McKenna Young was 3-for-3 with two doubles and six RBIs to help Faith Lutheran past Green Valley for the Class 5A Southern Region softball title.
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Bishop Gorman shut out Legacy 62-0 last week and outscored its Class 5A Desert League opponents 165-0. The Gaels remain No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s 5A rankings.
Taylor Bigby began what it hopes will be a run to a record-breaking sixth consecutive Class 4A state title with an 87-12 win over Arbor View on Thursday.
Green Valley and Spanish Springs have combined to win the past eight state titles, but Shadow Ridge coach Gus Gledhill thinks his team has the experience to compete with them.
Several critical miscues paralyzed the Gators, and Charron Thomas rushed 19 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a road victory Friday night.
Here are the all-region boys volleyball teams, as selected by coaches.
Desert Oasis pitcher Jazmyne Compehos induced 14 groundouts and tossed a two-hitter to help the eighth-ranked Diamondbacks knock off fourth-ranked Rancho 9-2 on Saturday.
Jorge Castro and Isaiah Bigby each won two events to lead Clark’s boys team to victory in a three-team meet at Sierra Vista.
Cherish Ross won two events and finished second in another Wednesday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls track team to a 73-56 home win over Clark.
Chris Cortez fired a two-hit shutout Wednesday to lead Silverado’s baseball team to a 4-0 home win over Eldorado.
Jessica Meza singled home Kiana Young in the bottom of the eighth inning Wednesday to give Liberty’s softball team a 7-6 home win over Arbor View.
Brett Sawaia shot 3-over-par 75 at Legacy Golf Club on Wednesday to lead Coronado’s boys golf team to a win in a Southeast League match.
Martel Williams, a 6-foot-3 muscular, junior wing, scored 24 of his 38 points after halftime, and added 10 rebounds in an 85-74 home victory Wednesday night over Green Valleyin the second round of the Desert Region tournament.
Jazlyn Camacho returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown with about two minutes to play Wednesday to lead Green Valley’s flag football team to a 31-25 win over Clark in the Desert Region quarterfinals at Silverado.