Prep notebook: Battle Mountain boys lacrosse team completes season sweep over Eagle Valley
Battle Mountain sophomore Makena Thayer shot a 75 to win her second tournament of the season last Wednesday in Montrose
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The Battle Mountain boys lacrosse team defeated Eagle Valley 13-1 to complete the season sweep of its I-70 rivals. The Huskies raced out to an 8-1 first-half lead in their second meeting with the Devils, whom they beat 20-4 on March 30.
With the win, Battle Mountain improved to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in the 4A Western Slope. The No. 2 Huskies are one of three undefeated teams left in 4A. Three-time defending state champion Cheyenne Mountain is 7-0 and No. 6 Telluride is 8-0. The Devils dropped to 4-7 overall and 3-6 in league play.
Battle Mountain travels to No. 7 Vail Mountain School (7-2) on Monday. The Gore Rangers are coming off a 10-3 loss to Steamboat Springs last Wednesday. Battle Mountain defeated Vail Mountain School 16-4 in the season opener.
Eagle Valley will look to get back on track on Tuesday at home against Aspen.
The Battle Mountain girls held off No. 5 Green Mountain to preserve its undefeated record on Friday.
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The Rams outscored the Huskies 7-5 in the second-half, but Battle Mountain came out with a 12-11 road victory to improve to 9-0 on the season.
Molly Kessenich led the Huskies with four goals and an assist. Palmer Ulvestad added three and Izzy and Kate Kovacik each had two scores in the win. Kara Harris led Green Mountain with six goals and an assist.
Battle Mountain moved up to No. 2 in the 4A rankings with the victory. The Huskies are one of three undefeated squads left in 4A along with defending state champion No. 1 Mead (9-0) and No. 3 Heritage (8-0). The Huskies host Roaring Fork at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Other prep notes
- Eagle Valley baseball dropped a doubleheader to No. 5 Palisade on Saturday. The Devils fell to the Bulldogs 9-2 and 15-4 to fall to 7-8 on the season and 4-2 in league play. The first game was tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the fifth inning when the Bulldogs unleashed six runs to pull away. Jack Robinson, Anthony Ehlert and Jacob Loupe each had two hits in the second game, but Palisade scored six runs in each of the first two innings to once again set the tone. The Devils are at Rifle on April 20.
- The Vail Christian girls tennis team placed third at the Holy Family tournament in Broomfield on Friday. The Saints competed against Lakewood, Legacy, Eaton, Peak to Peak and Holy Family.
- Battle Mountain sophomore Makena Thayer won the Montrose Red Hawk tournament on April 9. Thayer — who also won the Gypsum Creek Invite on April 3 — shot a 75 on the Black Canyon Golf Course, five strokes better than runner-up Kadence Ulrich of Fruita Monument. The Huskies (279) finished fourth out of 12 teams in the field with Tatum Vickers (97) and Dharma Bronsing (107) rounding out the scoring. Durango (254) won the team competition.
- Vail Christian boys volleyball went 2-1 this weekend. The Saintsdefeated Denver Waldorf 3-0 on Friday and KIPP Denver Collegiate 3-1 on Saturday before falling to DSST: College View 3-0 later in the second day. The Saints (6-4 overall, 4-2 league) host DSST: Cedar on April 19 at 5:30 p.m.
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A pair of Vail Christian boys volleyball players go up for a block during the Saints 3-0 win over Denver Waldorf on Friday.
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