The Palo Verde boys swimming and diving team won the Class 5A state championship Saturday for its 10th straight title. Coronado won its third straight 5A girls title.
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The Durango Fall Classic, a 64-team event with a mix of schools from the valley and others from all over the country, will be played at four schools Friday and Saturday.
Led by senior Tyler Edlefsen, Palo Verde scored 91 points to hold off second-place Coronado, which scored 84, and won the Class 4A state title.
After having their three-year state championship streak snapped last season, the Panthers made a relatively easy time of winning the Class 4A state title.
Here are the 2019 all-league boys basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Here are the 2019 all-league girls basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Coronado beat Faith Lutheran 10-5, and Palo Verde defeated Reno 11-7 on Thursday at Bishop Manogue in the Class 4A state semifinals.
Clark rolled to a 14-4 victory over Reno in the state semifinals at Bishop Mangoue on Thursday to set up a rematch with the two-time defending state champion Panthers, who beat Coronado, 11-7, in the other semifinal.
Faith Lutheran’s boys swimming team edged Clark in the final event, and the teams finished tied with 145 points in a meet at Pavilion on Saturday.
Cassidy Ludwig won two events Saturday to lead Shadow Ridge’s girls swim team to a 165-121 victory over Arbor View at Pavilion.
Taylor Okamura homered in the seventh inning Saturday but the Coronado softball team could not complete the comeback as the Cougars fell to Rio Mesa (Calif.) in the championship of the National Tournament in Torrance, California.
Arienn Ackerman’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted Las Vegas High’s softball team to a 4-2 home win over Basic on Monday.
Follow the link for postseason flag football honors, as selected by coaches.