The Patriots foursome of David Leathers, Tyeese Blackman, Rudy Distrito and Cervantes White won the Sunrise Region championship in 42.84 seconds at Basic High School on Saturday afternoon to clinch aberth in Reno for the Class 4A state track meet this weekend. Coronado swept the boys and the girls titles.
The Falcons (31-11) claimed their first Sunrise Region championship game Saturday afternoon with a title game when they 25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 35-33 win over Coronado.
The team championships for both boys and girls at Friday’s Class 4A Sunrise Regional swimming championships came down to Coronado and Green Valley and the final event of the day — the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Chris Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, including a two-run double in the sixth that broke a 10-10 tie, as the Rams defeated the Cougars 14-10 at Green Valley to advance to the championship round of the Sunrise Region baseball tournament.
The Coronado boys volleyball team’s quest for a second straight Sunrise Region title will continue after the Cougars won a thrilling five-set contest against host Las Vegas, 25-23, 23-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-12.
John Howard Bobo’s two-run double allowed the Wolves to pull out a 2-1 win over visiting Coronado in the winners’ bracket final.
Coronado senior hurler Tatum Spangler recovered from a modest first-inning jam to dominate the Patriots with a steady dose of rise-balls en route to an 11-1, five-inning home victory in the Sunrise Region tournament.
Led by medalist Brett Sodetz, Coronado shot a total of 7-under-par 569 as a team, setting a state record for a 36-hole tournament. It was more than enough to give the Cougars their fourth straight title at the Sunrise Region tournament at Paiute on Wednesday.
Soraya Seumalo threw a complete game and propelled the Patriots to a 5-1 road victory over Basic to advance to the winners’ bracket final of the Sunrise Region tournament.
Boston Mabeus went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, four runs and five RBIs Wednesday as Coronado’s baseball team earned a 21-6 road win over top-seeded Rancho in the Sunrise Region baseball tournament.
