Empire Softball beats Tanque Verde to move on to the 3A State Championship Game

Yuma Catholic powers past Show Low, heads to 3A State Championship

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - For the third straight year, Yuma Catholic found themselves in the 3A state semifinals. This time, they weren’t leaving empty-handed. The Shamrocks put together a dominant offensive and defensive performance Friday night, defeating Show Low 9-2 to advance to the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) 3A State Softball Championship for the first time in program history. Yuma Catholic jumped on the Cougars early wi…

Empire Softball beats Tanque Verde to move on to the 3A State Championship Game

For the second year straight, Empire Softball beat Tanque Verde in the 3A State Semi-Finals to move onto the State Championship Game.The Raven beat the Hawks 1-0 in nine innings.The defending state champs, Empire, also avenged their only loss this season. The Ravens losing to the Tanque Verde back in April.It was a pitcher's dual between the Empire's Kendall Freidinger and Hawk's Claire Achilles. The two had a combined 26 strikeouts, 12 from Ach…