Rarely does a cross country team’s sixth runner decide a team title.
Green Valley
The doubles teams of Devin Diesko and Catherine Arizmendez, and Sara Long and Keara Lawson both went 2-1 on Tuesday, and Arbor View’s girls tennis team edged host Cimarron-Memorial, 10-9.
Brittany Snook and Nadia Hernandez each scored two goals Monday to help Legacy’s girls soccer team storm back from a 3-1 halftime deficit to top host Desert Oasis, 5-3.
Victoria Cera scored two second-half goals Wednesday to lead Centennial’s girls soccer team to a 2-0 win over visiting Shadow Ridge.
Robert Cowan scored three goals Wednesday, and Foothill’s boys soccer team rolled to a 4-1 victory over visiting Canyon Springs.
Nathan Kramer scored the winning goal with 10 minutes left in the match Monday to lift Shadow Ridge’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 win at Bonanza.
Katherine Ballou scored a second-half goal Monday to help Foothill’s girls soccer team edge visiting Desert Oasis, 1-0.
The doubles teams of Elle Johnsong and Rethika Kumar, and Megan Madrid and Olivia Nhaisi each went 3-0 on Monday to help Green Valley’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 win over visiting Coronado.
Ashley Smith had 21 kills and 15 digs on Thursday as Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team handed host Coronado its first loss of the season, 13-25, 25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 15-9.
Eddie Mercardo converted his second penalty kick of the match with just eight minutes remaining Thursday to break a 2-2 tie and lift Eldorado’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 win over visiting Shadow Ridge.
Rebecca Rodriguez made 10 saves to earn a shutout Thursday and help Liberty’s girls soccer team to a 2-0 win over visiting Green Valley.
Palo Verde junior Noah Landers and Centennial senior Dajour Braxton have a budding cross country rivalry.
Jenna Wyson and Samantha Arteaga went 3-0 in doubles, including the clinching point in the third round on Wednesday to lead Silverado’s girls tennis team to a 10-8 home win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Faith Lutheran junior Chase Wood fell just 11 seconds short of the Division I-A state cross-country state title last year. He”s been hard at work this summer to make sure he”s the first one to cross the line this season.