Palo Verde coach Kevin Fiddler may never have been so happy to see a failed bunt attempt.
Baseball
Chris Dunn’s two-run home run with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Monday allowed host Bonanza’s baseball team to top Legacy, 10-8 in the Grizzly-Bengal Spring Break Tournament.
Tucker Thomason tossed a six-hit complete game, and Palo Verde got an early lift from Will Hamilton”s solo home run in the first inning during a 6-2 victory over No. 8 Coronado. Thomason held the Cougars scoreless before a two-run double to Jacen Yergensen in the seventh.
Jacob Klein singled down the left-field line to score Preston Pavlica with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, and Liberty’s baseball team held on for a 5-4 road victory over Las Vegas.
Ryan McHale smacked a two-run home run, and Nick Quintana finished with four RBIs as Arbor View routed host Liberty 16-4 in five innings Tuesday in a matchup of top-five baseball teams.
Patrick Savoy didn”t receive any scholarship offers after completing an all-state senior season with Las Vegas High. But the 6-foot-4-inch shooting guard hopes that will change this spring when he plays with Dream Vision AAU on the travel basketball circuit.
Donta Williams’ two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning capped a four-run rally, and Legacy’s baseball team edged visiting Foothill 10-9 on Friday to earn its first victory of the season.
Cade Burdett struck out 10 in a five-hitter to lead Sierra Vista’s baseball team to a 3-1 home win over Mojave on Thursday.
Chandler Gehring’s RBI single with two outs in the top of the fifth inning Wednesday gave Tech’s baseball team a 1-0 road win over Del Sol.
Ty Burger doubled home Drake Maningo with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Green Valley’s baseball team rallied for a 6-5 victory over visiting Legacy on Tuesday.
A.J. Amelburu scored the winning run on a throwing error with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday to lift Green Valley’s baseball team to a 3-2 home win over Palo Verde.
Trevor Jackson hit a three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning to help Palo Verde’s baseball team rally for a 5-3 win at Desert Oasis on Wednesday.
The spring combine season is in full swing, and that means prep football players across the country are trying to impress college coaches without actually putting on pads and helmets.
Kyle Horton doubled and came home on two balks in the top of the fifth to break a 2-2 tie, and Centennial’s baseball team held on for a 3-2 win at Palo Verde.
Casey Ladeira homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the seventh inning Monday to give Bonanza’s baseball team a 9-8 win over visiting Palo Verde.