Shadow Ridge senior Tanner Johnson’s strong play from last summer has carried over into the high school season, and the Utah Valley signee is expected to be in contention for medalist honors when the Division I Sunset Region boys tournament tees off at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Badlands.
Rising senior linebacker Tony Fields II committed to Arizona and senior-to-be offensive lineman Poutasi Poutasi pledged to Louisville last weekend, according to Desert Pines football coach Tico Rodriguez.
Vernon Jackson won the long jump with ease with an effort of 23-2, and Silverado’s boys track team scored 43 points to take a 15-point lead over Green Valley after the first day of the Division I Sunrise Region meet at Del Sol.
Braelin Brockway went 3-for-3 with a triple, three runs and five RBIs on Saturday to lead host Legacy’s softball team to a 21-1, five-inning win over Mojave.
Junior Allyson Snelling singled home classmate Cara Beatty with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and host Palo Verde rallied for a 7-6 victory over fourth-ranked Coronado.
Faith Lutheran’s Michelle Reiss set a meet record in the pole vault and won the long jump Friday to lead the Crusaders to the team title at the Grant Bushman Invitational in Overton.
Durango’s baseball team plated three runs in the bottom of the second Friday and held on for a 4-3 home win over Faith Lutheran.
Shilo Chow had 54 assists and nine digs to help Foothill’s volleyball team to a 23-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 15-10 win at Centennial on Friday.
Breanne Henricksen went 3-for-3 and tossed a four-hitter with five strikeouts to lead Arbor View’s softball team to a 7-1 win at Boulder City on Friday.
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Kevin Pindel threw a five-hitter, and Silverado jumped on Liberty starter Ed O’Bannon for five runs in the first three innings en route to a 9-2 road victory. Silverado will be the No. 2 seed for next week’s Sunrise Region tournament.
Samantha Pochop tossed a five-hitter and struck out 12 on Thursday to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 1-0 win over visiting Coronado in a matchup of the top two teams in the Division I Sunrise League.
Ryne Nelson went 3-for-3 with a double, three runs and two RBIs, and Basic’s baseball team secured a share of the Division I Sunrise League title with a 12-1 five-inning win over visiting Valley on Thursday.
Jacob Taylor had 13 kills, and Will Hafen added seven kills Thursday to help Bishop Gorman’s boys volleyball team secure the Southwest League’s No. 2 seed in the playoffs with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 win at Legacy.
Christian James shot a 4-over-par 76 at Palm Valley on Thursday to earn medalist honors and lead Bishop Gorman’s boys golf team to a 411-451 win over Pahrump Valley.
