5A Girls Swim and Dive: Centennial League Championships
Student athletes from across the district braved tough weather conditions last weekend to participate in the Centennial A League Championships held at Arapahoe High School in Centennial. Preliminary events were held Friday, and finals took place on a very snowy Saturday.
Cherry Creek took home team honors yet again, besting Arapahoe and Cherokee Trail. Grandview took fourth, Smoky Hill was fifth, Eaglecrest sixth, and Overland eighth in overall team standings.
“The other teams really brought their A game for this meet, which is really super fun,” said Bruins third-year Head Coach Karin Olmsted. “I love that our league is super competitive. Iron sharpens iron. It sharpens our swimmers, that’s for sure.”
Coach Olmsted says good things are ahead for Creek.
“We have a young team. We have a lot of new freshmen, and it was fun to see them step up, learn what it means to be on a high school team as opposed to a club team,” she said. “This was good. We’re going to be really ready to rock (at the 5A State Championships) next week.”
In individual events, Creek and Grandview each took top podium spots in five events.
The Bruins were first overall in the 200-Yard Medley Relay, the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, and the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay. Sophomore Madison Williams was first in 200-Yard Individual Medley, and freshman Jenna Fernstrom took the championship in the 100-Yard Breaststroke Final.
Grandview senior Amelia Brown took top spots in the 50-Yard Freestyle and 100-Yard Backstroke, junior Addison Campbell was the 1-Meter Diving Champion, senior Kaitlyn Hafer was first in the 100-Yard Butterfly, and senior Keira Vail took the top of the podium in the 100-Yard Freestyle Final.
Smoky Hill sophomore Cameryn Walkup won both the 200 and 500-Yard Freestyle Finals.
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The State Championships will take place on Feb. 6-10 at The Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center (VMAC) in Thornton.
Read about the upcoming State Championships here.
6A Girls and Boys Basketball: Regular season winding down
District girls and boys basketball squads are coming down to the final week of the regular season. The Centennial Challenge Tournament will take place Feb. 9-17.
In girls play, Cherokee Trail and Cherry Creek remained undefeated in the Centennial, both going 2-0 last week.
The Cougars (17-2, 6-0 in the conference) got wins at Mullen and at home over Overland. CT winds up the season with the big showdown against Creek on Feb. 7.
The Bruins (16-2, 6-0 in the conference) got victories over both Grandview and Smoky Hill in preparation for Wednesday’s league finale at home against Cherokee Trail.
Grandview is 3-3 in league play after splitting games last week. The Wolves (10-9 overall) fell to Cherry Creek on the road, and got a home win over Eaglecrest. Grandview finishes the regular season hosting Smoky Hill on Feb. 7.
Eaglecrest went 0-2 last week falling on the road at Arapahoe and Grandview. The Raptors (11-8, 2-4 in the conference) will host Mullen this Wednesday.
Overland got its first Centennial win at home over Smoky but lost at Cherokee Trail. The Blazers (12-7, 1-5 in the conference) finish up at home against Arapahoe on the 7th.
Smoky Hill was 0-2 last week. The Buffs (1-18, 0-6 in the conference) are at Grandview on Wednesday.
For the boys, Eaglecrest improved to 14-4 overall and 5-1 in Centennial play going 2-0 last week. Victories over Arapahoe at home and on the road at Grandview have the Raptors leading the conference going into the final week of the regular season. EHS will host Mullen on Feb. 7.
Smoky Hill (14-5, 4-2 in the conference) went 1-1 last week, getting a win at Overland and losing a heartbreaker at home to Cherry Creek. The Buffs will finish up against Grandview this Wednesday.
Cherry Creek went 2-0 last week, improving to 10-9 overall and 4-2 in league play. The Bruins won at home over Grandview and got that big road win over Smoky Hill. Creek hosts CT in the league finale on Feb. 7.
Overland (11-8, 4-2 in the conference) was 1-1 last week, losing at home to Smoky Hill and winning at Cherokee Trail. The Trailblazers will finish on the road at Arapahoe this Wednesday.
Grandview fell to 5-14 on the campaign and 1-5 in the Centennial, going 0-2 this past week, falling to Creek and Eaglecrest, both on the road. The Wolves finish the regular season at Smoky Hill on Feb. 7.
Cherokee Trail went 1-1 last week getting their first Centennial win on the road at Mullen, but falling to Overland at home. The Cougars (7-12 overall) will be at Cherry Creek to wind up the season on Wednesday evening.
Posted 2/5/2024.
