Girls win region; compete at state - Nogales International - 05/04/09 Nogales girls are the third seed for state 4A Division I tennis, so they had the home court advantage over 14th seed Saguaro on Tuesday. It should have been a cakewalk for the Lady Apaches, but the competition on the No. 1 one doubles court belied that notion. Saguaro’s Spanish exchange student Laura Sanchez and Brett Wilson were giving Fernanda Miller and Maiya Block a hard time. It didn’t prevent the Lady Apaches from advancing to the second round with a 5-1 win, but it made for some good, if knuckle-biting tennis.
Mountain Pointe sneaks into state tourney - East Valley Tribune - 05/01/09 Phoenix Mountain Pointe athletic director Ian Moses was keeping tabs by phone Thursday afternoon on the Phoenix North Canyon-Phoenix Alhambra baseball game, knowing if North Canyon prevailed Mountain Pointe would sneak in as the No. 16 seed in the 5A Division I tournament that opens Saturday.
Bulldogs save best for last - Kingman Daily Miner - 04/30/09 Finishing the season with a three-game winning streak left the Kingman High baseball team feeling good, but it came too late as the Bulldogs fell short in their pursuit of a birth into the state playoffs.
YC wins, plays Bourgade for berth to state - Yuma Sun - 04/28/09 If the action taking place on the Yuma Catholic baseball field wasn't enough of an indicator of how things were going for the home team in Monday's Metro Region Tournament game, the action in the bullpen should have been the clincher.
Nguyen wins both matches at 5A-I - East Valley Tribune - 04/27/09 Top-seeded Andy Nguyen of Phoenix Mountain Pointe started on top of his game Saturday in defending his 5A-I boys tennis singles titles, winning both his matches with ease to advance to the quarterfinals played at Mesa’s Gene Autry Sports Complex.
Doubled down - Yuma Sun - 04/23/09 The great unknown that was the 5A-II boys tennis team state quarterfinals appeared to be a conquerable task for No. 5 seed San Luis at the midpoint of Wednesday's matches.
Last year's state finalists fighting to make state - Arizona Republic - 04/22/09 Chandler Hamilton broke Gilbert Mesquite’s heart last spring. It did it again Tuesday when catcher Tim Fowler delivered a two-out, two-strike single down the left-field line to score a runner from second and give Hamilton a 7-6 victory in eight innings at Hamilton.
Evans, Urbano make Republic's All-State Team - Yuma Sun - 04/17/09 Yuma Catholic's Junior Evans and Antelope's Edgar Urbano were named to the Arizona Republic's 3A-1A All-State boys soccer team, while Cibola's Itzel Rodriguez was a 5A All-State second team member in girls soccer.
Quick study - Arizona Daily Sun - 04/17/09 Northland Preparatory Academy athletic director Mike Elder knew he hit the jackpot when Andrea Klimowski transferred from Flagstaff High three Decembers ago.
High schools rife with hazing, study finds - Arizona Republic - 04/16/09 PORTLAND, Maine - Authors of an ambitious survey of hazing in colleges and universities have turned their attention to high schools and discovered that many freshmen arrive on campus with experience - with 47 percent reporting getting hazed in high school.
KHS tennis team lets opportunity slip away - Kingman Daily Miner - 04/09/09 A great opportunity slipped through the strings of the Kingman High boys tennis team Tuesday when the Bulldogs, in a mad dash to finish in the Arizona Interscholastic Association's power rankings' top-16, fell to Surprise Willow Canyon 5-4 at Centennial Park.
Feeling the breeze - Yuma Sun - 04/09/09 Depending on which hole the Yuma Catholic and Antelope golf teams were playing, the howling wind coming from the west had Titleists flying in all kinds of directions.
Hot bats = decisive win - Nogales International - 04/08/09 The Nogales High Lady Apaches were hitting well Thursday when they defeated Pueblo, 7-4. While on-base percentage was low (13 of 32), quite a few Nogales batters flied out or were thrown out. The same was true for Pueblo. And, while Damonik “D.K.” Morales had only four strikeouts, 11 Pueblo batters were thrown out at first base.
Patagonia rallies to edge St. David - Nogales International - 04/06/09 March 27 was a day for cats and dogs as Patagonia Union High’s Lobos faced the St. David Tigers in Patagonia. The Tigers started out scrappy, putting nine runs on the board in two innings, while holding the Lobos to four runs in the first. By the fourth inning, St. David had 14 runs and was reaching for the 10-run rule.
All-Tribune boys basketball team - East Valley Tribune - 04/06/09 Even before he entered high school, impossible expectations were thrust upon Matt Carlino. Two years later, he’s somehow lived up to them. Carlino entered his freshman year at Gilbert Highland already a household name in basketball circles, and the first year had its ups and downs.
Multipurpose fields - Nogales International - 04/01/09 Rio Rico High athletic facilities expansion is on track, with baseball, softball, football and soccer fields scheduled to be ready for the fall season. Additional seating and restroom facilities are also planned, but a much-needed resurfacing of the track won’t be done until track season, said Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 Director of Facilities and Projects Carlos Robles.
Nogales High collars Bulldogs - Nogales International - 03/30/09 The game between Nogales High and Douglas got off to a slow start Monday at War Memorial Stadium. Only two players got on base in the first three innings, and nobody scored. The Apaches finally caught fire in the bottom of the fourth, with three runs. Building on that momentum, Nogales collared the Bulldogs, 8-1.
Lady Apaches fly high before break - Nogales International - 03/23/09 The Nogales High girls’ tennis team stepped up on the last day before spring break to defeat Flowing Wells, 7-2, at Nogales High School Friday. The Lady Apaches won all but one singles and one doubles match. Nogales’ No. 6, Yamile Diaz, new to the varsity team last week, handily defeated her opponent, Jessica Gonzalez, 6-0, 6-1.
Bulldogs' football coach calls it quits - Kingman Daily Miner - 03/12/09 In a coming of age move, Kingman High football coach Jamie Nelson has resigned the position after one season with the Bulldogs. The surprise announcement came as a result of Nelson's desire to be closer to his immediate family.
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