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Hamilton has never been a world beater in softball like it has in football and baseball. Not even close. But the 2011 softball team is making its presence known.
Hamilton took advantage of physical and mental errors by Desert Mountain and got the unintentional help of an umpire Monday in edging the previously unbeaten Wolves, 5-4, in pool play at the Marcos de Niza-Corona del Sol Invitational at Marcos de Niza.
Coach Bob Invitational features 58 teams -- finals at Boulder Creek. Best of the West continues at Sunrise Mtn.
It does not seem to matter who the hitter is. Mountain Pointe baseball is bombarding the opposition with the long ball three weeks into the season.
The Horizon baseball team opened the season with tough competition in the Scottsdale Quarterback Club Invitational the final week of February. Since posting a 2-2 mark in the tourney in pool play the Huskies have responded by winning four of their last five games.
Four-year starter is a versatile athlete, having played football and basketball at Class 3A school.
Boys team won school\'s first crown with 65-60 victory in double overtime over Chaparral.
Former St. Mary\'s basketball players Simon, Whyte head the list.
The Gilbert district governing board Tuesday night officially approved a recommendation from Mesquite High to hire Matt Gracey as the Wildcats next football coach.
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.
Coach helped build competitive football program at North Canyon.
It was not hard to get lost in the shuffle as a prep softball pitcher in the Valley the last few years. Gilbert hurler MIchelle Duncan can relate.
Gators defeat Sandra Day OConnor 7-0 for first win on artificial turf.
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.
Toros take 50-29 victory, win their seventh crown since 1995 under coach Gary Ernst.
Chandler High played the game it wanted against St. Mary\'s for the first 15 minutes of the 5A-I girls basketball championship game on Friday. It was that last minute of the half that was ugly and esentially ended the Wolves hope of claiming the title
St.. Mary\'s used an 9-0 run to end the first half and that opened the gates to a 73-60 win over Chandler at Jobing.com Arena.
Talk about a battle for your first boys basketball title in school history. Chaparral and Betty H. Fairfax was just that Friday afternoon as Chaparral nearly four decades old and Fairfax four-years-old duked it out at Jobing.com Arena.
Pierre Newton made free throws and reserve Jovan Wright several clutch 3s in regularion and overtimes as Betty Fairfax dealt Chaparral a second straight gut-wrenching 5A-II state title defeat, 65-60, in double overtime.