AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Sept. 17-23, 2024:
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MONDAY, SEPT. 23: The Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team dropped the first set in its visit to Smoky Hill in a crosstown matchup, but righted the ship and came away with a 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21 victory. …Elliott Kaganer and Andreas Karpouzos scored second half goals and John Villamizar saved all four shots he faced as the Smoky Hill boys soccer team blanked Douglas County 2-0. …The Aurora West College Prep Academy boys soccer team rolled past Twin Peaks Charter Academy 12-1. …The Cherokee Trail softball team scored nine times in the first inning and went on to a 13-3 Centennial League win at Smoky Hill, which ended with a walk-off hit by Kylie Twilt as the Cougars were the home team. …The Overland girls flag football team rolled to a 47-7 win at Aurora Central.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21: The Regis Jesuit boys soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, as it fell to Rockhurst 3-2 at the Jesuit Classic in Wisconsin. Jack De Simone and Charles Sharp had the Raiders’ goals. …Kamaya Soniea-Harris tossed seven innings of two-hit ball and stuck out 10, while Brooklyn Heil knocked in three runs for the Grandview softball team in a 6-1 win over Legacy. …The Vista PEAK Prep softball team scored in double digits in two innings in a 23-10 home win over Mullen that featured home runs for Nia Mathis (6 RBI) and Jaya Gray, plus 4 RBI for Nayely Duran. …Michaela Halton pitched a complete game and had three hits, as did Kourtnie Batcho (who had 4 RBI) as the Overland softball team edged Thornton 13-12. …Braeden Focht of the Regis Jesuit boys cross country team ran a time of 16 minutes, 00.7 seconds, to win the individual championship of the Northfield Nighthawks Invitational, while his Raiders were third as a team. Zoe Small’s 20th place individual finish led the Regis Jesuit to sixth place in the girls race. … Led by the runner-up finish of Dylan Smith, the Cherokee Trail boys cross country team claimed the championship of the Roadrunners Invitational at Wash Park. Eaglecrest led local teams in the girsl race in fifth place as a team with Jenna Winn coming in ninth individually. …The Aurora Central girls flag football team rallied to defeat Vista PEAK Prep 20-18 to finish off a 1-1 day. The Trojans lost 6-0 to Denver North, which also defeated the host Bison 12-6. Oriah Owens scored a touchdown in both games for Vista PEAK Prep. …The Grandview girls flag football team topped Cherokee Trail 37-6 in Centennial League play. …The Eaglecrest girls flag football team earned a 19-0 win over Smoky Hill in a league contest. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team won the championship of the Ralston Valley Full Send Invitational with 69 points. Blake Wright (No. 2 singles), Sebastian Wright (No. 3 singles), KC Eckenhausen and Adam Rydel (No. 2 doubles) and the No. 4 doubles team of Spencer Buege and Aiden Prananta won their respective brackets. …The Overland gymnastics team earned its highest score of the season of 177.550 points on its home mats to finish second behind Mountain Range at the Overland Invitational. Ainsley Renner finished as the all-around runner-up and she also won the vault, while Maia Howell was the runner-up in the floor exercise.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20: Emma Rice threw a complete game with 11 strikeouts and aldo had three hits and drove in two runs as the Cherokee Trail softball team knocked off top-ranked Valor Christian 11-4. Kennedy Brian and Tayah Burton also had three hits and Icela Ciocarlan homered for the Cougars. …The Smoky Hill field hockey team topped Grandview 2-0 in a local matchup.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19: The Grandview girls volleyball team earned a 25-18, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22 victory over Mullen that gave coach Rob Graham his 400th career victory. Sajal Glunz piled up 22 kills, while Savannah Adams added 18 and Julia Ulitzky racked up 41 assists. …Teyla Holloway was credited with 16 service aces as well as 12 assists, while Shylin Collins had five kills for the Rangeview girls volleyball team in a 25-3, 25-6, 25-6 win over Montbello. …Ella Notheisen racked up 10 kills, while Kassie Cooley added nine for the Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team in its 25-18, 25-19, 25-11 win over Smoky Hill. …The Overland boys soccer team took a goal lead after one half against Vista PEAK Prep on a goal by Adonis Mitchell, but the game finished in a 1-1 tie after Angel Flores scored for the Bison. …The Cherokee Trail softball team got four RBI from Lily Buttshaw and three hits and three stolen bases from Tayah Burton in a 13-1 win over Cherry Creek. …Braelyn Brakeman homered, Monroe Donaldson drove in two runs and Kamaya Soneia-Harris pitched four scoreless innings of relief to get the win as the Grandview softball team defeated Arapahoe 7-5. …The Overland softball team downed Kennedy 16-5 with help of three extra base hits and four RBI from Michaela Halton, who earned the win. …Ailey Henry and Ava Matheny (who earned the pitching win) each went 3-for-3 and joined Nikiah Light with 3 RBI as the Smoky Hill softball team topped Mullen 17-6. …Lauren Reed pitched a four-hitter over six innings, while Kaydence Maes and Amara Herrera homered for the Vista PEAK Prep softball team in an 11-1 win over Denver North. …Stephanie Gomez homered and struck out nine to earn the win, while Kaylah Leach drove in five runs for the Aurora Central softball team in a 20-9 win over Jefferson. …Ayla Ramirez and Mia Stanton threw touchdown passes in the opening half for the Rangeview girls flag football team and Nashee’Lynn Brown rushed for one in the second half of a 19-13 win over Smoky Hill. The Buffaloes got touchdowns from Sailor Roth and Desiree Gee. …The Grandview and Regis Jesuit boys tennis teams earned 7-0 sweeps of Overland and Rock Canyon, respectively. …The Regis Jesuit field hockey team played previously unbeaten Colorado Academy to a 0-0 draw.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18: A touchdown pass from Brooke Sullivan to Kenzie Dodd stood up for the Grandview girls flag football team in a 7-0 win over Eaglecrest at Legacy Stadium. …The Grandview boys tennis team got a singles sweep from Justin Son (No. 1), Kaahan Wani (No. 2) and Krish Wani (No. 3) plus two doubles wins in a 5-2 victory over Chaparral.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 17: The Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team got 12 kills from Ella Notheisen, eight apiece from Kassie Cooley and Bella Sieve and 23 assists from Avery Krause in a 25-14, 25-7, 25-11 sweep of Overland. …The Grandview girls volleyball team earned a 25-10, 24-26, 25-12, 25-15 road win at Smoky Hill. …Jack De Simone scored four goals, while Charles Sharp had another with two assists as the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team topped ThunderRidge 5-1. … Ernest Darko, Joseph Miranda and Hammam Sewsi had goals for the Overland boys soccer team in a 3-1 win over Westminster. … Matthew Miller, Aiden Petty and Isaac Wells put balls into the net for the Cherokee Trail boys soccer team in its 4-0 road win over Castle View. …The Rangeview boys soccer team scored in each half for a 2-1 win over Loveland. …Leah Graves pitched three hitless innings and the Grandview softball team piled up 14 hits in a 20-0 win over Mullen. Maddie Donaldson homered twice and drove in five runs, Madison Jaramillo and Brooklyn Heil also went deep and Sasha Kennedy had three doubles and four RBI. …The Vista PEAK Prep softball team had two 10-run rallies in a 26-6 win at Rangeview behind 5 RBI from Brianna Fierro and three apiece for Nayely Duran, Kaydence Maes, Nia Mathis and Lauren Reed. …Two home runs and six RBI from Michaela Halton plus three hits apiece for Emma Davis, Anaiah Patterson and Kourtnie Batcho helped the Overland softball team to a 26-8 win over Denver West. …The Regis Jesuit field hockey team suffered its first loss with a 3-0 defeat to Cherry Creek. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team swept past Mountain Vista 7-0 in Continental League play. …Casey Nesbitt of the Vista PEAK Prep boys golf team shot 85 to lead the way among locals at the CIty League tournament at Aurora Hills G.C., which saw the Bison finish seventh and Rangeview eighth.
