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Baseball Game Preview: Mission Heights Prep Phantoms vs. East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles
The Mission Heights Prep Phantoms will be playing at home against the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mission Heights Prep will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. In what's become a running theme this...
Softball Game Recap: Imagine Prep Storm vs. Mission Heights Prep Phantoms
It was a good run, but Imagine Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Mission Heights Prep Phantoms by a score of 8-6. Imagine Prep was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mission Heights Prep apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Mesquite baseball playing rare underdog role late in season
It’s been an uncharacteristic season by Mesquite’s terms for the Wildcat baseball program this spring. They started hot early in the season, beating teams in tournament games and non-region foes. However, as they entered the meat of their schedule, the region play games, Mesquite has found itself in a bit of a slump nearing the final month of the season.
The Queen’s Ransom: A Buffet of Surfaces
This year, over 30 people—some local and some from as far away as Canada—headed to Arizona to take part in a difficult five-day trip through the Sonoran Desert across technical and demanding terrain. The group consisted of bikepacking beginners like me through to accomplished bikepacking veterans. The Queen’s Ransom is a “re-group ride,” which means riders pedal at their own pace but meet at a designated camp every night. The route starts and ends in Queen Creek Arizona, a suburb southeast of Phoenix. Organized by John Schilling, the singletrack-heavy route took us through some of the best riding in the Phoenix area.
Eastmark against ALA Queen Creek, in an AIA non-section softball game
Eastmark senior Tayler McCombs (9) high-fives head coach Darryl Allen while rounding third after a three-run homer against ALA Queen Creek, in an AIA non-section softball game, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Eastmark High School in Mesa, Arizona. (David Minton/Staff Photographer) David Minton.
Softball Game Recap: St. John Paul II Catholic Lions vs. Chandler Prep Titans
St. John Paul II Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Chandler Prep Titans by a score of 12-11. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. John Paul II Catholic of the 16-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2022.
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