Ryan Watkins crushed a grand slam over the left-center-field wall to break a tie in the seventh inning Friday, and Sierra Vista’s softball team completed the comeback to win 16-12 over host Durango.
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Rancho’s Ayanna Potter hit a grand slam on Friday to lead the Rams to a 13-0, five-inning home win over Canyon Springs.
Here is a look at some of the week’s top high school sports events.
Madelynn Kennedy went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs to lead Cheyenne’s softball team to a 6-4 win at Chaparral on Thursday.
Cara Beatty slammed two two-run homers, both toward right field, and top-ranked Palo Verde scratched across a run in the seventh inning to claim a 5-4 road win over No. 8 Centennial.
Melissa Martinez singled home Clarissa Lona with the go-ahead run during a seven-run sixth inning that lifted the Legacy softball team to a 12-10 win over visiting Bishop Gorman on Saturday.
Host Palo Verde committed two errors in the top of the seventh inning and nearly tossed away a four-run lead before holding on for a 7-6 victory over rival Centennial.
Savannah Price doubled to right-center field with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to plate courtesy runner Kezney Crompton with the winning run as the Virgin Valley softball team nipped Tech 4-3 in Mesquite on Wednesday.
Follow the link for the latest softball coaches poll.
Palo Verde falls short in its quest to win its second consecutive state softball title, losing to Reed 3-2 in eight innings Saturday in the Division I championship game. Reed won its first state title since 1998 and avenged a loss to the Panthers in last year”s final.
After dropping its first game Saturday, Lincoln County’s softball team was trying to get out of the heat and regroup.
Pahranagat Valley has had its fair share of multi-sport athletes, but not many of them can say they’ve accomplished the “triple crown” in two consecutive years.
Follow the link for the schedule and scores (when available) for the 2015 state softball tournaments.
Jordan Corn went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and five RBIs on Thursday, and host Foothill’s softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to top No. 2 Coronado, 11-9.
Jennifer Cerrone tossed a five-inning no-hitter Monday to lead Centennial’s softball team to a 14-0 win over visiting Legacy.
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