Vasquez propels Durango to baseball victory

Niko Vasquez was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and five RBIs to lead Durango's baseball team to an 8-7 road victory over Bonanza on Thursday.

Vasquez, a senior, also got a save for the Trailblazers, who took an 8-1 lead into the bottom of the fourth inning.

Zach Hollenback was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double and three runs for Durango.

Bonanza's Heriberto Orozco was 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.

• Las Vegas 13, Desert Pines 1 -- At Las Vegas, Bryce Harper was 3-for-3 with two triples, two runs and two RBIs to help the Wildcats defeat the Jaguars in five innings.

Miguel Ortiz and Harper combined on a one-hitter.

Tate Chauncey was 2-for-3 with a run and four RBIs for Las Vegas.

• Rancho 13, Chaparral 4 -- At Chaparral, Blake Pletsch went 4-for-5 and scored four runs in the Rams' win over the Cowboys.

Coleman Green was 3-for-3 for Rancho, and teammate Paul Deaver went 3-for-5 with three RBIs.

Winning pitcher Eric Holdren tossed a complete game and struck out 13.

Chaparral's Chris Butler was 2-for-3 with two doubles.

• Bishop Gorman 18, Clark 0 -- At Clark, Jeff Malm went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, and the Gaels scored 10 fourth-inning runs in a rout of the Chargers.

Brandon Garcia, Neil Lawhorn and Rocky Brandonisio each added two hits for the Gaels.

Manny Estrada and Tom Hoag each had two hits for Clark.

• Green Valley 9, Sierra Vista 5 -- At Green Valley, Eric Stewart was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs to lead the Gators past the Lions.

Jordan Van Hoosier was 2-for-4 with a triple for Green Valley, which had eight starters score a run.

Sierra Vista's Matt Holman and David Decarlo each had two hits.

• Palo Verde 4, Northridge (Colo.) 2 -- At Palo Verde, Jeff Iddings went 2-for-3 and scored twice as the Panthers took a 3-0 lead after two innings and held on for the victory.

• Spring Valley 23, Western 1 -- At Western, German Barajas and Ryne Milner combined to hold the Warriors to three hits in five innings as the Grizzlies rolled.

Garrett Blair went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and a run and Ryan Hendershot went 2-for-3 with six RBIs and a run for Spring Valley.

Milner finished 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs.

• Canyon Springs 11, Valley 6 -- At Canyon Springs, Alberto Ortiz was 2-for-3 with three RBIs to lead the Pioneers over the Vikings.

Brady Smith was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run for Canyon Springs.

Ortiz had an RBI in the first to help the Pioneers take a 3-0 lead.

• Shadow Ridge 15, Eldorado 3 -- At Shadow Ridge, Dustin Hobbs went 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs and three RBIs to help the Mustangs defeat the Sundevils in five innings.

Allan Butler was 2-for-2 with a double, three runs and two RBIs for Shadow Ridge, which led 13-0 after three innings.

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• Durango 4, Bonanza 0 -- At Bonanza, Nicole Herrera pitched a five-hitter with eight strikeouts to lead the Trailblazers over the Bengals.

D.J Richardson was 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs and an RBI, and Nicole Schultz went 3-for-4 with a double and a run.

• Shadow Ridge 11, Sierra Vista 1 -- At Shadow Ridge, Rayna Bradshaw had two doubles and two RBIs to power the Mustangs past the Lions.

Winning pitcher Mandy Harmon allowed two hits in five innings and struck out five.

Jasmine Harris had two singles for Shadow Ridge.

• Clark 8, Bishop Gorman 0 -- At Clark, Jordyn McDonald tossed a four-hitter and went 3-for-4 with an RBI as the Chargers beat the Gaels.

McDonald had eight strikeouts.

Elisa Dawson was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double and two RBIs.

• Valley 14, Canyon Springs 6 -- At Valley, Lorena Villamar went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, three runs and two RBIs to help the Vikings down the Pioneers.

Mickayla Romero was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs for Valley.

Canyon Springs' Fernanda Alfaro was 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI.

• Las Vegas 10, Desert Pines 0 -- At Las Vegas, Monique Hernandez pitched a five-inning no-hitter with eight strikeouts to lead the Wildcats over the Jaguars.

Brianna Guzman and Hayli Rochell each went 2-for-3 with three runs for Las Vegas.

• Spring Valley 19, Western 1 -- At Western, Megan Otruba went 5-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs and three RBIs, leading the Grizzlies past the Warriors in five innings.

Otruba teamed with starter Taylor Gilliland to hold Western to one hit.

• Rancho 28, Chaparral 0 -- At Chaparral, Amber Marlett tossed a five-inning no-hitter and hit a home run and a double as the Rams routed the Cowboys.

Marlett walked one and struck out four as Chaparral had only one base runner.

Jesslyn Bley went 3-for-5 with a double and Amerissa Villamar and Karina Calderon each had two doubles for Rancho.