Camp Verde High School Athletic Director and girls basketball coach Mark Showers was recently honored as the 2A Central Region Coach of the Year. Showers led the Cowboys to an 18-8 overall record and 8-3 in regional play, as well as a berth to the Arizona Interscholastic Association 2A State Championship.
During the entire season three of the starters on the team were underclassmen, but still claimed second place in the region.
Softball
The Cowboys beat visiting Glendale Preparatory Academy 24-7 on Thursday, April 13. Senior Tiauna Day and freshman Bennett Holm each finished with three RBI. Seniors Kayla Hackett and Amber Dodge, as well as sophomore Tyra Smith, were two for two at the plate. Smith finished with two stolen bases and two RBI, too.
Thirteen first-inning runs for Camp Verde put the game to bed right away, and also accumulated 20 hits. The starters played just a couple of innings, and three different pitchers were used.
Track and Field
Camp Verde’s runners, jumpers and throwers competed at the Wrangler Athletic Boosters Invitational on April 13 at Wickenburg High School. Sophomore Eliana Paniagua was fifth in the 800-meter run while sophomore Chaeli Hohn was eighth in the 1,600-meter run. Sophomore Josesph Jones finished runner up in the 3200-meter run in a personal best 10:53.15.
Senior Alana Neary took seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and fifth in the 300-meter hurdles. Sophomore Chris Holdgrafer was fourth in the 110-meter hurdles, eighth in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the triple jump. Junior Nate Schultz took sixth in the same event. Schultz was a double winner on the day, taking the long jump with a leap of 19-10.50 and triple jump in 41-08.
Senior Shayla Campbell-Kilburn took third in the discus, throwing 90-09, and seventh in the shot put at 27-04.
