Coaches

All high school scores and statistics are as reported to the Citizen by the coaches of the designated home team. Coaches can call in scores to 573-4635, fax them to 573-4569 or e-mail them to sports@tucsoncitizen.com (sports@tucsoncitizen.com).

Softball

No. 2 Canyon del Oro 8, No. 7 Glendale Cactus 0

4A-I State – Quarterfinals

Cactus 000 000 0 — 0 0 0

CDO 002 042 x — 8 11 0

GC – Kuhns and Deane. CDO – Fowler and Noland. WP – Fowler (23-2). LP – Kuhns. 2B – CDO: Watkins, Fowler, Asher, Devine. 3B – CDO: Watkins.

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No. 1 Cienega 5, No. 9 Scottsdale Saguaro 0

4A-I State – Quarterfinals

Saguaro 000 000 0 — 0 2 3

Cienega 000 041 x — 5 7 2

SAG – Secemski and Sheupe. CIE – Cash and Pohl. WP – Cash (19-3). LP – Secemski. HR – CIE: Keiser.

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No. 12 Catalina Foothills 11, No. 4 Phx. Sandra Day O’Connor 4

4A-I State – Quarterfinals

Foothills 140 105 0 — 11 15 3

Sandra Day O’Connor 202 000 0 — 4 12 1

CF – Krause, Baldwin (3) and Morrison. WP – Baldwin. 2B – CF: Caramusa. 3B – CF: Svancara.

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4A-I State – Quarterfinals

No. 3 Scottsdale Saguaro 1, No. 6 Sahuaro 0

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4A-II State – Quarterfinals

No. 12 Gilbert Perry 6, No. 4 Douglas 2

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5A-I State – Elimination bracket @ Tempe Marcos de Niza

No. 2 Phoenix St. Mary’s 3, No. 6 Salpointe 0

No. 1 Mesa Red Mountain 2, No. 4 Sierra Vista Buena 0

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No. 8 Anthem Boulder Creek 4, No. 5 Sunnyside 3

5A-II State – Elimination bracket @ Peoria Sunrise Mountain

Boulder Creek 020 002 0 — 4 8 1

Sunnyside 012 000 0 — 3 5 0

WP – Michelle Orr. LP – Mari Contreras. 2B – SS: Desaray Akins.

Girls Tennis

Pusch Ridge 5, Thatcher 4

2A/3A State Team – Quarterfinals @ El Conquistador

SINGLES – Tanya Hetlinger, PR, def. Brinlee Goodman, THA, 7-6, 6-1; Sami Towne, PR, def. Lindsey Allred, THA, 6-4, 6-4, Jeni Romney, THA, def. Kelsey Andres, PR, 6-3, 6-3; Laurelinda Larkins, PR, def. Demi Kempton, THA, 6-3, 7-5; Asley Ferrin, THA, def. Mara Batinica, PR, 7-5, (default); Jessica Setlow, THA, def. Maddy Cooney, PR, 6-3, 6-4.

DOUBLES – Kempton/Goodman, THA, def. Andres/Larkins, PR, 7-5, 6-1; Towne/Hetlinger, PR, def. Romney/Setlow, THA, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; Cooney/Batinica, PR, def. Allred/Kayla Peterson, THA, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.

Boys Golf

1A/2A State Tournament

(Day 2 at Cave Creek Golf Course, par 72)

TEAM SCORES – 1. Scottsdale Christian 588, 2. Surrey Garden Christian 615, 3. Phoenix Christian 623, 4. Yuma Catholic 625, 5. Antelope 627, 6. Desert Christian 637, 7. Northwest Christian 644, 8. Valley Lutheran 645, 9. Pusch Ridge 650, 10. Benson 660, 11. Valley Christian 662, 12. Horizon Honors 667, 13. Bagdad 691, 14. Bisbee 693, 15. Thatcher 726, 16. Veritas 743, 17. Mogollon 797, 18. San Manuel 833.

IMMACULATE HEART – (4) Ian Patterson 74-70-144.

PUSCH RIDGE – (t5) Lou Christensen 72-74-146, (t47) John Jackson 84-83-167, (t47) Grant Pooley 87-80-167, (t54) Geoff Pooley 90-80-170, (76) Casey Vick 98-88-186.

DESERT CHRISTIAN – (t18) Buddy Burr 79-76-155, (t27) Jon Goswitz 81-77-158, (t35) Matt Eagleton 85-76-161, (t44) Nathan Anderson 84-81-165.

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3A State Tournament

(Day 2 at Poston Butte Golf Club in Anthem, par 72)

TEAM SCORES – 1. Snowflake 595, 2. Payson 652, 3. Safford 657, 4. Fountain Hills 659, 5. Sedona 673, 6. Wickenburg 678, 7. Estrella Foothills 679, 8. Blue Ridge 692, 9. Florence 702, 10. River Valley 703, 11. Show Low 742, 12. Chino Valley 742, 13. Holbrook 751, 14. Empire 762, 15. Globe 819.

EMPIRE – (t45) Cory Bull 88-92-180, (50) Zak Kennedy 99-90-189, Cort Nations 93-98-191, (6)) Isaac Davila 99-103-202, (69) Bradley Downs 127-119-246.

Holladay Intermediate Magnet and Booth-Fickett Magnet schools earned bragging rights in local track and field for another year.

For the third time in seven years, Holladay captured the Tucson Unified School District elementary school city title April 25 at Drachman Stadium with 250.7 points, followed by Fruchthendler (212.7), Marshall (181.5), Henry (165.5) and Sewell (125).

Holladay fourth-fifth grade winners were Simon Mahaffey Bentley (high jump, Class B); Malual Amor Arob (high jump, Class D); Anita Eichenour (500-meter run, Class B); and Aria Paxton (500, Class C).

The school’s 400-meter relay team of Yelitza Partida, Ana Herrera, Melvy Garate and Ayla Condo also won the Class D title.

Holladay is coached by Walter Legan and Michael Carpio.

In the TUSD middle school meet April 25 at Catalina High, Booth-Fickett (448.5) won the city title over Utterback (244.3), Townsend (227.4), Magee (221.5) and Secrist (151).

Multiple boys winners for Booth-Fickett were eighth-graders Jordan Hughes (100, 200), Sunthi Danh (100, 200, long jump, 400 relay) and Danny Robles (100, 400 relay); seventh-grader Jude Ruiz (800, 1,600); and sixth-grader Jarrett Corkill (100, 400).

Eighth-grader Brianna Schneider (400 relay, 800) and seventh-grader Katie Jenkins (1,600, 800) were multiple girls winners for Booth-Fickett, coached by Jason Karn and Andrea Lopez.

Team-by-team schedules for the 25 southern Arizona football teams competing in 4A and 5A classifications in 2009. Games are Fridays at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted

Amphi

(4A Gila Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Marana

Sept. 4 – at Chandler Seton Catholic

Sept. 11 – vs. Flowing Wells

Sept. 18 – bye

Sept. 2. – vs. Palo Verde

Oct. 2 – at Rio Rico

Oct. 9 – vs. Sahuarita

Oct. 16 – at Santa Rita

Oct. 23 – at Cholla

Oct. 30 – vs. Douglas

Nov. 6 – at Catalina

Buena (Sierra Vista)

(5A-I Southern Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Cienega

Sept. 4 – vs. Phoenix Camelback

Sept. 11 – at Gilbert Perry

Sept. 17 – at Flowing Wells (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – vs. Rincon/University

Oct. 2 – at Salpointe

Oct. 9 – vs. Sunnyside

Oct. 16 – at Ironwood Ridge

Oct. 23 – at Tucson High

Oct. 30 – vs. Mountain View

Nov. 6 – bye

Canyon del Oro

(4A Sonoran Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Ironwood Ridge

Sept. 4 – at Santa Rita

Sept. 11 – vs. Tucson High

Sept. 17 – at Queen Creek (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – at Nogales

Oct. 2 – vs. Scottsdale Saguaro

Oct. 9 – at Catalina Foothills

Oct. 16 – at Flowing Wells

Oct. 23 – vs. Pueblo

Oct. 30 – bye

Nov. 6 – vs. Sabino

Catalina

(4A Gila Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Flowing Wells

Sept. 4 – vs. Goodyear Desert Edge

Sept. 11 – at Sahuaro

Sept. 18 – bye

Sept. 25 – at Douglas

Oct. 2 – at Palo Verde

Oct. 9 – vs. Rio Rico

Oct. 16 – at Sahuarita

Oct. 23 – vs. Santa Rita

Oct. 30 – at Cholla

Nov. 6 – vs. Amphi

Catalina Foothills

(4A Sonoran Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Palo Verde

Sept. 4 – vs. Sahuarita

Sept. 11 – at Salpointe

Sept. 17 – vs. Sahuaro (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – at Desert View

Oct. 2 – at Cienega

Oct. 9 – vs. Canyon del Oro

Oct. 16 – at Sabino

Oct. 23 – vs. Flowing Wells

Oct. 30 – at Pueblo

Nov. 6 – bye

Cholla

(4A Gila Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Desert View

Sept. 4 – bye

Sept. 11 – at Marana

Sept. 17 – vs. Pueblo (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – at Sahuarita

Oct. 2 – vs. Santa Rita

Oct. 9 – at Palo Verde

Oct. 16 – at Rio Rico

Oct. 23 – vs. Amphi

Oct. 30 – vs. Catalina

Nov. 6 – at Douglas

Cienega

(4A Kino Region)

Aug. 28 – at Sierra Vista Buena

Sept. 4 – vs. Cave Creek Cactus Shadows

Sept. 11 – vs. Sahuarita

Sept. 17 – at Ironwood Ridge (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – at Flowing Wells

Oct. 2 – vs. Catalina Foothills

Oct. 9 – at Desert View

Oct. 16 – vs. Marana

Oct. 23 – vs. Nogales

Oct. 30 – bye

Nov. 6 – at Sahuaro

Douglas

(4A Gila Region)

Aug. 28 – at Bisbee

Sept. 4 – bye

Sept. 11 – vs. Nogales

Sept. 18 – at Desert View

Sept. 25 – vs. Catalina

Oct. 2 – at Sahuarita

Oct. 9 – at Santa Rita

Oct. 16 – vs. Palo Verde

Oct. 23 – vs. Rio Rico

Oct. 30 – at Amphi

Nov. 6 – vs. Cholla

Desert View

(4A Kino Region)

Aug. 28 – at Cholla

Sept. 4 – at Pueblo

Sept. 11 – vs. Rincon/University

Sept. 18 – vs. Douglas

Sept. 25 – vs. Catalina Foothills

Oct. 2 – at Sabino

Oct. 9 – vs. Cienega

Oct. 16 – at Sahuaro

Oct. 23 – at Marana

Oct. 30 – vs. Nogales

Nov. 6 – bye

Flowing Wells

(4A Sonoran Region)

Aug. 28 – at Catalina

Sept. 4 – bye

Sept. 11 – at Amphi

Sept. 17 – vs. Sierra Vista Buena (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – vs. Cienega

Oct. 2 – vs. Nogales

Oct. 9 – at Marana

Oct. 16 – vs. Canyon del Oro

Oct. 23 – at Catalina Foothills

Oct. 30 – at Sabino

Nov. 6 – vs. Pueblo

Ironwood Ridge

(5A-II Southern Region)

Aug. 28 – at Canyon del Oro

Sept. 4 – vs. Mesa Skyline

Sept. 11 – at Laveen Cesar Chavez

Sept. 17 – vs. Cienega (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – vs. Salpointe

Oct. 2 – at Rincon/University

Oct. 9 – vs. Tucson High

Oct. 16 – vs. Sierra Vista Buena

Oct. 23 – at Sunnyside

Oct. 30 – bye

Nov. 6 – at Moountain View

Marana

(4A Kino Region)

Aug. 28 – at Amphi

Sept. 4 – vs. Mountain View

Sept. 11 – vs. Cholla

Sept. 18 – bye

Sept. 25 – at Sabino

Oct. 2 – at Pueblo

Oct. 9 – vs. Flowing Wells

Oct. 16 – at Cienega

Oct. 23 – vs. Desert View

Oct. 30 – vs. Sahuaro

Nov. 6 – at Nogales

Mountain View

(5A-II Southern Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Tempe Marcos de Niza

Sept. 4 – at Marana

Sept. 11 – at Mesa Red Mountain

Sept. 17 – vs. Sabino (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – at Sunnyside

Oct. 2 – at Tucson High

Oct. 9 – vs. Rincon/University

Oct. 16 – bye

Oct. 23 – vs. Salpointe

Oct. 30 – at Sierra Vista Buena

Nov. 6 – vs. Ironwood Ridge

Nogales

(4A Kino Region)

Aug. 28 – at Sahuarita

Sept. 4 – vs. Sunnyside

Sept. 11 – at Douglas

Sept. 18 – bye

Sept. 25 – vs. Canyon del Oro

Oct. 2 – at Flowing Wells

Oct. 9 – vs. Sahuaro

Oct. 16 – vs.Pueblo

Oct. 23 – at Cienega

Oct. 30 – at Desert View

Nov. 6 – vs. Marana

Palo Verde

(4A Gila Region)

Aug. 28 – at Catalina Foothills

Sept. 4 – vs. Sahuaro

Sept. 11 – at Tempe McClintock

Sept. 18 – bye

Sept. 25 – at Amphi

Oct. 2 – vs. Catalina

Oct. 9 – vs. Cholla

Oct. 16 – at Douglas

Oct. 23 – vs. Sahuarita

Oct. 30 – vs. Rio Rico

Nov. 6 – at Santa Rita

Pueblo

(4A Sonoran Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Rio Rico

Sept. 4 – vs. Desert View

Sept. 11 – bye

Sept. 17 – at Cholla (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – at Tucson High

Oct. 2 – vs. Marana

Oct. 9 – vs. Sabino

Oct. 16 – at Nogales

Oct. 23 – at Canyon del Oro

Oct. 30 – vs. Catalina Foothills

Nov. 6 – at Flowing Wells

Rincon/University

(5A-II Southern Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Santa Rita

Sept. 4 – vs. Phoenix Carl Hayden

Sept. 11 – at Desert View

Sept. 17 – at Phoenix Pinnacle (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – at Sierra Vista Buena

Oct. 2 – vs. Ironwood Ridge

Oct. 9 – at Mountain View

Oct. 16 – vs. Salpointe

Oct. 23 – bye

Oct. 30 – vs. Sunnyside

Nov. 6 – at Tucson High

Rio Rico

(4A Gila Region)

Aug. 28 – at Pueblo

Sept. 4 – vs. Buckeye Verrado

Sept. 11 – vs. Empire

Sept. 18 – bye

Sept. 25 – at Santa Rita

Oct. 2 – vs. Amphi

Oct. 9 – at Catalina

Oct. 16 – vs. Cholla

Oct. 23 – at Douglas

Oct. 30 – at Palo Verde

Nov. 6 – vs. Sahuarita

Sabino

(4A Sonoran Region)

Aug. 27 – at Sahuaro (Thursday)

Sept. 4 – at Phoenix Moon Valley

Sept. 11 – vs. Santa Rita

Sept. 17 – at Mountain View (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – vs. Marana

Oct. 2 – vs. Desert View

Oct. 9 – at Pueblo

Oct. 16 – vs. Catalina Foothills

Oct. 23 – bye

Oct. 30 – vs. Flowing Wells

Nov. 6 – at Canyon del Oro

Sahuarita

(4A Gila Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Nogales

Sept. 4 – at Catalina Foothills

Sept. 11 – at Cienega

Sept. 18 – bye

Sept. 25 – vs. Cholla

Oct. 2 – vs. Douglas

Oct. 9 – at Amphi

Oct. 16 – vs. Catalina

Oct. 23 – at Palo Verde

Oct. 30 – vs. Santa Rita

Nov. 6 – at Rio Rico

Sahuaro

(4A Kino Region)

Aug. 27 – vs. Sabino (Thursday)

Sept. 4 – at Palo Verde

Sept. 11 – vs. Catalina

Sept. 17 – at Catalina Foothills (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – vs. Queen Creek

Oct. 2 – at Sunnyside

Oct. 9 – at Nogales

Oct. 16 – vs. Desert View

Oct. 23 – bye

Oct. 30 – at Marana

Nov. 6 – vs. Cienega

Salpointe

(5A-I Southern Region)

Aug. 28 – bye

Sept. 4 – at Rio Rancho, N.M.

Sept. 11 – vs. Catalina Foothills

Sept. 17 – vs. Casa Grande (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – at Ironwood Ridge

Oct. 2 – vs. Sierra Vista Buena

Oct. 9 – at Chandler Hamilton

Oct. 16 – at Rincon/University

Oct. 23 – at Mountain View

Oct. 30 – vs. Tucson High

Nov. 6 – vs. Sunnyside

Santa Rita

(4A Gila Region)

Aug. 28 – at Rincon/University

Sept. 4 – vs. Canyon del Oro

Sept. 11 – at Sabino

Sept. 18 – bye

Sept. 25 – vs. Rio Rico

Oct. 2 – at Cholla

Oct. 9 – vs. Douglas

Oct. 16 – vs. Amphi

Oct. 23 – at Catalina

Oct. 30 – at Sahuarita

Nov. 6 – vs. Palo Verde

Sunnyside

(5A-II Southern Region)

Aug. 28 – at Phoenix North Canyon

Sept. 4 – at Nogales

Sept. 11 – bye

Sept. 17 – vs. Mesa Mountain View (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – vs. Mountain View

Oct. 2 – vs. Sahuaro

Oct. 9 – at Sierra Vista Buena

Oct. 16 – vs. Tucson High

Oct. 23 – vs. Ironwood Ridge

Oct. 30 – at Rincon/University

Nov. 6 – at Salpointe

Tucson High

(5A-I Southern Region)

Aug. 28 – vs. Phoenix Desert Vista

Sept. 4 – bye

Sept. 11 – at Canyon del Oro

Sept. 17 – at Mesa Westwood (Thursday)

Sept. 25 – vs. Pueblo

Oct. 2 – vs. Mountain View

Oct. 9 – at Ironwood Ridge

Oct. 16 – at Sunnyside

Oct. 23 – vs. Sierra Vista Buena

Oct. 30 – at Salpointe

Nov. 6 – vs. Rincon/University

RELATED: Fowler’s final act a perfect end to great prep career

In the fourth inning Tuesday, Kenzie Fowler and Canyon del Oro were working on a fourth straight no-hitter and the all-world pitcher had struck out all 11 Glendale Cactus batters she had faced.

The hard windup and . . .

The ball went sailing vertically out of her hand, landing behind her.

It was a strange twist of imperfection for the reigning Gatorade National Player of the Year, who didn’t allow a hit Tuesday in an 8-0 win over No. 7 Glendale Cactus in the 4A-I quarterfinals.

“I haven’t done that since I was 10,” Fowler said of the mispitch.

The no hitter for Fowler and No. 2 CDO extends to four her streak of no hitters, including two games in which she threw perfect games (no hits, no walks, no errors). Fowler struck out 16 hitters in her final game at CDO.

Adding to her domination, she was 4-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs and stole a base. She walked two, giving extra notice that she is human, not bionic.

“She never surprises me,” said head coach and former CDO banner player Amy Swiderski. “She works as hard as any pitcher I’ve seen.”

Fowler said afterward she isn’t interested in keeping up the no-hit streak.

“We don’t know stats,” said Fowler. “The coaches take care of that.”

CDO’s Taylor Watkins doubled and tripled and scored twice for the Dorados, who play No. 3 Scottsdale Chaparral at Phoenix’s Rose Mofford Park in Thursday’s 4A-I semifinals.

For more on high school sports, check out the Grammer School sports blog.

Alexa Cash wasn’t feeling well Tuesday. In fact, she hasn’t been 100 percent in her last three starts for Cienega.

Still, as she did in her 16-strikeout performance Saturday in a 10-0 win over Glendale Apollo, Cash didn’t allow her health to stop her from dominating.

Cash allowed three hits and struck out 15 Tuesday, leading No. 1 Cienega to a 5-0 win over No. 9 Scottsdale Saguaro in the Class 4A Division I quarterfinals.

“I haven’t been feeling too well,” Cash said. “I am not sure what it is, but I wanted to go today.”

Cienega coach Eric Tatham had backup pitcher Brittany Johnson ready to go in case Cash wasn’t able to go.

Her teammates made things easy on her in the fifth inning, scoring four runs. Three of those came from an inside-the-park home run by leadoff hitter Brittany Keiser.

“That’s what is great about Alexa,” Tatham said. “Once she gets staked to a lead, she’s cash money.”

Keiser was equally impressed.

“She was sick all day and having to throw that game was amazing,” Keiser said. “I don’t know of anybody that can do that.”

Cienega plays No. 12 Catalina Foothills in Thursday’s 6:30 p.m. semifinal at University of Arizona’s Hillenbrand Stadium.

No. 3 Scottsdale Chaparral 1, No. 6 Sahuaro 0: At Scottsdale, junior Kira White, who was returning from an injury and pitched for the first time in six weeks, kept Chaparral in check for most of the game. White had seven strikeouts. But in the fourth, an error put Kerry Durnan on second base, and two batters later Caitlyn Melnychenko’s drove her in with a base hit for the only run of the game.

“They got the hit when they needed it; we didn’t,” Sahuaro coach Steve Sanchez said.

No. 12 Catalina Foothills 11, No. 4 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor 4: At Phoenix, Foothills pulled off its second road upset in the playoffs, setting up Thursday’s semifinal with Cienega.

Class 4A Division II

No. 12 Gilbert Perry upset No. 4 Douglas, 6-2, in the 4A-II quarterfinals in Douglas. The Bulldogs ended the season 29-4.

Junior pitcher Erika Tapia finished the season with a 25-2 record and 217 strikeouts.

Girls Tennis

The Pusch Ridge girls tennis team beat Thatcher 5-4 to advance to Friday’s Class 2A/3A tennis semifinals against Phoenix Country Day at the Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale.

The doubles team of Sami Towne and Tanya Hetlinger won the No. 2 match to seal it for Pusch Ridge 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

Boys golf

Immaculate Heart’s Ian Patterson shot a two-round 144 for a fourth-place finish Tuesday in the 1A/2A boys golf state championship. Pusch Ridge’s Lou Christensen (146) was fifth.

For more on high school sports, check out the Grammer School sports blog.

If there was any question whether Sahuaro was ready for the postseason, the Cougars answered Monday with a dominating win over Flowing Wells.

Sahuaro, the top seed in the Class 4A/5A Division II boys volleyball tournament, used fast starts in all three games to beat up on No. 16 Flowing Wells 3-0 (25-15, 25-7, 25-20).

“We came out fired up,” said Sahuaro coach Sandy Novak. “The seniors know this is their last shot.”

Sahuaro hosts No. 8 Cienega at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 4A/5A-II quarterfinals. Cienega swept Palo Verde 3-0 in Monday’s opening round.

In Monday’s win at Sahuaro, the Cougars jumped out to 14-3 leads in each of the first two games, trying to quickly erase any thoughts visiting Flowing Wells had of pulling off the first-round upset.

“(As the No. 1 seed) we know that we are the team with the target on our backs,” Novak said. “We have to play like we can handle it and we can.”

Although the score in the third game was much closer, Sahuaro was never in jeopardy of losing.

“We passed really well, which set up our offense,” Novak said. “We had some big kills.”

Dillon Kennedy finished with seven kills to lead Sahuaro 32-3.

Sahuaro had three others – Kyle Tatum, Scott Salerno and Bryce Brucker – with six kills.

Mitchell Toone and Kyle Tatum added 15 assists.

No. 3 Catalina 3, No. 14 Phoenix Barry Goldwater 0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-13): At Catalina, Marcellious Gibbs made the most of his first start of the season.

Gibbs had 12 kills as the Trojans defended their home court and advanced to Wednesday’s quarterfinals; they will host No. 6 Tempe McClintock at 6:30 p.m.

“I thought we played well and handled business,” said Gibbs, a sophomore. “If we had a tough situation, our setter Jared (Simte) got us out of it. . . . If we need the kill, I’m there for the support to get a kill or two.”

During the second game, Gibbs picked up three straight kills and capped a 7-0 run, putting the Trojans up 18-7.

“He’s really been working hard the past two weeks in practice,” Catalina coach Heather Moore-Martin said. “With how good Marcellious was playing, I couldn’t keep him off the floor. He kept working really hard in the middle and getting up for the quick (shots). He earned a spot (on the starting rotation) and was able to retain it.”

Catalina (35-3) beat Goldwater 3-1 earlier in the season, and never felt threatened in Monday’s match.

“I was nervous because it was the first round of state,” said Simte, one of the team’s four seniors, who had 30 assists. “We did a really good job of establishing our middles and once we got that going, we got our outside hitting going. (Gibbs) is our secret weapon in state.”

Goldwater was forced into several errors, allowing Catalina to make several big runs and control the tempo. Catalina also served up 10 aces.

“We weren’t into it and got lazy,” Goldwater hitter T.J. Tallent said. “They got a lot of aces on us and killed us on passing.”

– ASH FRIEDERICH, sports@tucsoncitizen.com (sports@tucsoncitizen.com)

Class 4A/5A Division I

The Salpointe boys volleyball team controlled its match against No. 13 Chandler Basha in the first round of the Class 4A/5A Division I state tournament.

The fourth-seeded Lancers won 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-20) and host No. 5 Gilbert Mesquite at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the quarterfinals.

Class 1A/2A Boys Golf

Pusch Ridge’s Lou Christensen shot an even-par 72 (third place) and Immaculate Heart’s Ian Patterson fired a 74 (tied for fifth), and both are in the top five heading into Tuesday’s final-round action of the 1A/2A boys golf championship at the Cave Creek Golf Course.

For more on high school sports, check out the Grammer School sports blog.

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Tuesday’s HS playoff schedule

Softball

Games at 4 p.m.

Class 5A Division I – (at Tempe Marcos de Niza HS)

> No. 4 Sierra Vista Buena vs. No. 1 Mesa Red Mountain

> No. 6 Salpointe vs. No. 2 Phoenix St. Mary’s

Class 5A Division II – (at Peoria Sunrise Mountain)

> No. 5 Sunnyside vs. No. 8 Anthem Boulder Creek

Class 4A Division I – Quarterfinals

> No. 9 Scottsdale Saguaro at No. 1 Cienega

> No. 12 Catalina Foothills at No. 4 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor

> No. 6 Sahuaro at No. 3 Scottsdale Chaparral

> No. 7 Glendale Cactus at No. 2 Canyon del Oro

Class 4A Division I – quarterfinals

> No. 12 Gilbert Perry at No. 4 Douglas

Girls Tennis

Match at 3 p.m.

2A/3A quarterfinal

Thatcher vs. Pusch Ridge at Hilton El Conquistador Resort

Golf

Day 2 of 2 – 8 a.m.

> Class 1A/2A at Cave Creek Golf Course

> Class 3A at Poston Butte Golf Club in Florence

Coaches

All high school scores and statistics are as reported to the Citizen by the coaches of the designated home team. Coaches can call in scores to 573-4635, fax them to 573-4569 or e-mail them to sports@tucsoncitizen.com (sports@tucsoncitizen.com).

Boys Tennis

2A/3A State Team – First Round

Thatcher 5, Desert Christian 3

Boys Volleyball

No. 4 Catalina Foothills 3, No. 13 Peoria Sunrise Mountain 1

(25-12, 25-13, 23-25, 25-15)

4A/5A Division II state – First Round

SM – no stats available.

CF – Kills: Garrett Voge 30, Jake Klewer 10, Nick Larson 9, Danny Erickson 2, Drew Bantlin 1. Assists: Andy Magill 47, Klewer 1, Bantlin 1, Chase Alfred 1. Digs: Alfred 19, Larson 10, Erickson 9, Voge 8, Magill 7, Klewer 2, Bantlin 1. Blocks: Klewer 7, Bantlin 5, Voge 3, Larson 3, Magill 2, Tyler Girdowski 1, Erickson 1. Aces: Klewer 1, Erickson 1.

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No. 5 Ironwood Ridge 3, No. 12 Marana 1

(25-15, 25-23, 23-25, 25-14)

4A/5A Division II state – First Round

MAR – Kills: Seth Wilson 11, Kenny Liscum 6, Tyler Boyack 1. Assists: Keaton Brown 8, Kord Catt 8, Spencer Laulusa 2. Digs: Brown 4, Liscum 4, Nick Parker 3, Wilson 1. Blocks: Wilson 5, Liscum 3, Boyack 3, Devon Gibbs 1, Laulusa 1. Aces: Liscum 2, Boyack 1.

IR – Kills: Zakary Kelly 13, Scott Assante 12, Sean O’Keefe 9, Craig Covington 8, Spencer Griffin 3, Sea Ham 2, Justin Laszczak 2, Austin Carey 1. Assists: Ham 39, Kelly 2, O’Keefe 2, Assante 1. Digs: O’Keefe 7, Kelly 5, Carey 5, Covington 4, Assante 1, Griffin 1, Ham 1. Blocks: Assante 3, Ham 3, Covington 2, Laszczak 2, O’Keefe 2, Greg Harris 1. Aces: Covington 1, O’Keefe 1.

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No. 1 Sahuaro 3, No. 16 Flowing Wells 0

(25-15, 25-7, 25-10)

4A/5A Division II state – First Round

FW – Kills: Kaercher 6, Orach 3, Peoples 1. Assists: Fielder 7, Peoples 4. Digs: Cruz 1, Fielder 1. Aces: Kaercher 1.

SAH – Kills: D. Kennedy 7, Salerno 6, Tatum 6, Brucker 6, Harner 5. Assists: Tatum 15, Toone 15. Digs: C. Kennedy 2, D. Kennedy 1, Tatum 1. Blocks: C. Kennedy 5, Tatum 4, Brucker 4, D. Kennedy 2. Aces: Tatum 2, Salerno 1, Harner 1.

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No. 2 Rincon/University 3, No. 15 Canyon del Oro 0

(25-22, 25-10, 25-7)

4A/5A Division II state – First Round

CDO – Kills: Madsen 7, Yankovich 4, Baker 2. Assists: Fife 10. Digs: Madsen 3, Usborne 2, Stevens 2, Yankovich 1. Blocks: Baker 1, Donaghay 1, Yankovich 1.

RIN – Kills: Nick Mata 8, Joel Antista 7, David Berens 7, Brice Nzeukou 6, Logan Mauney 5, Conor Kingston 1, Robert Di Prima 1. Assists: Matt McDaniel 28, Mata 2, Lorenzo Portugal 1. Digs: Antista 10, Portugal 6, Berens 3, Alfred Jimenez 3, McDaniel 3, Tadeo Valdez-Celaya 2, Kingston 1. Blocks: Mauney 4, Mata 2, Berens 1, Greg Islas 1, Nzeukou 1. Aces: McDaniel 3, Mauney 1.

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No. 3 Catalina 3, No. 14 Phoenix Barry Goldwater 0

(25-12, 25-10, 25-13)

4A/5A Division II state – First Round

BG – no stats available.

CAT – Kills: Marcellious Gibbs 12, Josh DeYoung 9, Ryan Graham 8, Mikhail Plot 6, Jared Simte 4, Cooper Kowalski 3. Assists: Simte 30, Kowalski 3, Graham 1. Digs: Graham 12, Oybeq Kholiqov 9, Kowalski 6, Plot 3, Simte 3, Gibbs 1. Blocks: Gibbs 1, Plot 1, Simte 1. Aces: Kowalski 4, Simte 3, Graham 2, DeYoung 2.

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No. 8 Cienega 3, No. 9 Palo Verde 0

(25-22, 25-18, 26-24)

4A/5A Division II state – First Round

PV – Kills: Cody Gilmore 13, Zachary Hoffman 3, Mike Balla 1, Colin Dunkley 1, Ishmyel Myers 1, Anthony Thomas 1. Assists: Hoffman 13, Thomas 2, Balla 1, Talil Gordon 1, Elden Haymore 1, Andy Lui 1. Digs: Haymore 8, Hoffman 4, Gilmore 3, Thomas 3, Balla 2, Dunkley 2, Gordon 2, Myers 2, Lui 1. Blocks: Balla 1, Gilmore 1. Aces: Balla 1, Thomas 1.

CIE – Kills: Christ 14, Simon 9, Gonzales 6, King 5, Kramer 2, Rand 2. Assists: Rand 32, Horton 1, Christ 1. Digs: Simon 9, Horton 5, Christ 4, Rand 2. Blocks: Rand 2, Kramer 1.

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4A/5A Division II state – First Round

No. 7 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor 3, No. 10 Sabino 2 (25-15, 16-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-10)

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4A/5A Division I state – First Round

No. 4 Salpointe 3, No. 13 Chandler Basha 0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-20)

No. 1 Mesa Mountain Pointe 3, No. 16 Sierra Vista Buena 0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-11)

No. 3 Mesa Red Mountain 3, No. 14 Mountain View 1

Boys Golf

1A/2A State Tournament

(Day 1 at Cave Creek, par 72)

TEAM SCORES – 1. Scottsdale Chrtistian 295, 2. Surrey Garden Christian 307, 3. Yuma Catholic 316, 4. Phoenix Christian 317, t5. Antelope 324, t5. Valley Christian 324, 7. Desert Christian 327, 8. Bourgade Catholic 328, t9. Northwest Christian 331, t9. Valley Lutheran 331, t11. Horizon Honors 333, t11. Pusch Ridge 333, 13. Benson 335, 14. Bagdad 344, 15. Bisbee 354, 16. Veritas 369, 17. Thatcher 374, 18. Mogollon 411, 19. San Manuel 424.

DESERT CHRISTIAN – (t19) Buddy Burr 79, (t31) Jon Goswitz 81, (t42) Caleb Ferganchick 83, (t49) Nathan Anderson 84.

PUSCH RIDGE – (3) Lou Christensen 72, (t49) John Jackson 84, (58) Grant Pooley 87, (t65) Geoff Pooley 90, (t80) Casey Vick 98.

IMMACULATE HEART – (t5) Ian Patterson 74.

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3A State Tournament

(Day 1 at Poston Butte Golf Club in Anthem, par 72)

TEAM SCORES – 1. Snowflake 298, 2. Safford 323, 3. Payson 328, 4. Sedona 336, 5. Fountain Hills 340, 6. Blue Ridge 340, 7. Wickenburg 341, 8. River Valley 342, 9. Estrella Foothills 349, 10. Florence 354, 11. Show Low 365, 12. Holbrook 373, 13. Chino Valley 374, 14. Empire 379, 15. Globe 410.

EMPIRE – (t32) Cory Bull 88, (t51) Cort Nations 93, (t59) Zak Kennedy 99, (t59) Isaac Davila 99.

The Salpointe Catholic High School softball team avoided elimination once again in the Class 5A Division I state tournament Saturday.

The No. 6-seeded Lancers defeated No. 11 seed Tempe Corona del Sol 5-2 in a losers bracket game.

Salpointe moves on to play No. 2 Phoenix St. Mary’s at Tempe Marcos de Niza High School at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

In 4A Division I state first round action, No. 12 seed Catalina Foothills upset No. 5 Phoenix Sunnyslope 2-1.

The Falcons will play at No. 4 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Girls tennis

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy junior Tanya Hetlinger finished third Saturday in the Class 2A/3A state individual tennis tournament.

In the semifinals, Hetlinger lost to Safford’s Allison Evans, the eventual state champion, 6-2, 6-1. Hetlinger recovered and took third, beating Christine Stockslager from Phoenix Country Day, 6-1, 6-2.

Baseball

Canyon del Oro advanced in the 4A-I state tournament by beating No. 14 seed Sahuaro 7-6 on Saturday.

The No. 3 Dorados will play No. 6 Cienega at Surprise Baseball Stadium at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

In 4A-II first round action, No. 3 Sahuarita defeated No. 14 Douglas 5-0.

The Mustangs will play No. 6 Phoenix Greenway at Phoenix Municipal Stadium at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Girls track

Catalina finished in first place with a team score of 139 in the 4A Gila regionals Saturday.

Melanie McGrath took first place for the Trojans in the 1,600 meter race with a time of 5 minutes, 16.46 seconds. McGrath also won the 800 meter race with a time of 2:22.85.

Boys track

The 4A Gila regionals belonged to Catalina as it finished with a score of 176.

Daniel McIver helped the Trojans by taking first in the high jump (6-6), long jump (21-11.25) and the triple jump (42-6 1/2). He also helped his relay team take first in the 4×400 relay (3:30.46).

CDO ace has thrown three straight no-hitters

Maybe the four years Kenzie Fowler spent at Canyon del Oro High School are, to many people in Tucson, a mere prelude to her impending pitching career at the University of Arizona.

But the final chapter Fowler is writing for her storybook prep career might make whatever she does at the next level pale in comparison to what is arguably the greatest high school sports career in Tucson history.

It’s certainly the most dominant among those playing a team sport.

The reigning Gatorade national softball player of the year has thrown three straight no-hitters, including two perfect games, all against teams qualifying for the Class 4A Division I playoffs.

Saturday, she led CDO to a 10-0 win over Desert View in the first round of the 4A-I playoffs.

In addition to her pitching, she hit a first-inning home run easily clearing the center field wall (her seventh homer of the season), had a two-run single and was hit by a pitch.

Against Desert View, as she did April 30 against Marana, Fowler struck out 14 of the 15 batters she faced, as both games were called after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.

In the three-game streak, Fowler has struck out 43 hitters and dropped her ERA to 0.06 (one run allowed in 125 innings).

And how does Fowler feel about the recent stretch of domination?

“I have a streak?” she asked, genuinely unaware what reporters were asking her about.

When told she had just tossed her third-straight no-hitter, Fowler quickly jumped into safety mode – never saying something that would come across as arrogant or self-serving and certainly never one to offer up bulletin board material.

“Oh, yeah that’s great,” Fowler said. “You know I try to do my best and all that.”

Fowler then went on to talk about how easy it is to pitch knowing the defense behind her will “get to any ball” hit into play – even if she’s rarely giving them a chance to prove that lately – and about how emotional senior day was with her teammates.

Never once would she take the bait lured in front of her to give a me-first answer, only further leading to the reason so many in Tucson seem to be pulling for her.

“Tucson is fortunate to have great softball and you’re going to come across (some great) players,” said Desert View coach Bert Otero, whose team’s season had just come to an end at the hands of Fowler. “But Kenzie Fowler is a special kid.

“It’s not all about softball. It’s about how she carries herself. It’s about being a classy young lady and that’s what you really have to appreciate.”

As much as it may seem like a distant memory now, and as much as us annoying media types repeated the story over and over, it can’t be ignored that the life-threatening medical scare forcing Fowler off the U.S. Junior Olympic team two summers ago that left her hospitalized for nearly two weeks.

After dominating the 4A-I playoffs as a sophomore in 2007 – CDO won four playoff games and a state title by outscoring opponents 14-0 with Fowler throwing every inning – seven inches of blood clots that had formed in her powerful right pitching arm had worked their way toward her heart, only being discovered after her arm began turning purple in a summer workout.

Multiple surgeries later, it appeared Fowler’s life would be saved, but her pitching career was doubtful at best.

Instead, she went on to be named the best pitcher in the country as a junior and only got more dominant as a senior, when she got to finally sign her scholarship papers to play for UA and officially become a Wildcat.

She’s pitched every playoff inning for CDO since she’s been in high school, leading the Dorados to three straight state championship games, including winning the past two titles.

She’s struck out 298 batters and walked 14 this season and has a 22-2 record with both losses coming in 1-0 games.

Her career numbers are equally hard to fathom.

In four years, Fowler has a 102-8 record with 1,403 strikeouts. She’s gone 12-1 in state playoff games with her only loss coming to Glendale Cactus in the 2006 state championship game when she was a freshman.

Cactus, coincidentally, is the team traveling to Tucson on Tuesday to face Fowler in the 4A-I quarterfinals, the final time she’ll pitch at CDO.

Should CDO win the 4 p.m. game, the 4A-I semifinals are Thursday and the state title game is Saturday.

Both games are scheduled to be played in Phoenix, but if both teams are Tucson-area teams, they could be moved to a neutral location in southern Arizona.

How cool would it be if the game was at UA’s Hillenbrand Stadium?

Fowler long ago etched her name atop the list of Tucson’s great prep softball players.

And while the argument can be made some multisport stars of yesteryear did more in multiple sports or stars who went on to storied collegiate and professional careers like Sean Elliott and Fat Lever became more well known, it’s hard to argue anyone ever dominated a team sport quite like Fowler has done.

And with one week left of her high school career, Fowler has every intention of writing the perfect ending.

For more on high school sports, check out the Grammer School sports blog.

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FOWLER’S FINAL ACT

Canyon del Oro High School pitcher Kenzie Fowler has saved her best for last. Her stats during her last three games:

No-hitters – 3

Perfect games – 2

Record – 3-0

IP – 17

Ks – 43

BB – 1

ERA – 0.00

NEARLY PERFECT

Kenzie’s Fowler season stats for CDO:

> ERA: 0.06

> Innings: 125

> Earned runs: 1

> Strikeouts: 298

> Walks: 14

> Record: 22-2

> Career record: 102-8

GLENDALE – After nearly three-and-a-half hours of tennis Saturday, Abby Cochran was so delighted to join her celebrating teammates that she left her racket on the court.

All the while her coach, Kristie Stevens, was fighting back tears.

That’s because Cochran won her team’s deciding singles match as second-seeded Catalina Foothills won the Class 4A Division I state team title 5-4 over No. 4 Scottsdale Chaparral, securing the team’s ninth championship at the school this decade.

With the match tied 4-4, the No. 5 singles pairing competed under the watch of all in attendance. Cochran topped Chaparral’s Lauren Harrison 6-2, 6-3.

“It feels good to pull it out for my team,” she said.

Catalina Foothills had won the team portion of the state championship every year since 2000 – until last season when Chaparral ended the streak.

After losing two of three doubles matches, Catalina Foothills needed to dominate singles play.

It did.

“That was a lot of pressure on the girls, and they all came through.” Stevens said.

Fourth-seeded Chaparral’s attempt at a clean sweep of the postseason’s singles, doubles and team titles was derailed as its top three players were defeated in crucial matches.

State champs in doubles, Molly Ruby and Elizabeth Hammond couldn’t hold onto a 5-4 lead and lost 8-6 to Catalina Foothills’ Zaina Sufi and Sam Ruth.

Sufi also beat rival Nikki Parker 6-1, 6-2 one week after the reverse occurred in the state singles final.

“It’s great coming back and winning after a loss to her and especially because she’s such a great player,” Sufi said.

GLENDALE – A dehydrated Anthony Monestero pulled out a victory on Friday to send No. 3 Palo Verde High School to the Class 4A Division II boys state tennis team finals.

On Saturday at Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale, he was called on again.

With his team tied at 4 with fourth-ranked Chandler Seton Catholic, Monestero faced Vincent Lenzi with the state championship on the line.

Lenzi, playing with shin splints in both legs and suffering through several muscle cramps, took the first set 6-2. Monestero then took advantage of Lenzi’s injuries, capturing the next two sets 6-3 and 6-2, giving Palo Verde the 5-4 win and the state crown.

“It just feels really good,” Monestero said. “This is my senior year, and I feel like I’m on top of the world right now.”

The championship is the first boys tennis state title for Palo Verde, which opened in 1963.

“It’s really been nice to play against high-caliber players like that,” Titans coach Dan Ireland said. “Coming in every match, we knew it would be close, so it makes it exciting that way.”

Palo Verde’s Carlos Bermudez, the 4A-II boys state singles champion, had a big day. He helped give his team an early 2-1 lead after he and Matthew Berger won their doubles matches, and Bermudez won his singles match over Dennis Rodgers 6-1, 6-1.

GLENDALE – One program was seeking its fifth straight Class 4A Division I championship, while the other is in the fifth year of building its program.

Tradition won out.

Catalina Foothills High School finished its blitz through the Class 4A-I state boys tennis tournament Saturday as it hammered upstart Goodyear Millennium 5-0 at Glendale’s Paseo Racquet Center to capture its fifth straight boys title.

“We are better than I thought we were,” Foothills coach Robb Salant said. “We’re just too deep. You can’t see a weak spot in our lineup. Compared to our last five championship teams, I’d say this team ranks somewhere between two and three. I say that because we’re solid 1-6, but we don’t have much beyond that. But those six are pretty darned good.”

Foothills got off to a strong start, winning all three doubles matches. The third doubles victory came when juniors Zach Hoffor and Dan Hyman upset freshmen brothers and recently crowned 4A-I state champions Hunter and Yates Johnson 8-4.

“To show what I know, I didn’t think we’d win that match,” Salant said. “But my two kids were too big and strong for them. Going 3-0 in the doubles was huge. How can you come back from that? You’d have to win five of the six singles matches and that’s never been done.”

Foothills quickly sewed up the match when sophomore Wade Heerboth downed Millennium senior Billy Mlsek 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles, and senior No. 4 Mike Tringali topped Nate Kobylinski 6-2, 6-1.

Coaches

All high school scores and statistics are as reported to the Citizen by the coaches of the designated home team. Coaches can call in scores to 573-4635, fax them to 573-4569 or e-mail them to sports@tucsoncitizen.com (sports@tucsoncitizen.com).

Baseball

Tanque Verde 10, Flagstaff Northland Prep 1

1A state tournament – First Round

Northland Prep 000 001 0 — 1 4 4

Tanque Verde 150 121 x — 10 9 1

NP – Connolly and Childers. TV – King and Novak. WP – King (11-2). LP – Connolly. 2B – TV: Rogers, Hearne.

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1A state tournament -First Round

Heber Mogollon 6, St. Augustine 2

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Pusch Ridge 11, Tombstone 1

2A state tournament – First Round

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Pusch Ridge 019 1x — 11 0 0

WP – Vaughn. 2B – PR: Haines. 3B – PR: Vavrusa.

Softball

1A state tournament – First Round

St. Augustine 13, Fredonia 0

2A state tournament – First Round

Pusch Ridge 3, Morenci 1

Boys Tennis

2A/3A State Individuals

@ Phoenix Tennis Center

SINGLES (First Round) – Josh Gleason, Desert Christian, def. Chance Bogart, Estrella Foothills, 6-1, 6-1; Alex Niemuth, Florence, def. Tomas Montano, Pusch Ridge, 6-3, 6-3; Michael Killion, Desert Christian, def. Sergio Perez, Antelope, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Nico Schell, Estrella Foothills, def. Caleb Tvrdy, Pusch Ridge, 6-0, 6-0.

SINGLES (Quarterfinals) – Luke Dumuhan, Sedona Red Rock, def. Josh Gleason, Desert Christian, 6-0, 6-1; Patrick Taylor, Phoenix Country Day, def. Michael Killion, Desert Christian, 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES (First Round) – Scott Waller/Caleb Steele, Desert Christian, def. Leonard Bulos/Matt Parsons, Estrella Foothills, 6-0, 6-1; Jesus Leon/Aaron Skousen, Antelope, def. Cameron Nichols/Connor Vick, Pusch Ridge, 6-4, 6-3.

DOUBLES (Quarterfinals) – Andy Swartwout/Graham Greenfield, Sedona Red Rock, def. Scott Waller/Caleb Steele, Desert Christian, 6-0, 6-2.

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4A-I state team – Semifinals @ Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale

No. 2 Catalina Foothills 5, No. 3 Prescott 0

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4A-II state team – Semifinals @ Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale

No. 3 Palo Verde 5, No. 2 Scottsdale Notre Dame 4

Girls Tennis

2A/3A State Individuals

@ Phoenix Tennis Center

SINGLES (First Round) – Tanya Hetlinger, Pusch Ridge def. Sierra Wisener, Estrella Foothills, (won by forfeit); Sam Towne, Pusch Ridge, def. Andie Gurerrero, Antelope, 6-4, 7-5.

SINGLES (Quarterfinals) – Tanya Hetlinger, Pusch Ridge, def. Megan Illsley, Scottsdale Christian, 6-0, 6-1; Allison Evans, Safford, def. Sami Towne, Pusch Ridge, 6-1, 6-0.

DOUBLES (First Round) – Maddy Cooney/Mara Batinica, Pusch Ridge, def. Briahna Preston/Diana De La Cruz, Antelope, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1; Kelsey Andres/Laurelinda Larkins, Pusch Ridge, def. Krista Knaggs/Taylor McQuad, Estrella Foothills, 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES (Quarterfinals) – Brinlee Goodman/Demi Kempton, Thatcher, def. Maddy Cooney/Mara Batinica, Pusch Ridge, 6-1, 6-1; Arianna Rose/Kelsey Rose, Phoenix Country Day, def. Kelsey Andres/Laurelinda Larkins, Pusch Ridge, 6-1, 6-0

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4A-I state team – Semifinals @ Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale

No. 2 Catalina Foothills 5, No. 6 Phoenix Sunnyslope 1

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4A-II state team – Semifinals @ Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale

No. 1 Buckeye 5, No. 4 Sahuarita 2

Girls Track and Field

4A Kino Regionals

Day 2 of 2

TEAM SCORES – 1. Sahuaro 211.83, 2. Sabino 102.33, 3. Nogales 74, 4. Desert View 66, 5. Cienega 65.83.

4×800 relay – SAH (Gast, Hill, Chevalier, Slocum) 9:56.55. 100 Hurdles – Anaiz Zamorano, DV, 17.42. Triple Jump – Lily Haspert, SAH, 35-9 1/4. Shot Put – Olivia Valencia, NOG, 34-4 1/2. 100 meter – Lilian Martinez, DV, 12.91. 1600 meter – Haley Stenquist, SAB, 5:25.14. 4×100 relay – DV (Rosas, Smith, Martinez, Zamorano) 51.01. 400 meter – Lily Haspert, SAH, 58.75. 800 meter – Shelby Slocum, SAH, 2:23.89. Long Jump – Lily Haspert, SAH, 17-10 1/2. Discus – Olivia Valencia, NOG, 113-2. 300 Int. Hurdles – Kathy Fisher, SAH, 44.84.

Pole Vault – Christine Corrao, SAH, 9-3. High Jump – Tiana Ross, SAH, 5-0. 200 meter – Lilian Martinez, DV, 26.67. 3200 meter – Zahira Jimenez, NOG, 11:41.62. 4×400 relay – SAH (Stephens, Fisher, Martin, Slocum) 4:06.19.

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4A Sonoran Regionals

Day 2 of 2

TEAM SCORES – 1. Canyon del Oro 241, 2. Catalina Foothills 130, 3. Marana 100, 4. Pueblo 27, 5. Cholla 8.

4×800 relay – CF (McCaleb, Behnajad, Green, Diamond) 10:25. 100 Hurdles – Kala Stepter, CDO, 15.51. Triple Jump – Adriana Chrite, CF, 35-1/2. Shot Put – Sarah Batterton, CDO, 33-2. 100 meter – Lindsay Honea, MAR, 12.77. 1600 meter – April Steward, CDO, 5:35.55. 4×100 relay – CDO (Jones, Sonnefeld, J. Stepter, Humphrey) 51.34. 400 meter – Kala Stepter, CDO, 59.50. 800 meter – April Steward, CDO, 2:28. Long Jump – Lindsay Honea, MAR, 17-3 1/2. Discus – Alkyrie Wellington, CDO, 107-10. 300 Int. Hurdles – Jaide Stepter, CDO, 44.27.

Pole Vault – Lora Batterton, CDO, 8-3. High Jump – Shakayla McEaddy, CF, 5-4. 200 meter – Lindsay Honea, MAR, 25.83. 3200 meter – Taylor Stewart, CDO, 12:27.23. 4×400 relay – CF (Carroll, Baker, Williamson, Chronister) 4:28.41.

Boys Track and Field

4A Kino Regionals

Day 2 of 2

TEAM SCORES – 1. Sabino 179, 2. Sahuaro 121, 3. Cienega 107, 4. Flowing Wells 66, 5. Nogales 43, 6. Desert View 8.

4×800 relay – FW (Bravo, Claridge, Maxwell, Bondy) 8:02.09. 110 Hurdles – Kevan Howe, SAH, 14.91. Triple Jump – Pat SanteCruz, SAH, 43-5. Shot Put – Kyle Walker, SAB, 49-7 3/4. 100 meter – Derrick Coker, CIE, 11.24. 1600 meter – Alex Evans, SAB, 4:26.24. 4×100 relay – SAB (Yonas, Fraser, Nelson, Harshman) 43.41. 400 meter – Victor Mendoza, NOG, 49.40. 800 meter – Alex Evans, SAB, 1:57.17. Long Jump – Bryce Harshman, SAB, 21-5. Discus – Jose Rojas, NOG, 140-4. 300 Int. Hurdles – Taylor Smyth, SAB, 40.30.

Pole Vault – Travis Burkel, SAH, 14-4. High Jump – Fredrick Scarber, CIE, 6-4. 200 meter – Derrick Coker, CIE, 22.29. 3200 meter – Humberto Bravo, FW, 9:55.86. 4×400 relay – SAB (W. Smyth, T. Smyth, Cords, Evans) 3:23.79.

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4A Sonoran Regionals

Day 2 of 2

TEAM SCORES – 1. Canyon del Oro 184, 2. Catalina Foothills 156, 3. Marana 85, 4. Pueblo 56, 5. Cholla 35

4×800 relay – CF (Lacy, Souza, Lin, Woodbury) 8:27.34. 110 Hurdles – Kane Punt, MAR, 15.23. Triple Jump – Mike Kivi, MAR, 44-3. Shot Put – Brett Finuf, CDO, 42-0. 100 meter – Kaimon Scott, CHO, 11.39. 1600 meter – Rafael Gomez, CF, 4:40.19. 4×100 relay – CDO (Kocan, Finuf, Zimmer, Urreiztieta) 43.96. 400 meter – Ian Palmer, CF, 49.61. 800 meter – Rex Woodbury, CF, 1:58.92. Long Jump – Nathan Millyard, CDO, 21-2 1/2. Discus – Brett Finuf, CDO, 139-10. 300 Int. Hurdles – Mike Kivi, MAR, 39.97.

Pole Vault – Clay Pierce, CDO, 12-6. High Jump – Siraaj Ghori, CF, 6-2. 200 meter – Ian Palmer, CF, 22.93. 3200 meter – Rex Woodbury, CF, 10:12.52. 4×400 relay – CF (Ghori, Souza, Woodbury, Palmer) 3:25.69.

The 2008-09 wrestling season has been over for awhile, but the awards keep rolling in for Tucson Citizen Wrestler of the Year Kory DeBerry.

Wrestling USA Magazine this week named DeBerry the No. 1-ranked sophomore/freshman wrestler in the nation at 140 pounds.

DeBerry, who won the Class 5A Division II state championship this past season to help lead Sunnyside to its 12th-straight state team title and 28th overall, was one of five southern Arizona wrestlers to find their way into the magazine’s national rankings.

Those wrestlers include (wrestlers were ranked in one of three classes – freshman/sophomore, junior or senior):

• DeBerry, Sunnyside, 140 pounds – No. 1 (freshman/sophomore)

• Ryak Finch, Safford, 112 pounds – No. 3 (junior)

• Scott Filbert, Ironwood Ridge, 119 pounds – No. 24 (junior)

• Diego Bravo, Sunnyside, 215 pounds – No. 20 (junior)

• Anthony Pike, Sunnyside, 189 pounds – No. 15 (senior)

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CLICK HERE for all scores and results for Tucson-area schools participating Saturday in state playoff action.

GLENDALE – A dehydrated Anthony Monestero pulled out a victory on Friday to send No. 3 Palo Verde to the Class 4A Division II boys state tennis team finals.

On Saturday at Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale, he was called on again.

With his team tied 4-4 with fourth-ranked Chandler Seton Catholic, Monestero faced Vincent Lenzi with the state championship on the line.

Lenzi, playing with shin splints in both legs and suffering through several muscle cramps, took the first set 6-2. Monestero then took advantage of Lenzi’s injuries, capturing the next two sets 6-3 and 6-2, giving Palo Verde the 5-4 win and the state crown.

“It just feels really good,” Monestero said. “This is my senior year, and I feel like I’m on top of the world right now.”

The championship is the first boys tennis title for Palo Verde.

“It’s really been nice to play against high-caliber players like that,” coach Dan Ireland said. “Coming in every match, we knew it would be close, so it makes it exciting that way.”

Palo Verde’s Carlos Bermudez, the 4A-II boys state singles champion, had a big day. His powerful left-handed serve helped give his team an early 2-1 lead after the doubles matches, and he won his singles match over Dennis Rodgers 6-1, 6-1.

– JONATHAN FRANKEL, The Arizona Republic

Foothills boys win fifth straight

GLENDALE – One program was seeking its fifth straight Class 4A Division I championship, while the other is in the fifth year of building its program.

Tradition won out.

Catalina Foothills finished its blitz through the 4A-I state boys tennis tournament Saturday as it hammered upstart Goodyear Millennium 5-0 at Glendale’s Paseo Racquet Center to capture its fifth straight boys championship.

“We are better than I thought we were,” Foothills Coach Robb Salant said. “We’re just too deep. You can’t see a weak spot in our lineup. Compared to our last five championship teams, I’d say this team ranks somewhere between two and three. I say that because we’re solid 1-6, but we don’t have much beyond that. But those six are pretty darned good.”

Foothills got off to a strong start, winning all three doubles matches. The third doubles victory came when juniors Zach Hoffor and Dan Hyman upset freshmen brothers and recently crowned 4A-I state champions Hunter and Yates Johnson 8-4.

“To show what I know, I didn’t think we’d win that match,” Salant said. “But my two kids were too big and strong for them. Going 3-0 in the doubles was huge. How can you come back from that? You’d have to win five of the six singles matches and that’s never been done.”

Foothills quickly sewed up the match when sophomore Wade Heerboth downed Millennium senior Billy Mlsek 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles, and senior No. 4 Mike Tringali topped Nate Kobylinski 6-2, 6-1.

– TIM TYERS, The Arizona Republic

Foothills girls knock off Chaparral for title

GLENDALE – After nearly three-and-a-half hours of tennis Saturday, Abby Cochran was so delighted to join her celebrating teammates that she left her racket on the court.

All the while her coach, Kristie Stevens, was fighting back tears.

That’s because Cochran won her team’s deciding singles match as second-seeded Catalina Foothills won the Class 4A Division I state team title 5-4 over No. 4 Scottsdale Chaparral, securing the team’s ninth championship at the school this decade.