Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
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Mikayla Berg was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run, and Basic’s softball team scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to get past visiting Silverado on Thursday, 11-9.
Jason Sharman singled home Zac Czerniawski with two outs on the top of the 10th to give the Desert Oasis baseball team a 7-6 road win over Bishop Gorman on Thursday.
James Cobian was 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs to lead Chaparral’s baseball team to a 5-3 home win over Clark in the Cowboy Classic semifinals.
Chase Hafen led all scorers with 27 points and added 17 rebounds to give Bonanza’s boys basketball its first league win of the season— a 64-58 home victory over Sierra Vista on Friday night.
Sierra Vista’s Rahul Gupte went 2-1 in singles Monday, leading the visting Lions to a 10-9 victory over Durango on a tiebreaker.
Kristie Thomas finished 3-0 in singles play for Eldorado on Monday as she led the Sundevils to a 10-8 home victory over Rancho.
Zach Collins would be the focal point for most high school basketball programs.
Spring Valley’s Tyson Perkins told his coach before each of the last four seasons that he would break the school record for goals scored in a season.
Coronado’s Berkeley Oblad didn’t see the most playing time on her own team this season.
Adi Angel, Aaron Schwarze and Tyler Worley each won two individual events at Multi-Generational on Saturday to help Silverado’s boys swimming team to a 156-93 win over Rancho.
Basic’s girls swimming team captured the final event of the day Saturday to earn a 122-122 tie with Liberty at Multi-Generational.
Kyle Hageness knew Justin Burks was playing well. But it wasn’t until after the game that the Arbor View boys basketball coach realized just how much his senior standout had done.
For at least some of her sophomore basketball season, Arbor View’s Ariona Gill was able to fly under the radar as opponents got their first glimpse of the talented wing.