We’ve reached the unofficial halfway point of the prep football season, and I’m ready to hand out the Fieldies. My midseason awards usually include a free lunch and a T-shirt for the winners, but I’m saving money for a new pair of Jordans, so no dice this year.
Chloe Henderson was 3-0 in singles Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s girls tennis team win the Southwest League title with a 13-4 victory over visiting Bishop Gorman in a match that was called due to darkness.
Erica Williams continued her outstanding cross country season Saturday.
The doubles team of Donovan Evangelio and Justin Lindsay won the final point of regulation to force a tiebreaker, and Faith Lutheran’s boys tennis team posted a 10-9 win at Spring Valley on Thursday.
Filip Bosnajak and Jovan Lubara went 3-0 in doubles Friday to lead Durango’s boys tennis team to a 10-8 win at Shadow Ridge.
Antonio Trama scored his second goal of the match on a penalty kick midway through the first half Thursday to help host Green Valley’s boys soccer team to a 2-1 win over Las Vegas.
The doubles teams of Laini George and Morgan Hawkins, and Abby Wilson and Caitlyn Stevenson each went 3-0 on Wednesday to lead Foothill’s girls tennis team to a 10-8 win at Basic.
Lydia Rankin made 21 saves Friday to help Liberty’s girls soccer team earn a 0-0 tie at Desert Oasis.
Green Valley’s girls tennis team swept the nine singles sets Thursday en route to a 12-6 win at Coronado.
Basic’s boys cross country had four of the top six finishers, including race winner Steven Birch, on its way to victory in a Southeast League meet at Foothill on Wednesday.
Lost in the excitement last week of Rancho snapping its 30-game losing streak — for the record, that won’t be the only game the Rams win this season — Sunrise Mountain quietly reached a milestone of its own under second-year coach Chris Sawyers.
Billy Crawford and Tristin Hansel each went 3-0 in singles Tuesday as host Foothill’s boys tennis team stunned 10-time defending Sunrise Region champion Coronado, 10-8.
Caitlyn Stevenson was 2-0 in singles, and the doubles teams of Breanna Derflinger and Katey Roquemore, and Morgan Hawkins and Alyssa Miele each went 2-0 on Friday to help host Foothill’s girls tennis team down Rancho, 11-7.
Paige Smith and Andrea Busicescu each went 2-0 in singles Wednesday to help Clark’s girls tennis team to a 10-8 win at Bonanza.
Azure Werner had 16 kills, 13 assists and 11 digs to lead Basic’s girls volleyball team to a 28-26, 24-26, 25-22, 25-22 victory over host Durango on Tuesday.
