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Boys roundup: Palo Verde swims past Faith Lutheran

Tyler Edlefsen and Trajan Houston each won two individual events Saturday at Pavilion to lead Palo Verde’s boys swimming team to a 213-70 win over Faith Lutheran.

Rancho girls sprinters run wild at Skyhawk Invitational

Rancho’s Teleda Williams and Gizelle Reid set the top two times in the state so far this season in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes and helped the Rams’ 400-relay team to another lopsided victory in the Skyhawk Invitational at Silverado.

Roundup: Desert Pines edges Virgin Valley

Steven Laureano fired a four-hitter on Wednesday to lead the Desert Pines baseball team to a 3-2 road victory over Virgin Valley.

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Roundup: Palo Verde takes down Shadow Ridge

Palo Verde’s Makena Martin was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs Wednesday as the host Panthers nipped Shadow Ridge in softball, 5-4.

Tarkanian Boys: Class 2A Democracy Prep makes Palo Verde latest 4A victim

Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Summer’s gone, but league play’s here

Sure enough, league play in the Class 4A Sunset Region and Class 3A starts this week, the true indicator that summer is done. Even Bishop Gorman is taking a break from irking out-of-state fanbases to play a Southwest League contest against Bonanza. (I didn’t include that game in my picks, but, spoiler alert, Gorman is going to win.)

Seniors help Gators capture championship

Adrian Ojeda and fellow senior Robert Razo each won individual state titles at Star of the Desert Arena, helping Green Valley capture its fifth consecutive team championship at the Division I state wrestling tournament.

2015 Football Honors

Follow the link for postseason football honors, as selected by coaches. All-league, all-region and all-state teams will be posted as they are received.

SOFTBALL: Miners take advantage of Chaparral miscues

Sunrise Mountain’s softball team took advantage of a missed tag on a grounder up the first base line and a misplayed ball at third base to score two runs with two outs in the sixth inning and held on for a 2-1 win at Chaparral on Tuesday.