Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2017 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Softball
Follow the link for postseason softball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Sam Pochop launched a two-run homer to left field to give her team the lead, and Rancho never looked back en route to a 13-4 victory over host Liberty in a winners’ bracket semifinal of the Class 4A Sunrise Region softball tournament.
After Foothill plated nine runs over the first two innings, the Las Vegas softball team rallied and held on for a 17-16 home victory over the Falcons in Tuesday’s opening round of the Sunrise Region tournament.
Izabelle Morales tossed a five-hitter with three strikeouts, and Mikayla Berg went 3-for-3 with a triple, two runs and four RBIs to help Basic’s softball team rally from a five-run deficit to top host Eldorado 18-5 in six innings on Wednesday.
Taylor Okamura was 4-for-4 with three triples, a double and seven RBIs, and Coronado’s softball team routed visiting Green Valley 17-2 in four innings to clinch the Class 4A Sunrise League title.
Losi Brown went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs and tossed a complete game, as Chaparral’s softball team beat visiting Boulder City 8-3 on Thursday, handing the Eagles their first Class 3A Sunrise League loss.
Marleena Mills went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs to power Boulder City’s softball team to an 11-2 home win over Moapa Valley on Tuesday.
Tatum Spangler hit a grand slam and pitched a complete game to power the Coronado softball team to an 8-4 road victory over Foothill.
Taylor Okamura singled home Erica Hardy with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday, as Coronado’s softball team edged visiting Rancho 2-1 to remain undefeated in the Class 4A Sunrise League.
Tyre Hilton doubled home Olivia McClain with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Green Valley’s softball team outslugged visiting Foothill 15-14 on Tuesday.
Ashley Ward went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs for Coronado’s softball team, and winning pitcher Tatum Spangler went the distance with eight strikeouts and was 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI as the host Cougars edged Basic on Wednesday, 5-4.
Sadie Christian went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs, and Skylar Glaude was 2-for-4 with a double and and two RBIs to lead Foothill’s softball team to a 9-4 victory over visiting Rancho on Monday.
Alexis Geraldo went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs to lead Durango’s softball team to a 15-0 four-inning victory over host Spring Valley on Friday.
Madelynn Kennedy went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs to lead Cheyenne’s softball team to a 6-4 win at Chaparral on Thursday.