AURORA | The Cherokee Trail and Eaglecrest softball teams both kept their season’s alive as they made it through Class 5A regionals Friday at the Aurora Sports Park, but in decidedly different ways.
For the top-seeded and Centennial League champion Cougars, it was business as usual, as they rode the outstanding pitching duo of seniors Emma Rice and Sydney Cobb plus a balanced and relentless offense to two wins that secured the Region 1 title.
Coach Caley Mitchell’s Cherokee Trail team will keep its spot atop the 16-team 5A state tournament bracket when it is put out by the Colorado High School Activities Association. It will be the sixth straight state tournament appearance for the Cougars…