AURORA | A look at some of the key games and tournaments in Aurora prep sports from May 11-May 16:
• The Class 5A and 4A girls state tennis tournaments both run May 10-12, with the 5A group at Gates Tennis Center in Denver and 4A at Pueblo City Park. Two Aurora singles players and one doubles team compete in 5A, while all three singles players and three doubles teams qualified for Regis Jesuit in its last season in 4A. Play begins at 9 a.m. all three days, with championships and third-place matches on May 12.
• Baseball districts are scheduled for May 12, with four Aurora teams alive and seeking berths in the double-elimination Class 5A championship series. Grandview got the No. 2 seed among the 32 district qualifiers and play host to District 5. The Wolves face another Aurora team — No. 31 Rangeview — at 10 a.m., the same time third-seeded Regis Jesuit plays host to Northglenn in District 7 action. Cherokee Trail is at District 8 at Dakota Ridge.
• Regis Jesuit is the site of all four boys lacrosse quarterfinals on May 12, with the Raiders getting another shot against rival Kent Denver among four top contests. Regis Jesuit got the 9 a.m. game, which will be followed by Arapahoe-Monarch at 11 a.m., Mullen-Columbine at 1 p.m. and Cherry Creek-Rock Canyon at 3 p.m.
• Boys swimming championship meets run May 11-May 12, with the Centennial League in action at Smoky Hill High School, the EMAC set at Gateway and the Continental League at Heritage. All finals are May 12, with the EMAC going at 12:30 p.m. and the Centennial and Continental leagues at 3 p.m.
• The Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team plays at 6:30 p.m. May 12 in the 2nd round of the state playoffs against Ralston Valley, a 7-3 winner over Durango in the first round.
• Class 5A girls soccer quarterfinals are May 12, with Smoky Hill the only Aurora survivor of first round action. The Buffaloes — 4-1 winners against Chatfield in the first round — will play host to Heritage at noon at Legacy Stadium.
• Take 2 for the Regis Jesuit and Class 4A Metro West girls golf regional is May 14, with the Raiders returning to the West Woods Golf Club for a 7:30 a.m. tee time after they were washed out May 7.
• The Centennial League track & field championships conclude at 10 a.m. May 12 at Stutler Bowl, where Cherokee Trail, Eaglecrest, Grandview, Overland and Smoky Hill take shots at league titles and athletes get a final chance to post times or marks needed to get in the top 18 to qualify for the May 17-19 state meet.
Reach Sports Editor Courtney Oakes at sports@aurorasentinel.com or 303-750-7555
