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Baseball:
Central Arizona Wins Region I Division 1 Title —
#3 seed Central Arizona swept top-seed
Yavapai 12-2 and 8-6 to capture the 2008 NJCAA Region
I Division 1 Championship. Central will host the winners
of Region 9 and Region 18 in a series to advance to
the NJCAA Division 1 College World Series. | NJCAA
Region I Division 1 Playoffs |
Baseball:
#2 Seed Phoenix Captures Region I Title
on the Road — Phoenix
College took to the road for a best 2-of-3 series against
#1 seed Glendale and walked away with two straight wins
to capture the NJCAA Region I Division 2 Championship.
| NJCAA
Region I Division 2 Playoffs |
Softball:
Phoenix
Captures Region I Title, Set for Run at 5th Consecutive
National Championship — The
Pittsburgh Steelers got "One for the Thumb."
Now, the PC Bears will try and get one for their thumb...IN
A ROW! Phoenix College captured the NJCAA Region I Division
2 Championship and will travel to Normal, IL, on May
13th, to open defense of the Bears four straight National
Championships. Teddy Barry and Vanessa Walle were named
the Region I Division 2 Co-MVPs. | NJCAA
Region I Division 2 Playoffs |
Baseball:
Yavapai, Central Arizona to Meet for Region
I Division 1 Title — Top-seeded
Yavapai and #3 seed Central Arizona swept through the
first round to set up a showdown for the NJCAA Region
I Division 1 Championship. The best 2-of-3 series begins
at Yavapai at 2:00 p.m. on Thurdsay, May 8th. The probable
starters for game one are two of the ACCAC's best in
Yavapai's Rick Anton (13-3) and the Vaqueros' Josh Spence
(11-2). | NJCAA
Region I Division 1 Playoffs |
Softball:
Yavapai
Captures Region I D1 Title, Advances to National Tourney
— Yavapai, playing
its first season of softball in 27 years, captured the
NJCAA Region I Division 1 Championship with a 7-5 victory
over defending National Chjampion Eastern Arizona. The
Roughriders' Jenna Rodriguez, a freshman pitcher, posted
a 2-1 record and hit over .500 at the plate to earn
MVP honors. Yavapai will take its 44-16 record and #12
National ranking to the NJCAA Championships beginning
May 15th. | NJCAA
Region I Division 1 Playoffs |
Baseball:
Glendale to Host Phoenix for Region I Diviosion 2
Title — #1 seed Glendale
will host #2 Phoenix in a best 2-of-3 playoff for the
NJCAA Region I Division 2 Championship and the right
to advance to the NJCAA Natiopnal Championships. | NJCAA
Region I Division 2 Playoffs |
Baseball:
Yavapai Top Seed Entering Region I D1 Playoffs —
Yavapai sits atop the Region I Division
1 standings and will be the top seed entering the playoffs
that begin on Friday, May 2nd. Yavapai will host #4
Cochise and #2 South Mountain will host #3 Central Arizona
in the best 2-of-3 format. | NJCAA
Region I Division 1 Playoffs |
Baseball:
Central's
Spence, Yavapai's Coach Smeltzer Take Top ACCAC Honors
— Central Arizona
pitcher Josh Spence has been selected the ACCAC Player
of the Year for the second straight season while Yavapai
Head Coach Sky Smeltzer is the 2008 ACCAC Coach of the
Year. Coach Smeltzer has earned this honor three of
the last four years. Click on the following links to
view the All-ACCAC Teams and the NJCAA All-Region I
Division 1 and Division 2 Teams. | ACCAC
Honors | NJCAA
Region I Honors |
Softball:
Phoenix
College to Host Region I Division 2 Playoffs —
The Bears are the #1 ranked Division
2 team in the nation and will host the Region I Division
2 tourney as the top seed. #2 Chandler-Gilbert will
play #3 Mesa at 10 a.m. while PC will play #4 Glendale
at Noon when the tournament begins on May 2nd. | NJCAA
Region I Division 2 Playoffs |
Softball:
Yavapai
Set to Host Region I Division 1 Playoffs —
As the top seed, Yavapai will
play host to the NJCAA Region I Division 2 Tournament
on May 2nd and May 3rd. #2 seed Eastern Arizona and
#3 seed Pima will open play at 10 a.m. on May 2nd. |
NJCAA
Region I Division 1 Playoffs |
Softball:
#1
Ranked Phoenix Dominates Season Awards —
Phoenix College is the #1 NJCAA D2
program in the land and the Bears strong season was
rewarded when the ACCAC and NJCAA Region I announced
its 2008 awards. Lacy Goodman was tabbed the NJCAA Region
I Player of the Year while PC's Coach Heinz Mueller
was named the Region I Coach of the Year. Seven Phoenix
College players earned NJCAA All-Region I honors while
nine were selected All-ACCAC. | All-Region
Teams | All-ACCAC
Teams |
Baseball:
Pair
from Pima Sweep Region I Awards — Kody
Johnson and Rene Garcia led Pima to a 2-2 record on
the week to earn the NJCAA Region I Division I Player
and Pitcher of the Week honors, respectively. | more
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Softball:
Central
& Phoenix Again Dominate Region I Awards —
For the second straight week, Central
Arizona and Phoenix College have swept the NJCAA Region
I softball honors. Central's Kayla Ringelberg and Alex
Villalobos are the Region I Division 1 Player and Pitcher
of the Week, respectively, while Phoenix College's Lacy
Goodman and Patricia Moreno earned the Division 2 Player
and Pitcher of the Week awards. The top-ranked PC Bears
have won eight of the nine Division 2 awards handed
out by the NJCAA Region I this year. | more
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Baseball:
Region
I Weekly Honors Go to Calhoun, Anguiano & Eilertson
— For the week ending
April 13, 2008, the NJCAA Region I Division I Batter
of the Week is Yavapai's Kole Calhoun, while South Mountain's
JT Eilertson is the D1 Pitcher of the Week. Glendale's
Daniel Anguiano is the Region I Division 2 Player of
the Week. | more
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Softball:
Central
Arizona, Phoenix College Sweep Region I Honors —
Central Arizona's Nicole Bryan and
Alex Villallobos earned the NJCAA Region I Division
1 Player and Pitcher of the Week honors, respectively,
while Phoenix College's Jamie Hennis and Vanessa Walle
took home the Division 2 Player and Pitcher of the Week
awards. | more
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Baseball:
Region I's Romero
& Spence Share National Honors —
South Mountain's Daniel Romero and
Central Arizona's Josh Spence have been selected the
NJCAA Division I National Co-Pitchers of the week for
the week ending April 6th.
Men's
Basketball:
Forbes, Imadiyi Selected NJCAA Division 1 Basketball
All-Americans — Cochise's
Dynile Forbes has been selected to the NJCAA Division
1 All-American Second Team, while Arizona Western's
Sean Imadiyi has been selected to the Third Team.
Men's
Basketball:
NJCAA D2 All-American List Includes Cuen, Campbell,
Kelly — South Mountain's
David Cuen has earned First Team NJCAA All-America First
Team honors, while Glendale's T.J. Campbell and South
Mountain's Tyrone Kelly have been selected to the Third
Team.
Women's
Basketball:
ACCAC Places Four on NJCAA Division I Women's
Basketball All-American Squads — Tehani
Goldsmith of Yavapai and Tenaya Watson of Central Arizona
both earned NJCAA Division I First Team All-American
honors. Arizona Western's Yohanna Morton and Central's
Ashley Sours were both selected to the Third Team.
Women's
Basketball:
Ingraham, McDonald Named to NJCAA Division 2 Women's
Basketball All-American Second Team —
Pima's Jessie Ingraham and Phoenix'
Jessica McDonald were both selected to the NJCAA Division
2 All-American Second Team.
Softball:
Esperas &
Tema Earn D1 Awards, Mailou Takes D2 Award —
Eastern Arizona's Noe Esperas has
earned the NJCAA Region I Division 1 Pitcher of the
Week award for the second time this season, while Eastern
Arizona's Jackie Tema took the Player of the Week honor.
In Division 2, Chandler-Gilbert's Jenna Mailou led the
Coyote's past #1 ranked Phoenix College to earn the
NJCAA Region I Division 2 Player of the Week award.
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Baseball:
McDonald, Romero, Spence
Tabbed Region I's Weekly Best — For
the week ending April 6, 2008, the NJCAA Region I Division
I Batter of the Week is Pima's Jared McDonald, while
South Mountain's Daniel Romero and Central Arizona's
Josh Spence are the D1 Co-Pitchers of the Week. | more
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Softball:
Hopwood & Duarte
Take D1 Region Honors, Moreno & Goguen Earn D2 Awards
— Eastern Arizona's
Sara Hopwood has earned the NJCAA Region I Division
1 Player of the Week award, while Yavapai's Shauna Duarte
took the Pitcher of the Week honor. In Division 2, #1
ranked Phoenix College's Patricia Moreno and Dana Goguen
were selected the NJCAA Region I Division 2 Pitcher
and Player of the Week, respectively. | more
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Baseball:
Jimenez & Carl Garner NJCAA
Region I Division 1 Honors, Orr Selected D2 Player of
the Week — For the
week ending March 30, 2008, the NJCAA Region I Division
I Batter of the Week is Arizona Western's Phillip Jimenez,
while Mesa's Nick Orr is the D1 Pitcher iof the Week.
Eastern Arizona's Edwin Carl is the Region I Division
2 Player of the Week. | more
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Softball:
NJCAA #1s Eastern Arizona and
Phoenix Led by Award Winners — The
beat just keeps going for softball in the ACCAC and
NJCAA Region I. Eastern Arizona (36-6) is ranked #1
in Division I while Phoenix College (43-4) sits atop
the Division 2 standings. Eastern's Noe Esperas was
tabbed the NJCAA Region I Pitcher of the Week for the
week ending March 23rd, while PC's Vanessa Walle and
Lacy Goodman are the Region I Pitcher and Hitter of
the Week for Division 2. | more
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Men's
Basketball:
Gila Monsters Place Fifth at
NJCAA D1 Championships —Eastern
Arizona finished the 2007-08 season with a 30-6 record
and fifth place finish at the 2008 NJCAA Division 1
National Championship Tournament. EAC defeated Southeastern
Illinois 70-53 and then Indian Hills CC 70-63 to complete
the national tourney with a 3-1 record. Will Bynum was
selected to the All-Tournament Team while Nikola Keeman
earned the Sesher Sportsmanship Award.
Women's
Basketball:
Central Shocked in Finals —
The last game of the 2007-08 season
proved to be the first loss for Central Arizona (34-1)
as it fell 62-61 in the NJCAA Division 1 National Championship
Game to Gulf Coast Community College (36-1). Central
was not challenged in the tourney until the final game,
defeating Georgia Perimeter College 87-34, Midland College
72-59, and Barton County CC 78-56. Central Arizona's
Ashley Sours, Tenaya Watson and Lonnie Sanchez were
all selected to the All-Tournament squad.
Women's
Basketball:
Mesa Falls Out of NJCAA D2 Championships
— Mesa's 2007-08 season
came to an end with a 70-56 loss to Garrett College
in the consolation bracket of the 2008 NJCAA Division
2 National Championship Tournament.
Men's
Basketball:
South Mountain Places 7th at
NJCAA D2 Event — The
Cougars completed the 2007-08 season with a 25-8 record
and a seventh place finish at the 2008 NJCAA Division
2 National Championship Tournament. After falling in
the opening round to eventual third-place finisher Kirkwood,
South Mountain scored victories over Southeast CC (73-63)
and Erie CC (86-73). The Cougars' Robert Tre Golston
was selected to the All-Tournament Team.
Baseball:
CAC's Honeycutt Selected NJCAA Player
of the Week — Central
Arizona's Ryan Honeycutt has been selected the NJCAA
Division I National Player of the Week for the week
ending March 19th. Honeycutt, a freshman from Las Cruces,
NM, helped lead Central to three victories on the week
by batting .667 (10-15) and driving in 10 runs. His
best performance came when he went 4-for-5 at the plate
with five RBI. Of his four hits, two were doubles and
he also scored two runs and was credited with a stolen
base. Honeycutt also pitched one scoreless inning in
CAC's 8-1 win over El Paso Community College (Texas).
Women's
Basketball:
Illinois Central Tops Mesa in NJCAA D2 Women's
Opener — Illinois
Central (25-8), the #5 National seed, defeated Mesa
70-62 in the opening round of the 2008 NJCAA Division
2 Women's National Basketball Championships. Mesa, which
trailed 31-17 at halftime, responded to the pour opening
20 minutes by outscoring Illinois Central 45-39 in the
second half. Mesa will now play Garrett College in the
consolation bracket on Thursday morning.
Men's
Basketball:
EAC Falls 75-73 in NJCAA Round Two
— The Gila Monsters
(28-6) dropped a 75-73 decision to Three Rivers Community
College (30-6) in the NJCAA Division 1 Championship
Tournament auarterfinal round. Eastern Arizona, which
led a majority of the contest and 38-29 at halftime,
was led with 16 points by Will Bynum and Markhuri Frison-Sanders.
EAC will play Southeastern Illinois College (28-7) in
the consolation bracket on Thursday at 4:30 (CST).
Men's
Basketball:
South Mountain Defeated in NJCAA D2
Opener — Kirkwood
CC (30-3) defeated South Mountain (24-8) 79-41 in the
opening round of the 2008 NJCAA Division 2 National
Championship Tournament. Tyrone Kelley paced South Mountain
with 10 points. The Cougars will face Southeast CC (NE,
19-13) in the consolation round on Thursday.
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