The winners of the last three Division I-A state titles have a new coach and 10 returning lettermen.
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The Trailblazers return six lettermen from last year’s squad.
The Panthers return four lettermen and hope to compete in the Northwest League.
Despite returning only four lettermen, the Desert Shields still should be competitive in the Sunset League.
The Cowboys bring back five lettermen and hope to compete for a state playoff berth.
The Bengals lost 11 players to graduation and hope to have success while gaining varsity experience.
The Saints return four starters and hope to improve this season.
After advancing to the Division III state tournament last year, the Saints return just two starters.
The Diamondbacks will need to learn quickly as they return only one varsity player from last season.
Hit hard by graduation, the Skyhawks return only two players with varsity experience.
The Mountain Lions bring back four starters from last year’s squad.
The Lions bring back nine lettermen from a team that advanced to the Division IV state semifinals.
Cheyenne’s Jessica Mercado scored a goal with two minutes remaining Monday as the host Desert Shields earned a 2-2 draw with Western in a battle of top Class 3A Sunset League teams.
Dresdan Quackenbush scored the go-ahead goal in the 51st minute Monday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 win over visiting Arbor View.
It was Joe Sawaia’s Coronado Cougars who best navigated the difficult conditions in the first round of the Class 4A girls state golf tournament Monday afternoon, leading by 16 strokes despite posting their highest score of the season at 317. Bishop Gorman was second at 333, with Palo Verde third at 360.