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Archive for March, 2010
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Softball or baseball? Some Arizona colleges are good at both
Hey, let’s have a little love for the little guys. Or maybe just give them some ink. When you’re hittin’ and pitchin’ in the same market as highly successful baseball and softball programs like those at Arizona State and University of Arizona, it’s not easy to get much notice. Even when you’re putting two good [...] -
ASU women bring down the curtain on basketball – mercifully
The basketball season in Arizona is officially over. And perhaps that’s not all bad, considering how the year finished. The Arizona State women were the last team in Arizona standing and they got bumped from the WNIT tournament in the second round last night, falling to BYU, 61-53, on their home floor at Wells Fargo [...] -
Pssst…want an athletic scholarship? Can you play Lacrosse?
Lacrosse teams are popping up all over the college landscape. And they all need to recruit players. In a poll of the NCAA’s multisport conferences conducted by the Associated Press, lacrosse was most often mentioned among the sports being added to college programs. There are 12 men’s lacrosse teams and 20 on the women’s side [...] -
Lotsa teams, lotsa hits made Lancer Baseball Classic a hit
Catalina Foothills High School mercy-ruled its opponent in the opening round of the Tucson Conquistadores Lancer Baseball Classic and appeared on a fast track to the tournament championship. But its Sonoran Region archrival, Canyon del Oro, stepped in the way once again – and then went on to win the prestigious event. Twenty-two teams showed [...] -
Amanda Beard’s UA swim record falls during Nationals
Annie Chandler worked toward one goal through her four years at University of Arizona. She wanted a national title in the 100 Breaststroke event. Chandler, an All-American swimmer and NCAA relay champion, finally captured the individual NCAA title in the 100 Breast and broke the NCAA and NCAA meet record in the process with an [...] -
The Cat pounces: UA picks ASU grad as new athletic director
An Arizona man is coming home to take over athletics at one of the state’s major universities. But he got turned around somewhere. Greg Byrne, an Arizona State graduate, has been announced as the new Athletic Director at University of Arizona. He leaves a similar position at Mississippi State after less than two years in [...] -
Seventh inning heart-break as ASU softball faces ranked foes
ASU softball got a good test this weekend at the Judi Garmen Classic in California. The results may have been a little unsettling. The Sun Devils opened the four-day tournament against a couple of nationally-ranked teams and lost both games. To make it all the more frustrating, each game came down to the final inning. [...] -
Texas team rides in to claim Highland Invitational baseball title
James Farris struck out 13 batters and gave up just one single. But it wasn’t quite enough to get Highland High School to the championship game of its own baseball Invitational. Desert Ridge HS rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out the 7-2 win over the Hawks and advance [...] -
Arizona teams bounced early from NJCAA tournament
There were no happy endings at the NJCAA basketball tournament this season. The Pima College men’s basketball team, making its first appearance in the national tournament, got a rude welcome from Lincoln College (Illinois) in a 67-62 loss in their inaugural visit Wednesday to the Division II event. But the stunner happened on the women’s [...] -
Cold-country colleges enjoying recruiting success in AZ heat
What is it about cold weather that is luring Arizona’s graduating high school football players to the northern climes? How about the thought of four more years of August practices, when the temperature inside their helmets is somewhere around 120 degrees? That should be plenty of motivation. So, does that level the playing field somewhat [...]
