AURORA | A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Sept. 23-29, 2025, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes:
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THE WEEK PAST IN AURORA PREP SPORTS, 9.23-9.29.25
MONDAY, SEPT. 29: Weather intervened with a majority of scheduled competition, but the Eaglecrest girls flag football team got past Cherokee Trail for an 8-0 delayed victory at Legacy Stadium.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27: In a rematch of the teams that played for the Centennial League championship last season, the Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team dropped a 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21 home match to Cherry Creek. …The Grandview girls volleyball team saw a two-set lead disappear in a Centennial League match with Arapahoe, but recovered for a 25-23, 25-16, 22-25, 21-25, 15-10 victory. …The Eaglecrest girls volleyball team swept past Overland in Centennial League play. …Alexis Rojas scored the lone goal in the second half as the Smoky Hill boys soccer team defeated visiting Arapahoe 1-0 for a key Centennial League win. …Luis Castro Morales and Felipe Prieto Suarez scored goals for the Rangeview boys soccer team, which played rival Gateway to a 2-2 road tie. …The Smoky Hill softball team got three hits and four RBI from Nikiah Light to help support Kadynce Schutt, who threw a complete game in the Smoky Hill softball team’s 12-6 non-league win at Doherty. Amia Colston drove in two runs and Ailey Henry tripled twice for the Buffs, who had 15 total hits. …The Grandview girls flag football team won its seventh game in a row with a 32-12 Centennial League defeat of Arapahoe that included Brooke Sullivan’s 278 yards passing and two scoring passes, while Abby Kirkpatrick threw for a touchdown and caught one, K’Dence Thomas scored rushing and receiving and Aliya Zitek also got into the end zone. …The Overland girls flag football team earned a hard-fought 12-6 Centennial League win at Eaglecrest. …Isabella Shields scored in the last minute-plus to break a scoreless deadlock and lift the Grandview field hockey team to a 1-0 home victory over Dakota Ridge. …The Overland gymnastics team accrued a team score of 173.300 points to finish in fourth place — behind Niwot, Elizabeth and Palmer Ridge — at the Overland Invitational. The top individual performance for the Trailblazers came from Abby Mess, who scored 8.925 on the uneven bars for a sixth-place finish, while Josie Arlt had the highest all-around finish in 13th with a score of 34.625.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26: The Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team dropped a tight 1-0 City League contest against Northfield. …The Cherokee Trail softball team racked up 14 hits in just three at-bats in a 16-0 home victory over Denver South. Abby Anderson used two hits to drive in four runs, while Leera Davis had three RBI to lead the Cougars, while Sydney Cobb pitched two innings of a no-hitter. …The Cherokee Trail boys cross country team won the Dave Sanders Invitational Division 1 race at Clement Park, as the Cougars put a 12-point margin between themselves and runner-up Golden. Dylan Smith earned a fourth-place finish to pace the Cougars, while Vista PEAK Prep had the top individual in the race in Brandon Pearcy, who came in second. In the Division I girls race, Regis Jesuit’s McKenna Groen claimed the runner-up spot, while Cherokee Trail’s Madison Lange came in fourth. …A third-quarter touchdown held up for the Regis Jesuit girls flag football team in a 6-0 Continental League win over Highlands Ranch. …Playing without its full lineup, the Regis Jesuit boys tennis team topped Ponderosa 5-2 in Continental League play.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25: On its home floor, the Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team got past rival Rangeview with a 25-12, 25-19, 25-22 victory. Emily Peterson registered 12 kills (with four aces) to pace the Bison, while Sanaya Wyatt added 11 kills and Ava Eltzroth dished out 29 assists. Kamilah Vigil paced the Raiders with four kills. …The Regis Jesuit girls volleyball team earned a Continental League victory with a 25-15, 23-25, 25-22, 25-9 defeat of ThunderRidge. …Jackson Schneller scored twice and Rory Schmeider had another as the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team downed Ponderosa 3-1 in Continental League play. …The Grandview boys soccer team scored all of its goals in the opening half of a 3-0 win over Eaglecrest that included a goal and an assist from Alex Kedzierski. Danny Hammonovich and Kason Ottinger also tallied for the Wolves. … Jostin Jimenez and Michael Ramirez had the goals for the Gateway boys soccer team in a 2-1 Colorado League win over Aurora Central. …The Eaglecrest softball team scored 10 times in the opening frame of a 15-0 Centennial League win over Mullen, which was held without a hit in three at-bats. Lexi Bargar drove in three runs, while Ryleigh Stufft and Tiani Lobitos had two RBI apiece for Eaglecrest. …Sasha Kennedy went 3-for-3 and was one of six players with at least one RBI for the Grandview softball team in a 12-0 Centennial League win over Smoky Hill. Maddie Donaldson drove in three runs, while Ally Birx doubled twice and scored twice for the Wolves. …The Vista PEAK Prep softball team had three rallies of four or more runs on the way to a 19-12 City League win over Denver East in a game in which the teams combined for 34 hits. Amara Herrera doubled and homered for half of her four hits and joined Rylie Camarillo and Laila Lucio with 4 RBI apiece for the Bison. …Sailor Roth’s long touchdown run in the fourth quarter broke a tie and lifted the Smoky Hill girls flag football team to a 13-7 win at Cherokee Trail, Roth threw a touchdown pass to Brena Rangel to open the scoring, then broke the deadlock after Madison Adkins’ rushing touchdown for the Cougars. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team swept past Heritage 7-0 in a Continental League dual match that included three-set doubles wins for Will Larkin and Koops Lord (No. 1) and Alex Llaneza and John Paul Hollister (No. 3). …The Regis Jesuit field hockey team dropped a 1-0 home contest against undefeated Kent Denver. …The Gateway boys golf team finished in second place at the Colorado League’s second major tournament, which was played at Aurora Hills G.C. Colt Wenzel took first place individually with an 88, while Cole Dossey tied for 8th and Aidan Trujillo took 10th for the Olys.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24: The Vista PEAK Prep girls volleyball team outlasted Lakewood for a 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-8 road victory. The Bison rode a 19-kill performance from Emily Peterson, while Sanaya Wyatt added 13. Danaiya January had four aces and five blocks and Ava Elzroth registered 39 assists. …A two-goal second half for the Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team lifted the BIson to a 3-2 victory over Aurora West College Prep Academy at APS Stadium. … Martin Carrizoza and Jose Duron scored goals and Angel Trejo kept a clean sheet with nine saves as the Hinkley boys soccer team beat Lincoln 2-0. …Alex Tavlarides stuck out 13 batters in a complete game effort for the Regis Jesuit softball team in an 11-4 Continental League home win over Highlands Ranch. Tavlarides helped herself with three RBI, while Brynn Huckemeyer, Jill Samaras and Elsa Pedersen drove in two apiece for the Raiders. …The Regis Jesuit boys tennis team rolled to a 7-0 win over Arapahoe in a non-league dual match. …The Eaglecrest boys tennis team edged Mullen 4-3 in a Centennial League dual match that saw the Raptors gets singles wins from Austin Moore (No. 1) and Caleb Smith (No. 2) plus bookend doubles wins from the No. 1 team of Caleb and Christian Patterson and the No. 4 duo of Owen Peterson and Parker Luck.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23: The Gateway girls volleyball team built a two-set lead, lost it and then recovered for a 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 13-25, 15-12 win at Aurora Central. Avyanna Langkiet-Balderes had 10 kills and six aces for the Trojans. …Hugh Brophy scored a goal and assisted on scores by Kam Bachus, Jackson Huguelet and Rory Schmeider as the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team downed Mountain Vista 4-1 in Continental League play. … Noah Bretz, Caleb Burgess and Mason Robledo all found the back of the net for the Cherokee Trail boys soccer team in a 3-2 road win at George Washington. …In a soggy game at APS Stadium, Alejandro Aguilar provided the difference for the Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team in a 2-1 win over Rangeview. Adonis Mitchell got the Bison on the board first. …Diego Ruiz tallied the game-winning goal for the Gateway boys soccer team in a 2-1 defeat of Denver West. …Laneya Clint-Robinson rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns, Genesis Luevanos threw a touchdown pass to Elazia Patton and Oriah Owens also scored as the Vista PEAK Prep girls flag football team rolled to a 40-0 win over Denver West. …The Regis Jesuit girls flag football team blanked ThunderRidge 13-0.
