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The Ray High School Booster Club’s high school track athletes of the week are Martina Arranda and Josh Miramontes.
The Ray Booster Club’s Jr High Track athletes of the week are Chasity Kelley and Dallin Coleman.
Copper Basin News
The Ray baseball team has won its last two games versus sectional opponents who were ahead of it in the standings. The most recent was a 15 – 0 lopsided victory against then second-ranked Superior last Tuesday. The Cats also defeated San Manuel on April 3, 5 – 2.
Senior Robbin Newman led the sixth-ranked Cats in the win against the Panthers, going 2-for-3 with a homerun and two RBI. Derek Pacheco and Destry Yocum each had three RBI in the game, while Douglas McPeak and Cole Yocum each drove in two runs in the game. Seth Harmon was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Destry Yocum and McPeak combined to pitch four shutout innings, allowing only one hit and three walks. The duo struck out nine Panthers’ hitters.
The win moves the Cats into a three-way, first-place tie with Superior and San Manuel in the Section VI standings. Ray holds the tiebreaker advantage against both teams thanks to their recent head-to-head victories.
After a game at top-ranked Desert Christian on April 14, the Cats will have an eight-day break before returning to action on April 22 vs. Gilbert Classical Academy. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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