For the second night in a row, Marana came from far behind to defeat Thornydale 12-11 Tuesday night to capture the championship of the Best-of-three District 5 Junior Softball Series 2-0. The victory sends Marana straight to the West Region Junior Girls Softball Tournament slated to begin on Saturday, July 23 at the Arthur Pack Complex. Thornydale is still alive and will advance to the Junior State Tournament that will start on July 8 in Avondale.
It was a great night for the Canyon View baseball organization with the 8-10 team beating Continental Ranch 19-5 at Mehl Park to capture the D-5 title. Mesa will host the 8-10 State Tournament starting on July 11.
The 9-11 team from Canyon View beat Thornydale 11-4 at Curtis Park to advance to the State Tournament to be held in Phoenix starting on July 14.
FROM BRAD ALLIS:
Canyon View went 4-0 in the Tournament, outscoring opponents 62-16 and advance to the state tournament in Phoenix beginning July 14.
Thornydale came out strong. After giving up a lone run in the top of the first, Thornydale plated four in the bottom half of the inning thanks to a trio of hits and a few costly Canyon View errors. From there the game settled in to a pitcher’s duel. Canyon View’s Ethan Burnside found his groove and scattered just three hits over the final five innings, surrendering zero runs while striking out four. The defense behind him also solidified, committing zero errors and turning a pivotal double play in the second to strand a Thornydale runner on third and end a two-on, one-out opportunity.
Thornydale’s Ashton Angelley was also solid on the hill. Threw the first four innings he gave up just two runs on two hits, striking out three. Canyon View added a run in the fourth when Burnside scored on a fielder’s choice. Things changed in the top of the fifth. The Canyon View’s bats came alive in the inning as they pounded out five hits. Raj Abramian led off the inning with an inside the park home run to cut Thornydale’s lead to one. Abramian closed out the scoring with a second run later in the inning. In between six other Canyon View players scored.
The Majors team from Canyon View beat Marana 8-6 at the Ora Mae Harn District Park to force an ‘If Game” Wednesday night. Canyon View led 3-0 after the first two innings on unearned runs but the program made a statement in the top of the third with doubles from Noah Marks, Taran Hogan and Seamus Sullivan to fuel a 5-0 lead.
The team from Mehl Park added two more in the top of the fourth inning thanks to a two-run shot from Connor Matalone to make it 7-0. Marana left the bases loaded in the first inning and a double play with one out erased another bases-loaded situation in the third but the team came through with three runs in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead down to 7-3. Emmit Lee hit a two-run double and MJ Chavez had an RBI single in that inning.
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Lukas Gerlach picked up seven strikeouts and William Shoemaker and Matalone saw action on the mound after Gerlach gave way in the fourth. The three combined for 12 strikeouts in the win.
Canyon View added another unearned run the top of the sixth to make it 8-3 and that helped hold off a charging Marana squad that scored three in the bottom of the sixth to make things close at 8-6.
Jeyson Veit got the start for Marana and he had three strikeouts. Sophie Silverstein collected three more strikeouts in relief and Bostyn Dart finished the game for Marana.
Western beat Tanque Verde 14-3 to win the D-5 50/70 tournament and Western will advance to the State Tournament slated to start on July 11 in Nogales.
In District 12 action, Sunnyside beat Copper Hills 8-3 to clinch the 10-12 Majors Softball championship. At the Field of Dreams Complex. Copper Hills beat Sunnyside 2-0 last Friday and Sunnyside forced the third game after beat Copper Hills 6-5 Monday night. The State Tournament will be in Verde Valley starting on July 8.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
D-5 SOFTBALL 8-10: THORNYDALE
D-5 SOFTBALL 10-12: THORNYDALE
D-12 SOFTBALL 10-12: SUNNYSIDE
D-5 BASEBALL 8-10: CANYON VIEW
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CANYON VIEW
D-8 BASEBALL 9-11: NOGALES
D-5 BASEBALL 50/70: WESTERN
D-8 BASEBALL 50/70: NOGALES
D-12 BASEBALL 50/70: SUNNYSIDE
D-5 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: MARANA
D-12 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: SUNNYSIDE
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
D-5 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: ARTHUR PACK
Marana 12, Thornydale 11 (Championship)
D-5 BASEBALL 8-10: MEHL
Canyon View 19, Continental Ranch 5 (Championship)
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CURTIS
Canyon View 11, Thornydale 4 (Championship)
D-5 BASEBALL 10-12: ORA MAE
Canyon View 8, Marana 6
D-5 BASEBALL 50/70: ARTHUR PACK
Western 14, Tanque Verde 3 (Championship)
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART
Empire 11, Copper Hills 0
Rincon 14, Sunnyside 2
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Rincon 2, Sunnyside 0
Cactus 3, Empire 2
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Copper Hills 12, Randolph 2
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside 12, Copper Hills 8
D-12 SOFTBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside 8, Copper Hills 3 (Championship)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
D-5 BASEBALL 10-12: ORA MAE
Canyon View vs. Marana, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART
Southwestern vs. Copper Hills, 5:15 p.m. (Elimination)
Cactus vs. Sunnyside, 7:45 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 BASEBALL 9-11: FIELD OF DREAMS
Cactus vs. Sunnyside, 5:15 p.m.
Rincon vs. Copper Hills, 7:45 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Southwestern vs. Copper Hills, 5:15 p.m.
Rincon vs. Cactus, 7:15 p.m.
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: FIELD OF DREAMS
Southwestern vs. Sunnyside, 7:45 p.m. (Championship)
D-12 SOFTBALL 9-11: FIELD OF DREAMS
Randolph vs. Rincon, 5:15 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside vs. Empire, 6:30 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Sunnyside vs. Copper Hills, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
FRIDAY, JULY 1
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART
Empire vs. Rincon, 5:15 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Randolph vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m. (Elimination)
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