No. 13 Empire beat No. 27 Flowing Wells 3-0 Monday night to claim the 5A Sonoran Region championship and the automatic playoff berth that goes with it.
Walden Grove beat Pueblo 28-20 to take control of the 4A Gila Region. The Red Wolves are now one game away from clinching a region title and the playoff berth that comes with it.
The Rio Rico Rattler Cross Country meet will run on Saturday morning starting at 8:30 a.m. The course will be the same for the Southern Arizona sectional races.
The National Quarterback Club released the Mid-Season Watch List that identifies 28 high school quarterbacks as candidates for the National Quarterback of the Year Award.
Moving the Empire Ravens up from the 3A Conference to the 5A Conference in the offseason was a head scratcher but the team is in control of their own destiny.
The Lakeside Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets continued their run through the state by outscoring opponents 30-0 at the Old Pueblo Soccer Classic held at Udall Park in Tucson.
Salpointe beat Catalina Foothills by 23 strokes to capture the championship of the Flowing Wells Tournament of Champions held at Silverbell on Friday and Saturday.