Wrestling Championship Weekend
Eight teams from Southern Arizona survived the 4A, 5A and 6A play-in tournaments held Thursday night including a clean sweep from the 4A Conference.
Tucson sweeps boys & girls 6A Southern Region Championships
The day started out with ten teams from Southern Arizona battling in the various quarterfinal matches taking place in Tucson and around the state and it ended with five teams moving on to Semifinal Week.
Full day of wrestling sectionals from Southern Arizona on Saturday
Let’s take a brief look at some of the region titles still up for grabs from Southern Arizona:
No. 13 Corona del Sol 3, No. 4 Rincon/UHS 2 (OT)
Bulldogs sophomore GK Olivia Kempf comes up with huge saves to score the upset for her team
Notre Dame making a strong case for another championship.
Queen Creek boys take perfect record into state playoffs
Daisy Cornidez picked up her 1,000th career point Friday night in a 48-27 win at Desert View.
No. 9 Catalina Foothills beat No. 24 Amphitheater 5-1 Thursday night in the 4A play-in tournament to advance to the state playoffs on the boy’s side.
The AZPreps365.com Bracket Release Show is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.
Diego Gadea Invitational
Salpointe: June 19-20
The 1A Conference playoff picture is coming into focus with less than two weeks left in the regular season and The Gregory School has a solid grip on the top spot thanks to an 80-57 victory over No. 4 Patagonia.
Catalina Foothills improved to 18-4 overall and 3-0 in the 4A Gila Region but it wasn’t easy.
Diego Gadea Wrestling Invitational
Salpointe: Jan. 19-20
MLK Basketball Classic: Monday, Jan 15: McKale Center
MLK Hoops Classic schedule
Sunnyside scored 299 points to capture the championship of the Flowing Wells Wrestling Invitational. It was the 29th title for the Blue Devils in the 52-year history of the tourney. Queen Creek came in second with 167.5 points and Walden Grove was third with 156.
Sunnyside has a commanding lead heading into the semifinal round of the 52nd Flowing Wells Invitational. The Blue Devils lead Boulder Creek 170 to 112.5 with 10 wrestlers still alive in the 14 weight classes.
Globe standout Robert Burries scored 42 points Friday night against Florence, giving the junior 2,009 career points.
No. 14 Sabino and No. 20 Sahuarita played to a 0-0 tie Thursday night and the only team that benefitted in the 3A Region 7 race was No. 6 Tanque Verde.
Flowing Wells Wrestling Invitational schedule.
No. 9 Sabino improved to 4-0 in region play thanks to a 40-35 win over No. 19 Tanque Verde.
2003 articles by Andy Morales
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