Marana beat Thornydale 14-6 late Tuesday night at the Arthur Pack Complex to win the best-of-three series to decide the District 5 Junior Softball championship. Marana beat Thornydale 19-6 on Monday and the Thornydale beat Marana 7-5 on Tuesday to force the third game later that evening.
By doing so, Marana gets a bye to the Junior West Region tournament slated to start on July 20 at Arthur Pack. Thornydale will be the District 5 representative at the State Tournament scheduled to begin on July 5 also at Arthur Pack. San Xavier won the District 12 tournament and San Pedro Valley (Benson) beat Douglas in that best-of-three series to represent District 8.
District 5 is also hosting the State Senior Softball tournament starting on July 5. No teams from the Tucson area will be taking place but a team from District 8 is listed in the bracket.
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
D5: JUNIOR BASEBALL AT CURTIS
Thornydale 6, Flowing Wells 3
D5: JUNIOR SOFTBALL AT ARTHUR PACK
Thornydale 7, Marana 5
Marana 14, Thornydale 6 (CHAMPIONSHIP)
D12: 8-10 BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
Empire 14, Los Ninos 0
Copper Hills 17, Cactus 0
D12: SENIOR BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
San Xavier 23, Los Ninos 7
D12: JUNIOR SOFTBALL AT MANZANITA
San Xavier 12, Sunnyside 10 (CHAMPIONSHIP)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
D5: JUNIOR BASEBALL AT CURTIS
Tucson Mountains vs. Flowing Wells, 6 p.m. (Elimination)
D5: 50/70 BASEBALL AT CROSSROADS
Continental Ranch vs. Marana, 6 p.m.
D12: 9-11 BASEBALL AT ANAMAX
Rincon vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m.
Copper Hills vs. San Xavier, 6:30 p.m. (Elimination)
D12: LL BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
Cactus vs. SW Foothills, 5:15 p.m.
Copper Hills vs. Los Ninos, 7:45 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
D5: JUNIOR BASEBALL AT CURTIS
Thornydale vs. TBD, 5 p.m.
D5: 50/70 BASEBALL AT CROSSROADS
Continental Ranch vs. Marana, 5 p.m. (CHAMPIONSHIP)
D12: 8-10 BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
SW Foothills vs. Randolph, 5:15 p.m. (Elimination)
Los Ninos vs. Cactus, 7:45 p.m. (Elimination)
D12: LL BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
Rincon vs. San Xavier, 5:15 p.m.
Empire vs. Sunnyside, 7:45 p.m.
D12: SENIOR BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
Los Ninos vs. San Xavier, 6:30 p.m. (CHAMPIONSHIP)
D12: LL SOFTBALL AT MANZANITA
Copper Hills vs. Randolph, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
D12: 8-10 BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
Rincon vs. San Xavier, 5:15 p.m.
Empire vs. Copper Hills, 7:45 p.m.
D12: LL SOFTBALL AT MANZANITA
Copper Hills vs. Randolph, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
D12: JUNIOR BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
San Xavier vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, JULY 1
D12: JUNIOR BASEBALL AT MANZANITA
San Xavier vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m.