Deanna Barrera smacked a single up the middle to score Ashlyn Heck from second base in the bottom of the seventh, capping a three-run seventh-inning rally as the host Bulldogs edged Shadow Ridge, 3-2 in the Mountain Region Tournament.
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Parker Schmidt was the final Diamondbacks’ hero, as he drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run and secure a berth in the Class 4A state tournament.
Puskas surged to the lead entering the final mile and held off the rest of the field to finish the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 25.7 seconds, for her biggest cross country win of a still-young prep career.
Torii Forsberg went 4-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and two RBIs as Arbor View’s softball team routed Las Vegas in four innings at the Battle of the Bats Tournament, 16-3 on Thursday.
Aaliyah Medina threw for 285 yards and five touchdowns as Sierra Vista’s flag football team routed visiting Desert Oasis on Thursday, 47-7.
Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.
The doubles team of Caleb Lewis and William Ballin went 3-0 to lead Rancho’s boys tennis team to a 14-4 win at Valley on Friday afternoon.
Centennial’s girls tennis team won a tiebreaker 4-2 en route to a 10-9 home win over Spring Valley on Friday.
Eliyjah Pricebrooks led four double-figure scorers with 16 points Wednesday as the Desert Oasis girls basketball team staved off the Grizzlies to win 64-57 at home and clinch the first league title in school history.
Kaitlyn Horstdaniel threw two touchdown passes to Natalie Gennuso, including the go-ahead score in the second half, helping Las Vegas’ flag football team pull out a 12-7 victory over visiting Canyon Springs on Wednesday.
Dayshawn Robinson scored 19 points, and teammate Jahleel Stevens knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the key with 30 seconds remaining to lift Rancho’s boys basketball team to a 57-56 home win over Eldorado on Wednesday.
Sarah Goddard had 14 kills, three aces and two blocks Thursday as Arbor View’s girls volleyball team rallied for a 19-25, 25-7, 25-16, 25-21 victory over visiting Desert Oasis.
Alex Mejia scored off an assist from Andres Santana with three minutes remaining Thursday as Tech’s boys soccer team edged host Eldorado, 3-2.
Austin Dickieson and Marc Francis went 3-0 in doubles Thursday as Bishop Gorman’s boys tennis team defeated visiting Durango, 14-4.
The doubles teams of Abby Lewis and Kaya Richardson, and Isabella Shelton and Brooklynn Harris each went 3-0 to help Palo Verde’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 win over visiting Faith Lutheran on Thursday.