5A-II baseball: Horizon nips Sunrise Mountain - Arizona Republic - 05/11/08 Phoenix Horizon hurler Ryan Schwenn only had a few starts under his belt prior to Saturday night's Class 5A Division II championship baseball game, but no one was able to tell the difference as he led his team to a 2-1 win over Peoria Sunrise Mountain at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
5A-I baseball: Hamilton wins title - Arizona Republic - 05/11/08 Five years after his Chandler Hamilton team scored eight runs in its last at-bat to beat Phoenix Brophy Prep in the semifinals, No. 4 Hamilton perhaps topped that, scoring four in the bottom of the seventh against No. 15 Gilbert Mesquite to win the Class 5A Division I championship 6-5 Saturday night at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
Chaparral wins 4A-I baseball title - East Valley Tribune - 05/10/08 The 4A-I baseball world is back in order. Scottsdale Chaparral resumed its dominance on the diamond Saturday afternoon, beating Glendale Sandra Day O’Connor 8-6 in the championship game at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
Tempe Prep starts strong in boys, girls meets - East Valley Tribune - 05/10/08 Tempe Prep put itself in good position to win its fourth consecutive 1A girls state track championship, while its boys team is within shouting distance of its first championship after solid performances from its distance runners at Mesa High on Friday.
Horizon cuts short Deer Valley’s rally - East Valley Tribune - 05/09/08 Scottsdale Horizon catcher Steve DeFreitas slammed into the dugout fence to snare a pop-up for the final out as his Huskies survived a bases-loaded threat in the top of the seventh inning to capture a 7-4 win over Glendale Deer Valley at Scottsdale Stadium on Thursday, allowing the them to advance to the 5A-II baseball state championship game.
Chandler track hurdling toward another title? - East Valley Tribune - 05/08/08 To claim the championship at this week’s 5A-I girls state track and field meet, teams will have to leap a huge hurdle in Chandler High. That’s fitting since the hurdle events may be exactly the races that put the two-time defending champion Wolves on top once again.
Medalist leads Snowflake to title - Arizona Republic - 05/07/08 Snowflake freshman Kyle Jones headed into second-round play of the Class 3A boys golf championship tied with Wickenburg's Paul Wells and 1 stroke ahead of River Valley's Jesse Atkison and Kaden Bressman.
Cooper ties HR record, wants state title - Tucson Citizen - 05/07/08 Catalina baseball coach Shane Folsom said it looked like his kids were celebrating a state championship when senior Shaun Cooper hit a fifth-inning solo home run on Tuesday, the Class 4A-record-tying 37th of his high school career.
Scottsdale Christian wins - Arizona Republic - 05/07/08 As team members of Yuma Catholic and Scottsdale Christian Academy gathered to begin the one-hole playoff Tuesday that the latter won to capture the Class 1A/2A team golf championship, Yuma Catholic's R.J. Wood was asking, "What if?"
Cash makes change, lifts Cienega - Arizona Daily Star - 05/04/08 Cienega sophomore pitcher Alexa Cash got a good night's rest, warmed up early and effectively and felt prepared entering the Bobcats' first-round game of the Class 4A-I state tournament on Saturday.
St. Gregory junior serves up championship - Tucson Citizen - 05/04/08 While St. Gregory’s Rachel Rosenberg was having trouble pinning down what it was that led her to the Class 1A girls singles tennis championship on Saturday, her 9-year-old brother Daniel interjected to help his sister out.
Douglas downs Mohave - Mohave Daily News - 05/04/08 The No.-5 seed Lady T-birds were 60 feet away from victory in the bottom of the seventh but did not cash in, while the No.-12 Douglas High School Lady Bulldogs capitalized on their opportunities to defeat Mohave High School on its own turf 3-1 in eight innings in the first round of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 4A-II Softball Tournament.
Red Mountain slides by Mtn. Ridge - East Valley Tribune - 05/02/08 Mesa Red Mountain was the beneficiary of a wild pitch and advanced in the loser’s bracket of the 5A-I state baseball tournament Thursday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, beating Glendale Mountain Ridge 5-3.
Toros outlast Wolves in 11 innings - East Valley Tribune - 04/30/08 Mesa Mountain View needed 11 innings to defeat Scottsdale Desert Mountain 5-4, Tuesday in the 5A-I state baseball tournament. Russ Tuemmler drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Toros a win at Diablo Stadium in a 3 hour, 30-minute game.
Track teams head to region - Kingman Daily Miner - 04/30/08 Members of the Kingman High boys and girls track and field teams hope to dispel the notion that most of them will rely on outside qualifications for the state tournament as the Bulldogs go to the Northwest Region meet today in Glendale. Kingman as a team should have a good showing in the region meet that will continue and end on Friday.
Dust Devils, powerful foes faceoff - Mohave Daily News - 04/28/08 The Dust Devil golfers shot their second-best score of the year during the second day of the River Valley Invitational on Tuesday at Los Lagos Golf Club, and they will try to duplicate that effort for the first and second rounds of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 3A West Region Tournament today and Tuesday at Los Lagos.
Dedication of a Warrior - Arizona Daily Star - 04/28/08 The Dust Devil golfers shot their second-best score of the year during the second day of the River Valley Invitational on Tuesday at Los Lagos Golf Club, and they will try to duplicate that effort for the first and second rounds of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 3A West Region Tournament today and Tuesday at Los Lagos.
Mt. View's Iongi upsets Gilbert's Wagner - Arizona Republic - 04/26/08 Mesa Mountain View junior Mele Iongi became just the fourth girls' individual Class 5A tennis singles champion since 1998 Saturday afternoon and, in the process, prevented Gilbert senior Kacie Wagner's bid to become only the fourth girl to win three consecutive 5A state titles or more in history.
Leikems win unprecedented 4th state title - Tucson Citizen - 04/26/08 Kirsten and Tristany Leikem, Flowing Wells's twin sister tennis sensations, beat Scottsdale Chaparral’s Molly Ruby and Elizabeth Hammond 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday for the Class 4A Division I girls doubles tennis championship, giving them an unprecedented fourth-consecutive state doubles title.
Emery leads Cabs into semis - Tucson Citizen - 04/25/08 Freshman Kari Emery helped her No. 3-seeded Flowing Wells High School girls tennis team defend its home court and knock off No. 6 Glendale Sandra Day O'Connor 5-1 on Thursday in the Class 4A Division I state quarterfinals.
Panthers hold off Sinagua - Arizona Daily Sun - 04/25/08 Chris Skrelunas and the rest of his Coconino baseball teammates were starting to get a little uncomfortable in their opening round game of the Grand Canyon Region tournament against city rival Sinagua.
Horizon ekes out title - Arizona Republic - 04/23/08 A tight regular-season meeting between No. 1 seed Anthem Boulder Creek and No. 2 Phoenix Horizon had everyone expecting a tight battle in Tuesday's Class 5A Division II Girls team tennis tournament finale.
Mountain View downs Xavier for 5A-I championship - East Valley Tribune - 04/23/08 Mountain View had been close twice before, losing in the state finals in 2005 and 2006. Tuesday afternoon at the Paseo Racquet Club in Glendale, they broke through and claimed their first Class 5A-II girls team tennis championship, defeating Xavier College Prep 5-2.
