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11Sep

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Kliff Kingsbury Has Sean Mcvay’s Chin, But Does He Have His Stones?

By Kyle Kersey Overtime. 1:10 on the clock. Fourth and seven on your opponent’s 47 yard line. You’re currently rostering the supposed “next big thing” as your quarterback (irony intentional), and he’s led you back from down 18 in the fourth quarter. The question at hand: do you go for it? It’s been a running joke in NFL circles all offseason: the Arizona Cardinals, tired of losing to the Los Angeles Rams, are now trying to copy them with their latest head coaching hire, Kliff Kingsbury. He sports the handsome good looks and youthful charm of the Rams’ very own Sean McVay, as well as exciting offensive ideas in a league that’s been trending towards the offensive side of the ball for the last 30 years or so. But McVay had NFL coaching experience when he was hired by the Rams at the ripe o...

NJCAA addresses gender inequality in awards

2May

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NJCAA addresses gender inequality in awards

By MONTY GANTT On April 5, Pima Community College Women’s basketball coach Todd Holthaus sent a mass email to various members of the NJCAA. The email raised a question that was on the minds of coach Holthaus and his players: Why were they simply gifted a game ball for fifth place while the men’s team were gifted with medals and a plaque for seventh place in their respective tournament? Rod Lovett, Director of Championships for the NJCAA, responded with a further explanation as to why the women’s teams below third place received essentially nothing. “The awards provided at the Men's Tournament were purchased by the host school.” Lovette said in an email to coach Holthaus. The host school for the men’s tournament was Danville Area Community College in Danville, Illinois. The hosts fo...

2May

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The Aztecs struggle across finish line

By ANGEL CANEZ Pima Community College played their final home series in a doubleheader on March 23 against conference for Arizona Western Community College and wrapped up there season on the road to take on South Mountain in a doubleheader. Pima improved on last seasons record of 21-31 and 11-29 in conference games, winning 15 more games to finish the year with a 36-19 and 22-16 in conference. This has been Pima’s most wins since 1993. The Aztecs would drop the final two games of the season against South Mountain on the road getting out scored 13-1. Losing the first game 7-1 the Cougars jumped out to a 6-0 lead. Austin Bryan had his worst outing of the season lasting less than two innings giving up six runs on six hit. Pima was blacked out in the second game mustering up only two...

2May

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Pima trying to finish season over .500

By KYLE McDANIEL April 27 (H) Game 1: PCC 5, South Mountain CC 4 F/8 After being swept at South Mountain earlier this season, the Aztecs returned the favor by beating them in both games at West Campus. Pima took an early lead after scoring 1 run in the first, but the Cougars did their damage in the fourth and fifth innings, scoring a combined 3 runs. Sophomore Ariana Gomez hit a sacrifice fly to score freshman Turner-Vizcarra and tie the game at 3 in the bottom of the seventh. In the eighth inning, South Mountain was able to score one run. Sophomore Maria VanezaCaldera hit a fielder’s choice to tie the game. Turner-Vizcarra hit the game-winning walk-off single with 2 outs to score Caldera. Freshman Abril Nerey got the victory in relief, as she pitched the last five innings. Nerev g...

Aztecs swing into second place in team play

2May

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Aztecs swing into second place in team play

By ALEXANDER LOPEZ Coming off its stellar win in the home invitational and for the fifth time this season, Pima Community College Women’s Golf team closed out team play with second place. The Women’s team marched into Los Colinas Golf Resort for the Chandler-Gilbert Invitational, and it wasn’t disappointed. After the first day of team competition, Chandler-Gilbert Community College topped the leader boards at 328, with a 33-stroke differential from the next-closest team, Pima Community College, who had 361. The Aztecs shot 15 strokes under on Day 2 and locked in the second spot in team play. Even though team competitions were so spread out by large margins, individual events were more closely contested. Sophomore Elizabeth Satterfield (Ironwood Ridge High School) had a tou...

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...