The Durango baseball team edged Sierra Vista and will play in the winners’ bracket of the Class 4A state tournament. Check out all of Saturday’s playoff action.
Softball
Here are the all-league softball teams, as selected by coaches
Rose Mackey and Samantha Bahde each went 3-for-4 and scored twice Wednesday to help Boulder City’s softball team hold off host Virgin Valley, 12-10.
Coronado and Centennial both won Tuesday to secure the No. 1 seeds for their respective region softball tournament.
Destinee Jefferson scattered six hits and struck out nine Saturday to lead Legacy’s softball team to a 4-1 win at Durango.
Sierra Vista and Schurr (California) were named co-champions of the Mountain Lion/Blazer Classic after rain forced the cancellation of Tuesday’s championship game at Sierra Vista.
Winning pitcher Tyerra Kaaialii belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning Monday to help host Sierra Vista rally for a 14-10 win over Green Valley in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Lion/Blazer Classic softball tournament.
Desert Oasis pitcher Jazmyne Compehos induced 14 groundouts and tossed a two-hitter to help the eighth-ranked Diamondbacks knock off fourth-ranked Rancho 9-2 on Saturday.
Ashley Ward spun a six-hitter and struck out 11 on Friday to lead host Coronado’s softball team to a 5-0 win over Basic in a battle of Desert League leaders.
Winning pitcher Brooke Detommaso was 1-for-4 with four RBIs to help Bonanza’s softball team to a 9-6 win at Boulder City on Monday.
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep softball season.
Kaitlin Fazendin had a home run and a double Thursday as Durango’s softball team scored three in the seventh inning to stun host Desert Oasis, 11-9.
Angela Santillanes doubled home Sanoe Helenihi in the bottom of the seventh Monday to lift Basic’s softball team to a 7-6 home win over Rancho.
Makena Martin hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to complete Palo Verde’s rally and help the Panthers’ softball team beat visiting Faith Lutheran, 5-4.
