-for-4) had three RBI apiece for Aurora Central. …Sa’Mya Shazier scored twice and Ruth Salazar also had a goal for the Gateway girls soccer team in a 3-0 win at Aurora Central. …The Smoky Hill girls soccer team earned a 3-0 win in a local matchup against Vista PEAK Prep with help from two goals from Lauren Nesbitt. …Harper Kelty and Kennedy Ranson accounted for the goals for the Regis Jesuit girls soccer team in a 2-2 Continental League tie with ThunderRidge. …The Eaglecrest boys volleyball team earned a 25-16, 25-22, 25-23 Centennial League sweep of Cherokee Trail behind Ashton Bond’s 12 kills. Dillan Ancheta had 18 assists and three aces, while Will George contributed eight digs for the Raptors. …The Aurora West College Prep Academy boys volleyball team swept past Addenbrooke Classical Academy. …Riley Leeser (No. 1) and Leila Harrison (No. 3) were singles winners and the No. 2 doubles team of Salina Gill and Addison Arnold and the No. 3 tandem of Samantha McFann and Sunny Goree gave the Cherokee Trail girls tennis team the deciding points in a 4-3 Centennial League dual win over Smoky Hill.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1: Ryan Neumann allowed just one hit and struck out seven over four innings to help the Regis Jesuit baseball team to a 14-4 victory over Valor Christian in a contest that saw the Raiders score eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jacob Olson and Hudson Alpert had three hits apiece and combined for five RBI, while Chase Massey knocked in three runs for Regis Jesuit. …Katie Reynolds, Allie Smith and Stella Whitney were among the goal scorers for the Grandview girls soccer team in a 4-1 win over Air Academy. Jaslin Roybal made 11 saves for the Wolves. …The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team doubled up Colorado Academy 12-6. …The Grandview boys lacrosse team got a four-goal, three-assist effort from Mason Kelly on its way to a 16-10 home win over Monarch. Cameron Schultz added four goals and an assist, while Jack Callan and Jack Cole had two goals apiece for the Wolves. …The Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team edged Colorado Academy 8-7 as Delaney Sitzmann scored three goals and dished out two assists, Rhett Harris had two goals and Amina Pope had a goal and two assists. Rayn Parker made 12 saves for the Raiders. …The Rangeview boys volleyball team swept past Highlands Ranch 25-13, 25-18, 25-11 with Makai Yamauchi’s six kills leading the way. Arrion Alvarado recorded 12 assists and had four services as well for the Raiders. …The Regis Jesuit girls tennis team earned a 5-2 Continental League dual win over Legend that included wins at No. 1 singles from Madeline Dickey and at No. 3 singles by Helen Adams to go with victories at all but No. 2 doubles.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31: The Regis Jesuit baseball team pounded out 16 hits — including four home runs — in a 20-4 win at Cherokee Trail in a local matchup. Chase Massey had two home runs and drove in three runs, while Hudson Alpert homered, doubled and had five RBI and Brady Wright and Alex Hughes also left the yard for the Raiders, while starting pitcher Ezra Christ benefited from the offensive support and got the win. Brody Kenshalo and Connor Thrush had two hits apiece for the Cougars. …The Vista PEAK Prep baseball team scored four times in the bottom of the fifth inning to go in front and held on for an 8-5 home win over Grandview in a local meeting. Abel Salinas allowed just one hit and struck out six to overcome seven walks in five innings for the Bison, while Eric Houser knocked in five runs and Domenic Montoya and Brody Brancato had two hits apiece. Lochlan McHale drove in two runs for the Wolves. …Heber Almeida struck out nine of the 11 hitters he faced and also went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI for the Gateway baseball team in a 15-0 win over Aurora Central. Anthony Rubio homered and tripled to go with five RBI and Colt Wenzel joined Almeida and Rubio with three hits for the Olys. Victor Quijada had both hits for the Trojans. …The Overland baseball team scored in all five innings of a 14-4 home win over Thornton that saw Octavio Sanchez pitch a complete game and allow three hits. Humberto Perez’s three RBI and Jerome Mestas went 2-for-2 with two runs driven in for the Trailblazers. …Willam Stevenson had three hits and scored four times, Derek Catalan contributed four RBI and Wyatt DeJesus and Joseph Gauthier plated three runs apiece for the Rangeview baseball team in a 21-0 win over Hinkley. …Sa’Mya Shazier scored a goal in each half for the Gateway girls soccer team in its 2-1 home win against Overland. Noeli Herrera and Marta Tefanos assisted on the goals for the Olys. …Makayla Sellyei scored the only goal and Izzy Becker made eight saves for the Cherokee Trail girls soccer team, which played Prairie View to a 1-1 tie on the road. …Emma Roberts made eight saves for the Eaglecrest girls soccer team in a 0-0 Centennial League tie with Grandview. …Marycruz Ramirez scored on a pass from Vanessa Washinton and Keimora Prosser saved eight shots as the Rangeview girls soccer team played to a 1-1 tie at Mountain Range. …In a rematch of last season’s Class 5A state championship match, the Eaglecrest boys volleyball team outlasted the Littleton Public Schools co-op team 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-8 to remain unbeaten. The Raptors had three players in double figures in kills in Ashton Bond (19), Will George (16) and Dallin Anderson (11), while Max Chen had 22 digs and Dillan Ancheta dished out 39 assists. …An 18-kill performance from Alex Garcia (plus 37 assists for Devan Hall) paced the Grandview boys volleyball team to a 25-8, 25-18, 25-11 win over Mullen. …The Cherokee Trail girls tennis team got singles wins from Riley Leeser at No. 1 and Leila Harrison at No. 3, plus doubles wins from the No. 3 team of Samantha McFann and Sunny Goree and the No. 4 duo of Aspen Cedeno and Aninkaely Madege to beat Grandview 4-3 in a Centennial League dual match. …Ella Hanley earned a win at No. 3 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Madeline Hyyppa and Khloe Bassett, the No. 2 duo of Alyson Ambrosio and Alana Forester and the No. 4 team of Sophia Ashley and Maya Lopez as the Smoky Hill girls tennis team edged Eaglecrest 4-3. …The Grandview girls golf team finished a stroke in front of Cherokee Trail for second place behind Cherry Creek at the second Centennial League girls golf tournament of the season played at Saddle Rock G.C. The Cougars’ Brinnon Cook and Wolves’ Jacqueline Cho each tied for seventh place, while Smoky Hill’s Erianna Perez (who shot a plus-5 77) came in second to lead local individuals.
