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AWC men race past College of the Desert

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Though Friday night's basketball game at The House will go down in the books as a scrimmage for College of the Desert (Calif.) and win No. 1 for the 17th-ranked Arizona Western men's basketball team, the evening played out muck like a jungle-gym... Full story

AWC men's basketball player profiles

FROM STAFF REPORTS

#2 Adonis Sousa Freshman, guard6-foot-2, 180 poundsSao Paulo, BrazilKelly Green's comments: "Plays with a lot of intensity. "He can score points in a variety of different ways and he can score them quickly. He's a scorer and a shooter, and those are... Full story

Women's basketball: Matadors fall in season debut

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Tanisha Manson had 16 points and seven rebounds in her Arizona Western College debut, but the Matador women fell 73-63 to Salt Lake on Friday in the Southern Utah Tournament in Cedar City, Utah. AWC (0-1 overall) trailed 37-31 at the half but led... Full story

(9) Arizona Western at Phoenix College volleyball preview

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. today, Hoy StadiumMedia: Radio - KBLU 560 AM. Internet - www.azwestern.edu/athleticsLast game: AWC took a 21-0 lead and beat Glendale 48-14 on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Bears lost 28-21 to New Mexico Military on... Full story

Big man on campus

Preseason All-American Almeida leads Matadors in defense of Region I crown

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Zach Nelson and Jason Smeathers know all too well what's in store for the rest of the so-called "big men" around the conference. The unfair assignment of guarding Andre Almeida has been in their hands for a good portion of the past month, and... Full story

AWC, Sodexo pair up for Cans Across America

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Arizona Western and dining service partner Sodexo are pairing up for Cans Across America, a plan to fight hunger in the Southwest and an attempt to set a new food drive world record. The AWC goal is to raise 1,900 pounds of food, which was set... Full story

Two Matadors earn conference volleyball honors

BY EDWARD CARIFIO, SUN STAFF WRITER

Arizona Western College volleyball player Fernanda Costa was named to thei All-Region Division I first team and the All-ACCAC second team on Monday, and teammate Thacilli Pereira was among the list of All-ACCAC honorable mentions. The pair of... Full story

Matadors easily control Gauchos

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

The Arizona Western College football team made sure it was the only team puling off tricks and enjoying all the treats Glendale offered up on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Matadors scored points with all three phases of their game and... Full story

AWC soccer comes up short in Region I Finals

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Like so many other Region I teams before them, the No. 10 Arizona Western College soccer team's run through the 2009 season came to an end in Prescott at the hands of the No. 6 Yavapai Roughriders. Yavapai scored two goals in the first half and... Full story

REGION I SOCCER FINALS PREVIEW: (10) AWC at (6) Yavapai

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Match starts: 6 p.m. today, Ken Lindley Field Last game: No. 3 seed AWC beat No. 2 seed Phoenix 2-1 on Thursday after a 6-5 penalty kick session to advance to its first-ever title match. No. 1 seed Yavapai beat No. 4 seed Pima 2-1 on Thursday in... Full story

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