Quick Hitters
Cibola softball blown out
The Cibola softball team lost, 12-1, at No. 4 Corona del Sol in the second round of the 6A state tournament Tuesday.
The No. 5 Raiders (18-2 AIA) will face No. 9 Basha in an elimination game Thursday in Phoenix.
Estes leads YC golf
Logan Estes shot a 36 to lead the Yuma Catholic golf team to a win over Parker on Tuesday at Desert Desert Hills.
The Shamrocks shot a 157 as a team. Ali Schmunk posted a 38, Jordan Grasis a 39 and Matt Brewer a 44.
Harvest Prep soccer wins
The Harvest Prep soccer team picked up a 1-0 win over Glenview Academy in a state quarterfinals game Tuesday in Phoenix.
David Murillo scored the game’s lone goal off an assist from Jose Torres.
Jets overcome 3-goal deficit, soar past Predators
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Down 3-0 after a disastrous opening 20 minutes, there was no flipping of tables or peeling of paint off the walls in the Winnipeg Jets’ locker room.
They instead spent the first intermission calmly trying to figure a way out of that deficit.
“We got kicked in the teeth a little bit,” Jets captain Blake Wheeler said. “Our goal was just to win the second period and give ourselves a chance.”
They did that, and a whole lot more.
Wheeler scored on the power play with 4:59 left after Winnipeg roared back from that early deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators 7-4 on Tuesday night and grab a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.
“It’s definitely not how you draw up a first period, but nobody panicked,” said Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba, who finished with a goal and an assist.
“We just regrouped. It wasn’t really any different in here than if it was a tie game or if we were winning.
“We just went out there and played a little bit faster and played with a little bit more confidence.”