Quick Hitters YC ends regular season with victory Arizona State looks to rebound against Washington State

Kofa vs cibola, 7 p.m.

Gila ridge vs Peoria 7 p.m. yc @ Wickenburg, 7 p.m. antelope @ trivium Prep, 7 p.m. yuma High @ Vista Grande, 7 p.m.

the yuma catholic volleyball team defeated Kingman in three sets thursday night to end its regular season with a win, snapping a two-game skid.

yc won by the scores of 25-11, 25-6 and 25-11.

the Shamrocks were led by alyssa Sevilla’s 13 aces and eight kills. Victoria diaz added five aces and Gracie torok delivered four assists.

yc end the season with a 12-4 record and secured a berth in the 3a postseason.

teMPe, ariz. – arizona State had a week off to rest, recover and shake off a second-half meltdown in a loss to Utah.

it also gave Sun devils coach Herm edwards a chance to do a little writing.

“i wrote the leaders a letter, told them what i expected,” he said. “Sometimes i think when you talk to them in person, that’s one thing, but when they can read it and look at it, the message really sinks in. i’ve always been that person that when i get a letter from somebody, i really focus in on what it says, and i can read it over and over again. it’s my job to inform players on where we are at.”

edwards is hoping his oldschool letter campaign will sink in heading into Saturday’s game against Washington State.

the Sun devils (5-2, 3-1 Pac12) were ranked No. 18 in the aP top 25 and hoping to take control of the Pac-12 South race heading into their Oct. 16 game at Utah.

arizona State appeared to be in good shape at halftime, leading by 14, but then the bottom fell out. Utah scored 28 straight points in the second half and won 35-21, making the Sun devils’ bid to win the South a much closer race.

“every game is important and it gives you momentum,” edwards said. “We lost it and we want to get it back. We have some good leaders on this team and the next five weeks they need to be leaders.”