Eden Whitmore had 21 kills and three blocks to lead the Pirates to a 23-25, 25-12, 25-19, 25-19 win over the Eagles in the girls 3A South Region championship game Saturday at Coronado.
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Green Valley’s Omar Rubio was tops among local runners and his performance helped lift the Gators to a second-place team finish in the Class 4A state cross country meet at Craig Ranch Regional Park.
A shoe falling off and a down day from its best runner dropped Centennial to second place at the Class 4A state cross country meet Saturday at Craig Ranch Park.
Abbey Archambault recorded the final two kills of the match as Bishop Gorman knocked off Shadow Ridge 18-25, 25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 17-15 in the Class 4A Sunset Region title match at Coronado.
Silverado dominated from the start and rolled to a 25-12, 25-19, 25-22 victory over Green Valley in the Class 4A Sunrise Region title match at Coronado.
John Lynam had three goals, and Coronado rallied from an early two-goal hole to beat Valley 7-2 in the Class 4A Sunrise Region final at Bettye Wilson Park.
Spring Valley kept its Cinderella playoff run alive by scoring a pair of goals in the opening minutes of the second half to upset Durango 2-1 in the Class 4A Sunset Region boys soccer final at Bettye Wilson Park on Saturday.
Western’s Juan Arredondo-Alvarez capitalized on a penalty kick in overtime Saturday to beat Chaparral 2-1 at Bettye Wilson Park in the Class 3A Southern Region title game.
Jadyn Nogues headed in an Avery Jacobsen free kick just two minutes into overtime to give Palo Verde a 3-2 win over previously unbeaten Arbor View in the Class 4A Sunset Region final.
Coronado used a makeshift backline for the final 20-plus minutes and held on for a 1-0 victory over Foothill in the Class 4A Sunrise Region final at Bettye Wilson Park.
Ellyson Reynada scored twice Saturday to lead Western over Tech 2-1 in the Class 3A Southern Region title game.
Eric Brooks threw three touchdowns and ran for another score Friday to help Spring Mountain’s football team top visiting Beatty 44-6 in the opening round of the Class 1A state football tournament.
Pahranagat Valley’s Tabor Maxwell completed 13 of 18 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 139 yards and two scores to lead the Panthers to a 56-22 win over Tonopah in the Class 1A state football quarterfinals.
Legacy running back Samuel Turner set a single-season rushing record and led the Longhorns to a 49-14 victory over Shadow Ridge on Friday night.
No. 1 Bishop Gorman scored on all of its offensive possessions en route to a 56-7 victory at Sierra Vista on Friday night.