Bishop Gorman No. 3 singles player Blake Weismann won a tiebreaking point over Palo Verde’s top singles player, Jack Kostrinsky, to help the Gaels’ boys tennis team edge the Panthers on the road, 10-9.
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Anna Pfarrer went 3-0 in singles as the Liberty girls tennis team beat Valley at home in the Class 4A Sunrise Region quarterfinals Thursday, 11-7.
Faith Lutheran’s Maxwell Blum went 3-0 in singles play as the Crusaders edged host Centennial 10-8 on Monday in boys tennis.
Madison Knoblock went 3-0 in singles on Monday to lead Liberty’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 home win over Boulder City.
Arbor View’s Talon LeBaron went 4-for-4 with two triples, a double, two RBIs and three runs scored, including the game-winning run, as the Aggies’ baseball team edged host Shadow Ridge 11-10 in eight innings Monday.
Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Alina Marruffo caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Lauren Cranor as time expired Thursday to lift Del Sol’s flag football team to a 27-24 win over visiting Desert Pines.
Ivan Enciso scored on a penalty kick in the final minute of the match Wednesday to lift Sunrise Mountain’s boys soccer team to a 1-0 win at Chaparral.
Katy Orellana scored the tying goal with 20 minutes left in the match Wednesday to help Tech’s girls soccer team rally from a 2-0 deficit to earn a 2-2 tie with Desert Pines at Heritage Park.
Taylor Kornieck had three goals and an assist Monday to help Coronado’s girls soccer team to a 6-1 victory over visiting Foothill.
Kianna Arizmendi carded a 7-over-par 43 at Paiute on Monday to lead Centennial’s girls golf team to victory in a three-team match.
Chandler Julifs had 21 kills and six digs, and Parker Nelson added 13 kills Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team take over sole possession of first place in the Southwest League with a 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-13 win at Legacy.
Only five high school athletes ever have cracked the famed 4-minute mile, the last being Lukas Verzbicas in 2011.
It was during my favorite episode of “The Simpsons” marathon — Homer had just devoured the hot peppers grown in a Guatemalan insane asylum at the Springfield Chili Cook-Off — when the notification popped up on my phone.