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Members of the Overland boys basketball team celebrate with the Class 5A state championship trophy they won in March at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. Overland the rest of Aurora's boys and girls basketball teams, wrestling teams, girls swim teams and ice hockey teams can begin practice for the upcoming 2015-16 season on Thursday. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Members of the Overland boys basketball team celebrate with the Class 5A state championship trophy they won in March at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. Overland the rest of Aurora’s boys and girls basketball teams, wrestling teams, girls swim teams and ice hockey teams can begin practice for the upcoming 2015-16 season on Thursday. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel) Members of the Overland boys basketball team celebrate with the Class 5A state championship trophy they won in March at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. Overland the rest of Aurora’s boys and girls basketball teams, wrestling teams, girls swim teams and ice hockey teams can begin practice for the upcoming 2015-16 season on Thursday. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
AURORA | ‘Tis the season for winter prep sports and teams in five sports get the go-ahead to practice officially on Thursday.
Teams in boys and girls basketball, wrestling, girls swimming and ice hockey take to courts, mats, pools and rinks in preparation for the Dec. 1 opening day of the regular season.
Aurora has the defending Class 5A boys state basketball champion in Overland, as well as players on the Cherry Creek co-op ice hockey team that took home last season’s title.
The Regis Jesuit girls swim team finished second behind Fossil Ridge.
Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...
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