Treven Clizbe had 26 kills and 23 digs, and Brenden Wagner added 22 kills and 13 digs Friday as Arbor View claimed its first region title by outlasting the Panthers, 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8 in the Division I Sunset Region final at Legacy. Both teams advance to next week’s state tournament.
Green Valley’s baseball team lost both games it played against Silverado during the regular season.
Beau Capanna hit a second-inning grand slam, and Gorman had 12 hits en route to a 10-0, five-inning win over Cimarron in the losers’ bracket final. The Gaels (31-5) play Centennial (26-9) in the championship round at noon on Saturday. Gorman would have to win twice to capture the title and earn a berth at state.
Sierra Vista’s DaVion Hollis ripped a fastball down the third-base line in the top of the ninth inning to drive in two runs to propel the Mountain Lions to a 6-3 victory over Faith Lutheran in the Division I-A Southern Region tournament in Boulder City.
Chase Larson had 11 kills and eight blocks, and James Reed added 15 kills and seven digs to help Green Valley sweep Foothill 26-24, 27-25, 25-17 in the Division I Sunrise Region final at Legacy.
The Meadows drew 19 walks in four innings on Friday en route to a 20-5 victory over Lake Mead in the Division III Southern League tournament at Laughlin.
Camden Zahn hit a chopper just inside of first base to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning and raced around to score on a wild throw after a sacrifice bunt to lift the Palo Verde to a 10-9 win over Centennial in the losers’ bracket final of the Division I Sunset Region softball tournament at Bishop Gorman.
Liberty’s softball team won a pair of elimination games Friday, including an 8-4 win over Coronado in the losers’ bracket final, to advance to the championship game of the Division I Sunrise Region tournament.
Boulder City rallied in a big way, and senior pitcher Charlene Masterson turned in a big-time performance as the Eagles won two games to punch the final ticket to next week’s state tournament.
Madalyn Taylor went 4-for-4 with a home run and a double Friday to lift host Pahranagat Valley’s softball team to an 18-5 win over Tonopah in five innings in the winners’ bracket final of the Division IV Southern League tournament.
