Centennial needs a win over a Cimarron-Memorial team that is out of the playoff race to claim its first league title since 2002 and the No. 1 seed in the Northwest League.
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Ariana Simmons was 5-for-6 with a triple and four RBIs Thursday to help Valley’s softball team to a 25-15, six-inning win at Del Sol.
Bryce Robison spun a four-hit shutout Thursday as Palo Verde’s baseball team clinched the No. 2 seed for the Mountain Region tournament with a 4-0 home win over Centennial.
Sho Hampton had 17 assists Tuesday to help Canyon Springs’ boys volleyball team to a 22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 home win over Cheyenne.
Cimarron-Memorial’s Matthew Rodgers avenged three regular-season losses to Shadow Ridge’s Marc Williams by winning 3-1 in overtime in the 160-pound division, to help the Spartans win the region championship, 231-228½.
Jesus Leon scored the second of his two goals with two minutes remaining in Tuesday’s game to lift Rancho’s boys soccer team over visitin Faith Lutheran, 4-3.
Arbor View’s Carmen Endicott scored on an assist from Abby Casano three minutes into stoppage time, and the Aggies’ girls soccer team erased a two-goal deficit and tied with visiting Centennial on Tuesday, 3-3.
Tim Gordon and Thomas Blomquist went 3-0 in doubles Tuesday to help Liberty’s boys tennis team edge visiting Basic 10-9 in the Desert Region tournament.
Austin Anderson had 20 kills and seven digs on Wednesday to lead the Centennial boys volleyball team to a 25-20, 25-27, 25-14, 20-25, 15-11 victory over host Cimarron-Memorial.
Centennial’s wrestling team is second in team points after the first day of the Sunset Region meet, and will send six wrestlers to the semifinals Saturday seeking the first region championship in program history.
Cimarron-Memorial senior Amoura Whitney is headed to Morgan State on a basketball scholarship and is leading the Spartans to their best season in more than a decade.
Najeeb Muhammad scored 22 points — including 12 points in the third quarter — to lead Democracy Prep to a 56-53 win over Cimarron-Memorial in the championship game of the Legacy Tip-Off Classic.
Tyson Tesfariam scored twice to lead Durango’s boys soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Legacy on Thursday in a Sunset Region quarterfinal.
Johnny Ball tossed a four-hitter, striking out 10 and allowing four hits, as the Legacy baseball team topped visiting Shadow Ridge on Tuesday, 4-1.