Four-year starter is a versatile athlete, having played football and basketball at Class 3A school.
Baseball
A 10-4 victory would usually result in the winning coach wearing a broad smile.
Mesa Mountain View baseball coach Mike Thiel did not have more than half a grin after his Toros topped visiting Mountain Ridge on Tuesday afternoon at Toro Field.
Basketball, wrestling and soccer will return next school year with new sectional formats.
Mesquite turned on the power game, took advantage of a couple Gilbert miscues and rode that combination to an 8-4 win over the host Tigers and the championship of the Scottsdale Quarterback Club Baseball Invitational.
It took a couple innings to happen, but Hamilton opened its baseball season Friday afternoon in fine fashion.
With just about every facet of the game reporting in, the Huskies erased a 1-0 deficit in the top of the fourth inning and went on to pound Desert Vista, 10-1, in the opener for both teams at the Desert Vista invitational.
Noteworthy players are Paul Konerko of the White Sox, Ian Kinsler of the Rangers and Andre Ethier of the Dodgers.
Big fourth quarter gives Cougars a 63-54 road win over Liberty.
About three dozen athletes, coaches to be honored in ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 8.
Rick McConnell will likely never pass his father in coaching victories, but together nearly 1,300 wins is mighty impressive.
Class 5A Divisions I and II are particularly wide open.
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