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Rincon advances to Little League State Playoffs

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

The Rincon Little League All-Stars went undefeated in the District 12 tournament by outscoring their opponents 89–5 in five games to capture that championship back on July 6 but would the team

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Tucson Summer Pro League

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

Current Cienega senior Colt Frighetti and former basketball standout Brandon Burnett are both playing in the Tucson Summer Pro League. Former University of Arizona player Corey Williams began the NCAA-sanctioned league in 2004 and it includes professionals, college and top … Continue reading →

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Seth Mejias-Brean makes his Pro Debut

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

Fresh off an NCAA championship with the Univerity of Arizona, former Cienega standout Seth Mejias-Brean was drafted in the eighth round (No. 262) of the Major League Draft by the Cincinnati Reds for a reported $136,300 signing bonus. Mejias-Brean made … Continue reading →

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SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

Cienega (19–12) featured five freshmen and four sophomores with the biggest impact coming from freshman pitcher Kayla Green (10–3) who wound up throwing in over 108 innings of work. Junior pitcher Sarah Andrews threw in 31 innings but she came in … Continue reading →

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BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

Cienega (21–10) made the jump from the lower 4A-I Division to the upper Division I configuration this year with little to no difficulty. Besides issues with regular season scheduling, the Bobcats still managed to play into the second round of … Continue reading →

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Track & Field Leaders

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

Cienega senior Edgar Poe is currently ranked third in the state with a time of 14.81 in the 110 meter hurdles. His time was earned at the Willie Williams Invitational at the University of Arizona on March 17.  The 6-foot-4 … Continue reading →

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Cienega athletes take part in first Sand Volleyball Tourney

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

Sometime last October, the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) announced a pilot program for sand volleyball for girls as a way to help school districts comply with Title IX regulations. The sport was made available to Phoenix-area schools first due, in … Continue reading →

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OTHER LOCAL STANDOUTS IN COLLEGE

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

Sun Gyoung Park is now a sophomore on the Yale golf team and she is looking to help her team repeat as Ivy League Champions, as they did in her freshman season. Park was the low scorer for Yale at … Continue reading →

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Catching up with Seth Mejias-Brean

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Andy Morales

Former Cienega baseball, football and basketball standout Seth Mejias-Brean found himself sitting alone at the top of the University of Arizona baseball charts with a .380 batting average with 52 hits and 33 RBIs in mid April. Those are numbers that … Continue reading →

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BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Andy Morales

Empire boys basketball coach Steven Bye took his team from a 7–21 record to a 21–10 mark in one year and he did it mainly with three boys who were recently selected to All-State honors. Seniors Ben Perrell and Cole … Continue reading →

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