Danny Ruiz tossed a six-hitter and struck out 11, including the final batter of the game with the potential tying run at third base, to help the Bonanza baseball team hold off host Durango 6-5 on Thursday.
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Kali Tomlinson hit a two-run home run that keyed a five-run first inning Thursday as the Palo Verde softball team held on to defeat visiting Shadow Ridge, 5-4.
Eric Jordan scored the winning run on a bases-loaded balk with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday as the Shadow Ridge baseball team outlasted visiting Centennial, 4-3.
Amanda Sink threw a three-hitter and hit the game-winning home run with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday as the Legacy softball team edged visiting Durango, 3-2.
Host Centennial used a seven-run third inning to overcome an early deficit and defeated Liberty 14-4 in six innings Wednesday.
Arbor View managed only two hits and couldn”t dig out of an early hole in a 9-1 six-inning loss to Chatsworth (California) to cap play in the Durango/Sierra Vista Pool at the Blazer Spring Bash.
Blake Porter”s grand slam with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Monday keyed a seven-run uprising that helped the Palo Verde baseball team to an 8-4 win over Carson (California) in the Blazer Spring Bash at Centennial.
Noah Loeffler scored the winning run on a wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday as the Cimarron-Memorial baseball team rallied for a 3-2 win over visiting Shadow Ridge.
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Tatum Spangler went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs to help the Coronado softball team to a 13-4 win over Frontier (Calif.) on Thursday in the Torrance National Tournament in Torrance, California.
Jordan Egan went 4-for-5 with three doubles as the Pahrump Valley softball team outlasted host Western, 7-4 in eight innings.
J.D. Brooks went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs Tuesday to help the Palo Verde baseball team to a 4-1 win at Cimarron-Memorial.
Alexis Gourrier won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs Saturday to lead the Centennial girls track team to the title at the Heitkotter Invitational at Faith Lutheran.
Braulio Santiaguin”s bases-loaded chopper in the bottom of the seventh inning plated Joey Walls with the winning run as the Rancho baseball team nipped visiting Centennial 7-6 in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament on Friday.
Frankie Fitzgerald singled home Drake Maningo with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Green Valley a 3-2 home win over Centennial in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament on Thursday.