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Aztec Tennis teams both finish in second place

2May

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Aztec Tennis teams both finish in second place

By MONTY GANTT The Pima Community College Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams took part in two matches on April 4 and 9. The men’s team split the matches, winning one and losing one, while the women took victories in both outings. The following is a recap of the aforementioned matches. Men’s Tennis: April 9 vs. Paradise Valley CC (W 6-1) The Aztecs finished regular season play with a .500 record of 3-3 after defeating the Pumas 6-1. Sophomore Chris McDaniels won the No. 1 singles after beating Tyler Peters 6-0, 6-3. Freshman Oscar Aguilera defeated Jose Diaz in No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-3. Sophomore Beau Boyer defeated Alex Hernandez 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 3 singles match. McDaniels and Boyer lost a close No. 1 doubles match to Peters and Diaz 9-7. The Aztecs won the No. 2 singles and N...

18Apr

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Aztecs keeps the momentum going

BY ANGEL CANEZ The Pima Community College Baseball team hasn’t let its foot off the pedal in the last month. The Aztecs’ record is 20-9-1, including a 13-5 record at home during that span. The team has won 9 of its last 13. Phillip Sikes and Austin Bryan both won ACCAC Player (Sikes) and Pitcher (Bryan) of the Week for April 8-14. Sikes batted .533 during that span with five RBI and five run scored to go along with two stolen bases. Bryan was 2-0 during the week giving up one run in ten innings along with 15 strikouts. April 13 (3-1 Pima) (10-8 Pima) The Aztecs were hosted by the Yavapai Community College Rough Riders on April 13 in Prescott, where Pima swept the Rough Riders during the doubleheader. Pima had Bryan on the mound during the first game and he gave up 1 run in the fi...

18Apr

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Pima CC Softball back to winning ways

By KYLE MCDANIEL The Aztecs’ Softball team is starting to find the winning formula after winning six of the last seven games, with three of those victories coming via the mercy rule. With this winning streak, the team is up to fifth in the ACCAC standings. April 13t(A) Game 1: Pima Community College 17, Scottsdale Community College 6 F/5 Just like GateWay, Pima seems to have Scottsdale’s number as they swept the season series with them as well. It was also their sixth straight road victory, which could be key toward the end of the season. The Aztecs scored all 17 runs in the first four innings of work. Sophomore Jessica Lozania had four RBIs in the first two innings, while sophomore Devynn Marshall brought in 2 runs after hitting a bases-loaded single. Lozania, Marshall and freshma...

18Apr

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A new lane for Pima’s Xavier Dorroh

Photos and story by MONTY GANTT Xavier Dorroh was born a woman 20 years ago. She grew up with the anatomical and genetic makeup of a woman. The pronouns people used when people referred to Dorroh were “she” and “her.” However, on March 28, Dorroh made the difficult decision to share through social media that they’re transitioning from female to male. Dorroh was previously known to friends, family and the Pima community as Brianna Pitre, a woman from Tucson who played basketball at Sabino High School, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and most recently Pima Community College. Every part of that description was always correct for Brianna, except for one thing: She always felt like a he. “It was always kind of in my mind that I wished I was a boy but I always put those fee...

18Apr

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Aztec Tennis keeps swinging

By MONTY GANTT The Aztec Tennis teams took part in two matches on April 4 and 9. The men’s team won one and lost the other, while the women took victories in both outings. Men’s Tennis April 9 vs. Paradise Valley CC (W 6-1) The Aztecs finished regular season play with a .500 record of 3-3 after defeating the Pumas 6-1. Sophomore Chris McDaniels won No. 1 singles after beating Tyler Peters 6-0, 6-3. Freshman Oscar Aguilera defeated Jose Diaz in No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-3. Sophomore Beau Boyer defeated Alex Hernandez 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 3 singles match. McDaniels and Boyer lost a close No. 1 doubles match to Peters and Diaz 9-7. The Aztecs won the No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles matches after the Pumas forfeited those respective matches. The Aztecs began NJCAA Region I Champions...

18Apr

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Pima’s golf teams’ final invitational summary

The Aztec men’s golf team closed out their final invitational of the season in the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Invitational at Queen Creek on April 13-14 and came out with fourth place. After two hard fought days of competition, the Aztecs shot a total of 570 (285-285) and missed the top three by 10 strokes as Mesa Community College shot a 560 (276-284). Eastern Arizona College out shot Mesa by 5 strokes and took second with a two day total of 555 (277-278) and South Mountain Community College had the best rounds both days finishing with a 532 (265-267) and taking first place. In individuals play, things were little more tightly contested. Day one was full of close competition as the Aztecs had two golfer in tied and in the top 5. Freshmans Samuel Salisbury (Walden Grove Hi...

4Apr

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Aztec Baseball continues hot streak

By ANGEL CANEZ The Aztecs won 10 out of their last 13 games including a six-game win streak and going 7-0 at home during that stretch. The team improved its record to 26-12 and 12-9 in conference play. The Aztecs had previously dropped four of six the week before. Freshman JJ Rollon won the ACCAC Division I player of the week for the week of March 25-31, hitting a .476 at the plate. March: 30 (Game 1 2-1 Pima) (Game 2 6-5 Pima) The Aztecs traveled to Scottsdale to take on the Artichokes, spliting a doubleheader with them. The Aztecs pulled off the comeback from 1-0 in the third inning when starting pitcher Austin Bryan gave up a solo shot. Bryan shrugged it off as he pitched a complete game, racking up 12 strikeouts and improving to 7-1 on the year. “It feels good to be winnin...

4Apr

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Aztecs overcome early upset to finish 7th in nation

Aztecs Overcome Early Upset to Finish 7th By MONTY GANTT The Pima Community College Men’s Basketball team traveled to Danville, Illinois as the No. 3 team in the country for the NJCAA Men’s Division II National Championship Tournament. Although falling victim to a first round upset, the Aztecs bounced back to win three straight games and finish 7th in the nation. The following is a quick recap of their tournament run. March 23 vs Ancilla College (W 104-101) The 3rd seeded Pima Community College Men’s Basketball team defeated the 12th seeded Ancilla College (Donaldson, Indiana) Chargers 104-101 to claim 7th place in the NJCAA Men’s Division II National Championship Tournament. In the first half, the Aztecs fell into a 34-28 deficit after a 10-2 run by the Chargers. The Aztecs then u...

4Apr

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NJCAA Drops the Ball

NJCAA Drops the Ball By MONTY GANTT On March 23, the Pima Community College Women’s Basketball team defeated the Sinclair Community College Tartans 64-57 to finish their season 5th in the final NJCAA rankings. The game was one of the better ones for the Aztecs as it featured aggressive defense, proficient offense and an ideal farwell game for Sophomores who will move on to a different chapter in life. An official representing the NJCAA handed Aztecs Head Coach Todd Holthaus a commemorative souvenir to remember the moment, the basketball used to play that day’s game. It was a nice gesture by the committee to reward the hard working women on a tremendous season and for surviving throughout the week long tournament. Then, as the Aztecs were treated to a celebratory meal by coach Holth...

Pima sprints ahead in second half of season

4Apr

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Pima sprints ahead in second half of season

By ANGEL CANEZ The track and field team continues to improves during the outdoor part of the season. The Aztecs seem to be better as the season continuous. March 30 The track & field team competed at the ACCAC Conference Meet at Mesa Community College on March 29th. As the Aztecs took home four individual conference titles and also tacked on two more national qualifying marks on the day. Katherine Bruno took home two titles one in the 5,000 meter race with a winning time of 18 minutes, 45.12 seconds to also qualify for nationals, she would go one to win the 1,500 meter race as well with a personal-best time of 4 minutes 51 seconds. Bruno has three national qualifying times in three different outdoor events since the outdoor track season begin. “I felt i did good, i'm ge...