Girls Softball

Olea's big year on offense gets her Sun/Rotary POY honors

MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS

For the past eight years, Cibola softball coach Shelly Baumann has had an Olea penciled in somewhere on her lineup card. Next spring will be the first time in almost a decade that she won't have an Olea sister on her team.Although it's the end of an ... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (May 14): Baseball, softball, girls basketball, wrestling

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PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL All-Section teams announced The Yuma Catholic baseball team had five players make the first team of the all-section team for Division IV Section III.Making the 14-player first team from the Shamrocks were Matt Milnick, Sam At... Full story

Yuma Catholic falls to Arizona Luthern

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According to Yuma Catholic softball coach Alyssa Rhodes, no one had them pegged for a .500 season, let alone a playoff victory.So when Yuma Catholic suffered an 11-1 loss at the hands of Arizona Lutheran Friday, Rhodes told her players to hold their ... Full story

Shamrock softball gets dramatic win, Antelope falls in first round

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Shamrocks' Milnick scores winning run in eighth With the game tied in the bottom of the eighth, the Yuma Catholic softball team knew that if Amanda Milnick got on base, she could cause havoc. The freshman led off the inning with a bunt single and ev... Full story

Olea, Valenzuela each named GVR Player of the Year

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Cibola swept the Gila Valley Region Player of the Year awards last week, with Raider softball shortstop Bethany Olea and baseball first baseman Zebastian Valenzuela earning the top honors, as voted on by the six region coaches in each sport.On the so... Full story

Antelope, YC ready for softball playoffs

MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS

Despite the fact that the Yuma Catholic softball team found itself down 18-0 in two different games and finished second to last at the Shamrock Classic early in the year, the idea of postseason play never left the Shamrocks' minds.Yuma Catholic finis... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (April 27): Prep Softball, Prep Baseball, Prep Track and Field, Juco Baseball, Local Racing, Youth Golf, Youth Basketball

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Despite an early two-run lead and another impressive performance from starter Sarai Camacho, the Kofa softball team couldn't find the timely hits.The No. 24 Kings dropped their first-round game to No. 9 Desert Mountain 6-2 in the Arizona Interscholas... Full story

Raiders, Kings prepare for softball state tournament

MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS

Before every pitch, Cibola No. 3 hitter Bethany Olea steps out of the box, takes a practice swing and examines her bat against the back drop of Yuma's blue sky.“When it comes to sports I'm very superstitious,” Olea said. “So I've al... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (April 25): Softball, baseball, golf

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The Kofa softball team managed to sneak its way into the playoffs.The Kings finished No. 28 in Arizona Interscholastic Association Division I Power Points but ended the year No. 4 in Section I — which made them an automatic qualifier for the AI... Full story

Morris, Stephens alternate innings for Yuma High as Criminals stun Hawks in finale

JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON

The Yuma High softball team sure didn't look like a team with nothing to play for.Despite being well out of the playoff picture, the Criminals ended the season swinging and blew out Gila Ridge for a 10-4 road win Monday — dealing a blow to the ... Full story

Cibola tops Kofa in regular-season finale; both teams eye playoffs

MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS

With hits being few and far between and runs being even rarer, Cibola starting pitcher Sydni Lankford knew the Raiders' second inning run off Kofa starter Sarai Camacho might be all the run support she'd get. It turned out that was all she needed.Lan... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (April 23): Softball, golf

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PREP SOFTBALL Shamrocks end regular season with win The Yuma Catholic softball team ended its regular season with a 8-7 win over Ajo on Tuesday. Ally Kochanowsky made a game-saving catch in centerfield in the bottom of the seventh with two outs an... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (April 22): Softball, baseball, track

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PREP SOFTBALL Shamrocks get key win over Antelope With both schools battling for playoff position, the Yuma Catholic softball team came up with a key 3-2 win over Antelope on Monday. Gabrielle Rowlison pitched a complete game with five hits and six... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (April 19): Tennis, baseball, softball, track, soccer

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PREP TENNIS Eventful first day at state A pair of Yuma County boys doubles teams made the second round at the AIA Division II State Tennis Championships in Phoenix.The Gila Ridge duo of Scotty Nickerson and Kevin Qian won in the first round 6-0, 6-... Full story

Cibola blows out Gila Ridge late

MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS

Cibola's Sydni Lankford and Gila Ridge's Nikki Kelland exchanged zeros in the first three innings of what looked to be a pitchers' duel. Then the Raiders decided they'd had enough of that.Cibola scored two runs in the fourth inning, two in the fifth,... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (April 18): Softball

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PREP SOFTBALLCrims win at YoungkerThe Yuma High softball team got a strong pitching performance by sophomore Lezlie Morris and won 5-0 at Buckeye-Youngker on Thursday. Morris surrendered four hits and three walks while striking out six in the win.The... Full story

Caddell has Antelope in playoff hunt as a freshman

MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS

When Antelope faced Phoenix Christian on Monday, Rams coach Mike Jorjuria saw his leadoff hitter Alissa Caddell do something he'd never seen her do before: strike out.“I don't think I've ever seen her strike out,” Jorjuria said with a lau... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (April 17): Softball

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PREP SOFTBALL Camacho Ks 16, Kings sweep Havasu Sarai Camacho threw a two-hitter, striking out 16 in a 2-0 win in Game 1 of Kofa's doubleheader sweep against Lake Havasu on Wednesday.Camacho added two hits in a 5-2 win in game two. Kaitlyn Swain ha... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (April 16): Baseball, softball, tennis

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PREP BASEBALLHawks take down SidewindersThe Gila Ridge baseball team jumped on the scoreboard early and got another strong performance from its ace in a 8-2 win over San Luis on Tuesday. Hawks' starting pitcher Victor Castro pitched a complete game, ... Full story

Cougars blank Rams

MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS

After losing to Yuma Catholic 16-8 last Thursday, the rough times continued for No. 16 Antelope to No. 4 Phoenix Christian in a 13-0 loss on Monday.Errors and passed balls kept Phoenix Christian's base runners rounding the bases in the first two inni... Full story

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