AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Sept. 16-22, 2025, as complied by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 9.16-9.22.25
MONDAY, SEPT. 22: The Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team swept past Smoky Hill 25-20, 25-17, 25-9. …The Smoky Hill boys soccer team scored three goals in the opening half and closed out a 3-0 road win at Douglas County. …The Cherokee Trail softball team secured a 13-2 Centennial League road win against Eaglecrest with help from a nine-run rally in the fifth inning that included a grand slam from Sydney Cobb. Taylen Shaver also homered for the Cougars, while Tayah Burton and Izzy Becker had two hits apiece. Abby Files had two hits and Ryleigh Stufft drove in a run for the Raptors. …The Regis Jesuit field hockey team blanked Palmer Ridge 2-0. …Wyatt Sandness of the Rangeview boys golf team shot plus-14 85 to lead locals at the City League Cup played at Kennedy G.C. Sandness’ Raiders finished eighth in the team standings, one spot behind Vista PEAK Prep, which had Ace Kelly shoot 86.
— For the complete scoreboard for Monday, Sept. 22, here
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20: Kason Ottinger converted a pass from Andrew Campbell into what turned out to be the only goal of the game for the Grandview boys soccer team in a 1-0 Centennial League win at Overland. …Sydney Cobb allowed just three hits and struck out nine for the Cherokee Trail softball team in a 9-0 win over Cherry Creek. Lily Buttshaw went 3-for-3 and was one of five Cougars who had RBI. …The Smoky Hill softball team scored in four of five innings in a 16-5 Centennial League victory over Mullen that included a complete game in the circle from Ava Matheny. Ellen Paris went 4-for-4 and scored four runs, while Ailey Henry drove in four runs with three hits for the Buffs. …The Overland softball team swept a doubleheader from visiting Adams City with wins of 13-3 and 17-6. Michaela Halton earned the win in both contests and had five hits in six at-bats and scored five times. Kourtnie Batcho homered in both games and scored six times, while Emma Davis homered and drove in four runs. …McKenna Groen of the Regis Jesuit girls cross country team won the Northfield Nighthawks Invitational race in a time of 18 minutes, 40.3 seconds, which was nearly 20 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Jenna Winn came in 10th to help Eaglecrest to third place. In the boys race, Regis Jesuit came in fourth with help from Liam Martin and Luis Duarte, who finished 7th and 8th, respectively. …The Rangeview girls cross country team had the champion of the Roadrunners Invitational at Washington Park in Aiden Schumacher, who ran 20:36.80. Nicole Rodriguez placed fourth to help Aurora Central to fifth in the team standings. …Brooke Sullivan threw for four touchdowns, caught a scoring pass and had an interception as the Grandview girls flag football team topped Cherokee Trail 53-0. K’Dence Thomas and Abby Kirkpatrick each threw and ran for scores. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team tied for first place in a strong field at the Full Send Invitational at APEX Tennis Park.
— For the complete scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 20, here
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19: The Gateway boys soccer team scored three times in the first half and went on to a 4-3 win over Adams City. …Rilee Bergquist threw 2 touchdown passes to Joanna Byrd and another to Hope Lockhart for the Vista PEAK Prep girls flag football team in a 28-12 win over Denver East. …The Overland girls flag football team blanked Aurora Central 38-0. …The Cherokee Trail boys golf team topped Smoky Hill in the Buffalo Shootout at Aurora Hills G.C. Anthony Garreffa shot 2-under-par 70 for the Cougars to lead the field.
— For the complete scoreboard for Friday, Sept. 19, here
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18: The Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team pulled off a reverse sweep of Grandview with a 21-25, 25-27, 25-23, 20-25, 15-12 Centennial League victory. The Cougars overcame a 19-kill performance from Amelie Pigeaire and 15 more from Maliyah Bui. …The Hinkley girls volleyball team defeated Aurora Central 25-8, 25-27, 25-21, 25-15. …Caleb Bruce scored a hat trick in the first 20 minutes for the Cherokee Trail boys soccer team to jumpstart a 10-0 Centennial League win over Eaglecrest. …Kam Bachus, Jimmy Gilhooly and Broderick Newburn scored goals for the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team in a 3-1 Jesuit Classic win over Gonzaga. …The Overland and Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer teams played to a 2-2 tie. …The Eaglecrest softball team downed Cherry Creek 17-6 behind Zaya Elliott, who pitched a complete game and had three hits and three RBI. Sybella Trevino had three hits and three RBI and Abby Files homered and drove in four for the Raptors. … A complete game effort from Aaliyah Carter — who also drove in three runs — paced the Grandview softball team to a 14-1 Centennial League win over Mullen. Monroe Donaldson and Ally Birx drove in two runs apiece for the Wolves.
— For the complete scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 18, here
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17: Emily Peterson racked up 15 kills to go with 11 digs and Sanaya Wyatt also cracked double digits in kills with 10 as the Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team swept past Brighton 25-23, 25-15, 28-26. …Leera Davis scattered four hits over four innings for the Cherokee Trail softball team in its 15-1 Centennial League victory over Smoky Hill. Rylee Holston contributed two RBI for the Cougars, while Tayah Burton had two hits and scored twice. …The Grandview softball team earned a 10-4 victory over Regis Jesuit in a game resumed from three weeks prior due to weather. Sasha Kennedy came a home run shy of the cycle and drove in four runs with her three hits, while Madison Jaramillo also knocked in four to back winning pitcher Aaliyah Carter. …The Grandview girls flag football team posted a 32-0 victory over Eaglecrest. …The Cherokee Trail boys golf team finished as the runner-up at the Bruins Invitational at Green Valley Ranch G.C., which also saw Grandview place fifth and Regis Jesuit sixth. Braydon O’Neil shot even-par 72 to finish second to lead the Cougars, while the Wolves (Carter Guy Hays in a tie for 8th) and Raiders (Daynen Manley in a tie for 10th) had top-10 individuals. …With a score of 172.625 points, the Overland co-op gymnastics team won a three-team meet that also included Heritage and Rock Canyon. Abby Mess and Josie Arlt of the Trailblazers took the top two spots in the all-around category, while Mess had the meet’s top scores on the uneven bars and balance beam, Arlt tied with Jordyn Lasinski atop the vault and Stephanie Fernandes led competitors on the floor.
— For the complete scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 17, here
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16: The Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team secured a Centennial League sweep of Arapahoe. …The Eaglecrest girls volleyball team topped Grandview 25-15, 25-13, 18-25, 25-13 with help from six kills from Anayah Rucker along with 11 digs from Ella Mack and 19 assists from Caitlin Lengefeld. …Sanaya Wyatt recorded 11 kills, Yasir Dickey had 11 digs and Ava Eltzroth dished out 32 assists in the Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team’s 25-22, 25-19, 25-13 win over Hinkley. …Sam Beidler scored a goal in the second half to lift the Cherokee Trail boys soccer team to a 2-1 win over Castle View. Caleb Bruce put the Cougars on the scoreboard four minutes into the contest before the SaberCats tied it. …The Regis Jesuit boys soccer team got a first-half goal from Rory Schmeider and made it stand up in a 1-0 Continental League win over ThunderRidge. …The Smoky Hill boys soccer team went on the road and scored twice in the first half on goals by Oscar Castro and Alexis Rojas in the first half en route to a 2-0 win over Air Academy. John Villamizar and Christopher Zavala combined on a nine-save shutout for the Buffaloes. …Christopher Flores Valdez scored on a header in the opening half to stake the Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team to a lead and the Bison defeated visiting Gateway 3-0. …Keegan Wiezorek scored the lone goal of the game for the Eaglecrest boys soccer team in a 1-0 win at Hinkley that was shortened due to the presence of lightning. …The Rangeview boys soccer team earned a 2-1 road win over Loveland. …The Cherokee Trail softball team scored four times in each of the first two innings on the way to a 12-3 Centennial League home win over Grandview. Sydney Cobb struck out nine in 4 1/3 innings of work, while Emma Rice homered and drove in three runs to help the Cougars get past the Wolves, who got home runs from Ally Birx and Lily Jackson. …Abby Files homered and drove in three runs and pitched three innings for the Eaglecrest softball team in a 17-5 win over Smoky Hill. Giana Vialpando Williams went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs as the Raptors had three rallies of five or more runs to top the Buffaloes, who got RBI from Morgan Wilson and Ellen Paris. …The Rangeview softball team had back-to-back four-run innings late in a 12-11 road win at Vista PEAK Prep in a game in which the teams combined for 29 hits. Diana Esquivel and Jimena Vasquez drove in four runs apiece, while Devyn Davenport had four hits in as many at-bats and Anabelle Velasco joined Esquivel with three hits for the Raiders. . …Brooke Sullivan threw a touchdown pass to Aliya Zitek, rushed for a score and had three interceptions to help the Grandview girls flag football team to a 14-7 win over ThunderRidge. …The Rangeview girls flag football team downed Denver East 24-18.
— For the complete scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 16, here
