High School Soccer: Mtn. Lions seek familiar spot: berth in girls semis

Mountain View has been to the state semifinals twice in the last three seasons.

Girls high school basketball: Mt. View seniors step up

Mountain View senior Melody McLaughlin, taking a shot in the fourth quarter, had 12 points in the win over Sabino.

Girls high school basketball: Mt. View seniors step up

The self-proclaimed "superheroes" helped push the Mountain View girls basketball team to victory in its final regular-season game.

HS girls soccer: Mountain View hopes to use experience from Chandler wins to knock off powerful Xavier

Mountain View has been to the state semifinals twice in the last three seasons.

High school wrestling: Overcoming all obstacles

Mountain View senior Bailey Janis, who is undefeated this year and a defending state champion, practices with teammate Ty Waltz.

Mountain View senior wins on the mat as well as in game of life

Mountain View High School's star wrestler Bailey Janis had just won his first state championship and was eating a victory dinner at a Prescott Valley-area steakhouse when his emotions caught up with him and tears started flowing.

High school football: Upsets have same theme

Nogales' Brian McCarty helped the 14th-seeded Apaches upset No. 3 Sabino in the first round of the playoffs.

High school football: Upsets have same theme

Nogales took on local powerhouse Sabino in last week's first round of the Division III playoffs, knowing one thing not many others did.

Div. II State playoffs: Mountain View 19, Cienega 17: INT on final play seals victory

Mountain View running back Richie Estrada breaks away for a 42-yard touchdown run on the first possession of the third quarter.

Div. II State playoffs: Mountain View 19, Cienega 17: INT on final play seals victory

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Div. II State playoffs: Mountain View 19, Cienega 17: Interception on final play seals victory

Down by two points with 5.4 seconds left on the clock Cienega quarterback Adriell Alvarado took the snap and rolled to his right hoping for a miracle.

Pick of the Preps: It's all about state this week

Cienega receiver Neil Kimberlin and Sabino defensive back Zack Joseph will be leading their teams into the state playoffs. Cienega faces Mountain View and Sabino takes on Nogales.

Pick of the Preps: It's all about state this week

One postseason begins this week and four others conclude.

Mountain View 57, Flowing Wells 15

At Mountain View, junior running back Richie Estrada ran for a career-high six touchdowns to help the Mountain Lions (6-3) defeat Flowing Wells (2-7).

Mountain View 42, Catalina Foothills 0

At Catalina Foothills, Mountain View (5-3) snapped its two-game losing streak with a shutout victory over the Falcons (0-8).

Ironwood Ridge scores 29 unanswered points to remain undefeated

Undefeated Ironwood Ridge jumped out to a 13-0 lead over Mountain View but the Mountain Lions rallied to a one-point lead and had their sights set on a second upset of the season.

Too strong to drag down

Ironwood Ridge's Anthony Braunreiter drags along a pack of Mountain View defenders in the third quarter. He finished with 196 yards on 16 carries.

Too strong to drag down

Ironwood Ridge's Julian Figueroa, left, congratulates Cris Thorson on his long run in the third quarter of their win over Mountain View. Thorson, a former Mountain View player, had two touchdown runs.

Tucson 10, Mountain View 7: Volk marches Badgers to 3rd win

Cameron Volk

Tucson 10, Mountain View 7: Volk marches Badgers to 3rd win

Mountain View started Friday's game at Tucson by taking the opening kickoff and marching 90 yards to the end zone in 19 plays while eating 10 minutes off the clock.