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Badgers kickoff 2018 season a week early, host Desert Edge Aug. 17

Prep Football

SHOW LOW — With training camp underway this week, Prescott’s athletic department officially released its 2018 football schedule Tuesday morning.

Prescott 11U team claims 1st-round bye at state

Little League

MESA — Prescott Little League’s 11-and-Under All-Stars will have had three weeks to prepare for the Arizona state tournament by the time the team battles the winner of Monday night’s first-round game — that pits Mt. Graham versus McCormick Ranch — in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, July 17.

Chino Valley taps Campitelli as new athletic director

Prep Athletics

CHINO VALLEY — Marty Campitelli officially succeeded the departed Pete Jelovic as Chino Valley athletic director/assistant principal on July 1, and he has spent nearly the past two weeks getting accustomed to his new role.

Bradshaw Mountain’s Charles Nnantah qualifies for Jr. Olympic nationals in 400m run

Prep Track and Field

PRESCOTT VALLEY – Bradshaw Mountain standout sprinter Charles Nnantah rallied to place fifth in the open 400-meter run with a personal-record time (PR) of 51.47 seconds, qualifying him for the USA Track & Field (USATF) Junior Olympic National Championships July 23-29 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Bradshaw Mountain softball’s Duryea named sophomore All-America

Prep Softball

PRESCOTT VALLEY — Bradshaw Mountain softball star centerfielder and slugger extraordinaire Madisen Duryea this past week earned a spot on the 2018 MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Team for her record-breaking spring season in a Bears uniform.

Youth volleyball camp set for July 9-12 at Bradshaw Mountain

Local Sports in Brief

Bradshaw Mountain High School will conduct a summer volleyball camp for girls and boys across the quad-city area from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 9, through Thursday, July 12, at Gary Kunow Gym on the school’s campus in Prescott Valley.

Bradshaw Mountain’s Nnantah races at USATF Regionals this weekend in Colorado

Prep Track and Field

PRESCOTT VALLEY — Bradshaw Mountain incoming senior sprinter/hurdler Charles Nnantah will run in the open 400m, the 400m hurdles and the 110m hurdles today and Sunday, July 7-8, at USA Track & Field’s (USATF) Region 10 Junior Olympic Championships in Aurora, Colorado.

Prescott Valley All-Stars lose 6-5 to Verde Valley in D10 title game

Little League

WILLIAMS — After a big 11-1 win over rival Prescott in the Arizona District 10 All-Star Tournament June 25, the Prescott Valley Little League Majors All-Stars suffered a tight 6-5 loss to Verde Valley in the final inning of their June 26 game at Cureton Park in Williams.

Chino Valley tackles Verde Valley tonight in Majors winners’ bracket final

Little League

WILLIAMS — Chino Valley’s Little League Majors All-Stars battle Verde Valley in the Arizona District 10 tournament’s winners’ bracket final at 8 tonight, June 28, with a championship-game berth on the line.

Prescott blanks Prescott Valley to win 11U All-Stars title; heads to state

Little League

PRESCOTT — In a dominating performance, Prescott’s 11U Little League All-Stars bested Prescott Valley for the second time in four days to capture the Arizona District 10 All-Star Tournament title and advance to the state tournament next month.

Prescott blanks Prescott Valley to win 11U All-Stars title; heads to state

Little League

PRESCOTT — In a dominating performance, Prescott’s 11U Little League All-Stars bested Prescott Valley for the second time in four days to capture the Arizona District 10 All-Star Tournament title and advance to the state tournament next month.

Bagdad claims D10 junior softball title

Little League

BAGDAD — The Bagdad Juniors softball team claimed the Arizona District 10 Juniors Softball Championship the weekend of June 23 and 24 in Bagdad.

Bradshaw Mountain sports camps underway

Local Sports in Brief

PRESCOTT VALLEY — The 2018 Bradshaw Mountain sports camps have already started, but there is still time to register!

Preview: Prescott All-Stars favored in 11U tourney at Ziegler Field

Little League

PRESCOTT — The 2018 Arizona District 10 Little League 11-and-Under All-Star Tournament features only three teams, including Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley. Nevertheless, the tourney should be competitive.

Preview: Little League All-Star Rosters

Little League

The 2018 Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley All-Star rosters for all ages.

Preview: ‘Beat the Heat’ girls’ softball tourney draws 48 teams to Prescott

Prep Softball

PRESCOTT — Now in its second year as a National Softball Association (NSA) member in Arizona, Prescott Parks and Recreation’s annual “Beat the Heat” girls’ fast-pitch tournament is steadily making progress in restoring its brand.

Travis Stedman named next head basketball coach at Prescott

Prep Boys Basketball

PRESCOTT — Returning the Badgers after a year as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program at Embry-Riddle, Travis Stedman was officially named the next head boys’ basketball coach for Prescott on Thursday morning.

Adam Neely steps down as head coach of Prescott basketball

Prep Boys Basketball

PRESCOTT — After nine seasons at the helm of the Prescott boys’ basketball program, head coach Adam Neely officially tendered his resignation last week.

Prescott Valley claims TOC title with 5-3 win over Verde Valley

Little League

WILLIAMS — Mason Hunt was 2 for 2 with a home run, Kishan Patel surrendered only one unearned run on the mound and Prescott Valley claimed a 5-3 win in the Tournament of Champions title game over Verde Valley on Sunday afternoon.

Photo: Team Battitude wins TOC in Williams

Little League

Team Battitude of the Prescott Valley Little League poses for a photo after claiming the 2018 Tournament of Champions softball majors division title with a 13-12 victory over Williams on Saturday, June 2, in Williams.

Photo: Magnum Dental claims TOC minors title

Little League

Magnum Dental of the Prescott Little League claimed the 2018 Tournament of Champions minors division title with a 9-7 win over Verde Valley on Sunday, June 3, in Williams.

Verde Valley Heat Elite turning heads in 14U girls’ fastpitch

Club Softball

PRESCOTT — Verde Valley Heat Elite’s 14-and-Under fastpitch softball team, a conglomerate of girls from Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Cornville, Prescott and Flagstaff, has been opening eyes in softball circles across northern Arizona for the past two-plus years.

Chino Valley ends Prescott’s unbeaten Little League season

Little League

WILLIAMS — Chino Valley eliminated Prescott from the Arizona District 10 Little League Majors Tournament of Champions Saturday morning behind ace pi

Prescott Valley advances to today’s TOC championship

Little League

WILLIAMS — A night after edging Camp Verde by one run in the opening round, Prescott Valley run-ruled Wickenburg, 18-3, in the semifinals to advance to today’s Arizona District 10 Little League Majors Tournament of Champions at Cureton Park.

Preview: Homage to Alice Cooper? ‘School’s Out for the Summer’ tourney this weekend in Prescott

Club Softball

PRESCOTT — Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer and Arizona resident Alice Cooper would be proud.