Mesquite and Buena won their way in to the 5A-I state softball tournament on Wednesday that begins on Saturday April 30. Kofa sat back, watched and waited. The Kings may get the same result, albeit the 16th seed, come Thursday morning when the final tabulations are in..
Desert Ridge did not have a host of veteran varsity players back with which to defend its 5A-I baseball title, but the Jaguars have not let that deter them.
Desert Ridge seemed destined to share the 5A East Valley Region crown with Mountain Pointe, but events of Tuesday now have the Jaguars with the chance to win the region outright on Wednesday.
Watching Highland pitcher Arianna Ashcraft pitch one notices nothing out of the ordinary.
Dig deeper and you come to find she is not your ordinary pticher. Not when she pitches with two rods and 26 screws in her spine, there to correct scoliosis (curviture of the spine).
Hamilton qualifying for the state softball tournament for the first time since 2003, will make it a primo year for the Chandler district in the sport. All four of its schools are going to state.
Highland softball coach Jamie Waldron figured after a couple weeks of the season if the Hawks were to make some noise this season it would have to be with hitting and defense.
That was the formula Thursday night as the Hawks used timely hitting, plate discipline and defense to upend Dobson, 11-7, in a 5A Central Region game at Highland High.
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.
Highland baseball has lost eight of nine 5A Central Region games this season, several of them by a run or two. The Hawks have not cashed it in with three games to play.
Last season Red Mountain softball won the 2010 5A-I state title with extraordinary pitching and very good hitting.
The Mountain Lions are certainly in the mix -- if not the lead -- to repeat as state champs in 2011. The reason? Extraordinary hitting and very good pitching.
A pitcher who did not feel good pitched lights out. A power hitter who set the table rather than drive in runs. And a cleanup hitter that delivered what her role requires.
Perry used those contributions Friday to put a stranglehold on the lead in the 5A East Valley Region softball race by defeating Skyline, 6-0, at Skyline High School.
Talk about a doubleheader split.
The one between Corona del Sol and Mesa Mtn. View on Wednesday night at HoHoKam Park was about as even as a split gets.
They are not out of the woods yet. But Desert Vista baeball picked up a huge win Tuesday that just might ignite a run to an eighth consecutive trip to postseason.
Playing more than one sport is often viewed as a no-no these days to a prep athlete who specializes or excels in one. Not so with Drew Stankiewicz and Nathaniel Causey at Gilbert High.
Casa Grande was pumped up to play its baseball game with Westwood on Friday afternoon at HoHoKam Park, the spring home of the Chicago Cubs.
The Cougars did not let the excitement of the venue interfere with their play as pitching and defense ruled in a 7-0 triumph over the host Warriors in a 5A East Valley Region game.
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