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The Tempe Union High
School District was represented by three
teams in the final four of the 5A
division one boys basketball
semi-finals.
The basketball fun will
continue with the first annual District
Dunk Contest that is to be held March 24
at Marcos de Niza High School.
High-risers including Sean Imadiyi,
Eric Hipolito and Mychael Broom
are expected to participate.
Corona del Sol Varsity
Girls Tennis is off to a strong start on
its way to defending the central region
title. Head coach Carol Sandvig has been
able to adjust to the departure of 5A
singles champion Lynley Wasson and has
guided the Aztecs to a 7-2 record.
“We lost three members
from last year’s varsity team,” senior
Tara Prindiville said. “It was
hard, but a lot of our team has stepped
up.”
Instrumental to Corona’s
success is senior Andrea Schams,
who is the number one player on the
tennis team. Schams and freshman
Danielle Hoime have provided the
Aztecs with two highly skilled players
who can fill Wasson’s space.
In order to continue the
winning tradition that has been
associated with Corona girls tennis, the
players have been pushed in practice.
“It is hard, but we have
fun because we are doing it together as
a team,” Prindiville said.
Corona Boys Volleyball is
standing at a 4-3 record going into
spring break.
With a schedule that
includes top teams such as Mountain
View, Brophy, and Highland, the Aztecs
must bring their best effort every
night.
“We want to win region
and get farther in state,” senior Max
Sisson said.
The break in classes
gives the varsity volleyball team the
chance to recuperate and add in junior
Steve Harmon who just finished
playing varsity basketball.
“Unity and team chemistry
are what we need to work on,” senior
Aram Asadi said. “I think the middle
blocker position has lots of
versatility. There is competition for
spots and lots of rolls that can be
filled.”
The Aztecs hope to make a
strong push into state by finding the
right line-up that will spark the team.
“Once we get a steady
line-up we’ll clobber the competition,”
Asadi said.
The state runner-up
Corona boys basketball team relied on
many seniors during this season, now its
time for younger players to prepare for
their chance.
Junior Brad Carroll
was a key contributor for the Aztecs
and had a huge game in the state
semi-finals.
“It was pretty fun but
kind of scary at the same time,” Carroll
said. “I had to step up.”
While junior Phil
Feinberg has become one of the top
high jumping talents in the country, his
dedication on the basketball court
earned him key minutes for the Aztecs.
“All of the junior
players who did not get a lot of playing
time this year will need to step up next
year because they will be senior
leaders,” Feinberg said.
The Corona varsity squad
was able to press so deep into the state
playoffs due to their extreme depth and
the seniors from this years team will be
sorely missed.
“We’ll miss all the
seniors, especially Sean Imadiyi,”
Feinberg said.
Although Feinberg will
leap immediately into track and field,
Carroll will spend the off-season and
the summer honing his skills for next
year.
“I’m going to play on a
club team and go down to the YMCA and
shoot,” Carroll said.
The future of the Corona
basketball team is in the hands of
perimeter players Feinberg and Carroll,
but if the team wishes to obtain close
to the success they had this season,
next year’s junior class will need to
make major contributions.
Kyrene Corridor residents
Alex and Kelsey Lawson may
only be in middle school, but there is
nothing elementary about their skill at
tennis. Alex recently won the Price’s
Creamery Sun City Junior Open in El
Paso, Texas, in the 12-and-under singles
division. He also placed first in
doubles. Sister Kelsey finished third in
singles and second in doubles in the
14-and-under division. Alex and Kelsey
are sixth and eighth graders
respectively at Kyrene Middle School. |
