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Cactus Shadows seniors sign with Paradise Valley
A pair of Cactus Shadows seniors decided they’ll remain in the North Valley next season when they continue their softball careers at the college level.

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Cactus Shadows soccer suffers devastating overtime loss
The Cactus Shadows Falcons boys soccer team went into their Jan. 17 game at Greenway High School with the mindset that they were facing a must win in their quest to keep their post season hopes alive.

Soccer teams head to Scottsdale for post-holiday event Both the boys and girls soccer programs at Boulder Creek High School and Cactus Shadows High School will resume play following the holiday by competing in the inaugural Arizona Soccer Showcase.

Boulder Creek impresses in season’s early going Boulder Creek girls soccer coach Lacey Chavez acknowledges that it remains to be seen how impressive her team’s 4-0 run to the tournament title...

Cactus Shadows soccer goes defensive Just hours before his team’s season opening 1-0 overtime win over Chaparral on Nov. 30, Cactus Shadows girls soccer coach Jeff Vittorio predicted that the 2011-2012 edition of the Falcons will lean heavily on its defense.

Cactus Shadows believe stronger competition will lead to better postseason results
The Cactus Shadows Falcons won’t be able to hang a region championship banner in the gym at the end of the season.

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Cactus Shadows falls in coach’s return to Shadow Mountain
Twelve years after helping the Shadow Mountain Matadors to a state championship Cactus Shadows boys basketball coach Jamaal Scott made his return.

Freshman carves up O’Connor in rematch with rival
Now 19 games into the season Boulder Creek coaches and teammates are no longer surprised by the skill of freshman Darian Slaga.

Slow start dooms Cactus Shadows in home loss
Despite being their third game in three nights the Cactus Shadows boys basketball team exceeded the 70 points plateau for the 10th consecutive game.

Boulder Creek claims consolation crown in holiday tournament Boulder Creek boys basketball coach Randy Walker cracked a grin in assessing his team’s 2-1 performance in the Jaguars inaugural Holiday Hoops Fest...

Boulder Creek defense stands tall in convincing win Gritty was one of the first words out of the mouth of senior guard Weston Newell’s mouth when asked to describe his team, following Boulder Creek’s 73-53 win over the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions on Dec. 13.

Cactus Shadows falls in state playoff rematch Cactus Shadows girls basketball coach Ryan Pletnick acknowledges that his young team is going through some growing pains.

Boulder Creek’s comeback bid doused by official’s call
Friday night’s championship game in the Boulder Creek Thanksgiving Invitational had a chance to be a lot of things for the Jaguars girls basketball program.

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Boulder Creek blanked in season-ending loss
The optimists hoped that the regular season finale, in which Boulder Creek fell to Desert Ridge 38-14, would have been a teaching tool that would offer the team from Anthem some clue as to how they could approach a rematch just eight days later.

Cactus Shadows earns team’s third win with last second stand
Friday was Senior Night at Cactus Shadows High School, but while the game was a chance to honor the outgoing seniors the contest also offered a glimpse to the program’s future.

Special teams gaffs send Boulder Creek to defeat
The Boulder Creek Jaguars proved just how important special teams are
on Friday night.

Turnovers doom Cactus Shadows in blowout loss After opening the season with four straight losses the Cactus Shadows varsity football team took two steps forward with victories over Prescott and then Goldwater heading into Thursday’s matchup with Horizon.

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Cactus Shadows closes home schedule with victory
Heading into Tuesday’s regular season finale the Cactus Shadows Falcons volleyball team had a chance to finish with a winning record when they traveled to Paradise Valley.

Cactus Shadows clips Boulder Creek in 3 set match The Cactus Shadows Falcons and the Boulder Creek Jaguars volleyball teams squared off at Greenway on Friday.

 

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