The Aztec wrestling team, touting seven seniors, captured its second straight 5A-I state team tournament Feb. 21 at Tempe High School.
It was only the second title for Corona in a wrestling program started 30 years ago by former coach Dave Vibber, who retired last year after winning the Aztecs’ first championship.
The Aztecs did not miss [...]
March 5, 2010 | Posted in
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Zane Zamenski will succeed long-time Corona del Sol football coach Gary Venturo, who headed up the Aztec program for 22 years.
Zamenski, 47, will be only the third head football coach in Corona’s 32-year history.
“Mr. Zamenski comes to Corona with an extensive football coaching background at a variety of levels and we feel he will be [...]
February 22, 2010 | Posted in
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Corona del Sol’s girls soccer team made headlines in this season’s 5A-I state tournament, coming in as the No. 15 seed and making it all the way to the finals before succumbing to No. 1 Xavier.
With their Cinderella-like story of ascending through higher-ranked teams, the Lady Aztecs now have the distinction of being the [...]
February 22, 2010 | Posted in
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With only two returning golfers from last season, Corona’s girls golf team was not expected to be in the mix at the 5A-I state golf tournament. Instead, the Lady Aztecs hung on for a fifth-place finish behind perennial favorites Xavier Prep and Hamilton.
“I am really proud of the girls for the effort they put in, [...]
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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The 2010 season, which will mark Chandler American Little League’s 22nd year, doesn’t start until spring, but now’s the time to think about getting those young Brandon Webbs signed up.
Registering online through Oct. 31 has its advantages, note league officials, who say early registration saves $10 off the normal rates, which go into effect Nov. [...]
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Talk about Cinderella teams. This season’s Corona girls volleyball team has got to be one of the best stories to come out of Arizona girls 5A volleyball since 2001 when Mountain Pointe, a team with an 18-14 record, who barely made it into the state 5A tournament, shot up through the ranks to defeat every [...]
November 20, 2009 | Posted in
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Are you getting your house ready for those guests who typically start arriving as soon as the weather cools off? Here’s one you might not have been expecting: Those gnawing, worrysome and always unwelcome critters who’d love to spend some time in your warm attic this winter: roof rats.
If you haven’t heard yet, they’ve [...]
November 10, 2009 | Posted in
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Do you get excited thinking about fall when the weather cools off and Halloween, with its wild costumes and candy, is right around the corner? If you do, you won’t want to miss Corona del Sol High School’s annual bonfire planned for Monday, Oct. 26.
Corona is kicking off the fall season with yet another one [...]
October 22, 2009 | Posted in
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Corona’s swimming and diving team won its first meet with Central Region foe Gilbert Highland Oct.1. The boys team finished with 102 points to Highland’s 82, while the girls finished with 95 points to Highland’s 90.
Leading the way for the girls team were first place finishes in the 200 Girls Medley Relay, 200 Individual Medley, [...]
October 14, 2009 | Posted in
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A third of the way through the regular season, Corona del Sol’s Lady Aztec golfers haven’t let the graduation of four seniors stop them from picking up where the team left off last fall by taking first place finishes in two of the three tournaments they have played so far.
The Tempe Girls Golf Invitational, hosted [...]
September 25, 2009 | Posted in
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