Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2017 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Baseball
Follow the link for postseason baseball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Kevin Clark hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning Friday to lift Liberty’s baseball team to a 6-4 road victory over Las Vegas in the completion of a game suspended on March 9.
Asher Bouldin singled home Ryan Merino with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Wednesday to lift Palo Verde’s baseball team to a 3-2 home win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Hunter Martin singled to right-center field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Trace Evans and give Basic’s baseball team a 9-8 home win over Coronado on Thursday.
Richard Mascarenas entered the game with the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh for Durango on Friday, and got a flyball and a double play to lock down the save in a 3-2 road win over Pahrump Valley.
Jack Wold singled off the right-field fence with one out in the bottom of the seventh to score Christian Rivero and lift Basic’s baseball team to a 3-2 home victory over Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Sophomore Gabriel Achucarro, using his unconventional delivery, threw a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts to stymie the Sierra Vista offense and lead Chatsworth (California) to a 4-0 win in the Steven Janvrin Championship game of the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango High.
Banning (California) produced all of its hits and runs in the top of the seventh inning and held on for a 3-2 win over Palo Verde’s baseball team in the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango High on Tuesday.
In his first pitching outing of the season, Anthony Guzman struck out four in three innings of relief to help Rancho’s baseball team secure a 6-4 victory over San Pedro (California) in the Blazer Spring Bash at Shadow Ridge High.
Rancho’s Layton Walls provided a two-run single, and the Rams’ baseball team added another run on a passed ball as part of a three-run eighth inning to defeat Liberty 4-1 on the road Tuesday.
Kian Wilbur hit a two-run double in the top of the seventh Friday to lift Centennial’s baseball team to a 4-3 road win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Teddy Lobkowicz singled home Rhett Armstrong with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Boulder City’s baseball team rallied for a 6-5 victory over visiting Desert Pines on Thursday.
Shadow Ridge’s baseball team rallied for seven runs in the top of the 10th inning on Wednesday to earn a 12-5 road victory over Arbor View.
Palo Verde’s Jaret Godman hit a three-run double with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday to lead the Panthers’ baseball team over Arbor View at home, 5-3.