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Posted October 13 2008

FOOTBALL-Final
                                                       1              2              3              4              FINAL
Arizona Western                 7         14        7         7           35
Mesa                                   7         0         7         14          28
Scoring
1^ST QUARTER
AWC:  Terry Cotton 5 yd TD run (Michael Ellison kick); 1:58.
MESA:  Jimmy Bevell 33 yd TD to Tim Peterson (Kenny Golladay kick); :15.
2^ND QUARTER
AWC:  Bryan Mann 69 yd TD to Anthony Morris (Michael Ellison kick); 14:47.
AWC:  Bryan Mann 17 yd TD to Ishmael Grant (Michael Ellison kick); 9:29.
3^RD QUARTER
AWC:  Bryan Mann 2 yd TD run (Michael Ellison kick); 10:30.
MESA:  Ronald Young 6 yd TD run (Kenny Golladay kick); 8:05.
4^TH QUARTER
MESA:  Jimmy Bevell 74 yd TD to Terrance Moore (Kenny Golladay kick); 12:23.
AWC:  Bryan Mann 7 yd TD run (Michael Ellison kick); 7:10.
MESA:  Jimmy Bevell 59 yd TD to Terrance Moore (Kenny Golladay kick); 12:23.
Top Rushers: AWC Terry Cotton 24-135 yd, TD, Bryan Mann 11-59 yd, 2 TD 
Mesa Ronald Young 10-30 yd
Top Passers: AWC Bryan Mann 7-16, 135 yd, 2 TD, 0 INT

Records: 
AWC:             3-3 overall, 2-2 WSFL
MESA:           1-4 overall, 1-2 WSFL
AWC’s Next Game:   vs. TBD Saturday 7PM (Veterans Memorial Stadium-Yuma)
Game Notes:
-Total Offense:  AWC 385 (238 rush, 147 pass), Mesa 425 (61 rush, 364 pass)
-Turnovers:  AWC 0, Mesa 5 (1 lost fumbles, 4 INT)
-Sacks:  AWC 5 (Joel Walton 4, Royce Culp 1), Mesa 0

SOCCER-Final
                                                                                     1              2              FINAL
Arizona Western                               2          1         3
South Mountain                                1          1         2
Scoring:  1^ST HALF

AWC:    Fernando Rodriguez (3); Assist:  Vinny Muscarella (5); 1:03.
SM:        Edwin Estrada; Assist:  unknown; 2:28.
AWC:    Wally Vasquez (4); Assist:  NONE; 27:35.
2^ND HALF

SM:        Dom Papa; Assist:  NONE; 56:55.
AWC:    Jose Saucedo (3); Assist:  Bello Alhassan (5); 69:39.
Game-winning Goal:            Jose Saucedo (2)
AWC Man of the Match:     Fernando Rodriguez (1)
Records: 
AWC:             9-6-1 overall, 7-6-1 ACCAC
SM:                 6-6-2 overall, 6-6-2 ACCAC

AWC’s Next Game:   At Phoenix Wednesday 4:30PM (Hoy Stadium-Phoenix)

Game Notes:
-Shots on Goal:  AWC 7, SM 17
-Saves:  AWC’s Manuel Lugo 9, South Mountain’s Carlos Ocampo 6
-Yellow Cards:  AWC 0, South Mountain 2 (Dom Papa, Adalberto Hericez)
-Fouls:  AWC 11, South Mountain 9
-AWC’s Vinny Muscarella ejected (red card) at 10:54 into game (suspended for Wednesday’s game)

VOLLEYBALL-Final
OZFEST INVITATIONAL-Liberal, KS-Tournament Play

                                                                1              2              3              4              5
Arizona Western                     20        21        25        15
Midland                                  25        25        22        25
High Kills:
AWC:             Fernanda Costa 16
Records:  AWC:             12-16 overall, 8-6 ACCAC
MID:               29-8 overall, 3-0 WJCAC
Coach’s Quote: 
Karen Sitkiewicz:  “With only 7 players in uniform, I think we gave a good effort today, but just ran out of gas.”
AWC’s Next Game:  vs. Scottsdale Tuesday 7PM (‘The House’-AWC Campus)
Game Notes:
-AWC’s digs leaders:  Rikki Lieb/Fernanda Costa 19, Kimee Clark 16-AWC’s blocks leaders:  Miranda Groth 5, Kimee Clark 3
-AWC’s Luci Toazzi (shoulder) DNP

Posted Saturday, October 11 2008

VOLLEYBALL-Final
OZFEST INVITATIONAL-Liberal, KS-Tournament Play

                                                                1              2              3              4              5

Arizona Western                   22        16        25        13

(2) Frank Phillips                  25        25        22        25

High Kills:
AWC:             Fernanda Costa 18, Miranda Groth 8
Records: 
AWC:             12-15 overall, 8-6 ACCAC
MID:               27-6 overall, 3-0 WJCAC
AWC’s Next Game:  vs. TBD Saturday 1PM (Ozfest Invitational-Liberal, KS)
Game Notes:
-AWC’s digs leaders:  Kimee Clark 16, Chalei Maduli 14
-AWC’s Luci Toazzi (shoulder) DNP

VOLLEYBALL-Final

OZFEST INVITATIONAL-Liberal, KS-Pool Play

                                                                1              2              3              4              5

Arizona Western                   17        18        16
(1) Western Nebraska           25        25        25
High Kills:
AWC:             Luci Toazzi 10, Fernanda Costa 8
WNE:             Paulina Piegza 12, Fatima Balza 11
Records: 
AWC:             12-13 overall, 8-6 ACCAC
WNE:             39-2 overall
Coach’s Quote: 
Karen Sitkiewicz:  “I’m really pleased with how our outside hitters have stepped up against this competition-which is as good as anyone in the country.  Given the injuries that we have had in the last couple of weeks, we have some people gaining valuable court experience, and having those outside hitters step up can only help that experience.”
AWC’s Next Game:  vs. Midland Friday 5PM (Ozfest Invitational-Liberal, KS)
Game Notes:
-AWC’s digs leaders:  Rikki Lieb 11, Fernanda Costa 9
-AWC’s Kristin Loveland & Maggie Zamudio:  3 blocks each

VOLLEYBALL-Final
OZFEST INVITATIONAL-Liberal, KS-Pool Play

                                                                1              2              3              4              5
Arizona Western                   19        19        7
(17) Hutchinson                     25        25        25
High Kills:
AWC:             Luci Toazzi 10, Fernanda Costa 6
HUT:              Debbie Ohl 9
Records: 
AWC:             12-12 overall, 8-6 ACCAC
HUT:              16-11 overall

AWC’s Next Game:  vs. (1) Western Nebraska Friday 11AM (Ozfest Invitational-Liberal, KS)
Game Notes:
-AWC’s digs leaders:  Fernanda Costa 16
-AWC’s Luci Toazzi:  5 blocks

VOLLEYBALL-Final
                                            1              2              3              4              5

Arizona Western                   21        22        20
Mesa                                     25        25        25
High Kills:
AWC:             Luci Toazzi 21, Fernanda Costa 9
MESA:           Toe’umu Tafuna 11
Records: 
AWC:             12-11 overall, 8-6 ACCAC
MESA:           6-12 overall, 4-9 ACCAC
AWC’s Next Game:  vs. (17) Hutchinson Friday 9AM (Ozfest Invitational-Liberal, KS)
Game Notes:
-Digs leaders:  AWC:  Luci Toazzi 13, Rikki Lieb 10

SOCCER-Final

                                                                           1              2              FINAL
Arizona Western                               0          0          0
(1) Yavapai                                       2          5          7

Scoring:
1^ST HALF
YAV:      Francis Khamis (17); Assist:  Chilo Rivera (5); 14:14.
YAV:      Jeff Bendawald (4); Assist:  Justin Meram (12); 37:00.           2^ND HALF
YAV:      Gregory Gilmer (3); Assist:  Jeff Bendawald (5); 49:34.
YAV:      Jeff Bendawald (5); Assist:  Evan McNiel (3); 52:56.        
YAV:      Francis Khamis (18); Assist:  Gregory Gilmer (12); 53:07.   
YAV:      Dirk Petersen (2); Assist:  Jeff Bendawald (6); 66:40.       
YAV:      Dallas Rusch-Michener (4); Assist:  Juan Garcia (2); 86:32. 
Game-winning Goal:            Francis Khamis
AWC Man of the Match:     Eddie Ponce (2)
Records: 
AWC:             8-6-1 overall, 6-6-1 ACCAC
YAV:              15-0 overall, 13-0 ACCAC 

Coach’s Quote:
Kenny Dale:  “Physical strength was definitely a factor.  We have guys who either don’t do as much in the weight room as they should when they go, or they just don’t go, and it really shows in a physical game like this.”
AWC’s Next Game:  At South Mountain Saturday Noon (Phoenix)Game Notes:
-Shots on Goal:  AWC 4, Yavapai 23
-Yellow Cards:  AWC 0, Yavapai 0
-Saves:  AWC’s Manuel Lugo/Santiago Ruiz 5, YAV’s Ivan Dizdar/Sam Hayden 1
-Fouls:  AWC 7, Yavapai 8
-AWC’s Jose Zavalza (flu) DNP

Posted Friday, October 6 2008

VOLLEYBALL-Final

                                                           1              2              3              4              5
Arizona Western                 23        25        25        25
Chandler-Gilbert                 25        22        16        16

High Kills:
AWC:             Luci Toazzi 21, Fernanda Costa 12
Records: 
AWC:             12-10 overall, 8-5 ACCAC
CG:                 3-13 overall, 1-9 ACCAC

Coach’s Quote:  Karen Sitkiewicz:  NONE
AWC’s Next Game:  at Mesa Wednesday 7PM (Mesa)
Game Notes:
-Digs leaders:  AWC:  Rikki Lieb 23, Fernanda Costa 21
-AWC’s Kimee Clark:  42 assists-AWC’s Tehani-Eilika Hill DNP (knee)

Posted Friday, October 3rd 2008

VOLLEYBALL-Final

                                                             1              2              3              4              5
Arizona Western                   13        26        25        23        14
Eastern Arizona                    25        24        21        25        16

High Kills:
AWC:             Luci Toazzi 24, Fernanda Costa 9, Miranda Groth 7
EAC:              Jari Seumalo 14
Records: 
AWC:             11-10 overall, 7-5 ACCAC
EAC:              18-6 overall, 10-1 ACCAC
Coach’s Quote: 
Karen Sitkiewicz:  “Defensively, we played very well, but we just had trouble closing out games when we had the chance.  Eastern is a very strong team-especially at home-and when you have those chances and don’t take advantage of them, they likely won’t come around again.”
AWC’s Next Game:  at Chandler-Gilbert Saturday 5PM (Chandler)

Game Notes:
-Digs leaders:  AWC:  Toazzi 22, Kristin Loveland 20, Costa 18, Kimee Clark 17
-AWC’s Miranda Groth:  7 blocks
-Lady Matadors came from behind in Games 2, 3 & 4
-Game 4:  Lady Mats battled back from 21-19 deficit and led 23-22-Game 5:  AWC led 13-12; EAC scored 4 of last 5 points to win it
-AWC’s Tehani-Eilika Hill:  left in Game 2 with knee injury; did not
 return

 Posted Friday, October 3rd 2008

SOCCER-Final

                                                                             1              2              FINAL
Mesa                                                  0          0          0
Arizona Western                                2          5          7
Scoring:
1^ST HALF
AWC:    Abdel Becerra (9); Assist:  Paris Figueroa (1); 2:00.
AWC:    Wally Vasquez (2); Assist:  Luis Ortiz (1); 25:07.
2^ND HALF
AWC:    Fernando Rodriguez (2); Assist:  Wally Vasquez (3); 46:17.AWC:    Vinny Muscarella (7); Assist:  Abdel Becerra (7); 56:14.
AWC:    Bello Alhassan (2); Assist:  Luis Ortiz (2); 72:39.
AWC:    Abdel Becerra (10); Assist:  NONE; 76:51.
AWC:    Jose Zavalza (5); Assist(s):  Bello Alhassan (3), Bezhan Surkhov (1); 86:16.

Game-winning Goal:            Abdel Becerra (3)
AWC Man of the Match:     Bello Alhassan (4)

Records: 
AWC:             7-5-1 overall, 5-5-1 ACCAC
MESA:           1-11 overall, 0-11 ACCAC
Coach’s Quote:
Kenny Dale:  “It was absolutely a big win for us, and this is the way it should finish when a team comes in here 0-10.  I was pleased with our tactical discipline, since when you get an opponent that you think isn’t as good as you are, that’s when you start making bad decisions, and trying to be fancier than you should be.  We did a good job of staying tactically disciplined in most positions for most of the game.”
AWC’s Next Game:   Vs. Scottsdale Saturday 6PM (AWC Soccer Field)

Game Notes:
-2^nd time this season Matadors have scored 7 goals in a game (1^st time that’s happened since 2004)
-Shots on Goal:  AWC 19, Mesa 6
-Yellow Cards:  AWC 1 (Luis Ortiz 68:06), Mesa 0
-Saves:  AWC’s Manuel Lugo 5, Mesa’s Bryan Anderson 10
-Fouls:  AWC 10, Mesa 9
-AWC’s Vinny Muscarella left game at 65:20 (ankle); did not return

Posted Wednesday, October 1st 2008

 VOLLEYBALL-Final

                                                                1              2              3              4              5

South Mountain                    17        22        25        12
Arizona Western                   25        25        23        25

High Kills:
AWC: Luci Toazzi 11, Kristin Loveland/Miranda Groth/Fernanda Costa 7
SM:Kayley Mundell 10, Madison Orton 9

Records: 
AWC:             11-9 overall, 7-4 ACCAC
SM:                 17-15 overall, 3-7 ACCAC
Coach’s Quote:  Karen Sitkiewicz:  “It’s always nice to finish out a homestand with a win to build a little momentum going out on the road.  We are looking forward to building on it-especially considering that Eastern is a very tough opponent-and work to get the win on Friday.”

AWC’s Next Game:  at Eastern Arizona Friday 7PM (Thatcher)
Game Notes:
-Digs leaders:  AWC:  Toazzi 25, Costa 15
-AWC with season-high 16 aces (Toazzi 6)
-Game 1:  SM’s only lead was 3-1; AWC used 8-2 run to take lead for good
-Game 2:  SM broke out to 9-3 lead; AWC tied game at 21 (closed out       game on 12-5 run)
-Game 3:  neither team had more than 1-point lead until AWC led 9-7
-Game 3:  SM closed out game on 8-5 run
-Game 3:  SM’s Orton:  6 kills
-Game 4:  Lady Matadors never trailed; scored first 4 points of game

Posted Monday, September 29th 2008

Bengie Molina played for AWC from 1991-1992 and was a catcher and infielder. 

Molina makes mark with oddball homer
Henry Schulman  Sunday, September 28, 2008
Article appeared on page C-5 of the San Francisco Chronicle

Yadier Molina won Game 7 of the 2006 National League Championship Series for St. Louis with a home run. Jose Molina hit the final home run at Yankee Stadium last Sunday. Now, Bengie Molina can crow about a landmark home run at family gatherings.

Elias News Bureau is still researching whether Molina on Friday night became the first major-leaguer to hit a home run and not score the run.

Molina hit a ball high off the right-field wall and stopped at first base with an apparent single. Emmanuel Burriss pinch-ran for Molina before the umpires overturned their initial call upon checking the replays and ruled that Molina's drive hit the green metal roof atop the wall for a two-run homer. But they also ruled that once Burriss touched first base, he became the runner and Molina was out of the game. Burriss completed the home run trot laughing all the way.

Manager Bruce Bochy, hoping to keep Molina in the lineup, protested the game.

"That's as freaky as anything I can remember," Molina said. "I haven't been in a play like that. I didn't know what was going to happen. I was laughing because I thought, 'This is crazy.' I didn't see the ball hit the edge like they said, but it did. I was excited."

Molina's only regret was being unable to run the bases himself, "especially on a day like yesterday, when they gave me that (Willie Mac) award. It would have meant a lot to run the bases for the crowd." Umpire crew chief Tim Welke said the rules were clear: Molina was out of the game.

"Bochy wanted to reinsert Molina into the game but he doesn't get another bite at that," Welke told a pool reporter. "We know the rules. Once a pinch-runner touches a base, he's in the game whether he's put in or not. ... You can't go back and revisit history."

When Burriss reached the dugout, he was greeted with chuckles. When Burriss met Aaron Rowand in the on-deck circle, Rowand said, "Way to hit it." Snow's night: J.T. Snow fulfilled his one-day contract. He appeared in the starting lineup, led the Giants onto the field and warmed up the infielders, who made a pact to bounce their throws. Snow picked them all.

As Matt Cain completed his warm-ups, Travis Ishikawa ran onto the field to replace Snow - and was booed. Those boos turned to cheers when Snow walked off the field. Snow had taken batting practice and stunned himself by hitting line drive after line drive. He even homered once, reaching the arcade and winning a bet from broadcaster F.P. Santangelo.

"I haven't hit since I retired," Snow said. "I haven't hit on a major-league field like that in two years. I was surprised I hit the ball on the barrel consistently. I didn't think I could hit one out."

Briefly: Nomar Garciaparra will manage the Dodgers today, as Joe Torre will continue a tradition that he had with the Yankees of handing his team over to a veteran on the last day of the regular season. - Henry Schulman