The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls are clear favorites once again, but there are some sleepers that could do some damage in the postseason.
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Centennial looks to avenge last year’s 36-7 loss to Faith Lutheran, strengthen its status as Northwest League favorite in one of the valley’s top matchups.
With a talented group of underclassmen, Coronado scored 449 points Friday to roll to the Class 4A Desert Region title at UNLV.
The Cougars finished with 452 points to claim the title. Green Valley finished second with 444 points, and Bishop Gorman finished third with 284 points.
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Jared Brady had 18 kills as Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-12 road victory over the Cimarron-Memorial on Tuesday night.
Xheneiya LaRocke smacked a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning for the go-ahead runs, and Valley’s softball team turned a 4-6-5 triple play to finish out a 15-13 win road win over Canyon Springs on Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman’s John Gaughan came in with the tying run on third base and one out in the seventh inning, and induced a groundout and a strikeout to record the save and help the Gaels’ baseball team stave off visiting Durango on Tuesday, 5-4.
Holly Severence homered and drove in three runs Saturday to help the Desert Oasis softball team beat Silverado 14-6 in six innings in the championship game of the Colorado River Invitational in Needles, California.
Coronado’s Tom Dougherty and Eddie Smisson took the top two spots in the sophomore boys race to lead the Cougars to the team title at the Bud O’Dea Classic on Tuesday at Desert Breeze.
Kalei Watkins smashed a grand slam in the fourth inning, and host Sierra Vista claimed a 6-1 win over Shadow Ridge in a winners’ bracket semifinal of the Class 4A Sunset Region softball tournament.
In his first pitching outing of the season, Anthony Guzman struck out four in three innings of relief to help Rancho’s baseball team secure a 6-4 victory over San Pedro (California) in the Blazer Spring Bash at Shadow Ridge High.
Garrett Giles spun a five-inning, three-hit shutout Friday to lead Basic’s baseball team to a 13-0 victory over Mountain Pointe (Arizona) in the Boras Classic in Phoenix.
Shelbi Denman spun a one-hit shutout and stuck out eight as Shadow Ridge’s softball team blanked Bingham (Utah) 13-0 in four innings in the Tournament of Champions at Bullhead City, Arizona.