Preps: Baseball season heats up, AHS lacrosse gets back to winning
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The Basalt High School baseball team bounced back from a rough weekend by winning Tuesday at Moffat County, 17-2. The Longhorns hosted still undefeated Coal Ridge for a pair of games in Basalt on Saturday, losing by scores of 9-3 and 11-2. The Titans moved from No. 6 to No. 3 in Class 3A this week in the latest CHSAANow.com poll.
Basalt improved to 3-7 overall after beating the Bulldogs (1-11). BHS is scheduled to play again Wednesday at Forge Christian before a Friday trip to Gunnison.
Aspen baseball played Tuesday at Roaring Fork, losing 8-2 to the Rams. The loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Skiers, who swept two games from Moffat County on Saturday, 14-4 and 19-4.
AHS, now 4-4 overall, next plays Thursday at Rangely. Roaring Fork, now 6-8 and on a four-game win streak, plays Saturday at Delta.
Girls golf
The Aspen High School girls golf team made easy work of its competition on Tuesday when it hosted its own Aspen Invitational, held this spring at Aspen Glen Club near Carbondale.
The Skiers shot a collective 252, beating runner-up Battle Mountain (296) by 44 strokes. Glenwood Springs was third, shooting 311.
AHS senior Brooke O’Sullivan held on for the individual win, shooting 3-over-par 76 to best Battle Mountain sophomore Makena Thayer (79) by three strokes. In third was AHS junior Lenna Persson (81) and in fourth was AHS sophomore Linnea Flynn (87). AHS junior Audrey Woodrow shot 95 and finished seventh.
The Skiers have a quick turnaround as they will play again Wednesday at River Valley Ranch in Carbondale, this tournament hosted by Glenwood Springs High School.
Girls soccer
Aspen girls soccer got back in the win column Tuesday with a 6-0 victory at Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale. The Skiers had played a couple of challenging road games over the weekend, losing at Manitou Springs (1-0) and Ponderosa (8-0). Manitou Springs is ranked No. 4 in Class 3A this week, while Ponderosa plays in a higher classification.
Basalt girls soccer hosted Middle Park on Monday, winning 3-2 for its second straight victory.
Now 3-6 overall, the Longhorns next host Aspen (3-5-1) on Thursday, in Basalt. Varsity is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. It’s the only time the two teams will play in the regular season.
Roaring Fork soccer (5-3-1) lost Monday at Grand Junction, 2-1. The Rams, ranked No. 10 in 3A this week, play at Manitou Springs on Friday.
Boys lacrosse
Aspen boys lacrosse recorded one of its bigger wins of the season on Tuesday, beating Eagle Valley 11-5 in Gypsum. The Skiers, now 4-6 overall, lost to Eagle Valley as recently as April 9 in Aspen, falling 7-5 that day.
With two wins in its last three outings, Aspen will look to keep the momentum going with a visit from Battle Mountain coming up Friday night. The Huskies are ranked No. 2 in 4A this week — only top-ranked Cheyenne Mountain is higher — although they did lose for the first time this season on Monday, falling 14-9 at No. 7 Vail Mountain.
Girls lacrosse
Aspen girls lacrosse bounced back from last week’s loss at Roaring Fork with a 19-5 home win over winless Eagle Valley on Tuesday. The Skiers also beat the Devils on April 9 in Gypsum, 19-7. AHS, ranked No. 10 in 4A this week, improved to 6-3 overall.
The Roaring Fork girls lacrosse team played Monday at Battle Mountain, losing 15-10 for its second straight loss. The Huskies are ranked No. 3 in 4A this week and are now 10-0 on the season and will host Aspen on Thursday.
The Rams are now 4-4 overall. They lost their first two games of the season before winning four straight, including last week’s win over Aspen. A loss at Castle View over the weekend ended that streak.
Next up, RFHS will host Fruita Monument (4-2) on Thursday.
Track and field
Area track and field teams competed Saturday at Glenwood Springs. Eagle Valley won the girls team title, with Cedaredge in second, Basalt third, and Aspen fourth.
The Devils also took the boys title, followed by Steamboat Springs in second, Rifle in third, and Glenwood in fourth. Aspen was eighth and Basalt was 10th.
Here are some of the standout, individual performances from local athletes:
For the Aspen girls, Avila Jennings won the 800-meter run in 2:28.14, while her teammates Eden Bohart (third, 2:46.46) and Fiona Benvenuto (fourth, 2:47.21) also ran well. Julia Diaz was second in the 3200-meter run in 12:55.14. The AHS girls 4×400-meter relay team was third (4:41.67) and the 800-meter sprint medley team was fourth (2:03.75).
For the AHS boys, Nico Smith won the 200-meter dash (22.64 seconds) and was second in the 400-meter dash (50.62). The AHS boys 4×400 relay team was fourth (3:48.69).
For the BHS girls, Jacey Read won both the 100-meter dash (12.99) and the 200-meter dash (26.94). Addison Raymond was second in the mile (5:51.69), while the BHS girls 4×100 relay team was third.
Going back to Read, she also won the girls high jump (5-feet-1), while her teammate Sidney Barill won the triple jump (31-7.25).
For the BHS boys, Towler Scott was the standout, taking third in the 3200-meter run (10:41.27). The 4×800 relay team also placed third, while Jared Tennenbaum was fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.78).
The Roaring Fork girls also had some solid results. Nikki Tardif was third in the 400-meter dash (1:04.68) and Kyra Reeds was third in both the 100-meter hurdles (17.95) and 300-meter hurdles (51.20). Isabella Moon was fourth in the 2-mile run (13:10.13), a spot ahead of teammate Caroline Cole (fifth, 13:45.67).
