CROSS COUNTRY: Salpointe sweeps opening meet

BOYS: Salpointe 37, Canyon del Oro 45, Vista Grande 48 1: Johnny Desanti, Vista Grande: 17:09.77 2: Isaiah Guevara, Canyon del Oro: 17:10.23 3: Johnny Hernandez, Salpointe: 18:50.19 GIRLS: Salpointe 36, Vista Grande 45, Canyon del Oro DNS 1: Ana Alvarez-Tostado, Salpointe: 20:12.20 2: Zoe Delgado, Salpointe: 20:18.46 3: Katie Bruno, Canyon del Oro: 21:59.85

Cross Country / Golf Andy Morales August 31, 2016

D-II BASEBALL: Tucson beat Ironwood Ridge 10-0

No. 9 Tucson defeated No. 10 Ironwood Ridge 10-0 Saturday night to advance to the Division II state championship game scheduled for Tuesday. Jose Contreras (8-2) gave up only two hits while striking out five in the game shortened to five innings due to the run-rule.

Baseball Andy Morales May 14, 2016

D-II baseball playoffs: Tucson beat CDO 8-2 to advance

No. 9 Tucson defeated No. 6 Canyon del Oro 8-2 Thursday night to advance to the final game of the Division II Elimination Bracket where the Badgers will take on No. 10 Ironwood Ridge. Tucson and Ironwood Ridge will play each other on Saturday night at Amphitheater High School. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

Baseball Andy Morales May 12, 2016

BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Cienega & Salpointe advance

Division II Boys Volleyball

Girls Volleyball / Boys Volleyball Andy Morales May 7, 2016

SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: THURSDAY SOUTHERN ARIZONA ROUNDUP

No. 1 Canyon del Oro fell to No. 8 Tucson 10-9 at Cherry Field in Tucson. Wendy Castro gave the Dorados a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first and Jenna Martinez knocked in Brenna Griesser in the second but the 2-0 lead would not hold up on a night when the lead changed eight times.

Softball Andy Morales May 6, 2016

SOFTBALL: CDO takes over top spot with 5-3 win over Ironwood Ridge

Already up 1-0 on top-ranked Ironwood Ridge in the bottom of the first, Alexis Kaiser stepped up to the plate in what could only be described as another huge at bat between the two rivals and delivered on a bases-clearing double to give No. 2 Canyon del Oro a 4-0 lead. It was a lead the Dorados would never give up and CDO went on to defeat the Nighthawks 5-3.

Baseball / Softball Andy Morales April 26, 2016

BASEBALL: CDO over Catalina Foothills 11-5

Canyon del Oro scored four runs in the bottom of the first to help pace the Dorados to an 11-5 victory over Catalina Foothills at home on senior night. The win was an important one for Canyon del Oro (20-7) because it kept the Dorados close to a top seed in the Division II state playoffs.

Baseball Andy Morales April 22, 2016

BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Marana Mountain View claims section title

Mountain View defeated Catalina Foothills 3-1 (25-23, 25-16, 15-25, 25-13) Thursday night to capture the first section title in school history. The victory gave the Mountain Lions a 19-6 record and a 13-1 mark in power-ranking games. More importantly, Mountain View is undefeated in section play (8-0) with huge program wins over powers such as Salpointe and Ironwood Ridge in the mix.

Girls Volleyball / Boys Volleyball Andy Morales April 22, 2016

Softball notes: Freshmen not showing their age

48 freshmen batting .400 or better

Cross Country / Softball Jose Garcia April 8, 2016

TRACK & FIELD: CDO discus thrower Turner Washington setting new records

Washington won the state championship last spring with a distance of only 172-feet-8 inches. I wrote "only" because he set a state-record 202 feet at the Casa Grande Kiwanis Invitational on Friday, April 1.

Football / Track & Field Andy Morales April 6, 2016

VOLLEYBALL: CDO beat Ironwood Ridge 3-1 to end winless streak

It's been five years since Canyon del Oro has gotten the best of Ironwood Ridge. Those five years, and the 11 losses in a row that came with it, were almost forgotten Tuesday night when the Dorados came out on top 3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-22) in an emotionally packed match. Almost forgotten, but not quite. This is a rivalry after all - at least it is now.

Boys Volleyball Andy Morales April 5, 2016

SOFTBALL: CDO beat Sunnyside 6-4 in D-II Top-10 game

Canyon del Oro defeated Sunnyside 6-4 in an important Division II match Friday between two teams currently ranked in the Top 10. CDO (17-1-1 overall and 9-1 in power-ranking games) is ranked second in the state as of Friday morning and Sunnyside (12-10, 5-3) came in ranked eighth.

Softball Andy Morales April 1, 2016

BASEBALL: BISHOP GORMAN BEATS CDO TO CLAIM CHRIS MOON CHAMPIONSHIP

Bishop Gorman defeated Canyon del Oro 9-0 in the championship game of the Chris Moon Memorial Classic on Friday afternoon at Cherry Field. It was a game that featured the defending Nevada Division I state champions against the defending Arizona D-II state champions.

Cross Country / Baseball Andy Morales March 25, 2016

GIRLS TENNIS: Ironwood Ridge slips past CDO 5-4

A rivalry in name only, Ironwood Ridge has grown accustomed to beating Canyon del Oro during singles play but the Dorados forced the Nighthawks to doubles where the Nighthawks ultimately pulled out a slim 5-4 win on Thursday.

Tennis Andy Morales March 25, 2016

Softball: Desert Vista hands CDO first loss

Brooke Hughes pilots 10-0 victory for Thunder

Softball Les Willsey March 15, 2016

BOYS TENNIS: CDO 7, Amphi 2. Panthers sporting all-international squad

Canyon del Oro defeated Amphitheater 7-2 late Friday night to close out a match that was much closer than the score indicated. The Panthers (2-2) forced CDO (5-1) to the limit on a few singles matches and then played them into the setting sun with three hotly contested doubles matches.

Tennis Andy Morales March 11, 2016

SOFTBALL: Canyon del Oro wins Dorado Classic

Canyon del Oro defeated Ironwood Ridge 7-4 Saturday afternoon to capture the 14th edition of the Dorado Classic. The field included 20 teams including reigning Division I state champion Sandra Day O'Connor.

Softball Andy Morales February 28, 2016

CDO championship golf coach John Farbarik has retired

Canyon del Oro boy's golf coach John Farbarik retired after leading the Dorados for the past 10 years. Farbarik retired with a record of 1,037-314-4 from 2006-2015. Part of those 1,000 plus wins included two state championships and three runner-up finishes.

Cross Country / Golf Andy Morales November 10, 2015

Football: Salpointe defeats Tucson to stay alive

Salpointe was 2-4 at one point. A lot of experts offered to perform last rites for the Lancers, forgetting the first avenue to the playoffs comes through a section championship and the second option involves power points.

Football Andy Morales October 24, 2015

Boys golf: Rincon makes final push for last playoff spot

Cooper Bradford calmly approached what he thought would be his last official putt in high school. The Rincon/University senior knew his team needed to score a 157 to take over the last at-large playoff spot but he had no idea everything depended on how he finished.

Golf Andy Morales October 21, 2015

VOLLEYBALL: Sahuaro defeats Tucson 3-1

Tucson Sahuaro remained perfect after the Cougars defeated Tucson 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-12) on Thursday night. The win solidified the Cougars as one of the teams to beat in Southern Arizona after the squad improved to 5-0 in division play and 11-0 overall including a six-game sweep at the TUSD Invitational two weekends ago.

Girls Volleyball Andy Morales September 18, 2015

GIRLS GOLF: Taylor Hughes & Haylin Harris off to an impressive start

Salpointe hosted Sahuaro and Oro Valley Canyon del Oro on Tuesday at Randolph North in Tucson and Hughes finished with a 35 and Harris shot a 38. Sahuaro and Salpointe tied with a team score of 156 and The Dorados came in with a 207.

Golf Andy Morales September 8, 2015

CROSS COUNTRY: Ana Alvarez leads Salpointe to early victory

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

Cross Country Andy Morales September 2, 2015

CDO's Francis wins another title in his 1st year

Baseball coach left CDO in 2004 but returned this year.

Baseball Jose Garcia May 19, 2015

D-II Softball: Cienega defeats Salpointe 9-2

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.

Baseball / Softball Andy Morales May 19, 2015