Prep notebook: Battle Mountain Huskies girls lacrosse defeats Summit 16-4
Eagle Valley and Vail Christian girls soccer fall in late-week matches
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Battle Mountain girls lacrosse kept its winning ways going on Thursday. Two days after handing Aspen its first league loss in eight years, the Huskies took down Summit 16-4 on the road to improve to 5-1 on the year.
Izavbelle Kovacik scored four goals as 11 different Huskies found the back of the net in the win. Kate Kovacik had four assists to go along with a goal herself as the two freshmen sisters guided Battle Mountain to a 3-0 Western Slope League start. The Huskies face the defending state champion Green Mountain Rams on Tuesday in Edwards at 6 p.m.
Lacrosse notes: Eagle Valley and VMS drop Friday night contests
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Eagle Valley and Vail Mountain School boys lacrosse teams both fell in Friday-night contests. The Devils (3-1 overall, 2-1 league) lost their first game of the season, falling to Steamboat Springs 10-2. At 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the 4A Western Slope, the Sailors currently sit atop the league standings.
Meanwhile Vail Mountain School also dropped a league bout on Friday, falling to Aspen 11-7 on the road. After charging out to a 2-0 first-quarter lead, Aspen scored three second-quarter goals and four in the third to pull away for the win and improve to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in league-play. The Gore Rangers are now 2-2 and head back to Battle Mountain (2-2) Wednesday for a rematch of the two teams’ March 17 game, a VMS 10-7 win.
Soccer notes: Eagle Valley and Vail Christian drop late-week contests.
Four second-half goals doomed Vail Christian in its second game of the year as the Saints fell 4-0 to Rifle on Thursday. Dariana Ortega-Torres scored twice for the Bears, who improved to 3-2. The Saints are now 1-1 with a match at Front Range Christian set for Monday.
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Eagle Valley faced a stiff test on Friday, hosting No. 7 Northridge. The Grizzlies overpowered the Devils, scoring three goals in each half to cruise to a 6-0 win and move to 2-0 on the year. Eagle Valley moved to 1-2-1 on the year.
