Ironwood Ridge went 5-1 to take third place at the 25th Annual Dave Kops Tournament of Champions held in Bullhead City and University of Arizona commit Allie Skaggs led the way with four home runs and 10 RBI…
Ironwood Ridge (6-1) will visit Salpointe (10-5) on Tuesday, Mar. 10. The Lancers went 2-3 at the Dave Kops Tournament. The Lancers will travel to play Cienega (4-1) on Mar. 17. The Bobcats went 4-1 at the Dave Kops Tournament.
Tucson Badger Softball Classic Invitational Tournament is scheduled for Mar. 11-14 at Cherry Field. Vista Grande, Sahuaro, Tucson, Marana, Sabino, Yuma Catholic, Rio Rico and Empire are slated to compete.
Arizona @ArizonaSoftball commit Devyn Netz hits a walk-off 3-run shot off the scoreboard to give @IRHSSoftball a 5-4 win over Canyon (CA) on Friday. The Nighthawks beat Mater Dei 2-1 to take 3rd on Saturday. (Netz/AllSportsTucson) pic.twitter.com/pULYgY4ffe
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) March 8, 2020
THURSDAY, MAR. 5
Ironwood Ridge 16, Coronado (NV) 3
El Toro (CA) 18, Cienega 15
Ironwood Ridge 11, Aztec (NM) 1
Ironwood Ridge 7, Lakewood (CA) 0
Salpointe 9, Rio Rancho 0
FRIDAY, MAR. 6
Ironwood Ridge 3, Marina (CA) 2
Norco 6, Salpointe 0
Ironwood Ridge 5, Canyon (CA) 4
La Mirada 6, Salpointe 1
Cienega 12, Gallup (NM) 4
Cienega 16, Basic 1
SATURDAY, MAR. 7
Cienega 10, Fountain Valley (CA) 6
Salpointe 9, Cypress 5
Roosevelt (CA) 5, Salpointe 4
Los Alamitos (CA) 4, Ironwood Ridge 2
Cienega 11, Winslow 0
THIRD PLACE
Ironwood Ridge 2, Mater Dei 1
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com