Parker Schmidt was the final Diamondbacks’ hero, as he drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run and secure a berth in the Class 4A state tournament.
Schools
Brett Sawaia birdied the only playoff hole Wednesday afternoon to break a tie with Noah MacFawn and score the Desert Region championship on Wednesday afternoon at Reflection Bay.
Amanda Sink spun a one-hitter Friday, striking out 13 and walking three, to help Centennial’s softball team to an 8-0 win over Manti (Utah) in the Spring Showdown in St. George, Utah.
Emmanuel Austin led four double-figure scorers with 15 points Tuesday as Legacy’s boys basketball team cruised to a 72-48 win at Rancho.
Arianna Van Houweling and Jade Mayweather each posted a straight-sets win in singles to help Faith Lutheran’s girls tennis team defeat Oak Ridge (California) in the Division I-B bracket final of the California Tennis Classic in Clovis, California.
Ogi Zekanovic and Eliseo Wao-Udin each went 3-0 in singles for the Desert Oasis boys tennis team Saturday to lead the host Diamondbacks by Tech, 12-6.
Puskas surged to the lead entering the final mile and held off the rest of the field to finish the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 25.7 seconds, for her biggest cross country win of a still-young prep career.
Lasith Narasinghe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs on Tuesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team upset host Bishop Gorman 8-4 in the opening round of the Sunset Region tournament.
Kevin Legardy hit eight 3-pointers and scored 39 points Thursday to power the Canyon Springs boys basketball team to a 94-61 home win over Las Vegas to complete an undefeated run through the Northeast League.
Aaliyah Medina threw for 285 yards and five touchdowns as Sierra Vista’s flag football team routed visiting Desert Oasis on Thursday, 47-7.
Ella Zanders had 13 points on Thursday as second-ranked Spring Valley defeated visiting Desert Oasis 64-50 to lock up the Southwest League girls basketball title.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
Kylie Stritenberger had 12 points on Monday to lead Pahrump Valley’s girls basketball team to a 26-24 home win over Boulder City.
Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.
The doubles team of Caleb Lewis and William Ballin went 3-0 to lead Rancho’s boys tennis team to a 14-4 win at Valley on Friday afternoon.