High school softball: Canyon del Oro 6, Sahuaro 3: Dorados hold on in 'nerve-racking' finish

Sahuaro's Brooklyn Beardshear flies into third ahead of a lunging tag by CDO's Heather Knight after testing the right fielder following a single in the fourth.

High school softball: Canyon del Oro 6, Sahuaro 3: Dorados hold on in 'nerve-racking' finish

Canyon del Oro jumped out to an early six-run lead over host Sahuaro on Monday afternoon, but the Dorados had to battle until the end to hold on for a 6-3 win in a clash of two of the top softball teams in Division II.

High school baseball: Nogales finds Dorados to be most dangerous with 2 outs

Two-out hitting can make or break a game.

Canyon Del Oro 56, Amphitheater 13

Ray Cruz

Canyon Del Oro 56, Amphitheater 13

At Amphitheater, the Dorados (4-6) finished their season on a two-game win streak after defeating the Panthers (1-9).

Laveen Cesar Chavez 22, Canyon del Oro 7

At CDO, the Champions (3-0) scored two touchdowns in a row to put away the Dorados (0-3) in the fourth quarter.

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• Rangers 5, Royals 4, 10 innings: In Kansas City, Mo., Ian Kinsler hit a leadoff triple in the 10th inning and scored on Michael Young's single to lift Texas.

High school golf preview: CDO's Waltmire hopes to repeat

Shots like this one, a 12-foot putt to stay alive in a playoff for the state individual title, show why his coach calls Jaime Waltmire clutch.

High school golf preview: CDO's Jaime Waltmire hopes to repeat

It doesn't take many words to describe Canyon del Oro senior golfer Jaime Waltmire. In fact, his coach only needs one: clutch.

High school softball championship: CDO 11, Peoria Sunrise Mountain 9, 8 innings: Party time for Dorados

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High school softball championship: CDO 11, Peoria Sunrise Mountain 9, 8 innings: Party time for Dorados

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HS softball championship: Party time for Dorados

TEMPE - Kayla Bonstrom learned about the five-second rule years ago from her father, Bruce.

High school state softball: Do-it-all Bonstrom carries CDO to finals

Canyon del Oro pitcher Kayla Bonstrom missed the tag in an early playoff game on Ironwood Ridge's Alexis Clinton, but she has been doing everything else to lead CDO to the title game.

High school state softball: Do-it-all Bonstrom carries CDO to finals

There's a good chance Kayla Bonstrom has outworked you the last few weeks. Don't be insulted. It's tough to keep up with the Canyon del Oro senior. The Stanford commit has done it all for the Dorados - especially lately.

High School State Softball: Canyon del Oro 7, Sabino 5: CDO eliminates Sabino

Samantha Nettling slides into home with a first-inning run that gives the Dorados a 3-1 lead. CDO built the lead to 5-1 before Sabino rallied to tie it.

High School State Softball: Canyon del Oro 7, Sabino 5: CDO eliminates Sabino

Sabino first baseman M.J. Riesgo (3) collides with pitcher Alyssa Fletcher while the two try to catch a popup in the sixth.

State softball: Canyon del Oro 7, Sabino 5

Canyon del Oro's 7-5 victory over Sabino in a losers bracket game at Cherry Field on Wednesday night was a far cry from the Dorados' offensive outburst in their third-round victory over the Sabercats.

High school softball: Nighthawk strategy pays off

Ironwood Ridge coach Randy Anway wasn’t going to let Kayla Bonstrom beat his Nighthawks.

CASEY CROWE : US coach takes time for locals

Standing on an empty mat in the basement-level wrestling room at the old Amphitheater High School gymnasium last week, was the leader of America's freestyle wrestling world.