Centennial needs a win over a Cimarron-Memorial team that is out of the playoff race to claim its first league title since 2002 and the No. 1 seed in the Northwest League.
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Ariana Simmons was 5-for-6 with a triple and four RBIs Thursday to help Valley’s softball team to a 25-15, six-inning win at Del Sol.
Cimarron-Memorial’s Matthew Rodgers avenged three regular-season losses to Shadow Ridge’s Marc Williams by winning 3-1 in overtime in the 160-pound division, to help the Spartans win the region championship, 231-228½.
Jesus Leon scored the second of his two goals with two minutes remaining in Tuesday’s game to lift Rancho’s boys soccer team over visitin Faith Lutheran, 4-3.
Arbor View’s Carmen Endicott scored on an assist from Abby Casano three minutes into stoppage time, and the Aggies’ girls soccer team erased a two-goal deficit and tied with visiting Centennial on Tuesday, 3-3.
Bishop Gorman’s Jamal Bey scored 27 points as the Gaels held on for a 74-71 boys basketball victory over host Durango on Friday.
Centennial’s wrestling team is second in team points after the first day of the Sunset Region meet, and will send six wrestlers to the semifinals Saturday seeking the first region championship in program history.
Johnny Ball tossed a four-hitter, striking out 10 and allowing four hits, as the Legacy baseball team topped visiting Shadow Ridge on Tuesday, 4-1.
Palo Verde’s Jack Trent earned medalist honors with a 5-under-par 66 at TPC Las Vegas on Tuesday, six strokes better than the second-place finisher, to carry the Panthers’ boys golf team to victory in a Northwest League match.
Gavin Mangan went 3-0 in singles Friday to help Basic’s boys tennis team pull out a 10-8 road win over Desert Pines.
Jorel Hingada’s RBI single with two outs in the top of the seventh inning sparked a four-run rally as Bishop Gorman’s baseball team escaped with a 5-2 win at Cimarron-Memorial and clinched at least a share of the Division I Sunset League title on Monday.
Kate Dennis’ two-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning plated Samantha Milanovich with the winning run as Shadow Ridge’s softball team earned at least a share of the Division I Sunset League title with a 2-1 win over visiting Arbor View on Monday.
Mason Archer won two individual events Saturday to help Sierra Vista to a 143-142 win over Clark at Pavilion.
Charlotte Brereton won two individual events Saturday to help Shadow Ridge to a 155-132 win over Arbor View at Pavilion.
This is a celebration of great things in small packages, an ode to jockeys, half-popped popcorn kernels and Division I-A.