HEAD OF THE CLASS: Mountain View’s Ottofy strikes out 26 over 10 hitless innings
April 29, 2015 - 6:43 pm
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
BASEBALL
Chase Ottofy
Mountain View
The junior pitcher threw 10 hitless innings, striking out 26, as the Saints no-hit Laughlin in both games of a doubleheader sweep, winning 14-0 and 5-1.
Ryne Nelson
Basic
The junior threw a five-inning no-hitter and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a double and three RBIs in an 11-0 win over Foothill.
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SOFTBALL
Taylor Barnum
Virgin Valley
The freshman was 5-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs in a 20-5 win over Desert Pines.
Alia Armstrong
Durango
The senior was 3-for-3 with a grand slam and seven RBIs in a 19-2 win over Rancho.
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BOYS SWIMMING
Michael Velazquez
Green Valley
The senior set school records in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.18 seconds and the 100 backstroke in 52.52 in leading the Gators to a 190-73 victory over Valley.
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HEAD OF THE CLASS
ARBOR VIEW — Boys track athlete Nick Sandoval finished seventh in the 400-meter dash and ran on the third-place 800 relay team and fourth-place 1,600 relay teams at the Sunset Region Freshman-Sophomore Championships. Girls track athlete Aelicia Taylor was named the Athlete of the Meet at the Sunset Region Freshman-Sophomore Championships after winning the 100 in 13.13 seconds and the 200 in 26.19.
DESERT OASIS — Girls sprinter Ashle Love set a school record of 13.6 seconds in winning the 100-meter dash and ran the anchor leg of the 800 relay team that set a school record with a time of 1:46.0 in a meet with Silverado and Green Valley. Boys pole vaulter Tyler Stott placed first at the Sunset Region Freshman-Sophomore Championships with a mark of 11 feet, 6 inches.
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Softball player Elle Germany was 7-for-16 with four doubles, eight RBIs and two stolen bases over four games.
PALO VERDE — Girls swimmer Kasdyn Rafie won the 50- and 100-yard freestyles in a 226-56 win over Durango. Boys swimmer Mihail Amiorkov placed first in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke and swam on the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams in a 229-39 victory over Durango.
SIERRA VISTA — Baseball player Justin Rasavage was 7-for-9 with four doubles and two RBIs for the week. Girls track athlete Courtney O’Neal won the long jump and was third in the 100-meter dash at the Sunset Region Freshman-Sophomore Championships.