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  • Boys golf roundup: Rifle’s Jacob Smith defends the home course for the Bears

    Jacob Smith recovers from his lone double-bogey with an eagle and cruised to a win at Tuesday’s Rifle Invitational.

    He ended his day with a four-under-par 68, winning the tournament by a staggering 13 strokes. He couldn’t lift his team to the title, however, as Summit was able to edge Rifle by just three strokes.

    But it was Smith who impressed the most on the day. He went three-under going out, including an eagle on No. 2, a 477-yard par five.

    His second eagle on the day came on No. 17, a hole after he made double-bogey. He recorded only two holes over par through the entire round.

    Tyler Horii was the top player for Summit, shooting a 81 to help lead his team to a win.

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    Prairie View dominates the top of the EMAC North leagerboard

    Prairie View had four of the top five finishers at Tuesday’s EMAC North tournament at Coyote Creek Golf Course.

    The only spot they couldn’t grab in the tournament was the top one. Jay Audette-Smith shot a 76 to grab the win, beating Thunderhawks senior Terrance Barrios and freshman Tyler Jenson by just one stroke.

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    Mead’s T.J. Shehee stands tall at Highland Meadows

    Mead’s T.J. Shehee and Sterling’s Brayden Lambrecht each shot a 69 at the Trial-Valley tournament at Highland Meadows on Tuesday.

    According to iWanamaker, it was Shehee who came away with the win.

    Lambrecht didn’t go home empty-handed, however, as Sterling grabbed the team win, shooting only four-over as a team.

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  • Softball roundup: Eaglecrest, Strasburg win top-10 battles

    Eaglecrest’s Shayelyn Allen had four RBIs to spark her team’s offense as the Raptors beat Douglas County 14-4 in an early-season showdown in Class 5A softball.

    Eaglecrest, ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll, also got six strong innings in the circle from senior Braelyne Crenshaw, who struck out five, and allowed just one earned run.

    Brandee Morris also went 3-for-5 for the Raptors, who pounded out 21 hits as a team.

    Douglas County, ranked No. 6, was led by Abbey Montoya, who went 2-for-2 with two RBIs.

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    Strasburg opens season in style

    Top-ranked Strasburg opened its season with a statement, beating No. 9 Sterling 15-2.

    Strasburg, which finished runner-up in 3A last season, jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings, and then really broke the game open with a seven-run seventh inning.

    Sterling’s Brooke Polenz went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. The Tigers moved to 0-2 after losing to Scottsbluff, Neb., in extra innings on Monday.

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    Notables

    • Weld Central’s Bella Dreher and Idania Jacobo combined to toss a perfect game during a 21-0 three-inning win over Jefferson. Dreher (six) and Jacobo (three) struck out every batter they faced.
    • Pine Creek’s offense got off to a roaring start: The Eagles beat Doherty 23-4 in five innings. Katie Spieth had eight RBIs as part of a 4-for-5 day, and she hit two home runs. Lourdes Martinez added five RBIs.
    • Valor Christian senior Ali Kilponen, a three-time player of the year, had 19 strikeouts as 4A No. 1 Valor Christian beat Cheyenne Mountain 4-1.
    • Legend’s Cailey Oldemeyer drove in seven runs as the Titans beat Dakota Ridge 21-4.
    • Rampart senior Shelby Shepherd had quite the game. She struck out 10 in the circle, allowing just one hit, and also had four RBIs at the plate as the Rams beat Palmer 19-1.
    • Sophomore Torie Bass helped Fountain-Fort Carson win a slugfest over Coronado. She homered and had four RBIs.

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  • Boys golf roundup: Heritage turns in three top-10 finishers to win Continental League tourney

    Heritage boys golf had three top-10 finishers to win the Continental League tournament at Lone Tree Golf Club.

    “I think the team played well today overall,” Heritage coach Nicole Poulos said. “It feels like their hard work and preparation that they did in the offseason is starting to pay off.”

    Paced by Sam Blackwood’s first-place finish at one-over, the Eagles shot +25 to beat Regis Jesuit (+31), ThunderRidge (+37) and Highlands Ranch (+43).

    “He’s started the season pretty strong,” Poulos said on Blackwood, who has been on varsity since he was a freshman. “He’s gone above and beyond my expectations.”

    The Eagles’ Ben Carrington and Drew Downard finished tied for seventh and tied for ninth, respectively.

    “It’s exciting to see these five guys,” Poulos said. “They encourage each other and they’re all friends, but they push each other to be better.

    “I think we’re in one of the toughest leagues and it’s always a grind. It’s exciting.”

    Highlands Ranch’s Andrew Davis birdied his final hole to match Blackwood at the top of the leaderboard.

    Calvin McCoy finished a stroke behind the two to give Regis Jesuit a third place individual finish.

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    Pueblo County turns in huge effort to cruise by Cyclone Invite field

    Pueblo County’s score at the Cyclone Invite of 30-over was 44 strokes better than the second place finisher, Pueblo Central, and 57 better than the next closest team.

    The Hornets had the top three individual scores.

    Andrew Egan led the field with a score of two-over, followed by Anthony Romero and Brock Rodrigues.

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    Lamar wins Florence Husky Invite

    Lance Peters won the individual field at the Husky Invite for Trinidad, but it was Lamar who turned in a consistent team effort for the win.

    The team shot 11-over with scores of one-over from Jimmy Clark, Brock Reedy’s three-over and a +7 from Dylan McTaggart.

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  • Boys golf roundup: Pueblo County wins the Alamosa Invitational

    Pueblo County boys golf shot nine-over as a team to win the Pueblo County invite on Friday at the Cattails Golf Club.

    Brock Rodrigues led the Hornets by shooting even par, while Andrew Egan (+3) and Anthony Romero (+6) also had scoring rounds.

    Individually, Colorado Academy’s Thomas Messner won the tournament by shooting 1-under. His round included four birdies and an eagle. Rodrigues finished second, while Colorado Academy’s Christian Agelopoulos was third.

    Colorado Academy placed second as a team, shooting 10-over.

    Montezuma-Cortez (+35) was third, host Alamosa was fourth (+37) and Pagosa Springs (+46) rounded out the top five.

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    Thompson Valley, Dwyer capture Northern League match

    Thompson Valley cruised to a win at Friday’s Northern League match held at Boomerange.

    Nate Dwyer led the Eagles and also won the individual tournament with a 1-under 71. Darren Edwards (+4) and Chase Corlett (+9) also scored for Thompson Valley.

    Mountain View’s Wes Weber was runner-up individually at 1-over, while Edwards and Loveland’s Brady Mueller tied for third at 4-over.

    Mountain View was second as a team at +30, and Eaton (+35) was third.

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  • Boys golf roundup: Eaglecrest’s Davis Bryant turns in a 67 to win first Centennial League match

    Davis Bryant‘s only bogey of the day came on the second hole of the Centennial League’s first meet.

    From that point on, he was only steady and strong, turning in a three-under-par 67 to claim the win at Meadow Hills.

    He made bogey on No. 2 to move to one-over, but starting on hole four, made three straight birdies to seize the lead.

    He never relented, rattling off seven pars in a row before making birdie on No. 14.

    Arapahoe’s Tommy Packer, Alex Yano and Caleb Busta all finished in the top 10, good enough to give the Warriors the overall team win.

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    Montezuma-Cortez, Durango win at Pagosa Invitational

    Montezuma-Cortez’s Cris Rudosky claimed the individual win at the Pagosa Invitational with a 74, six strokes better than Alamosa’s Aaron Hsu.

    Durango had four golfers who finished in the top 11 which was good enough to give the Demons a decisive team win.

    Ryan Genualdi led the Durango charge, shooting a 81.

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    Brighton, Prairie View win at Aurora Hills

    Terrance Barrios made birdie on No. 15 to get back to even at Thursday’s EMAC tournament at Aurora Hills.

    He and Brighton’s Jay Audette-Smith both shot 72 to sit atop the leaderboard. Barrios is listed as the winner on iWanamaker.

    The Thunderhawks shot 15-over to claim the team title.

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    Three shoot under par at Eaton Invitational

    Sterling’s Brayden Lambrecht, Roosevelt’s Tyler Severin and Mountain Range’s Connor Jones all ended their rounds at one-under par 70 at the Eaton Invitational on Thursday.

    Josh Caridi’s 71 paced Fossil Ridge to the team win.

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  • Boys golf roundup: Hunter Wall runs away from field at Canon City Invitational

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    Salida’s Hunter Wall shot seven strokes better than the nearest finisher in the Canon City Invitational for a runaway individual win.

    Salida, however, finished in 11th place as a team with a score of +70.

    It was Pueblo County, who’s golfers turned in consistent efforts that took first. Pueblo County shot +17, paced by Brock Rodrigues (+4).

    The Classical Academy (+22) and Woodland Park (+30) followed, and Monte Vista and Cheyenne Mountain tied for fourth at +32.

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    Gabe Goodman edges Jack Castiglia in Jeffco League tourney

    Green Mountain’s Gabe Goodman held off Lakewood’s Jack Castiglia in the second Jeffco League tournament.

    A double-bogey on 13 for Castiglia made the difference.

    In the team competition, Valor Christian took a commanding win, nine strokes better than Evergreen (+25).

    The Eagles’ Logan Byler shot one-over-par to tie Evergreen’s Bridger Tenney in third place.

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    Ben Carrington takes cluttered Sun Devil Invitational field

    Four players tied for second place in the Sun Devil Invitational. On top of the log jam sat Ben Carrington, of Heritage.

    Peak to Peak took the team win as Carrington’s Heritage squad took third place.

    Kent Denver claimed second place, bolstered by Mateo Manzanares (+2) and Oliver Jack (+4).

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    Palmer Ridge wins Bear Scramble

    Palmer Ridge’s Varsity-1 team turned in a score of thirteen-under-par to win the Bear Scramble.

    Its Varsity-2 team came in fifth place.

    Cheyenne Mountain’s second team (-6) actually out-played its first team (-4). Cheyenne Mountain-2 came in second, and Cheyenne Mountain finished just behind in third. 

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  • Boys golf roundup: Lamar’s Brock Reedy holds steady to claim Burlington Invitational

    Lamar teammates Brock Reedy and James Clark were able to separate themselves from the pack and battle it out for the individual win at Tuesday’s Burlington Invitational.

    Reedy made par on two of his final four holes to finished the day shooting an eight-over-par 78 to claim the victory.

    Having the top two golfers on the leaderboard also made it easy for the Savages to bring home the team win. They shot 41-over as a team, 13 strokes better than second place Brush.

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    Caridi’s run of birdies gets him a Front Range League win

    Josh Caridi’s bogey on the long par-three 15th hole moved him to two-over during Thursday’s Front Range League match. He went on to birdie his final four holes to end the day with a 69, making the Fossil Ridge senior the only golfer to shoot under par (71) at the tournament.

    Caridi had been even or over par for 16 of his 18 holes. He didn’t get into red numbers until he made birdie on No. 18, his 17th hole of the day.

    The Sabercats also won the team battle, collectively going 18-over.

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    Other notes:

    • Mountain View’s Wes Weber edged Silver Creek’s Garrett Stansel by a stroke to get the win at the Greeley Central Invitational.
    • Dawson’s Billy Howenstein shot a 69 at the Holy Family Stableford Invitational, grabbing the individual win. Kent Denver had two of the top three individual placers to get the team win.

  • Boys golf roundup: Peak to Peak, Ethan Tartaglia have record-setting day

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    Peak to Peak’s Ethan Tartaglia set two records on Monday: a school record for individual score and a school record low team score.

    Tartaglia shot a four-under-par 68 — good for third place, while Peak to Peak’s team score of seven-under beat the previous school record by 13 strokes put the Pumas in first place.

    Behind the record-setting performance, Prospect Ridge’s Walker Franklin and Kent Denver’s Jackson Klutznick tied for first place. 

    Kent Denver (-5) came in second place.

    Klutznick hit an eagle on 17, then birdied 18 to come in at six-under-par.

    Franklin, who birdied the final two holes, did not have a bogey in the round.

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    Sterling wins Tri-Valley league tournament behind Lambrecht’s effort

    Bolstered by Brayden Lambrecht’s score of six-under-par, Sterling won the Tri-Valley league tournament by eight strokes.

    Lambrecht eagled a par-5 fifth hole to get to six-under on the day. His lone bogey came on a par-3 eleven.

    Lambrecht shot five strokes better than Mead’s TJ Shehee (-1). In the program’s first year, Mead (+13) took second place.

    Windsor (+14), Berthoud (+19) and Frederick (+26) rounded out the top five.

    Windsor’s Chandler Schulz tied for third place with Roosevelt’s Tyler Severin.

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  • Boys golf roundup: Aspen’s Dawson Holmes sets the tone at Delta Invitational

    Dawson Holmes birdied the final three holes of his front nine on Friday, setting a winning tone for Aspen on the day.

    He finished the day shooting a four-under-par 68 to claim the individual win at the Delta Invitational.

    The Skiers shot a total of five-over to also wrap up the team win.

    But it was Holmes who set the pace. He birdied his first two holes, before giving a stroke back on No. 4. He went three-under over his last three holes on the front nine to take a firm grasp of the lead.

    Twice on the back nine he gave two strokes back, but would end his day with an eagle on the 18th, to move him back to four-under. That eagle putt, separated him from Eagle Valley’s Barrett Jones and Fruita Monument’s Blake Anderson to get the win.

    Montrose’s Jordan Jennings and Delta’s KC Carlson also ended their days under par, as each shot 71.

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    Pueblo West edges Fowler to take Grizzly Ivitational

    Derrick Sharp’s 76 was good enough to sit atop the individual leaderboard, but Fowler was unable to sweep its own tournament as Pueblo West came away with the overall win by six strokes.

    AJ Arguello’s 83 and Ryan Timme’s 85 were good enough to pace the Cyclones, allowing them to grab the team win.

    Monte Vista’s Luke Hoffstaetter tied Timme with a 85, but won officially placed higher on the leaderboard.

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  • Boys golf roundup: Castle View’s Dillon Baker’s hole-in-one paces him to season-opening win

    Eight holes into his day, Castle View’s Dillon Baker sat at three-under. He fell back to even par, but birdied the 476-yard par five and sank a hole-in-one on No. 4 to finish with a three-under-par 69 to win Thursday’s Continental League golf tournament.

    Baker claimed the individual win on the day while ThuderRidge claimed the overall team title, shooting 12-over as a unit.

    Sam Ostravich led the Grizzlies by shooting an even 72 while teammate Evan Kalac nearly matched him with a 73.

    Jessen Steel led the effort for Legend with a 74 while Mountain Vista’s Elisandro Aragon was right behind him with a 75.

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    Lambrecht, Sterling claim opening Tri-Valley Invite wins

    Brayden Lambrecht shot a 72 to claim the individual win and he got plenty of support from his Sterling teammates to take the team victory at the Tri-Valley Sterling Invite.

    The Tigers finished a combined nine-over to take the team win.

    Mead, who played in its first event as a varsity golf program finished fourth as a team while TJ Shehee finished tied for second place with a 74.

    Roosevelt’s Tyler Severin and Sterling’s Riley Schaefer also shot 74.

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    Kent Denver claims Metro League opener

    Defending Class 3A boys golf champion Kent Denver is off to a good start. The Sun Devils claimed the Metro League season-opener by shooting a combined five-over par.

    It was Walter Franklin of Prospect Ridge claimed the individual title with a 69. He made only one bogey on the day, making a five on the par-four 14th.

    Kent’s Oliver Jack took second place with a 70 while Peak to Peak’s Nishant Datta (71) finished third.

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    Other notes:

    • Yuma’s Jakob Chrisman took the individual win at the Brush Invite with a 83 while the Beetdiggers won the team title, going a combined 66-over.
    • Montezuma-Cortez’s Cris Rudosky birdied two of his last four holes to shoot a 71, winning the Panther Invitational. Grand Junction went 12-over as a unit to get the team win.
    • Prairie View got the sweep at the EMAC North tournament as Jay Audette-Smith’s 75 gave him the individual win while the team went took first at 24-over.
    • Other Thursday tournaments included the Cedaredge Invtational, the EMAC South and the Mountain View League Meet. Results were not posted on iWanamaker as of Friday morning.

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