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HOLIDAY HOOPS: Cienega, Ironwood Ridge & Pusch Ridge win championships

The 2015 version of The Flowing Wells Holiday Shootout and the Northwest Desert Classic came to an end Wednesday night with the Cienega girls defeating Sahuaro 44-39 at Flowing Wells, the Ironwood Ridge girls winning the NW Desert Classic 55-39 over Tucson and the Pusch Ridge boys defeating Globe 83-45.

Football / Boys Basketball Andy Morales December 31, 2015

HOLIDAY HOOPS: Flowing Wells Shootout & NW Desert Classic

Boys Basketball / Girls Basketball Andy Morales December 30, 2015

SOCCER: Monday results from the Grove Invite

The Grove Soccer Invitational Dec. 28-Jan. 2: Walden Grove

Boys Soccer / Girls Soccer Andy Morales December 28, 2015

GIRLS SOCCER: Jackie Igulu scores a hat trick to lead Palo Verde to victory

Palo Verde defeated Douglas 6-0 in the championship game of the Palo Verde Invitational Tuesday afternoon to remain perfect on the year. The Titans are 14-0 overall, 5-0 in power-ranking games and 2-0 in section play heading into the winter break.

Football / Girls Soccer Andy Morales December 22, 2015

WRESTLING: Chino Valley wins Mountain View Duals

Chino Valley won the Marana Mountain View Duals Saturday with Kendall Foster leading the way a win in the 126-pound weight class. Mountain View took second and Safford came in third.

Wrestling Andy Morales December 20, 2015

BOYS HOOPS: Southern Arizona teams at the break

The winter break is here so it's a good time to take a look at the boy's basketball standings from Southern Arizona. All records used will be from non invitational games.

Boys Basketball Andy Morales December 18, 2015

Wrestling: Marana Mountain View Dual Invitational

Wrestling Andy Morales December 16, 2015

Girls soccer: Palo Verde Invitational schedule

The Palo Verde girl's soccer invitational schedule starts on Friday.

Girls Soccer Andy Morales December 16, 2015

GIRLS HOOPS: Brianna Pitre led Sabino past Catalina

Sabino defeated Catalina 64-28 Tuesday night with senior guard Brianna Pitre scoring a game-high 22 points to lead the Sabercats.

Girls Basketball Andy Morales December 15, 2015

Boys Hoops: Catalina Foothills extends win streak to seven games

The season started out kind of shaky for Catalina Foothills with a blowout loss to Shadow Mountain at the Gilbert Basketball Classic followed up by another loss to Red Mountain the next day. But preseason tournaments are designed to help teams discover who they are and that's exactly what the Falcons did.

Boys Basketball Andy Morales December 15, 2015

Tucson's Alexis Cortez breaks 2,000-point mark

Alexis Cortez has done what only a couple dozen others in the history of girl's basketball in Arizona have done. The Tucson guard/forward scored 35 points Thursday night against Cholla to put her in the 2,000-point club.

Girls Basketball Andy Morales December 10, 2015

Rincon's Brendan Rumel breaks 1,000-point mark

His father scored his first high school points in the Palo Verde gym and Rincon/University senior Brendan Rumel came full circle when he scored 20 points on the very same court Wednesday night to pass the 1,000-point career mark.

Boys Basketball Andy Morales December 9, 2015

Boys Hoops: Flowing Wells holds off Empire 79-75

The Flowing Wells boy's basketball team evened up their season record to 3-3 but, more importantly, the Caballeros won their first section game of year thanks to a 79-75 win over Empire Monday night.

Boys Basketball Andy Morales December 7, 2015

Soccer: Salpointe girls & Tucson boys claim Brandon Bean titles

The Brandon Bean Invitational is held every year to honor a former player who passed away in 1992 after an on-field collision at a soccer scrimmage. In addition, the tournament also honors former girl's player Laura Kea who died in an auto accident on her way to a soccer tournament.

Boys Soccer / Girls Soccer Andy Morales December 6, 2015

Soccer: Semifinals of the Brandon bean all set

The Brandon Bean Invitational is held every year to honor a former player who passed away in 1992 after an on-field collision at a soccer scrimmage. In addition, the tournament also honors former girl's player Laura Kea who died in an auto accident on her way to a soccer tournament.

Boys Soccer / Girls Soccer Andy Morales December 4, 2015

Wrestling: Ironwood Ridge outlasts Sunnyside 34-22

Want a wrestling rivalry? Sunnyside and Ironwood ridge fits the bill. The two powerhouses met up Wednesday night at Sunnyside and the Nighthawks came away with a 34-22 win

Wrestling Andy Morales December 3, 2015

Salpointe Catholic Brandon Bean Soccer Invitational

Boys Soccer / Girls Soccer Andy Morales November 30, 2015

Marcos de Niza kicker Krysten Muir shines in championship game

Padre quarterback Nazareth Greer will return for his senior year as will standout kicker Krysten Muir. Muir scored an unofficial 67 points for the Padres this season including three field goals. It is believed she is the first female kicker to score in a championship game in Arizona.

Football / Boys Soccer Andy Morales November 29, 2015

FOOTBALL: Tehran Thomas leads Desert Edge past Paradise Valley 29-27

Desert Edge defeated Paradise Valley 29-27 in the Division III championship game Saturday afternoon at Arizona Stadium. The win capped off a 12-2 record for the Scorpions and it signaled the arrival of junior quarterback Tehran Thomas.

Football Andy Morales November 28, 2015

FOOTBALL: Division II Championship Preview

Division II Championship Preview

Football Andy Morales November 26, 2015

FOOTBALL: Division III Championship Preview

Football Andy Morales November 26, 2015

Football: Pusch Ridge & Benson keep Southern Arizona hopes alive

Southern Arizona teams competed in five divisions this year. And, of those five, only teams from the "smaller" three divisions have made it or will be playing in a state championship game. No. 2 Elfrida Valley Union made it to the D-VI championship where the Blue Devils lost to No. 1 Pima on November 14 and No.3 Pusch Ridge is in the D-IV final while No. 1 Benson is playing for the D-V championship.

Football Andy Morales November 21, 2015

SOCCER: Amphi Panther Invite Schedule

Boys Soccer / Girls Soccer Andy Morales November 20, 2015

Basketball: List of Southern Arizona Tournaments

Preseason Southern Arizona Basketball Tournaments

Boys Basketball / Girls Basketball Andy Morales November 18, 2015

D-IV Football: Pusch Ridge beats River Valley 13-10

Pusch Ridge advances to the first semifinal game in school history thanks to an improbable flurry of plays and penalties that turned an average encounter into a game that will be long remembered.

Football Andy Morales November 14, 2015