Centennial”s Jake Portaro fought through injuries as a sophomore and junior. The senior middle infielder has become one of the top hitters in the Division I Sunset Region and recently signed a letter of intent with Utah.
Softball
Sunrise Mountain’s softball team took advantage of a missed tag on a grounder up the first base line and a misplayed ball at third base to score two runs with two outs in the sixth inning and held on for a 2-1 win at Chaparral on Tuesday.
Cheyenne freshman Kaitlyn Dutton will readily admit that she didn’t have her best stuff in the pitcher’s circle Saturday against Chaparral. Too many balls up in the zone, she’d say.
Jahnae Davis-Houston scored on Jacey Kelley-Gonzalez’s safety squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday to lift Rancho’s softball team to a 1-0 win over Mission Oak (Calif.) in the Washington Union Invitational at Fresno, Calif.
Foothill’s softball team ended March looking like anything but a state title contender.
Kelsey McFarland was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs Monday to help Foothill’s softball team to an 11-5 win at Coronado.
Kaitlyn O’Hearn hit a grand slam in the sixth inning Friday to help Durango’s softball team to an 11-3 victory at Basic.
Indian Springs baseball coach Jamie Molloy had no idea who would lead his pitching staff this season.