8-24 Roundup

By Neil H. Devlin, Mullen Sports Information Director
Ryan Brady heads boys golfers; softball falls to Evergreen; volleyball earns a thriller.
 
Ryan Brady fired a 4-under-par 68 on Tuesday to take third place and lead Mullen to third in the team chase of the latest Centennial League match.

Competing at Aurora Hills Golf Course, Brady had a clean,  bogey-free round, making the turn at 33 and coming home in 35. He birdied Nos. 3, 8, 9 and 15 for a career-low score.

Brady’s effort was behind Arapahoe’s Matthew Wilkinson (64) and Grant Juergens (66).

Ethan Karr (75, 14th), and Ben Hawes and Jack Newton (79, tied for 19th) backed Brady. Brodie Reister (81) tied for 24th.

Mullen’s team score was 301.

RESULTS

CENTENNIAL LEAGUE NO. 3

At Aurora Hills G.C.

Par 36-36—72

Team scores – Arapahoe 273, Cherry Creek 290, Mullen 301, Grandview 303, Cherokee Trail 306, Eaglcrest 327.

Mullen individuals – 2. Ryan Brady, 68; 14. Ethan Karr, 75; 19. (tie) Ben Hawes and Jack Newton, 79; 24. (tie) Brodie Reister, 81.
 
SOFTBALL

Mullen dropped its second consecutive game, 15-4 to visiting Evergreen, a Class 4A nonleaguer at Santo “Doc” Scavuzzo Field.

The Mustangs are 2-2.

Despite home runs by Elizabeth Brady and Ona Medina, Mullen managed just five hits. They also surrendered seven runs in the first inning and committed nine errors for the game.

Morgan Stewart and Cadence Hurtado had doubles for the Mustangs.

Evergeen (2-2) had 16 hits, three of them homers.

EVERGREEN 15, MULLEN 4

Evergreen 703  05  --  15  15  3

Mullen 002  11  --  4  5  9

Mullen – Aragon cf 3-0-0-0, Stewart ss-3b 2-1-1-0, Brady 3b-ss 2-1-1-1, Medina p 3-1-2-2, Walters 2b-lf 3-0-0-0, Margeson lf 3-0-0-0, Gutierrez c 3-0-0-0, Hurtado rf-lf 2-1-1-0, Newman 1b 2-0-0-0, Martinez 2b 0-0-0-0, Linares cr 0-0-0-0, Schwarz cr 0-0-0-0. Totals 23-4-5-3.

E – Hurtado 4, Stewart 3, Brady, Walters. DP – 1. BB – Stewart, Brady. LOB – 6. 2B – Stewart, Hurtado. HR – Brady, Medina.

Pitching – Medina (L, 1-1) 5 IP, 15 H, 15 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 K.

WP – Medina.


VOLLEYBALL

In Littleton, the Mustangs won a 5-setter in nonleague at Dakota Ridge, 23-25, 28-26, 25-16, 20-25, 15-10.

It was Mullen's opener and first match against a non-Centennial league foe since 2019.
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