Shadow Ridge knocked off Palo Verde twice Saturday to claim the Sunset Region softball title. Palo Verde had beaten Shadow Ridge three times in the regular season, and once in the playoffs. Shadow Ridge won 3-2 in the first game, then outslugged Palo Verde 10-8 in the second. Shadow Ridge last won the region title two years ago, but has never reached the state title game. The Mustangs will get their chance next week when they head to Reno.
Palo Verde beat Centennial 15-0 and 1-0 on Saturday
to claim the Class 4A Sunset Region baseball title. Jaret Godman picked up the win in both games. He struck out seven in 3 1/3 innings
of relief in the second game to secure the 1-0 win. For the tournament, Godman had three wins and a save.
He didn’t allow a run in 15 1/3 innings. Bryce Robison combined with Godman on a three-hitter
in the second game. It was the first region title in school history, and secured a berth in the state tournament.
Highlights from the Class 4A state tournament, including the second title for Bishop Gorman’s Joey Mazzara (170) Foothill’s Wyatt English overcomes late takedown, wins 145-pound title in overtime Third-place Sunset Region finisher Andres Garcia upsets region champ in 132-pound title match Clockwise from top left: Steele Dias (113), Will Zernich (120), Desmond Bowers (160), Justus Scott (152) win for Green Valley Las Vegas’ Antonio Saldate wins 126-pound title against wrestler who beat him last year
Kaden Renshaw enters the state tournament with a shot at the 152-pound title He won the Sunset Region title last week, and will have a first-round bye But he’s not just a wrestler He helped Durango’s football team reach the postseason with a 6-4 record He threw for 1,193 yards and nine TDs, and ran for 540 yards and nine more scores He went 41-1 this wrestling season, and the state tournament begins Friday morning
