Oro Valley Pusch Ridge was looking for revenge after losing to Benson last week but, in football, that means the next team on the schedule is usually in trouble and Bisbee found plenty of it on Friday night after losing big, 50-6.
Girl's Cross Country (Arthur Pack 5K Course) Salpointe 25, Canyon del Oro 58, Mountain View 79, Vista Grande 84, Pusch Ridge 133, Sabino 153
FOOTBALL: Southern Arizona Preview
Two-time state champion Allie Schadler of Rio Rico is back for her junior year. She is our logical choice for the Southern Arizona Preseason Runner of the Year. On the boy's side, however, the top eight runners and the top 15 of 20 have all graduated.
Tucson Catalina Foothills held on for a 30-24 win over Tucson Pueblo Friday night in an atmosphere that head coach Jeff Scurran aptly described as a "circus."
Harris competed in several other junior events this summer and will be traveling to Scottsdale this weekend to compete in the Scottsdale Junior Championship. She will also compete in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Girl’s Championship in early September in Greenville, South Carolina.
The Division I and II golf season got underway Monday and several Southern Arizona standouts have already begun to post qualifying rounds for the state tournament.
Southern Arizona Football Recap
Sahuaro comes back to defeat Sahuarita 21-18
Week I football predictions.
Holt is considered to be one of the top defenders in the state and certainly one of the top two to three in Southern Arizona. We sat down with Holt and asked him a few questions as part of our extensive football preview:
Ramon Rosthenhausler (1911-1982)
Sammy Rosthenhausler (1920-present)
Born December 17, 1931, Joe Palomarez is 83 years young. Palomarez is the patriarch of one of Southern Arizona's greatest sports families.
The Bobcats defeated Salpointe 9-2 Tuesday night to capture the Division II championship and the win was the third over the Lancers this year. No, the third time may not have been difficult, but it was impressive.
D-IV Baseball: Desert Christian wins third championship in a row
Oro Valley Canyon del Oro defeated Tucson High 8-5 Thursday night in Division II playoff action. The win sends the Dorados to the state championship game while the Badgers will face Tucson Salpointe in the elimination final on Saturday night.
D-II Softball: Cienega and Salpointe advance to semifinals
Finally, Oro Valley Canyon del Oro (31-6) and Tucson Sahuaro (25-9) had another epic playoff battle with the Dorados coming out on top 12-11 in eight innings. The game lasted over three hours and over 30 players were used.
Canyon del Oro (32-2) outlasted Tucson Salpointe 16-15 in the winner's bracket of the Division II state playoffs to set up an improbable rematch 13 years later in the semifinal round with Tucson (27-5) after the Badgers got past Tucson Sunnyside 4-2 in the nightcap.
Billed as a high-powered double header at Amphitheater High School, the third round of the Division II playoffs turned into a night of missed opportunities and errors. Plenty of errors.
No. 4 Vail Cienega run-ruled No. 12 Tucson High 14-0 in the first game on Thursday night and No. 2 Salpointe defeated No. 7 Canyon del Oro 12-4 in the nightcap.
Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge hosted Tucson Salpointe in the quarterfinal round of the Division II playoffs on Wednesday and came away with a 5-1 win to advance.
Verrado (25-7) hoped to avenge last year's playoff loss to Oro Valley Canyon del Oro (30-5) but they fell short, losing 7-2 on Tuesday.
Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge junior Josh Darang pitched his way out of a couple of jams and held No. 19 Phoenix Arcadia (20-11) scoreless in the first round of the Division II baseball playoffs Saturday afternoon.
Darang improved his record to 6-1 on the year while the No. 14 Nighthawks picked up their 21st of the season (21-8) thanks to their 3-0 win over the Titans.
With the top three teams in each section claiming an automatic bid to the state playoffs, Section III hasn't even decided a winner much less an order of ranking.
The Tucson Salpointe Lancers softball team finished the regular season 25-6 and will most likely earn the top seed in the Division II playoffs but that is just part of the bigger story.
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