The state tournament for teams in all three divisions will start on Tuesday, April 23 for girls and Wednesday, April 24 for boys. Singles and doubles competition is scheduled to start on Friday, April 26 for both.
Former Desert Vista standout Kristine Anigwe was the ninth pick in the WBNA Draft held on April 10.
The Catalina Foothills boys have won 101 matches in a row, including five state championships.
The No. 3 ranking in the state that will carry the Nighthawks to the postseason and that ranking was solidified with a 14-4 win over No. 22 Williams Field (7-7, 2-5) Wednesday at home.
The Pusch Ridge girls beat Sahuarita 5-4 Tuesday to claim the Division III, Section II title.
Former Cholla standout Abran Carrasco (Pima CC) and former Coconino (Pima CC) standout Jacqulynn “JJ” Nakai were named First Team NJCAA All-Americans on Monday
Rincon/University and Salpointe Catholic went 3-0 in Pool Play at the Salpointe Boys Volleyball Invitational Friday to earn tops seeds in the Gold Bracket on Saturday morning.
Catalina Foothills will host Rincon/University on Thursday.
Mountain View beat Sahuaro 11-4 Monday to improve to 8-3 in power-ranking games.
San Marcos beat Tucson 7-6 Saturday morning to capture the championship of the Chris Moon Baseball Invitational.
Salpointe beat region rival Canyon del Oro 6-1 Friday to remain perfect in power-ranking games. Ranked No. 1 in the latest AIA/MaxPreps Rankings, the Lancers are now 9-0 overall.
Seven section winners, plus eight at-large teams, will make up the field for the 2019 Division III state tournament slated to start on May 7 at the Omni Tucson National.
Sabino improved to 9-1 overall thanks to a 7-2 win at Pusch Ridge Tuesday night. The win also gave the Sabercats the upper hand in the 3A South Region and a tighter grip on the early power-point rankings.
Chris Moon was an All-State pitcher from Tucson High who ignored the Atlanta Braves, stepped away from the University of Arizona as a freshman and then died in battle in 2010, serving our country as a sniper in Afghanistan.
Tristan Peterson was named WAC Hitter of the Week and National Player of the Week by the College Baseball Newspaper.
Mady Noble and Mary Shroll finished 7-0 to capture the pairs Open Gold Championship at the CatBox Classic held at Ironwood Ridge High School on Saturday. The duo also won the tournament last year.
The Blanchard faithful made the journey from the suburbs of Oklahoma City to Tucson for 12 straight years and the Lions will not go home empty-handed this year thanks to an incredible run of six straight victories at the Salpointe Lancer Classic.
Canyon del Oro, Catalina Foothills and Casteel advance to the semifinal round.
Pusch Ridge beat Walden Grove 7-2 Tuesday to move to 5-0 on the year. The streak includes wins over Division II opponents Salpointe, Ironwood Ridge and Canyon del Oro.
Opening day of the Lancer Baseball Classic is in the books with 11 games scheduled for Tuesday at the Reid Park Annex, home of the University of Arizona baseball team.
Saturday proved to be a busy day for Track and Field in Southern Arizona with the University of Arizona hosting the finals of the Willie Williams Invitational and Salpointe hosting Lancer Classic.
Salpointe beat Tucson 3-0 Thursday night to move to 6-1 in power-ranking matches and the Badgers dropped to 0-3 on the year.
Sahuaro moved to 8-2 overall and 5-0 in power-ranking matches thanks to a 3-1 win at Catalina Foothills Wednesday night.
With a career record of 300-137-2, OJ Favela is sure to go down as one of the greatest to ever coach in Arizona, and at 45 years young, it seems he’s just getting started.
Campo Verde swept the field at the 2019 Desert Tune Up held at Mountain View Marana on Saturday.
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