Corona wrestlers and coaches were part of Arizona’s USA Wrestling National team at the 2011 Cadet/Junior National Freestyle and Greco-Roman tournament held in Fargo, N.D. Bottom row: Coach Martinez, Glenn Farina, Colton Winstead, Zach Walton. Top row: Coach Richards, Michael Clair, Daniel Cartagena, Ethan Tursini, Jay Tucker, Coach Cartagena.— Photo contributed by Jim Martinez Athletes [...]
Nathan Flood, a 2010 Corona graduate and member of the Aztecs’ 5A-I Championship soccer team, is playing in the U.S. Youth Soccer 2011 National Championships being held through July 31. This championship tournament is considered one of the most prestigious in the country, attracting hundreds of college scouts searching for talented players. It is the [...]
You’d be hard pressed to be a sports fan living in south Tempe, let alone the rest of Arizona, and not have heard the name Peat. Todd Peat Sr. played seven seasons as an offensive lineman in the NFL in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Less than a year ago, Todd Peat Jr. was [...]
Recent Corona graduate and four-year varsity tennis player Lauren Hacker has accepted an athletic scholarship at Webster University outside St. Louis. Webster is an NCAA Division III school with 5,000 students that competes in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) with eight other member institutions in the Midwestern United States. Hacker, a three-time Tempe [...]
Former Corona del Sol athlete and 2008 graduate Ashley Hansen has been named USA Softball National Player of the Year by the Amateur Softball Association of America. Hansen, an outstanding two-sport athlete at Corona, played softball and volleyball all four years, garnering several high school awards including 2008 Arizona Softball Player of the Year before [...]
Pete Lelich has a dream. Like most young adults who have just finished high school, his ambition is to further his education, become a college graduate and ready himself for a world that’s increasingly competitive. And, oh yes, one more thing: He wants one day to find his name on the roster of a major [...]
With 14 returning players, nine of them starters on the 2011 team, the Corona boys lacrosse team once again successfully attained its standing goal of a winning season (8-6) and competing in the 2011 state championship playoffs, according to coach Craig Fertelmes. Coach Fertelmes had several players he could count on for leadership almost any [...]
The Aztecs had a tough schedule in 2010-11, playing in a region that ultimately produced the 5A state championship team, Mesa Mountain View, plus two other serious contenders in Gilbert and Mesquite. The team finished with a 9-10 regular season, 6-6 Central region and overall 24-15 record, including tournament matches, according to coach Brynne Evans. [...]
Shelby Brown: Racking up points at two major invitationals. — Photo contributed by Kristy Brown Kyrene Corridor athlete Shelby Brown is making quite a name for herself among high school distance-racing aficionados because of her accomplishments on the oval-shaped track. Brown, a freshman at Xavier, has placed first this season in major track and field [...]
Alex Lawson, a Corona del Sol junior, has won his third straight 5A state championship trophy, defeating Horizon’s Nic Montoya in the singles finals at Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale. Lawson’s other championship trophies were in the doubles competition the previous two years with his long-time partner Kyle Ogren, who is currently playing tennis at [...]
