Cross Country


Kevin Cron pitched. Kevin Cron hit. Joey Curletta conquered. The Mountain Pointe home run leaders did their thing Wednesday as the Pride continued to rumble offensively with an impressive 11-1 win over Hamilton in a battle of two of the top four teams in 5A-I at Mountain Pointe High.

Talk about a battle for your first boys basketball title in school history. Chaparral and Betty H. Fairfax was just that Friday afternoon as Chaparral nearly four decades old and Fairfax four-years-old duked it out at Jobing.com Arena. Pierre Newton made free throws and reserve Jovan Wright several clutch 3s in regularion and overtimes as Betty Fairfax dealt Chaparral a second straight gut-wrenching 5A-II state title defeat, 65-60, in double overtime.