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Wednesday 05/16/2012
Bonstrom hits it home for CDO
Updated: May 15, 2012 - 4:49 pm

The Canyon Del Oro softball team has done it again. On Monday night at Arizona State University’s Farrington Stadium, Canyon Del Oro defeated Peoria Sunrise Mountain 11-9 in the Division II Championships, winning in extra innings to claim the school’s eighth state title, and fifth in the last six years.

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Stepter takes home three state titles
Updated: May 16, 2012 - 6:49 am

Jaide Stepter saved her best for last.

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CDO defeats Ironwood en route to the AZ state championship game
Updated: May 16, 2012 - 4:43 pm

The Canyon Del Oro Dorados breathed a sigh of relief after mounting a comeback to defeat the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks on Friday night at Cherry Field. With the win, the Dorados advanced to Monday night’s Division II state softball championship game at Arizona State University’s Farrington Stadium, where they faced Peoria Sunrise Mountain.

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Ironwood Ridge boys and girls take state
Updated: May 15, 2012 - 5:22 pm

The Ironwood Ridge girls’ tennis team was ecstatic as it trumped rival Catalina Foothills 5-4 to take down the team state title in Division II play on May 5.

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Wednesday 05/09/2012
Nighthawks beat CDO, advance
Updated: May 08, 2012 - 5:20 pm

The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks and Canyon Del Oro Dorados met up for the fourth time this softball season, and when the dust cleared, it was the Nighthawks celebrating a 9-8 win and advancing to the semifinals of the state tournament.

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Wednesday 05/02/2012
Mountain Lions end season on high note, beat Rangers
Updated: May 01, 2012 - 1:43 pm

The Mountain View softball team might as well have been swinging at a basketball the way their bats connected against the Rincon Rangers on April 25.  The team pulled away early, and in a game with no errors, never looked back in the 23-0 victory.

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Wednesday 04/25/2012
CDO looking for eighth state championship
Updated: April 24, 2012 - 2:38 pm

Though the Canyon Del Oro Dorados’ softball team has a new head coach, the mission this year is the same as years past- win the state championship. The Dorados have a long history of doing so, having achieved the feat seven times in the past, to include three 5A titles in 1992, 2001, and 2005, and four 4A Division I state titles in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011.

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Nighthawks softball swinging for state
Updated: April 24, 2012 - 2:35 pm

The Ironwood Ridge softball program is en route to its eighth trip to the state tournament after another impressive regular season draws to a close.

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Sports Perspective - Local coach wins national award
Updated: April 24, 2012 - 2:39 pm

Darrell Patton, Assistant Varsity coach at St. Gregory College Preparatory School and director of Tucson Magic Basketball Association has won a national award. He was awarded the Positive Coaching Alliance Double-Goal Coach Award for his work in developing young players on and off the court. The Positive Coaching Alliance is a national not-for-profit organization devoted to providing youth and high school athletes with positive and character building youth sports experiences.

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Wednesday 04/18/2012
Nighthawks’ tennis paving the way to state with another big win
Updated: April 17, 2012 - 1:21 pm

The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks girls’ tennis team added to an already successful season by defeating the Mountain View Mountain Lions 9-0 on April 11. The win came without Ironwood’s number one ranked Sara Brown, who will return before the Nighthawks look for redemption against Catalina Foothills on April 19.  Foothills is the only team to beat the Nighthawks so far this season.

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