AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from April 8-14, 2025:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 4.8-4.14.25
MONDAY, APRIL 14: The Regis Jesuit baseball team returned to play in Colorado after four games out of state and dropped a 12-1 Continental League contest to Mountain Vista. Nick Wiley’s home run in the opening inning put the Raiders on the scoreboard. …The Eaglecrest boys lacrosse team earned a 10-4 road win over Ponderosa to even its record at 4-4 on the season.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Monday, April 14, here
SATURDAY, APRIL 12: Ethan Wachsmann threw a seven-inning no-hitter and helped himself with an RBI as the Grandview baseball team topped Cherokee Trail 2-0. Chase Chapman doubled twice and drove in the other run for the Wolves. …Connor Brennan, Blake Anderson and Cosme Vera homered for the Eaglecrest baseball team in an 11-3 Centennial League road win at Smoky Hill. Brian Moreland pitched six strong innings for the win for the Raptors, while Tate DeMara drove in two of the Buffs’ three runs. …The Regis Jesuit baseball team finished 2-2 at the USA National Baseball Invitational in Cary, North Carolina, that was capped by an 11-2 loss to Granada. …The Eaglecrest girls soccer team got two goals from Annika Boex to take a two-goal lead, then held on in a wild finish for a 4-3 win over Lakewood at Legacy Stadium. …Despite Brooke Metcalfe’s second-half goal, the Regis Jesuit girls soccer team dropped a 2-1 contest to Divine Savior Holy Angels at the Catholic Cup. …The Grandview boys track team won the Pomona Invitational by half of a point over Cherry Creek to cap a competitive two days at Jeffco Stadium. The Wolves picked up in the team win despite no event winners, while 11th-place Overland had the champion of the discus in Jarrius Ward, the defending state champion in the event who had a top of throw of 184 feet, 2 inches, which leads the state regardless of classification. The Grandview girls track team finished 4th without an event winner, while Kiyah Enoch won both the 100 and 300 meter hurdles to help Smoky Hill to sixth. …The Eaglecrest girls track team earned 91 points to place second behind Mountain Vista at the Cherry Creek Invitational at Stutler Bowl with help from four event wins. Zenobia Witt and Ansah Evangeline took individual events and then combined with Tatum Gratrix and Jaylynn Wilson to win the 4×100 meter relay in a time of 46.75 seconds that is the fastest in Colorado so far regardless of classification. Malanya Gaines, Mia Silva, Jenna Hallman and Jenna Winn teamed to win the 4×800 meter relay as well. Vista PEAK Prep tied for fourth with help from a 200 meter dash win by Amaya Rogers, while Regis Jesuit placed ninth. The Eaglecrest boys track team finished third with help from a discus win by Naizel Keys Miller, while Vista PEAK Prep got a huge day from Isaiah Watson to finish sixth and Regis Jesuit was 13th. Watson won the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes, while the Bison team of Michael Corral-Rascon, Landin Kemp, Adonai Kidane and Brandon Pearcy took the 4×800 meter relay as well. …The Eaglecrest girls lacrosse team got a big offensive game from Shylin Collins and held off a late really by Liberty for an 11-7 win at Legacy Stadium. …The Grandview boys volleyball team defeated Discovery Canyon and Fossil Ridge to claim the championship of the Cheyenne Mountain Tournament. …The Eaglecrest boys volleyball team went 4-0 to claim the Legend Invitational as Jackson Shaw led the team in kills in every match. The Raptors’ wins included one of Regis Jesuit, which went 1-2. …Luis Rangel Cepeda had six kills and three service aces to help the Hinkley boys volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-14, 25-14 win over Abraham Lincoln. …The Regis Jesuit girls tennis team finished third at the Full Send Invitational at APEX Tennis Center.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Saturday, April 12, here
FRIDAY, APRIL 11: The Regis Jesuit baseball team got a complete game effort from Michael Kroll in a 2-1 win over Collierville (Tennessee). Chase Massey had an RBI and Gavin Cronin and Christopher Lopez scored the Raiders’ runs. … Hazel Bonasinga broke a scoreless ties and Zuleyka Perez added two more goals as the Rangeview girls soccer team earned a 3-0 win at Hinkley. …Elly Bante and Annabelle Turner had a goal and an assist apiece for the Regis Jesuit girls soccer team in a 2-1 win over Catholic Memorial at the Catholic Cup. …The Vista PEAK Prep girls track team racked up 129 points at All-City Stadium to win the Thomas Jefferson Twilight Invitational meet. Amaya Rogers won the 100 meter dash and then contributed to wins in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays, while Nabria Minor (200 meters) and Justice Ray (discus) also earned wins for the Bison. Third-place Rangeview got long and triple jump wins from Maddie Kilmer and a 4×800 meter relay crown from Aiden Schumacher, Mia Orozco, Addison Hill and Elliana Wright. The Rangeview boys track team won the 4×200, 4×400 and 4×800 meter relays plus individual wins from Darrius Lightner (200 meters), Kimi Bulto (1,600 meters), Abdinasir Hassan (3,200 meters) and Nasir Bandy (high jump) to finish in second place, while Vista PEAK Prep came in fifth with help from the 4×100 meter relay victory of Kie’Leek Ware, Isaiah Watson, Joshua Gallien and Josiah Hitch. …Ryan Olsen and Jackson Large combined to stop 11 shots in goal and the Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team shut out ThunderRidge 16-0. …Despite four goals and two assists from Mason Kelly and Cameron Festi’s three goals and an assist, the Grandview boys lacrosse team dropped a 13-11 contest to Colorado Academy. …The Grandview boys volleyball team won twice to open the Cheyenne Mountain Tournament. The Wolves knocked off last season’s state champion — Mountain Vista — with a 25-19, 21-25, 20-25, 26-24, 19-17 victory. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys volleyball team got a 26-kill performance from Tristan Rowley (who also had five bocks), plus 36 assists from Ein Bamba in a 25-22, 24-26, 16-25, 25-21, 15-11 City League home win over Denver South.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Friday, April 11, here
THURSDAY, APRIL 10: Braden Elliott threw a complete game with nine strikeouts to outduel Justin Dean as the Eaglecrest baseball team downed Grandview 2-1. Blake Anderson had the go-ahead RBI in the fifth inning for the Raptors, who got three hits from Landen Holmes, while Kyle Cacciavillani had two hits and an RBI for the Wolves. …Yaandy Aguayo drove in three runs and pitched five solid innings to help the Gateway baseball team top Overland 17-7. Mervin Loya went 3-for-3 and joined Angel Ferrusquia with 4 RBI for the Olys, while Ruben Luna drove in three runs for the Trailblazers. …Hudson Alpert scattered three hits and allowed one earned run for the Regis Jesuit baseball team in a 3-1 loss to Trinity Christian Academy to open the USA Baseball National Invitational in Cary, North Carolina. …Paige Jasinowski scored in the opening half for the Grandview girls soccer team in a 1-0 win over Arapahoe. …The Aurora Central girls soccer team earned a 3-1 Colorado League win over Thornton. …The Cherokee Trail boys swim team earned a 100-76 Centennial League home dual win over Smoky Hill that saw Tyson Walker and Bronson Smothers win two events apiece, while Max Egbert, diver Drake Miller and the 200 and 400 yard freestyle relay teams also prevailed for the Cougars. Ian Noffsinger won twice, Cooper Walkup also took an event and the two combined to help the Buffs take the 200 medley relay as well. …The Grandview boys swim team honored its seniors and defeated Arapahoe 96-80 with help for wins in 11 of 12 events. Christian Burgeson, Evan Linnebur and Niko Rentzios won two events apiece, Hunter Bull took diving and Oliver Schimberg won once individually and swam on all three winning relay teams for Grandview. … The Regis Jesuit boys swim team fell 174-135 in a high-powered dual neet at Cherry Creek that included four event wins for the Raiders. Trevyn Krauss set the pool record in the 500 yard freestyle and also took the 200 freestyle, while Spencer Greene won the 100 butterfly and Greyson Connett took the 100 backstroke. … The Regis Jesuit girls track team finished third and the boys sixth at the Don Osse Invitational at Jeffco Stadium. …The Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team continued to roll with an 18-5 road win over Pine Creek. …Eliza Monson scored four times for the Grandview girls lacrosse team in an 8-4 win over Liberty. …The Eaglecrest boys volleyball team swept past Mullen. …The Grandview girls tennis team won all matches save No. 1 singles in a 6-1 Centennial League home win against Overland. Olive Melius took the No. 1 singles match for the Trailblazers. …The Vista PEAK Prep girls tennis team edged George Washington 4-3. …The Regis Jesuit girls tennis team dropped a big Continental League dual against Rock Canyon 4-3 with wins coming at No. 3 singles from Rebecca Gelfer as well as at No. 1 (Catherine Carolan and Lily Beebe) and No. 3 (Brooklyn Craver and Abigail Puschaver) doubles. …Audrey Whitmore shot a 1-under-par 71 to place third for the Regis Jesuit girls golf team, which finished fourth at the Heather Cho Memorial tournament.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Thursday, April 10, here
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9: The Regis Jesuit baseball team opened the USA Baseball National Invitational in Cary, North Carolina, with a 3-1 win over Wesleyan Christian Academy behind six strong innings from Luke Reasbeck and RBI from Chase Massey and Nick Wiley. ….The Vista PEAK Prep girls soccer team shut out Montbello 3-0 as Goretty Vazquez De Leon scored twice and Kylie McMullin also had a goal. …The Rangeview boys volleyball team outlasted DSST: College View 26-28, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-12. …The Grandview boys volleyball team earned a 25-21, 25-16, 25-19 sweep of Overland. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys volleyball team got a 25-12, 25-21, 25-16 City League road win at George Washington. …The Gateway boys volleyball team prevailed in four sets over Manual.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Wednesday, April 9, here
TUESDAY, APRIL 8: Carter Wilcox racked up 14 strikeouts among the 15 outs he recorded over five innings for the Cherokee Trail baseball team in a 5-2 home win over Arapahoe. Peyton Michlig hit a three-run home run and Michael Zimmerman had the other two RBI for the Cougars. …Chase Chapman and Ethan Wachsmann drove in three runs apiece for the Grandview baseball team in a 12-2 Centennial League road win at Eaglecrest. Justin Dean and Kyler Vaughn also drove in two runs for the Wolves. …The Overland baseball team scored 13 times in its final three at-bats in a 14-4 home win over Aurora Central as Uriel Hernandez pitched five solid innings. Humberto Perez drove in four runs, Luis Chavez knocked in three and Ruben Luna went 3-for-3 for the Trailblazers, while Alberto Avila had three of the four RBI for the Trojans. …Abel Salinas allowed just a single hit over seven innings with nine strikeouts as the Vista PEAK Prep baseball team picked up an 8-0 City League road win at Denver East. Nathan Coronado had three RBI and Domenic Montoya plated a pair for the Bison. …Katarina Charles, Mia Forsythe, Lindsey George and Paige Jasinowski all found the back of the net for the Grandview girls soccer team in a 4-1 Centennial League win over Mullen. …The Cherokee Trail girls soccer team earned a 4-0 Centennial League win over Smoky Hill at Stutler Bowl as Selah Davis, Sam Garofalo, Gianna Mathenge and Peyton Mathews each scored goals. …Victoria Perozo had goals in each half for the Overland girls soccer team in a 2-1 home win over Skyview. Destiny Miranda-Sanchez assisted on both goals for the Trailblazers. …Elly Bante scored in the second half for the Regis Jesuit girls soccer team to lift the Raiders into a 1-1 Continental League tie with Legend. …The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team got three goals from Rocco Biviano plus two apiece from Owen Hynes and William Wilson in a 15-2 win over Chaparral. …Madisyn Jokerst tallied four goals, while Natalie Chilton, Anna Hodges and Addison Kindy had three apiece for the Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team in a 21-4 win over Castle View. …The Grandview boys volleyball team had four players in double digits in kills — Taven Johnson with 17, Alex Garcia with 14, Connor Deickman with 13 and Ethan Carroll 10 — in a 25-18, 22-25, 25-16, 25-18 road win at Cherry Creek. …Jackson Shaw racked up 16 kills and 17 digs, Austin Wells had 11 kills and Matthew Dye 10 and Will George dished out 48 assists as the Eaglecrest boys volleyball team earned a 25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22 win at Overland. …The Cherokee Trail boys volleyball team swept past Mullen 25-23, 25-21, 25-12. …The Regis Jesuit girls tennis team got a singles sweep from Madeline Dickey, Otylia Martino and Rebecca Gelfer plus wins at Nos. 2, 3 & 4 doubles in a 6-1 win over Mountain Vista. …Francesca Johnson (No. 1) and Karla Rodriguez (No. 2) got singles win to pair with a doubles sweep for the Vista PEAK Prep girls tennis team in a 6-1 dual win over Denver North. …Singles wins by No. 1 Laila Solorzano Bravo and No. 3 Cloe Hernandez combined with No. 3 and No. 4 doubles wins for the Hinkley girls tennis team in a 4-3 win over George Washington in a dual that saw four three-set matches.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Tuesday, April 8, here
