Alexander Mercurius is committed to play at Oklahoma, but first he helped his Durango teammates finish off a second straight 4A baseball state championship.
Damon Seiters
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Junior Ava Koenig, making her fourth appearance of the region tournament, kept Centennial under wraps Saturday. Both teams advance to the 5A state tournament.
The Faith Lutheran baseball team got the break it needed to rally in the final inning and beat Palo Verde to earn a berth in next week’s Class 5A state tournament.
The Palo Verde softball team locked up a berth in next week’s state tournament and advanced to Saturday’s region final with a win over Centennial on Thursday.
The Palo Verde softball team, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, picked up a road win over No. 4 Centennial on Thursday.
Basic’s bats came alive in the sixth inning to power the team to a win over Faith Lutheran in a 5A baseball showdown Wednesday.
A freshman’s two-out single lifted Centennial to a home victory over Basic, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, on Wednesday.
Las Vegas, No. 4 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A baseball rankings, erased an early three-run deficit with authority Tuesday against No. 3 Bishop Gorman.
The Coronado softball team defeated Arbor View on the 10-run rule Thursday despite trailing heading into the bottom of the sixth inning.
Top-seeded Centennial held off No. 3 Democracy Prep to win the Class 5A state title Friday at Cox Pavilion, giving coach Karen Weitz a record championship.
No. 2 seed Bishop Gorman built a lead and held off No. 6 Desert Pines in a Class 5A state semifinal Wednesday. The title game is Friday against No. 4 Mojave.
Emma Herpin hit a clutch 3-pointer to help Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team to a road win Thursday in the 5A state quarterfinals.
Nation Williams produced a monster stat line in leading Centennial, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, past No. 2 Democracy Prep on Saturday.
The Bishop Gorman boys basketball team, No. 2 in the Review-Journal’s rankings, picked up a road win over No. 3 Centennial on Tuesday.
The defending Class 4A state champions showed Thursday they’ve still got plenty of weapons, despite star Xavion Staton recently transferring to a Utah school.