TJ Wins Fourth Consecutive City Championship
photo by Carlos Covarrubis
On Tuesday October 6, the Spartan softball team took on the Lincoln Lancers at TJ, beating them by a score of 4-1.
The Spartans trailed 1-0 until Senior Captain Aryn Grywuiewicz hit a solid double to bring in the first run. It wasn’t until the sixth inning when Senior Shalece Jackson hit a triple, scoring three runs. Junior Lauren Jorgenson also had an impact on the offensive side, stealing bases throughout the game. “They were a good team and posed a great challenge to us,” said Grywuiewicz, who also threw 11 strikeouts. The softball team played very well and limited their mistakes to a minimum. Girls’ softball is the first team in Denver to win four consecutive city titles, and to win 29 consecutive league games. “It was very exciting to accomplish this and we are ready for playoffs now. We feel like we can do anything, including win state,” said Grywuiewicz
With this game being the last regular season outing for the five seniors, Grywuiewicz, Morgan Bertram, Lauren Kelsh, Stephanie Warren, and Shalece Jackson, the game was very memorable. “It is very emotional. It made me think about my past four years spent playing on this field. I will miss everything about this team, but our season isn’t over yet,” said Grywuiewicz.
Head Coach Kyler Jackson was happy with the win, but said, “Our season isn’t over yet. The win was nice, but we still have plenty of work to do in order to accomplish more of our goals, which includes winning state.”
On October 8, the Spartans took on the Kennedy Commanders at Kennedy High School in the freezing snow beating the commanders with a score of 17-2, and officially clinched their fourth consecutive city title. The weather didn’t seem to play a factor at all as the Spartans demonstrated with home runs coming from Seniors Morgan Bertram and Aryn Grywuiewicz. Coach Jackson was very pleased with the win saying, “This is the way we needed to end our regular season, now let’s continue this momentum into the post season.”
The softball team had a tremendous regular season with a record of 14-5, winning their fourth consecutive city title, and remaining undefeated in league play.
Date Opponent Played at Time Result
Mon 08/24/09 Overland High School Thomas Jefferson High School 4:15PM W 17 -1
Mon 08/31/09 Rock Canyon High School Thomas Jefferson High School 3:30PM L 2 – 11
Tue 09/01/09 Valor Christian High School @ Valor Christian 4:00PM W 16 – 0
Fri 09/04/09 Palisade High School @ Peach Fuzz Tourney 3:00PM W 2-1
Sat 09/05/09 Palisade High School @ Peach Fuzz Tourney 9:00AM W 11-1
Sat 9/5/09 Fruita @ Peach Fuzz Tourney 11:00AM L 9-0
Tue 09/08/09 Falcon High School @ Falcon High School 4:30PM W 1 – 0
Wed 09/09/09 Woodland Park School District Thomas Jefferson High School 3:30PM W 14 – 1
Thu 09/10/09 Montbello High School @ Montbello High School 4:15PM W 19 – 0
Thu 09/17/09 Fort Lupton High School Thomas Jefferson High School 4:00PM W 3 – 2
Sat 09/19/09 LaJunta High School @ La Junta High School 12:00PM L 3-1
Sat 09/19/09 La Junta High School @ La Junta High School 2:00pm L 4-1
Tue 09/22/09 Denver North High School @ Denver North High School 4:15PM W 22-3
Thu 09/24/09 George Washington High School G.Washington High School 4:15PM W 14-0
Tue 09/29/09 Denver East High School Thomas Jefferson High School 4:15PM W 5-4
Thu 10/01/09 Denver West High School All City Field 4:15PM W 14-1
Tue 10/06/09 Abraham Lincoln High School Thomas Jefferson High School 4:15PM W 4-1
Thu 10/08/09 John F. Kennedy All City Field 4:15PM W 17-2
