The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls are clear favorites once again, but there are some sleepers that could do some damage in the postseason.
Faith Lutheran
With a talented group of underclassmen, Coronado scored 449 points Friday to roll to the Class 4A Desert Region title at UNLV.
The Cougars finished with 452 points to claim the title. Green Valley finished second with 444 points, and Bishop Gorman finished third with 284 points.
Xheneiya LaRocke smacked a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning for the go-ahead runs, and Valley’s softball team turned a 4-6-5 triple play to finish out a 15-13 win road win over Canyon Springs on Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman’s John Gaughan came in with the tying run on third base and one out in the seventh inning, and induced a groundout and a strikeout to record the save and help the Gaels’ baseball team stave off visiting Durango on Tuesday, 5-4.
Holly Severence homered and drove in three runs Saturday to help the Desert Oasis softball team beat Silverado 14-6 in six innings in the championship game of the Colorado River Invitational in Needles, California.
Bonanza’s Keanu Atienza-Sabagala scored on a passed ball with one out in the bottom of the seventh to give the Bengals a 3-2 win over visiting Silverado on Saturday in the Bengal Varsity Tournament.
Coronado’s Tom Dougherty and Eddie Smisson took the top two spots in the sophomore boys race to lead the Cougars to the team title at the Bud O’Dea Classic on Tuesday at Desert Breeze.
Garrett Giles spun a five-inning, three-hit shutout Friday to lead Basic’s baseball team to a 13-0 victory over Mountain Pointe (Arizona) in the Boras Classic in Phoenix.
Centennial’s boys cross country team had three of the top six runners on Monday to win the Bud O’Dea Classic freshman race at Desert Breeze.
Mark O’Connor threw a two-hitter for his eighth shutout of the season to lead Chaparral to a 5-0 home win over Sierra Vista in the Division I-A Southern Region tournament on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Shania Harper had 15 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday to help Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team secure the final playoff spot in the Division I-A Sunset League with a 54-41 win at Cheyenne.