AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Aug. 13-19, 2024:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 8.13-8.19.24
MONDAY, AUG. 19: Eaglecrest’s Gregory White earned medalist honors in the second Centennial League boys golf tournament of the season as he shot a 6-under-par 66 at South Suburban G.C. in a tournament delayed by lightning. White finished two strokes in front of Brayden Forte of Cherokee Trail, which took team honors with a score of 1-under 287 that bested Cherry Creek by 10 strokes. The Cougars were also bolstered by the 71 of Christopher O’Donnell (which was good for a tie for 4th) and the sixth-place finish of Dalton Sisneros (who shot 72), while the other area top-10 finishers were Grandview’s Michael Rosman (tied for 4th with a 71) and Smoky Hill’s Reece Nuwash (part of a four-way tie for seventh with a 75). Grandview finished third as a team, while Smoky Hill tied for fifth and Eaglecrest placed seventh. …The Smoky Hill softball team dropped a 12-2 road contest at Rock Canyon despite an RBI from Morgan Wilson, while Ellen Paris, Kiley Snyder and Nikiah Light each had base hits. …The Grandview girls flag football team picked up its first win and scored its first points in a 19-6 home victory over Legacy at Legacy Stadium. Ivy Daniel tallied the first points for the Wolves, who rebounded from a shutout loss in their opener to score 19 points in the first half. McKenzie Rigsby had a touchdown catch for Grandview.
— The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Monday, Aug. 19, here
SATURDAY, AUG. 17: The Smoky Hill softball team dug itself a 10-run hole early in its season opener at home against Prairie View, but exploded late to win 18-13 and give In Kim a victory in his coaching debut. Ava Matheny threw 5 2/3 innings of effective relief for the Buffaloes, while Diana Garcia had three hits and drove in four runs. Nikiah Light added three hits, while Emmy Green, Ellen Paris and Ailey Henry had two RBI apiece. … Michaela Halton scattered three hits over six innings pitched to earn the win and homered among three hits with 4 RBI as the Overland softball team opened the season with a 16-6 home win over Doherty. Anaiah Patterson drove in four runs as well and joined Emma Davis and Angelica Montelongo with two hits apiece for the Trailblazers. …The Regis Jesuit softball team dropped its first two contests of the season, as it fell to Valor Christian 10-4 and 16-0 to Holy Family. Elsa Pedersen had a base hit in both games, including a home run with two RBI against Valor Christian. Alexis Colvin had two hits and a run driven in as well for the Raiders. …The Vista PEAK Prep softball team opened the season on the road and took an early lead before it suffered 13-3 loss to Silver Creek. The Bison put up three runs in its first at-bat, but couldn’t add anything else.
— The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 17, here
FRIDAY, AUG. 16: The Aurora Central softball team played at Mullen in its season opener and lost a 14-2 decision. Aniyah Baltazar had two hits and Stephanie Gomez drove in a run for the Trojans.
— The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 16, here
THURSDAY, AUG. 15: The Aurora Central softball team dropped a 14-3 decision to Kennedy to open the season. Stephanie Gomez went 3-for-3 with an RBI, while Aniyah Baltazar scored all three runs for the Trojans. …The first Centennial League boys golf tournament of the season took place at Meadow Hills G.C. and medalist honors went to Eaglecrest junior Gregory White. White was one of three players to shoot under par as he turned in a 3-under 67 to earn the win by a stroke. Cherry Creek was an 11-stroke team winner over Cherokee Trail, which had three players in the top nine in Christopher O’Donnell (tied for 4th with a 71), Brayden Forte (8th with a 73) and Dalton Sisneros (tied for 9th with a 74). Grandview’s Michael Rosman and Smoky Hill’s Reece Nuwash tied for sixth place as each shot 2-over 72. …Five players took part in the Adams City Classic boys golf tournament at Riverdale Golf Course and top honors went to Gateway’s Cole Dossey, who shot 127.
— The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Thursday, Aug. 15, here
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14: The Cherokee Trail boys golf team had an outstanding day of play at the Sun Devil Invitational at Murphy Creek G.C., as the Cougars were 10-under-par as a team. That was good enough for second place, however, as Cheyenne Mountain finished seven strokes better. Brayden Forte finished 9-under on the day, which tied him for first place, while Christopher O’Donnell shot 71 to tie for 10th place. Grandview was also in the field and got a 70 from Michael Rosman, who was ninth. … The Regis Jesuit boys golf team finished in second place — seven strokes behind winner ThunderRidge — in the second Continental League tournament, which was played at Broken Tee G.C. Roland Thornton shot 2-under-par 70 to tie for 4th, while Sam Walker and Ben Sander were part of a four-way tie for sixth after both shot 73.
— The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 14, here
TUESDAY, AUG. 13: Rangeview and Vista PEAK Prep boys golfers began to compete in a City League tournament at Wellshire G.C. that was suspended due to weather.
