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Athletes of the Week — April 18

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Baseball

Austin Pfeifer, Arbor View

The senior went 4-for-6 with a triple, three homers and six RBIs and allowed one earned run in six innings with 12 strikeouts to help the to a three-game sweep of Shadow Ridge.

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Boys Golf

Cameron Gambini, Arbor View

The senior shot 1-under-par 71 to help the Aggies win a Northwest League match, and shot 1-over 37 in a dual meet with Coronado.

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Softball

Tatum Spangler, Coronado

The senior struck out 12 in a win against Liberty last Tuesday and 13 against Las Vegas on Thursday. She hit six doubles and two triples in helping the Cougars go 5-0 last week.

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Boys Swimming

Juan Salas-Cucalon, Silverado

The freshman won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 17.07 seconds and the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.44 in a 123-122 win over Liberty.

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Girls Swimming

Emma Breslin, Bishop Gorman

The sophomore won the 50-yard freestyle in 25.74 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 57.74 in a 156-140 win over Arbor View.

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Boys Track

Omar Aguilar-Espinoza, Silverado

The senior won the 5,000- and 1,600-meter titles at the Las Vegas Track Classic on Friday and Saturday, respectively, at Desert Oasis High School. He finished the 5,000 in 15 minutes, 59.19 seconds, and the 1,600 in 4 minutes, 29.12 seconds.

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Girls Track

Katera Braggs, Green Valley

The senior won the shot put at the Las Vegas Track Classic on Saturday with a personal-record throw of 36 feet, 1 inch.

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Boys Volleyball

Jameson Valencia, Cimarron-Memorial

The senior posted 10 kills, three aces and 15 digs for the Spartans in a three-set victory over Bonanza on Thursday.

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Arbor View and Desert Pines are embracing the opportunities they have against Liberty and Bishop Gorman, respectively, in Friday’s Class 5A Southern Region semifinals.

Coronado, Palo Verde celebrate 5A golf, tennis titles

Coronado set a state record with its score of 11-under at the Class 5A girls golf state championship. In tennis, Palo Verde swept the boys and girls 5A championships.

 
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