Barbara Lawlor, Gilpin County.  In their first outing of the season, the Gilpin High School Eagles swept their own tournament, the Gilpin Invitational. The Eagles hosted the annual event on Friday, Sept.4, with Shining Mountain, Soroco, Lake County, Nederland and Denver Waldorf competing in the all-day matches.

They began the day playing against Lake County, knocking them off the court, 25-2 in the first game and taking the match 25-13 in the second game. All teams played two out three matches.

Last year, the Eagles succumbed to Lake County in a 3-game match.

Sophomore Alex Martin had an outstanding offensive game with 10 kills and 17 attacks. Senior Sierra De Leon set up 38 hits.

Individual statistics:

Jada Gohdes, Junior, had 1 kill, 6 attacks, 2 serves, 2 digs and 1 serve received.

Lindsay James, Junior, had 4 kills, 8 attacks, 4 serves

Breanna Kennedy, Junior, 2 digs

Jessie Morgan, Senior, 1 attack, 2 serves, 1 dig

Sierra De Leon, Senior, 1 kill, 3 attacks, 4 aces, 12 serves, 2 digs, 14 assists, 38 ball handling

Aspen Nadeau, Sophomore, 1 dig, 1 serve received

Cicely Lepro, Cicely Lepro, 1 kill, 2 attacks, 3 serves, 2 digs

Alex Martin, Sophomore, 10 kills, 17 attacks, 1 ace, 8 serves, 10 digs, 1 assist, 7 serves received

Alexis Kennedy, Senior, 3 kills, 8 attacks, 5 aces, 15 serves, 4 digs, 2 assists, 3 ball handling, 1 serve received.

At 3 p.m., the Eagles played Denver Waldorf and took the match in two games, 25-11 and 25-13, completing the plays and hitting the ball to the holes in the Waldorf defense. Alex Martin and Jada Gohdes led offensively and Lindsey James had a great game at the net with 5 blocks, 4 of them solos.

Individual statistics:

Jada Gohdes, Junior, 4 kills, 12 attacks, 2 serves, 1  block, 1 dig, 1 serve received

Lindsey James, Junior, 1 kill, 9 attacks, 3 aces, 11 serves, 5 blocks

Breanna Kennedy, Junior, 1 dig

Sierra De Leon, Senior, 1 kill, 3 attacks, 1 ace, 7 serves, 6 digs, 8 assists, 35 ball handling, 1 serve received

Aspen Nadeau, Sophomore, had 5 digs and 4 serves received

Cicely Lepro, Sophomore, 1 attack, 5 serves,1 block, 4 digs, 2 ball handling

Alex Martin, Sophomore, 6 kills, 21 attacks, 16 serves, 5 digs

Alexis Kennedy, 4 attacks, 7 serves, 3 digs, 2 assists, 4 ball handling

The final match of the night, the championship match, was between Gilpin High School and the Soroco Rams, with the Eagles prevailing in the third game with a too close for comfort third game, 15-13, which seesawed all the way to the end.

Soroco took the first game 25-22. They became focused in the second game, stretching the lead to a 25-16 win  and then fought hard in the third game to edge past the Rams by two points and win the trophy.

The Gilpin girls will play Deer Trail at home on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 4:30 and 5:30.