Durango’s Michael Diggins had 26 kills, 13 digs and two service aces to lead the Trailblazers to a 24-26, 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 15-11 victory over Bonanza.
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Corben Bellamy, one of two seniors on the Coronado roster, lined a single to center field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Garett Lake and give the Cougars a 4-3 home win over Liberty in the Division I Sunrise Region baseball tournament.
Palo Verde senior Cobi Fiechtner drove in six runs, including a three-run homer in the fifth inning, as the Panthers earned a 13-10 win over visiting Desert Oasis in the Division I Sunset Region baseball tournament.
Bishop Gorman coach Kevin Smith watched his Gaels cough up a six-run lead in the second inning, allow 20 hits, commit six errors and still somehow outslug host Arbor View 18-16 in the opening round of the Division I Sunset Region playoffs.
Cameron Meeks shot 4-under-par 68 on a day when many of the area’s top players struggled at Badlands Golf Club and owns a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Division I Sunset Region boys golf tournament.
Liberty pounded out 15 hits to rout visiting Las Vegas 13-0 in their five-inning Division I Sunrise Region playoff opener.
Valley cleaned up its mistakes and started attacking the middle of the Coronado defense as the Vikings rallied to take the match in five sets, 15-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-23, 16-14, to advance in the playoffs. The Vikings (16-8) will take on Green Valley at 5 p.m. Thursday at Foothill High School in the Sunrise semifinals.
Kalei Watkins threw a three-hitter and struck out 12 on Tuesday to help Sierra Vista’s softball team to a 2-0 win over host Moapa Valley in a Division I-A Southern Region tournament opener.
Isai Barrios had 10 kills and 13 digs, and Ever Favela added eight kills and 14 digs Tuesday to lead Chaparral’s boys volleyball team to a 25-16, 25-17, 25-27, 25-21 road win over Tech.
Faith Lutheran’s Charlie Magruder made one of his seven birdies of the day on the final hole and finished 6-under-par 66 at Palm Valley to break a school record and take a commanding lead at the midway point of the Division I-A Southern Region tournament.
Masterson leads the Eagles into the Division I-A Southern Region playoffs, which begin at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when Boulder City (25-7) hosts Pahrump Valley (16-10).
Gizele Cascos spun a six-hitter and struck out eight on Monday to help Tech’s softball team to a 12-2 win over Virgin Valley in a Division I-A Sunrise League play-in game.
Clark (14-15) finished fourth in the Division I-A Sunset League to earn a berth in the Southern Region tournament, and will make its first postseason appearance since 2001 when it travels to Boulder City (21-7) at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Division I Sunrise and Sunset Region tournaments also begin Tuesday at host sites.
Las Vegas (26-12), the Northeast League’s No. 1 seed, hosts fourth-seeded Basic (9-10) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Sunrise Region tournament. The Wildcats are seeking a third consecutive state tournament appearance.
Alex Carvalho had 11 kills and four aces Monday as Mojave’s boys volleyball team clinched its fourth straight Division I-A Sunset League title with a 25-13, 25-15, 25-16 sweep of visiting Cheyenne.