Locals win state championships in cross country, swimming

Championships and playoffs a plenty on Saturday around Arizona.

Local teams and individual athletes won numerous state titles on Saturday. Here are some of the championship results for area athletes with links to the complete results:

Girls cross country

Champions

> Ironwood Ridge (5A-II team champion)
> Christina Price, Jr., Sabino (4A-I individual champion)
> Aeoleone Bristow, Soph., Rio Rico (4A-II individual champion)

Stories

> 4A-I girls cross country: Price paces way to championship
> 4A-II girls cross country: Bristow powers Rio Rico to third
> 5A girls cross country: Ironwood Ridge repeats

Results

> 5A-I complete results
> 5A-II complete results
> 4A-I complete results
> 4A-II complete results
> 3A complete results
> 1A/2A complete results

Boys cross country

Champions

> Sunnyside (5A-II team champion)
> Catalina Foothills (4A-I team champion)
> Rio Rico (4A-II team champion)
> Alex Evans, Sr., Sabino (4A-I individual champion)

Stories

> 4A-I boys cross country: Foothills, Sabino's Evans win titles

> 4A-II boys cross country: Rio Rico rebounds, edges Catalina

> 5A boys cross country: Sunnyside wins 5A-II title, Salpointe 4th in 5A-I

Results

> 5A-I complete results
> 5A-II complete results
> 4A-I complete results
> 4A-II complete results
> 3A complete results
> 1A/2A complete results

Girls swimming

Champions

> Kaitlyn McLeod, Rincon/University (1-meter diving)

Stories

> 5A swimming: Rincon boys squeaks out big win

Results

> 5A-I complete results (boys/girls combined)
> 5A-II complete results (boys/girls combined)

Boys swimming

Champions

> Rincon/University (5A-II team champion)
> Jeff Amlee, Sr., Rincon/University (50-yard freestyle)
> Jared Young, Jr., Rincon/University (500-yard freestyle)
> Rincon/University 400 freestyle relay (Jared Young, Aaron Weintraub, Alex Doumas, Jeff Amlee)

Stories

> 5A swimming: Rincon boys squeaks out big win

Results

> 5A-I complete results (boys/girls combined)
> 5A-II complete results (boys/girls combined)

Soccer

Class 1A/2A/3A Championship (Playoff bracket)

> Blue Ridge 1, Desert Christian 0 (Overtime)

Stories

> Soccer: Desert Christian falls in title game

Football

Class 3A Playoffs – First round (Playoff bracket)

> No. 7 Goodyear Estrella Foothills 14, No. 10 Empire 7