The Skyhawks bring back 11 lettermen and should be competitive in the Class 4A Sunrise League.
Silverado
Tyler Tuiasosopo, 27, was hired by Western last month and provides instant name recognition for a team that hasn’t won a game on the field since 2010.
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.
The Skyhawks will field a more experienced lineup this season.
The Skyhawks are hoping their young athletes can contribute immediately.
The Skyhawks bring back 15 lettermen from last year’s state championship team.
Host Foothill shot nearly 61 percent from the field during the first half Tuesday and had five scorers in double figures during a 78-52 victory over Las Vegas in the Class 4A Sunrise Region quarterfinals.
Caitlin Shannon completed 18 of 23 passes for 211 yards and six touchdowns, including four in the first half, to lead third-seeded Coronado to a 41-6 victory over No. 2 Rancho in the Sunrise Region flag football quarterfinals at Green Valley.
Green Valley sophomore Steele Dias won the 106-pound state championship to help the Gators to their sixth consecutive state title Saturday at Spanish Springs High School.
Having won five consecutive state championships, Green Valley coach Jon Ferry might have expected to feel comfortable with a lead after the first day of the Class 4A state tournament. But Ferry wasn’t feeling so secure as his team prepared to leave the gym after Friday’s semifinal round at Spanish Springs.
Martell Williams scored a team-high 19 points as Silverado’s boys basketball team clinched the Southeast League’s No. 4 seed with a 64-61 overtime win at Green Valley on Thursday.
Casey Proctor scored 12 points on Thursday night to lead the Faith Lutheran girls basketball team to a 42-26 road victory over Legacy.
Alyssa Karpinski hauled in a 5-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tiarra Del Rosario with 30 seconds remaining Thursday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s flag football team clinch the Northwest League title with a 21-18 victory over host Centennial.
Steven Adeyemi and Trevor White scored 14 points apiece Tuesday to help Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball clinch its first playoff berth in school history with a 62-49 home win over Mojave.