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Arizona Sports (AZCentral)
Archive for May, 2010
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UA softball makes College World Series, ASU heads home
Arizona will be represented in this year’s softball College World Series. But just one team will be making the trip to Oklahoma City. The University of Arizona softball team earned a berth in the CWS by beating Bringham Young University in the super regional, 2-1 and 10-2, in the best-of-three series played in Tucson. But [...] -
Finally! ASU captures Pac-10 baseball title outright
Talk about drama! A season-ending series with Stanford and a conference baseball title were decided in today’s third and final game with the Cardinal. Not only did Arizona State wait until the very last game of the regular season to clinch the Pac-10 crown, but they played a see-saw game with Stanford as the lead [...] -
Tennis HS Players of the Year have key traits in common
If you look closely at this year’s high school Tennis Player of the Year recipients, there’s a common thread that connects both champions. Maybe we’ve uncovered some sort of formula for developing great players. Kelsey Lawson, a senior from Corona del Sol HS in Tempe, is the girls Player of the Year. Her coach was [...] -
Pat Tillman adds College Hall of Fame to list of honors
Pat Tillman has just been selected to join the College Football Hall of Fame. If he were still with us, he would probably downplay the honor. His ego just didn’t need it. The former ASU standout would likely brush it off the same way he brushed off the $3.6 million offer from the Arizona Cardinals [...] -
ASU, UA on different paths to NCAA baseball tourney
Pac-10 baseball wraps up its regular season this weekend. That gives University of Arizona just three games to prove it belongs in the NCAA Tournament this year. The Wildcats (11-13) are, by most accounts, one of the ‘bubble’ teams that are still on the outside looking in. However, when you factor in their strong schedule [...] -
Meet of Champions great way to end HS track season
This year’s Meet of Champions once again gave high school track athletes from the smaller schools a chance to compete head-to-head with those from the 4A and 5A divisions. The meet, held Saturday at Queen Creek HS, is an AIA-sanctioned event and is considered the premier post-season competition. Athletes who won their event at one [...] -
ASU, UA both win NCAA Region softball titles
Super-size our softball, please. Both Arizona State and University of Arizona softball teams won their regionals and will prepare this week for Super Regional play. The Sun Devils will play the Florida Gators in Gainsville, Fla., and the Wildcats stay at home to host Brigham Young at Rita Hillenbrand Stadium Friday night. ASU won the [...] -
Three bogeys derail ASU golfer’s shot at national title
It was pretty heady stuff for a freshman in college as a gallery of onlookers followed Jennifer Johnson around the Country Club of Landfall course in North Carolina. They wanted to see if the young golfer could hold on for the last 18 of 72 holes to win the NCAA Div. I Women’s Golf Championship. [...] -
Yavapai College falls short of 2nd straight national title
Lightning did not strike twice for the Yavapai College softball team. Last year, they were able to beat Wallace State Community College to claim their first NJCAA national title. But this year they couldn’t get past the Alabama squad, losing 8-4 in today’s semi-final. Wallace State will play for the national title while Yavapai returns [...] -
Basketball recruiting at UA: What Would Lute Do?
The University of Arizona basketball program just got another taste of what the future might hold. But the Cats’ head coach, Sean Miller, will have to hold his breath until the fall to find out whether the five-star recruit who made an unofficial visit to the campus this weekend will come back for another look. [...]
