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April 26. That’s the official start of the baseball and softball playoffs but, for a few teams on the edge, the postseason started this week.
Thunder controls destiny to 6A Central title
The final score might indicate football but that’s months away. No, we had a pair of top ten teams battling it out in 5A action Monday night with Ironwood Ridge coming back from a 7-1 deficit to defeat Mountain View Marana 14-8.
Bubble teams already in playoff mode
No. 3 Salpointe (10-1) and No. 6 Ironwood Ridge (10-2) are the Southern Arizona representatives to the Division I state tournament slated to begin on Wednesday, Apr. 19. Salpointe will host No. 14 Boulder Creek (6-5) at 4:30 p.m. and Ironwood Ridge will host No. 11 Mesquite (8-3) at 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL: Pusch Ridge beat Catalina, looking towards playoffs
Wolves prevail 3-1 over Pumas after dropping first set
Huskies pitching and defense equates to 6A Desert Valley lead
Domination is winning a state championship 13 out of the last 17 years. Even better, the four “off” years for the girls of Catalina Foothills since 2000 included a third-place finish and three runner-up trophies. But, when you are used to being the last team standing, a runner-up finish is hard to accept.
Team is in semis of National Invite in Calif.
Wins supply Red Mtn. control of 6A EV Region race
Seven-run 6th inning helps Deer Valley pull away
Pride makes Warriors pay for miscues in 9-3 win
Cienega went 5-0 to win the Salpointe Lancer Volleyball Invitational. The Bobcats dominated play, dropping only one set along the way, and that lone loss came in the championship match against Salpointe on Saturday afternoon.
Catalina Foothills scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh, and had the tying run at the plate, but Sahuaro held on to defeat the Falcons 7-5 Friday night, one day after the Cougars built up a 10-1 lead at Buena, only to lose the game 11-10.
No. 7 Cienega held off No. 26 Marana Mountain View 5-0 on Thursday to keep pace with No. 10 Sahuaro in the 5A Southern Region standings.
Bats stay hot in 15-4 win over Xavier Prep
Ironwood Ridge (10-1 overall, 8-0 in Section III), became playoff eligible for the first time in program history on Wednesday by virtue of competing in the 11th game of the year. The 5-0 win over section opponent Queen Creek (2-6, 2-5) also put in the Nighthawks in the driver’s seat for the section title.
Chaparral's Thurston loses perfecto, settles for 1-hitter
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Vanderkooi blanks Mesa, 9-0; Krause subdues Red Mtn., 1-0
Ian Mejia had been through 87 at bats in his high school career without a home run. Only a junior, the University of Arizona commit finally put one over the fence to help Sahuarita defeat Catalina 15-1 on Monday. Even better, it was a grand slam.
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