april 10, 2013
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North Valley artists host open house STAFF REPORT
Karen Leeds and Bela Fidel will host an open house from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., on Sunday at Leeds’ Scottsdale studio. Art on display will include original scarves, mixed media, oil, oil pastels, encaustic, encaustic monoprints, framed and loose silks, acrylic and small gifts. The studio is located at 7507 Roy Rogers Drive, near Dynamite and Scottsdale Roads. For information on Leeds art go to karenleeds.com. For information on Fidel’s art go to belafidel.com. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP by contacting Leeds at art@karenleeds.com or 602-321-0219 or Fidel at either belafidel@gmail.com or by calling 480-221-6947.
softball from page 11 After 7-1 and 6-2 defeats at the hands of the Toros in February the Jaguars fell 8-2 in their third meeting. “All the girls have grown as players,” Taylor said. “I like the effort, but we’re making mistakes that hurt us at times. I’d rather we go for it though. If we’re diving for balls and being aggressive I can live with mistakes.” On Thursday Kaff, who has accepted a scholarship offer from Michigan State, proved the biggest obstacle. The right hander, who struck out 16, had a perfect game through 3 2/3 innings. “Chances are you’re going to face tough pitchers like that in the state tournament so we’re going to have to figure it out,” Taylor said. After striking eight out of the first nine batters, Kaff finally was met with some resistance from the Jaguars offense in the bottom of the fourth. Trailing 5-0, the Anthem squad put together a two-out rally. After freshman Brianna Binns reached on an error, to end the perfect game, sophomore Brice Phebus drew a walk to bring catcher Aubrey Ledbetter to the plate. The sophomore ripped a pitch just inside the third base bag into the corner in left field. Along with breaking up the no hitter she erased the shutout and momentarily got her team back within striking distance at 5-2. Mountain View was unfazed though, responding with one in the fifth and two in the sixth to win going away. After seeing her team only come up with two hits Taylor acknowledged her team will have to be at its best down the
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“Dichotomy” Oil 40” x 36” by Bela Fidel
“Dreaming 2” Oil and Pastel 20”x30” by Karen Leeds
stretch of the regular season if they are to earn a state berth. On Friday they bounced back with a 12-2 win over Ironwood. With 10 games remaining the Jaguars (12-10) sit at No. 22 in the Division I power rankings. The top 24 teams make the Division I playoffs. “We’re going to need a strong finish,” she said. “Obviously Mountain Ridge is a great team. They’ll be really tough, but a lot of those other games are very winnable if we come ready.” The Jaguars upcoming schedule includes a trip to Sandra Day O’Connor to face the Eagles on Thursday, a home game with North Canyon on Friday before a trip to Ironwood on Monday and a visit to Mountain Ridge on Tuesday. To view the team’s complete schedule go to maxpreps.com and search Boulder Creek.
CACTUS SHADOWS The Falcons up and down season has seen the team’s offense come alive of late. Following Monday’s 19-10 loss to Goldwater Cactus Shadows (7-14) the Falcons had scored double digits in four of their last six games including an 11-1 win over Camelback on Thursday. Even in one of their losses during a 3-3 stretch the Falcons put up nine runs in a one-run loss to Notre Dame on April 2. On Tuesday the Falcons took on South Mountain (results unavailable at press time). Their upcoming schedule includes a Friday trip to Prescott to take on the Badgers before a game at Thunderbird on Tuesday. To view Cactus Shadows schedule go to maxpreps.com and search Cactus Shadows. Varsity softball games are scheduled to start at 3:45 p.m.
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