Silverado clinches division

Silverado softball coach Victor Pierro constantly talks about this team's hitting depth. On any given day, Pierro says, any given hitter can come through.

On Thursday at Foothill High School in the teams' regular-season finale, it was freshman Taylor Lampela's turn.

Lampela was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three runs in the Skyhawks' 8-3 win over the Falcons. Silverado clinched the Southeast Division, finishing 12-2, one game ahead of Green Valley.

Lampela has been on a tear lately after replacing injured Amanda Buchholz in the Silverado lineup, hitting nearly .500 since early April.

And now with Buchholz back -- and going 3-for-3 with three RBIs on Thursday -- the Skyhawks have the best of both worlds.

With Buchholz back at third base, Lampela has shifted to shortstop.

"She's been doing that since she started playing with more regularity," Pierro said of Lampela. "She took over for Buchholz when she got injured, and she was producing so well that we had to find a way to get her in the game."

Against Foothill (18-21, 10-4), Lampela came to bat in the seventh inning with Silverado (20-4) up by three runs. With a runner on second and an 0-and-1 count, Lampela smacked a Shelbie Medrano pitch over the right-field fence, nearly hitting the scoreboard.

"I went up there with a hitter's mentality," Lampela said. "I kinda knew what I was going to do. Today, we were really aggressive, and it makes you want to be more positive."

Added Pierro: "With most freshmen, confidence is going to be an issue -- feeling like they belong. It was good to get her a lot of at-bats with Buchholz down. You could just tell how her confidence is growing a little more with every at-bat."

• Sierra Vista 2, Clark 0 -- At Sierra Vista, Desiree Laswell pitched a no-hitter, striking out nine and walking four, to lead the Lions past Clark.

Brittany Cram's bunt single in the sixth inning drove in the first run. Laswell scored the second run on one of Clark's five errors.

Chargers pitcher Jordyn McDonald tossed a two-hitter and struck out 12.

• Liberty 3, Green Valley 0 -- At Green Valley, Breanna English threw a three-hitter with five strikeouts to lead the Patriots over the Gators.

Amber Gallego was 2-for-3 with a double and a run, and English went 2-for-4 for the Patriots, who secured the Southeast Division's final playoff berth on a tiebreaker over Coronado.

• Basic 6, Tech 0 -- At Basic, Megan Feher and Lacey Romo combined on a no-hitter as the Wolves beat the Roadrunners.

Feher struck out seven in four innings, and Romo had three strikeouts in three innings.

Cortney Breeden was 2-for-4 with a solo home run, and Kelli Lalli went 3-for-4 with an RBI.

• Valley 9, Eldorado 0 -- At Eldorado, Mickayla Romero tossed a five-hit shutout and struck out seven as the Vikings won the battle for third place in the Northeast Division.

Romero, Lorena Villamar and Patricia Zambrano each had a double for Valley.

• Centennial 6, Cimarron-Memorial 2 -- At Centennial, Katie Lee was 2-for-2 with two RBIs as the Bulldogs wrapped up second place in the Northwest Division.

Lindsay Konopelko was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs for the Bulldogs.

• Durango 5, Bishop Gorman 0 -- At Durango, Nicole Herrera tossed a two-hitter as the Trailblazers beat the Gaels.

Durango's Ashley Hall was 3-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI, and D.J. Richardson added a double and a solo home run.

• Las Vegas 4, Rancho 3 -- At Las Vegas, Breanna Guzman singled, stole second and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Tiffini Lucero in the bottom of the seventh.

Chelsea Lewis was 2-for-2 with two runs, including the tying run in the bottom of the sixth. Guzman was 2-for-4, and Meagan McGaha went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Las Vegas, which finished 12-0 in the Northeast Division.

• Arbor View 6, Legacy 4 -- At Legacy, Brooke Petersen went 2-for-4 with a triple, a double and an RBI as Arbor View pounded nine extra-base hits to down the Longhorns.

Danielle Nolan was 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs for the Aggies.

Kaylan Hanson and Darcey Cochran each went 3-for-4 for Legacy. Hanson had three RBIs.

• Shadow Ridge 11, Cheyenne 0 -- At Shadow Ridge, Mandy Harmon threw a one-hitter with five strikeouts to lead the Mustangs to a five-inning win.

Jackie Pugliese was 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBIs, and Mandy Harmon went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.

• Coronado 18, Del Sol 1 -- At Coronado, Bianca Query went 3-for-3 with a home run, a triple and four RBIs to lead the Cougars in five innings.

Kelsie Fahr went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and three RBIs.

• Canyon Springs 21, Chaparral 7 -- At Chaparral, the Pioneers scored eight runs in the first inning and cruised to victory.

Amber Day went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs, and Fernanda Alfara was 3-for-4 with four runs for Canyon Springs. Melissa Romero went 3-for-3 with two runs for Chaparral.

• Bonanza 12, Western 0 -- At Western, the Bengals did all of their scoring in the first inning and cruised past the Warriors.

Courtney Spencer tossed a one-hitter for Bonanza, striking out six.