AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Aug. 12-18, 2025, as compiled by Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 8.12-8.18.25
MONDAY, AUG. 18: The Smoky Hill softball team had an eight-run rally in the second inning of its season opener against Rock Canyon, but the visiting Jaguars managed two nine-run frames of their own en route to a 24-11 win over the Buffaloes. Nikiah Light, Trea Robinson, Kiley Snyder and Morgan Wilson were credited with two RBI apiece for Smoky Hill, which got two hits each from Snyder, Wilson, Ellen Paris and Ailey Henry. …The Cherokee Trail boys golf team continued its hot start to the season with a seven-stroke victory in the second Centennial League tournament of the season, which was played at Fox Hollow G.C. Three Cougars shot under par and made the top six in the individual standings, as Brayden Forte’s 7-under 64 took medalist honors, while Dalton Sisneros was second with a 66 and Anthony Chen placed sixth with a 70. Fifth-place Grandview was paced by the eighth-place finish of Sam Silver, while Gregory White shot 69 and took fifth for sixth-place Eaglecrest and Reece Nuwash’s 73 put him in a tie for ninth for seventh-place Smoky Hill. …Gateway’s Cole Dossey had a solid back nine and held on for a one-stroke victory atop the individual standings at the first Colorado League minor boys golf tournament played at Springhill G.C. The Olys were third in the team standings.
SATURDAY, AUG. 16: The Regis Jesuit softball team opened the season with a split of two games at Valor Christian High School with a victory over the host Eagles and a loss to Holy Family. The Raiders defeated Valor Christian 9-7 in eight innings in a game that saw Alex Tavlarides go the distance and strike out 11 on the mound, while she joined Kendal Craven with two RBI. Elsa Pedersen went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs, while Tavlarides and Craven joined Alexis Colvin and Caitlin Fairchild with two runs apiece. Regis Jesuit then was held without a hit in a 12-0 loss to Holy Family. …Sahniya Vaughn threw three touchdown passes and had one of the two interception returns for touchdowns to help the Overland girls flag football team defeat Thornton 32-0 in the season opener. Jalena Flores caught two of Vaughn’s touchdown passes (Joy Jamison had the other) and also had a pick-six for the Trailblazers, who scored all of their points in the second half.
FRIDAY, AUG. 15: The Aurora Central softball team dropped its season opener to Mullen 17-2. Stephanie Gomez and Yoselin Reyes Rosales scored the Trojans’ runs.
THURSDAY, AUG. 14: Gregory White of the Eaglecrest boys golf team edged Cherokee Trail’s Dalton Sisneros by a stroke to win individual honors at the Centennial League’s opening tournament played at Meadow Hills G.C. White fired a 2-under-par 68 to best Sisneros by a stroke, while Brayden Forte shot 71 to finish 3rd and help Cherokee Trail to a 13-stroke win over Cherry Creek in the team standings. Grandview‘s fifth-place finish got help from Carter Guy Hays‘ 10th place finish, while Reece Nuwash tied for fifth with a 72 for Smoky Hill, which finished nine strokes behind Eaglecrest in seventh place. …The Regis Jesuit boys golf team finished as the runner-up of the Angel Invitational played at City Park G.C., as the Raiders had two top-five individuals in Aiden Casey (fourth with a plus-4 74) and Henry Criste (tied for fifth with 75). A split Cherokee Trail squad came in fifth in the six-team field with help from Anthony Garreffa, whose 79 tied him for 14th.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13: The Cherokee Trail boys golf team had a torrid day at Murphy Creek G.C., as the Cougars finished a whopping 20 strokes under par on their way to a nearly double-digit win at the Kent Denver Sun Devil Invitational. Setting the pace for Cherokee Trail was Brayden Forte, who finished with a 12-under 60 that gave him a five-shot victory, while teammate Dalton Sisneros shot 67 and took third and Isaac Paik‘s 69 tied him four fourth. Third in the team standings, Grandview was led by a 2-under 70 from Carter Guy Hays, who tied for seventh place. Regis Jesuit finished in 12th place with its low round coming from Teddy Millen, who shot 77 to tie for 30th.
TUESDAY, AUG. 12: In a tightly contested Continental League tournament played at Broken Tee G.C., the Regis Jesuit boys golf team finished in a four-way tie for second place, six strokes off the pace set by Heritage. Will Farber carded a 1-under-par 71 for the Raiders to finish in a tie for second place, while Henry Millen’s 75 got him into the top 10 as part of a four-way tie for ninth.
