Greenway High is the site of the competition between the Black Canyon and Desert Sky regions.
Senior pitcher gives up just one hit and strikes out 16, also accounts for the only run of the game with a homer.
Softball
Defending champ Peoria Centennial will have to come back through loser\'s bracket in double-elimination tournament.
If Michelle Duncan had any lingering problems with her right wrist they were not apparent in her effort on Saturday morning.
Duncan, the Gilbert Tigers veteran ace, pitched a three-hit shutout and needed to be sharp as second seed Gilbert edged No. 15 seed Mesquite, 1-0, in the first round of the 5A-I state softball tournament at Gilbert High.
Senior center fielder Leah White sets the tone offensively from the leadoff spot in the batting order.
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..
Sunrise Mountain and Cienega teams touched the heart of a Vietnam vet with their rendition of the National Anthem.
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.
Remember the name of junior Kasey McCravey.
Pioneers use seventh-inning run to edge Desert Mountain 3-2 in battle of Desert Valley powers.
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.
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