New League

Starting next year Rangeview sports teams will be switching conferences from Continental league a new conference. This new conference has old foes of Rangeview like rival Gateway, Aurora Central, and Brighton; pending schools include Ft. Lupton, Ridgeview, and Skyview. “The teams have a better fits Rangeview and has a better strength of schedule then the Centennial league” said RHS Boys Basketball coach Mr. Sullivan.


The boys soccer team has high hopes in this new league facing the same teams from this past season like Gateway and Aurora Central and combined 2:1 in goal ratio most other schools from the Continental league (mostly from the Douglas County area) will also make their own because of the growth of the Douglas County schools.

Most schools from the new conference will come from the APS area with some teams from the former Skyview league and is the first time that Hinkley and Central will be played regularly instead of non-league matches. Athletic Director Mr. Strouse said “I have mixed feelings going into the new league the Continental league was highly respected and it will be hard to leave but the girls programs will have a better challenge for them and it’s a better demographic and social economic place for RHS”

New rivalries could be made with the new conference with the addition of most APS schools if RHS had one team that were fighting for the League championship it could heighten the rivalry and each game RHS plays, RHS will play with more passion. “This is a strong league and all Aurora schools will be dominant” Strouse said

For RHS athletes this could be a new beginning to start anew, with the excitement of facing new schools students could be rowdy as ever. Even for three-sport athlete Junior Jaleel Awini who plays football, basketball, and baseball, “I’m excited for the new league it gives the team new challenges,”

The only sport that is not going to the new league is football; Rangeview's league in football is East Metro and includes: Adams City, Aurora Central, Gateway, Hinkley, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster. Only four Aurora schools in East Metro, the other schools from the league are in the Plains and other leagues. “I’m sad to leave the Continental league; the only reason why I took this job was for the Continental league with this league Rangeview produced a great girl’s basketball program. The good news of switching to this new league is that we can win; the bad news of switching to this league is that we are facing weak sister teams and not a great team like Highlands Ranch but in the long run it will build this Girl’s Basketball program” Said Girl’s Basketball Coach Mr. Dennis

With the new league name to be announced sometime in December, Rangeview will be ready for the new challenges that RHS will face starting next year.

-Kennedy Ynclan