Hawks take league title to state - Explorer - 05/05/10 Maybe it was a good thing Ironwood Ridge baseball coach Jason Hisey didn't throw pitching aces Brandon Matthews and Kyle Petty against Sunnyside in a playoff tuneup for both teams last Tuesday.
Local Roundup: CHS upsets first-place Mingus - AZ Daily Sun - 05/04/10 Junior Michael Langston hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a tie game and give Coconino a thrilling 15-14 win over Grand Canyon Region powerhouse Cottonwood Mingus on Monday afternoon at CHS.
The Phoenix Brophy boys tennis program has had enough of Kyle Ogren and Alex Lawson. For the second straight year Saturday afternoon at Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale, Tempe Corona del Sol's Ogren and Lawson upset a higher-seeded Brophy pairing to win the Class 5A Division I doubles championship.
Buena will visit Salpointe in 5A softball playoffs - AZ Daily Star - 05/03/10 State tournament overload is upon Arizona. Tuesday brings the first elimination round for 5A softball and baseball. And two locals will face off in the 5A-I softball draw as No. 16 Sierra Vista Buena will travel to No. 9 Salpointe Catholic at 4 p.m.
Dorados bow to Foothills - Explorer - 04/29/10 CDO's second baseman Ruben Rivera tosses the ball to shortstop Ryan Gerber to get a Catalina Foothills runner out during last week's game. The Dorados lost, 8-0.
The Catalina baseball program's breakout season ended up broken last spring.
Renfro’s one-hitter lifts ’Devils - Mohave Daily News - 04/29/10 Joe Renfro pitched a one-hitter, and Tanner Maras ignited the Dust Devils’ offense during the Dust Devils’ 10-0 victory over the Parker High School Broncs in the semifinals of the Arizona Interscholastic Association 3A West Region Baseball Tournament at River Valley High School on Wednesday evening.
Queen Creek wins Desert Sky title - East Valley Tribune - 04/29/10 With the 4A Division I Desert Sky Region at stake, the Queen Creek softball team used solid pitching from Amanda Baldwin and a six-run fourth inning to defeat visiting Saguaro 7-3, Wednesday, to clinch the region title on Senior Night.
Raiders defend region title - Yuma Sun - 04/28/10 For the third straight season the Raiders sit atop the Gila Valley Region. Maybe that's the reason Cibola coach Shelly Baumann feels like she's on a roller coaster.
Dilworth first at Valley Invite - Yuma Sun - 04/26/10 Gila Ridge's Destiny Dilworth took first place in the high jump during the Valley Classic Invitational on Saturday at Phoenix-Alhambra. She finished at an even 5-feet.
Sinagua sweeps Lady Thunderbirds - Mohave Daily News - 04/23/10 The Lady T-birds squandered three-run and four-run leads both the first and second games of their doubleheader as the Sinagua High School Lady Mustangs swept Mohave High School at its Dave Kops Sports Complex on Thursday afternoon.
Greg Hansen: Not-so-golden CDO - AZ Daily Star - 04/22/10 High school baseball has always been Tucson's signature sport, a city of powerhouses with 49 state championships and so much jostling at the top that it's never a good idea to anoint someone as No. 1 or even No. 1-A.
Making their marks - AZ Daily Sun - 04/22/10 Amos Combrink was first to strike. In the first inning of his team's game against Flagstaff High on Tuesday afternoon, the Coconino senior hit a laser that cleared the right field fence for a solo home run.
A gap remains, but MV narrows it - Explorer - 04/21/10 The Mountain View Mountain Lions (8-6, 5-2 in conference) had the daunting task Thursday of squaring off against the Salpointe Lancers (14-1, 8-0 in conference), the top-ranked volleyball team in Southern Arizona.
State tennis roundup - East Valley Tribune - 04/21/10 ast Valley teams dominated the opening round of the 5A Division I team state tennis tournament, led by top seed Brophy which was a 5-0 winner over Buena and will play Chandler on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Brophy.
Tennis kicks off playoff season for spring sports - AZ Daily Star - 04/19/10 Spring's state playoff slate starts today at 3:30 p.m. with the 5A-I and 5A-II team tennis tournaments. The Ironwood Ridge boys and girls both open on their own turf as the higher seeds take home-court advantage for the first two rounds of tourney. I-Ridge's girls will see a familiar opponent, No. 13 Rincon/University, a team they beat twice during the regular season. And the I-Ridge boys, two-time defending 5A-II state champs, face No. 14 Tempe Marcos de Niza.
Locals set their goals for state - Explorer - 04/15/10 Lauren Laszczak won three events last Wednesday, highlighting a strong showing by the Ironwood Ridge girls track team in a tri-team meet with Flowing Wells and Marana at Marana High School.
Six Lancers sign letters of intent - AZ Daily Star - 04/15/10 David Sheppard will transform into a plebe in the fall. The Salpointe Catholic senior cross country and track standout signed a letter of intent to run for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Wednesday.
The Lady Broncs fell to the Lady Dust Devils, 8-6, at River Valley High School on Wednesday night, and the Parker High School coaching staff was very unhappy with the umpires following the game.
Chandler softball puts up 16 runs in one inning - East Valley Tribune - 04/14/10 Were the Arizona Diamondbacks simply copying the Chandler softball team? Probably not, but before the D-Backs put up 13 runs in the fourth inning against Pittsburgh on Sunday, the Wolves scored 16 in the bottom of the third to beat Marcos de Niza last Monday.
Brawley's play at short gives Cienega boost - AZ Daily Star - 04/13/10 Shortstop Ashlee Brawley sprinted into the hole between second and third base, had the instincts to scoop up a groundball deflected off third baseman Valerie Luera's glove and made the play of the night by firing an off-balance throw to beat the runner at first base.
Chandlers, Needles stop River Valley, 12-7 - Mohave Daily News - 04/09/10 Alex Chandler hit a three-run home run over the fence, and Abby Chandler pitched a seven-inning complete game victory during the Lady Mustangs’ 12-7 victory win over the Lady Dust Devils at River Valley High School on Wednesday night.
Big swings - Explorer - 04/07/10 Ironwood Ridge High School senior Shannon Contreras returns the ball during a volley against her Salpointe opponent last Tuesday afternoon at the Tucson Racquet Club. Contreras, Ironwood Ridge's #1 singles player, and the Nighthawks ran into a Salpointe buzzsaw last week, bowing 8-1 in the dual match.
Not their day - AZ Daily Sun - 04/07/10 After a 10-2 loss to Page on Tuesday, coach Kimberly Dennis had the Sinagua softball team do some extra running and held a lengthy team meeting afterward.
Yellowjackets victorious at River Valley - Mohave Daily News - 04/07/10 The Blue Ridge High School Yellowjackets shot a two-day score of 696 to win the River Valley Invitational, and Antelope’s Fred Blohm compiled a 79-78-157 to take the individual title at Los Lagos Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon.
The Cibola baseball team scored eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and overcame a five-run deficit to defeat the visiting Gila Ridge Hawks 13-10 on Monday at Cibola.
Trio of softball hurlers face off in vital week - AZ Daily Star - 04/05/10 The 4A-II Gila Region softball arms race comes down to aces Monet Ormsby (Cholla), Erika Tapia (Douglas) and Yvette Alvarez (Sahuarita). Those are the three pitchers guiding the top three programs in the Gila, all undefeated in region play.
Deer Valley's Armstrong could be state's best sprinter - AZ Republic - 04/01/10 Trae Armstrong was always trying to catch up to his brothers in sports.Now he's starting to lead. The Deer Valley sophomore made a statement Saturday when he won both the boys 100- and 200-meter dashes at the 70th Chandler Rotary Invitational at Chandler High.
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