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Boys lacrosse
Rock Canyon 4 3 4 0 - 11
Chaparral 2 0 0 3 - 5
Highlights: Austin Fisher had three goals and two assists for
the Jaguars. Brian Wanless had three goals and one assist. Kacy
Carter also had a hat trick. Goaltender Daniel Poindexter had 13
saves.
Rock Canyon 2 0 2 1 - 5
Douglas County 3 2 2 1 - 8
Highlights: The Jaguars’ Parker Jackson had two goals and one
assist. Austin fisher had two assists and one goal. Goaltender
Daniel Poindexter had 12 saves.
Mountain Vista 5 4 3 1 - 13
Castle View 0 0 0 2 - 2
Highlights: Vista’s Walker Brown had three goals and one assist.
Mitch Nelson had two goals and two assists. Tim Taggart also got
two between the pipes.
Highlands Ranch 7 6 0 1 - 14
ThunderRidge 1 1 3 0 - 5
Highlights: The Falcons’ Grant Arthurs had five goals and one
assist. Joe Hansley had three goals and three assists. Tyler
Doskins had 2-1, and Jordan Smith snuck two shots between the
pipes. No ThunderRidge highlights reported.
Chaparral 2 2 4 2 - 10
Highlands Ranch 1 1 4 3 - 9
Highlights: The Falcons’ Hansley and Grant Arthurs had three
goals and two assists each. Eric Arthurs finished with 11 saves in
the cage.
Girls soccer
Rock Canyon 1 1 - 2
Douglas County 1 1 - 2 tie
Highlights: Megan Long and Hailey Walsh had one goal each for
the Jaguars. Goalkeeper Sam Oberg had 12 saves. Huskies highlights
were not reported.
Mountain Vista 0 1 - 1
Littleton 0 0 - 0
Highlights: The Golden Eagles’ Kelsey Branstetter had the game’s
only goal. Halie Hughes assisted.
Chaparral 0 0 - 0
ThunderRidge 0 1 - 1
Highlights: The Grizzlies’ Leigha Leonard had the games’ only
goal. Goalkeeper Kelli Green had four saves to the shut out.
Valor Christian 5 4 - 9
Falcon 0 2 - 2
Highlights: The Eagles’ Janine Beckie had three goals. Brianna
Pugh had two goals and two assists. Jaelene Hinkle had one goal and
two assists.
Girls’ lacrosse
ThunderRidge 10 9 - 19
Douglas County 5 2 - 7
Highlights: T-Ridge’s Kylie Smith had six goals and four
assists. Korinne Wanek had four goals and four assists. Chloe
Yarusso had 2-2. Taylor Phelps and Tori Eberlein had two goals
each. “ThunderRidge had a slow start but managed to pick it up and
play our game,” Grizzlies coach Alanna Gilbertson said. “Smith had
an outstanding game. Once again, I am so proud of my players for
playing as a team and having the goals distributed amongst eight
girls.”
Baseball
Rangeview 000 040 0 - 4 7 5
Rock Canyon 422 040 0 - 12 11 0
No highlights reported.
Rock Canyon 010 300 0 - 4 3 0
Littleton 204 013 0 - 10 11 4
Highlights: The Jaguars’ Reid Carter pitched three innings with
two strikeouts and errors. Erik Wetzel went 2-for-3 at bat with a
double and an RBI. Tanner Krietemeier (1-for-3) also had a
double.
Rangeview 003 130 0 - 7 10 0
Highlands Ranch 113 234 0 - 14 0 0
No highlights reported.
Valor Christian 262 - 10
Discovery Canyon 000 - 0
No highlights reported.
Ponderosa 001 0 - 1 4 2
Mountain Vista 019 2 - 12 10 2
Highlights: The Golden Eagles’ Tucker Cross pitched five innings
with eight strikeouts and one error. Robert Kissner went 2-for-3 at
the plate with two home runs and five RBIs. Eric Anderson (1-for-1,
1 RBI) also put one over the fence.
ThunderRidge 001 100 1 - 3 10 0
Regis 030 001 0 - 4 9 0
No highlights reported.
Track and field
Nike Littleton Invitational
Rock Canyon earned 15 points at the Nike Littleton Invitational
April 20 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. Valor Christian
claimed 11 points.
Highlights (Rock Canyon): Junior Alison Forrester won the girls
high jump with a height of 5 feet, 2 inches.
Highlights (Valor Christian): Junior Elizabeth Jefferson won the
girls 400-meter dash with a time of 57.65 seconds.
RFC Invitational
Highlands Ranch finished fourth at the RFC Invitational April 18
at Aurora Public Schools Stadium in Aurora.
Highlights (Highlands Ranch): Senior Anthony Carr won the boys
200-meter dash with a time of 23.31 seconds. Junior Cam Kilcullen
took the boys 800 run with 2 minutes, 5.95 seconds. Sophomore Tyler
Nelson was first in the boys 1,600 run with 4:29.13. West
Point-bound senior Garrett Wilson won the 3,200 run with 10:19.37.
Wilson was also third in the 1,600.
Sophomore Eleanor Fulton was first in the girls 1,600 with
5:05.67. Freshman Kristen Kientz won the girls 3,200 with 12:12.78.
Sophomore Pam Yu was first in the girls triple jump with a distance
of 35 feet, 2 inches. She was also third in the girls long jump.
Senior Emily Stark won the discus throw with a distance of 104-4.
The Falcons’ girls 1,600-meter relay team won its event with
4:11.81.
Junior McLane Ritzel was second in the girls 800 run. Sophomore
Nelson Ramos tied for third in the boys 100 dash. Sophomore Emily
Hickey was third in the girls 400 dash.
Thornton Invitational
ThunderRidge won the Thornton Invitational April 20 at Thornton
High School with 424 points. Mountain Vista finished third with
163.
Highlights (ThunderRidge): Senior Chris Graziano won the boys
100-meter dash with a time of 11.07 seconds. Graziano was also
second in the 200. Senior Andy Bartosch won the boys 3,200 run with
a time of 10 minutes, 22.29 seconds. Senior Natalie Leech won the
girls 100 dash with 13.23. Senior Kelsey Williamson won the 800 run
with 2:19.05 where the Grizzlies dominated the top three spots.
Senior Courtney Bowers won the girls 100 high hurdles in 16.64.
Bowers also took gold in the 300 hurdles with 48.30.
Junior Matt Walker won the boys pole vault event with a height
of 12 feet even. He was also second in the boys 110 high hurdles.
Junior Stephon Roddey took gold in the boys triple jump. He was
runner up in the long jump. Junior Jordan Savage won the girls
triple jump with a distance of 33-11.
In the relay events, the Grizzlies’ boys 400-meter relay (43.66)
and 800 relay (1:30.71) teams won their respective events. The
girls 400 relay (51.06), 800 relay (1:47.79), 1,600 relay (4:05.02)
and 3,200 relay (9:49.35) teams also won their events.
Junior Kenneth Hulbert was second in the 400 dash. He was third
in the 200. Sophomore Elisa Isakson was runner up in the girls 400
and also took second in the pole vault. Sophomore Dominique Gerard
was second in the girls 800. Freshman Alex Kohrs was runner up in
the girls 1,600. Hannah Krumreich, a senior, was second in the
girls 3,200. Sophomore Chanah Gallagher was runner up in the girls
300 high hurdles. Junior Danny Techentien was second in the pole
vault. Senior Matt Smith was second in the shot put.
Chris Nwoke, a senior, was third in the boys 100 dash. Amanda
Lee, a junior, was third in the girls 400. Sophomore Brittany
Bonato was third in the 800.
Highlights (Mountain Vista): Senior Megan Chipman won the girls
1,600-meter run with a time of 5 minutes, 20.63 seconds. Senior
Kelsey Wheeler took gold in the girls discus throw with a distance
of 115 feet, 5 inches.
Senior Brandon Miller was second in the boys 100 dash. Junior
Michael Finger was second in the boys 3,200. Vista’s boys 400-meter
relay team also took second in its event.
Senior Brendan Foley was third in the 3,200. Cameron Carter, a
sophomore, was third in the boys long jump. The Eagles’ boys 800
relay team was third in its event. The girls 800 relay and 1,600
relay teams were also third in their respective events.