HEAD OF THE CLASS: Burton’s big week helps Shadow Ridge baseball

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

BASEBALL

Tyler Burton

Shadow Ridge

The junior was 5-for-7 with three RBIs in three games and also pitched 6 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run to pick up a victory against Las Vegas.

Alex Smith

Mojave

The senior pitcher threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts in an 8-0 win over Clark.

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SOFTBALL

Kalei Watkins

Sierra Vista

The freshman pitcher threw complete games to lead the Mountain Lions to a 1-0 win over Shadow Ridge and a 2-1 victory over Spring Valley. Watkins allowed three hits and struck out nine against Shadow Ridge and yielded four hits with six strikeouts against Spring Valley.

Mosie Foley

Faith Lutheran

The sophomore was 7-for-10 with two homers and eight RBIs in four games and struck out 21 in two pitching victories.

Andrea Garner

Sunrise Mountain

The sophomore pitcher threw a five-inning perfect game, striking out eight, in a 10-0 win over Chaparral.

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HEAD OF THE CLASS

ARBOR VIEW — Softball player Ashlyn Ames was 6-for-12 with five extra-base hits, seven RBIs and a 1.50 ERA in 14 innings in three games. Baseball player Jayce Gardner was 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs in a 10-0 win over Cheyenne.

BONANZA — Boys track athlete Jacob Perez won the 110- and 300-meter hurdle races at the Sunset Region Freshman/Sophomore Championships.

BOULDER CITY — Boys thrower Sam Gomez won the discus and was fourth in the shot put in the Sunrise Region Freshman/Sophomore Championships.

CENTENNIAL — Boys golfer Matthew Palmer shot 6-over-par 42 in a dual-meet win over Cimarron-Memorial. Softball player Savannah Horvath went 2-for-2 with a homer in an 18-3 win over Desert Oasis.

CLARK — Girls track athlete Shyanne Carter-Wade threw a personal best 90 feet, 5 inches in the discus at Desert Pines.

DESERT OASIS — Girls track athlete Angelique Gaeta won the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs in a meet with Legacy. Baseball player Zach Rickard was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in a win over Centennial, and threw a scoreless inning in a victory over Sierra Vista.

FAITH LUTHERAN — Baseball player Dakota Greenawalt was 5-for-11 with two home runs and seven RBIs over three games.

GREEN VALLEY — Boys track athlete Lenny Rubi won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs at the Sunrise Region Freshman/Sophomore Championships, leading the Gators to the team title.

RANCHO — Boys track athlete Lorenzo Johnson won the 800-meter run in a meet at Canyon Springs. Girls track athlete Chyrese Patterson won the 400-meter dash at the Richard Lewis Invitational.

SIERRA VISTA — Boys golfer George Kim shot 78 in a Northwest League match.