Prep wrap from Sept. 21: Basalt volleyball beats Lake County, wins third straight
The Basalt High School volleyball team won its third straight match on Thursday, sweeping through host Lake County. Set scores were 25-23, 25-18, 25-23.
After back-to-back 3-1 losses to Aspen and Gunnison, the Longhorns have swept Roaring Fork, Rifle and now the Panthers to reach 3-2 on the season. BHS is next scheduled to play at Moffat County in a Saturday doubleheader.
Aspen High boys tennis beats Grand Junction
The Aspen High School boys tennis team improved to 7-0 in dual play with a 4-3 win at Grand Junction on Thursday. Dillon Leasure won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles for AHS, while Alex Ilic won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Aspen’s Gabriel Suarez lost an intense 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 match at No. 3 singles.
The teams split the doubles matches. Aspen’s No. 1 duo of Jonah Kelley and David Zalinksi won 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, while the No. 2 team of George Ghali and Liam Sunkel won 7-6, 6-1.
Aspen next travels to Vail on Tuesday.
Aspen boys soccer falls at Middle Park
The Aspen High School boys soccer team fell to 2-4 overall with a 3-1 loss at Middle Park on Thursday.
The Skiers are next scheduled to play at Vail Mountain on Saturday.
Aspen softball swept by Gunnison
The Aspen High School softball team fell to 0-6 on the season with 25-4 and 29-6 losses at Gunnison on Thursday.
Aspen’s Gaston second in famed Leadville Trail 100 MTB race as Swenson repeats
Fully aware he was in the midst of the mountain bike race of his life, Aspen’s John Gaston said he “tried to not think too far ahead” to prevent the magnitude of the moment from getting to him. He eventually finished runner-up in the iconic race.
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