Growing Up Fast
Gianni Martinez, Sports Editor
March 11, 2020
Mary Cain was the fastest female runner, until she joined Nike. Mary Cecilia Cain, age 23, is a professional American middle distance runner from Bronxville New York, who attends the University of Portland. Raised just north of New York City in Westchester County, she was first noticed for her amazing...
Alyssa “The Certified Baller” Brown
Nevaeh Castro, Beat Investigator
February 28, 2020
Fresh out of Tucson, Arizona, Alyssa grew into a sports-loving family. With mom checking on her well being constantly, and dad as the motivator, Alyssa and her basketball career have various factors that play into how far she's come. When she was younger, Alyssa was coached by her dad in club bas...
Wildcats Lose Their Claws
Dacey Cervantes, Senior Spotlight Editor
February 28, 2020
The nation's longest winning streak came to an unfortunate end against Minnesota. Ending a 13-game winning streak dating back to last season, the Wildcats got their claws clipped in a depressing loss of 5-2. Going into the sixth inning with zero runs losing by a home slide of 3 runs to Minnesota, Ryan...
Elite Eight Play for State!
Gianni Martinez, Sports Editor
February 28, 2020
On Wednesday February 19, our girls basketball team went head-to- head against Moon Valley High School from Glendale in their playoff game to see who would advance to the elite 8. Among those who played, Alyssa Brown stood out, being honored for scoring her 2,000th point only as a junior! With an adoring...
Not Nice Nike
Calvin Mueller, Headline News Editor
February 17, 2020
Nike is “swooshing” in and getting client after client. The United States has laws against monopolizing a certain industry, but yet Nike designs and produces jerseys for the top three sports leagues in the USA, so how can they do this? Nike took over producing NFL jerseys in 2012, they have secured the pr...
Female Coach Breaks into The Super Bowl
Emma Walrath, Editor in Chief
February 12, 2020
Since 1967, when the first Super Bowl took place, the idea of a woman involved in professional football, at any level, seemed impossible. The hardest part of the industry to break into would be the leadership aspect, coaching. Nevertheless, Katie Sowers broke through to be the first openly gay and first...
Super Bowl LIV
Gianni Martinez, Sports Editor
February 12, 2020
Two teams, both deserving of the title and both yearning to call themselves champions, but only one gets the trophy at the end of the fourth quarter, the emotionally draining yet vigorously exciting day known as...Super Bowl Sunday. The day where family and friends gather together, regardless of which...
Coach K Scores His 300th win
Alais Alzaga, Media Arts Editor
February 5, 2020
The Sahuaro Varsity Girls Soccer team has had large success over the past years with the help of the one and only, Coach David Kruszewski. Coach Kruszewski, also known as Coach K, Scored his 300th win against CDO, beating them with a score of 3-0 on January 28th, 2020. Athletic Director Coach Botkin...
Coach Of The Decade: Steve Botkin
Alais Alzaga, Media Arts Editor
January 30, 2020
Coach Steve Botkin's resume would look like this: Coach at Sahuaro since 1987 Over 500 wins State Semifinals 3 times Coach-of-the-Game Phoenix Mercury 2019 Male Coach-of-the-Year 2018 Mike Argrave's Coach-of-the-Year 2018-2019 and now... Coach of the Decade. Coach Botkin received...
Sahuaro’s 7th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Basketball Game
Andy Mourelatos, A&E Editor
January 30, 2020
Sahuaro's 7th annual basketball game for cancer, Coaches vs. Cancer took place at Sahuaro's gym on January 28, 2020. Sahuaro's girl's varsity basketball team played against Salpointe Catholic, with all of the game's proceeds going to the American Cancer Society to help suffering cancer patients all across...
Wrestling Champ of Sahuaro
Amanda Mourelatos, Editor in Chief
January 30, 2020
Weighing in at 220 lbs, senior Brexton Thomas is a multiple-time wrestling champion. He has been wrestling for six years and became interested when wanting to join a sport and the Gridley wrestling coach approached him in seventh grade. Recently, Thomas and the team competed in the Flowing Wells Invitational...
Houston Has a Problem: Cheating
Calvin Mueller, Headline News Editor
January 29, 2020
The Houston Astros are in uncharted territory. They are making waves in baseball… again. All of this was true in 2017 when the ‘Stros won the World Series and made it to the series in 2019. This time it’s a little different. The 2017 Astros World Series title will forever be tainted, but why? ...
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