Game summaries
Softball
ThunderRidge 4, Ponderosa 2
The first two innings of the league softball rivalry between
Ponderosa and ThunderRidge Sept. 18 were quiet, but the Grizzlies
started growling.
ThunderRidge picked up two runs in the third inning, then
another in each of the following two to post a 4-0 lead over the
Mustangs.
Ponderosa attempted a comeback and scored two runs in the
fifth.
Although Ponderosa held the Grizzlies scoreless for the final
two innings, ThunderRidge returned the favor and kept the Mustangs
from stealing the game.
Soccer
The Ponderosa boys’ soccer team let loose on its cross-town
rival Sept. 18, beating Chaparral 3-0.
Sophomore Max Duer led the charge for the Mustangs with two
goals, both of which came from passes from senior Cole Pfeiffer,
who added the final point in the Ponderosa victory.
Douglas County also took care of some business against a county
rival. The Huskies beat Mountain Vista 2-1. Ryan Searle and John
Moseley accounted for the Huskies’ two goals. Both were
unassisted.
Gymnastics
The Ponderosa co-op gymnastics team returned to its winning ways
Sept. 12, when the Mustangs took on Horizon.
Ashley Forsyth earned a score of 34.7 to take first place in the
all-around competition and placed second on the vault, beam and
floor exercise, but she shared the first-place honors in the
individual events with her teammates.
Caylee Gerken won on the bars with a score of 8.9, but it was
Stephanie Spencer who shined for the Mustangs in the
meet.
Spencer won on the beam (8.7) and floor (9.3) and was right
behind Gerken on the bars with an 8.7. Spencer also finished second
in the all-around competition with a 34.4, and Gerken followed her
with a 34.1.
Volleyball
Three points: That’s how close the Douglas County volleyball
team came to keeping its Continental League record perfect Sept.
18.
The three points in the final game, however, went to Arapahoe,
and the Huskies fell to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in the
league.
The Warriors took the first game by a three-point margin, 25-23,
but the Huskies rallied around Lauren Carter, who had 12 points in
the match, five coming from aces, and won the next two games 25-23,
25-22.
Then Arapahoe went on the warpath. The Warriors took the fourth
game 25-20.
The three points that hurt came in the final game when the
Huskies fell 15-12.