AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Aug. 19-25, 2025, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 8.19-8.25.25
MONDAY, AUG. 25: The Gateway girls volleyball team defeated Rocky Mountain Prep SMART 25-17, 14-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-9 to move to 1-1 on the season. …The Aurora West College Prep Academy boys soccer team earned a 3-1 win over William Smith with help from keeper Geovany Meza’s four saves. …Zaya Elliott threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings and had two RBI for the Eaglecrest softball team in a 16-2 win at ThunderRidge, which also saw Haisley Elliott pick up three hits with three RBI and Abby Files homer and drive in a pair. …The Regis Jesuit field hockey team racked up seven goals in an evening contest at Lou Kellogg Stadium for a 7-0 win over Dakota Ridge. …Eight Aurora-area boys golf teams played in the City Park Invitational at City Park G.C. and two locals made the top 10 individually in Gregory White of Eaglecrest, who shot a 1-under-par 69 to take 4th, while Smoky Hill’s Reece Nuwash tied for 10th with a 73. …Brady Davis shot even-par 71 to tie for 6th, while Will Farber’s 73 tied him for ninth as the Regis Jesuit boys golf team tied for 3rd place in the Continental League tournament played at CommonGround G.C.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Monday, Aug. 25, here
SATURDAY, AUG. 23: The Rangeview boys soccer team downed visiting Summit 4-1 as Julian Cortez and Elias Garcia Jr. scored two goals apiece. …The Eaglecrest softball team used two five-run rallies on its way to a 12-2 road win at Legacy. Haisley Elliott struck out seven and scattered five hits for the win, while Zaya Elliott had three hits, Ryleigh Stufft homered and joined Giana Vialpando Williams with two RBI. …The Cherokee Trail softball team finished 3-1 at the Metro State tournament, which included wins over Columbine (9-1) and Ponderosa (11-2) on the final day. Emma Rice and Sydney Cobb picked up a win apiece in the circle, while Cobb had a combined four hits and four RBI and Rice drove in three runs in the two games. Tayah Burton went a combined 5-for-7 and knocked in four runs. … The Grandview softball team won twice on the last day of the F.A.N. Tournament in Fort Collins as the Wolves defeated Grand Junction Central (7-4) and Grand Junction (7-3). In the win over G.J. Central, Madison Jaramillo homered twice, while Monroe Donaldson’s three hits paced Grandview against Grand Junction and Peyton Rasmussen had two hits in each contest. …Devyn Davenport homered, drove in five runs and scored four times as the Rangeview softball team tied Mountain View 12-12 as part of an 0-1-1 showing at the Loveland Tournament. Diana Esquivel had a combined five hits and Shannon Henry had four RBI between the contests. …The Vista PEAK Prep girls flag football team moved to 2-0 with a 42-13 win against Overland, which had won its first two games. Eaglecrest and Regis Jesuit dropped contests to Chatfield and Cherry Creek, respectively.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 23, here
FRIDAY, AUG. 22: The Grandview girls volleyball team got a 16-kill effort from Amelie Pigeaire, while Julia Ulitzky added six kills and 34 assists in a 25-23, 19-25, 12-25, 25-19, 15-10 win at Mountain Vista. …Sydney Cobb allowed just one hit over four innings and the Cherokee Trail softball team downed Lutheran 6-4 at the Metro State tournament. Emma Rice drove in three runs and Izzy Becker tripled among a team-high two hits for the Cougars. …Regis Jesuit’s Mckenna Groen finished third in the championship girls cross country race at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede, while Eaglecrest’s Jenna Winn took fifth in the large school race on the state meet course at the Norris Penrose Event Center. …The Regis Jesuit girls flag football team edged Eaglecrest 6-0 in a tight local matchup at Legacy Stadium. …The Grandview boys tennis team finished third and Cherokee Trail fourth at the Tom Moore Invitational tournament hosted by Eaglecrest. The Wolves had two bracket champions in Kaahan Wani (No. 2 singles) and Carter Benton (No. 3 singles), while the Cougars got a No. 4 doubles title from Ethan Yohanes and Kim Taejoo.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 22, here
THURSDAY, AUG. 21: The Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team pulled off a reverse sweep —20-25, 24-26, 25-15, 25-23, 15-10 — of Ralston Valley behind an 18-kill performance from Ella Notheisen. Londyn Donaldson added 13 kills, Alize Flores chipped in 20 digs and Avery Krause accrued 54 assists for the Cougars. …The Regis Jesuit girls volleyball team opened the season with a 25-21, 11-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-9 road win against Eaglecrest, which got 13 kills from Anayah Rucker. … … In a very tight season opener, the Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team outlasted Prairie View 20-25, 25-17, 28-30, 25-23, 23-21 behind Melinda Allred’s 21 kills. Yasir Dickey contributed 28 digs and Ava Eltzroth had 46 assists to go with 12 digs for the Bison. …The Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team scored four times in the opening half on a way to a 5-2 win over Eaglecrest. …The Smoky Hill boys soccer team got a man advantage for the majority of the contest with Hinkley due to a red card and took advantage for a 2-0 victory. Nathan Alemayehu opened the scoring for the Buffs, while John Nino also tallied and John Villamizar stopped all four shots he faced. …The Grandview boys soccer team blanked Lewis-Palmer 1-0 on a goal from Jacob Winnig, with an assist to Kason Ottinger. Keeper Camden Kuhn made the score hold up with five saves. …Claire Pariset knocked in three runs, Caitlin Fairchild scored three times and Alex Tavlarides struck out 10 as the Regis Jesuit softball team downed Vista PEAK Prep 13-3. …The Aurora Central softball team scored multiple runs in four innings for an 11-5 win over Jefferson that saw Stephanie Gomez strike out 17 and scatter four hits. Yoselin Reyes Rosales had three hits and scored three times and Alyna Mier had three RBI for the Trojans. …The Cherokee Trail boys and girls cross country teams won the Aurora City Championship meet and also had the individual champions in Dylan Smith (boys) and Madison Lange (girls). …The Rangeview girls flag football team blanked Aurora Central 44-0. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team topped Castle View 6-1 in a Continental League dual.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Thursday, Aug. 21, here
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20: Brooke Sullivan caught two third-quarter touchdown passes from K’Dence Thomas in a 13-6 road win at Regis Jesuit, which got a touchdown pass from Nora Perry to Kaitlyn Buhler. …The Overland girls flag football team boosted its record to 2-0 with a 53-0 home victory over Regis Groff. …The Grandview boys tennis team rolled past Legend 6-1 with a sweep of doubles combined with singles wins from Justin Son (No. 1) and Kaahan Wani (No. 2). …Ace Kelly of the Vista PEAK Prep boys golf team shot a plus-12 84 to tie for 24th to lead local performances at the City League’s No. 2 tournament played at Overland Park G.C.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 20, here
TUESDAY, AUG. 19: Christi Birx threw a five-inning no-hitter with seven strikeouts as the Grandview softball team blanked Highlands Ranch 13-0. Sasha Kennedy homered among three hits with three RBI and Maddie Donaldson had three hits for the Wolves. …The Eaglecrest softball team used a 10-run rally in the second inning on its way to a 17-8 win over Chaparral. …Rilee Bergquist threw for 194 yards and five touchdowns (two apiece to Goretty Vazquez De Leon and Joanna Byrd) in a 38-0 win at Aurora Central. …The Regis Jesuit boys golf team finished third — four strokes off the pace — at the Continental League tournament at Meadow Hills G.C. Will Farber’s plus-1 71 put him sixth individually.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 19, here
