Mountain View beat Sahuaro 11-4 Monday to improve to 8-3 in power-ranking games.
San Marcos beat Tucson 7-6 Saturday morning to capture the championship of the Chris Moon Baseball Invitational.
Salpointe beat region rival Canyon del Oro 6-1 Friday to remain perfect in power-ranking games. Ranked No. 1 in the latest AIA/MaxPreps Rankings, the Lancers are now 9-0 overall.
Seven section winners, plus eight at-large teams, will make up the field for the 2019 Division III state tournament slated to start on May 7 at the Omni Tucson National.
Sabino improved to 9-1 overall thanks to a 7-2 win at Pusch Ridge Tuesday night. The win also gave the Sabercats the upper hand in the 3A South Region and a tighter grip on the early power-point rankings.
Chris Moon was an All-State pitcher from Tucson High who ignored the Atlanta Braves, stepped away from the University of Arizona as a freshman and then died in battle in 2010, serving our country as a sniper in Afghanistan.
Tristan Peterson was named WAC Hitter of the Week and National Player of the Week by the College Baseball Newspaper.
Mady Noble and Mary Shroll finished 7-0 to capture the pairs Open Gold Championship at the CatBox Classic held at Ironwood Ridge High School on Saturday. The duo also won the tournament last year.
The Blanchard faithful made the journey from the suburbs of Oklahoma City to Tucson for 12 straight years and the Lions will not go home empty-handed this year thanks to an incredible run of six straight victories at the Salpointe Lancer Classic.
Canyon del Oro, Catalina Foothills and Casteel advance to the semifinal round.
Pusch Ridge beat Walden Grove 7-2 Tuesday to move to 5-0 on the year. The streak includes wins over Division II opponents Salpointe, Ironwood Ridge and Canyon del Oro.
Opening day of the Lancer Baseball Classic is in the books with 11 games scheduled for Tuesday at the Reid Park Annex, home of the University of Arizona baseball team.
Saturday proved to be a busy day for Track and Field in Southern Arizona with the University of Arizona hosting the finals of the Willie Williams Invitational and Salpointe hosting Lancer Classic.
Salpointe beat Tucson 3-0 Thursday night to move to 6-1 in power-ranking matches and the Badgers dropped to 0-3 on the year.
Sahuaro moved to 8-2 overall and 5-0 in power-ranking matches thanks to a 3-1 win at Catalina Foothills Wednesday night.
With a career record of 300-137-2, OJ Favela is sure to go down as one of the greatest to ever coach in Arizona, and at 45 years young, it seems he’s just getting started.
Campo Verde swept the field at the 2019 Desert Tune Up held at Mountain View Marana on Saturday.
Pusch Ridge improved to 4-4 on the year thanks to an 11-1 win over Amphitheater Friday at home. The loss dropped Amphitheater to 0-7 but the Panthers are looking down the road to a very winnable region race.
New Mexico State sophomore Nick Gonzales was named the National Player of the Month by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Marana Mountain View jumped out to big leads in a 3-0 sweep over Canyon del Oro Tuesday night, only to see the Dorados battle back several times, but the final outcome is what matters most.
Malaea Rocha hit a game-winning 2-run shot in the top of the 6th to hold off a power-hitting Badger squad.
There are now 64 teams competing in Beach Volleyball and plenty of room for more.
The remaining list of “sanctioned” invitationals from Southern Arizona, starting with the Amphi Panther Baseball Invitational slated to start on Wednesday.
The Trojans captured the sixth title in program history, and the first since 2014, while the Lions reached this level of play for the first time in school history.
Deer Valley boys to play Shadow Mountain & Shadow Mountain girls will play Seton Catholic.
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