Mustang state champions and more for Friday, brought to you by the Arcadia Tavern.

1. Back again: Val Hill, who coached older Arizona Blaze baseball teams for several years, is back working with younger kids. He coached the Chandler team to the 9u Mustang state title. The roster included Caden Christopherson, Jake Clark, Andrew Flynn, Jacob Henderson, Brandon Hill, Ethan Long, Brandon Mohler, Shane Murphy, Daniel Obarski, Cayden Rana, Will Thompson and Shane Waslefsky

2. Another title team: Chandler Red won the Mustang state title. The roster included Chance Brewington, Willie Cano, Wyatt Crenshaw, Graham Eversden, Marcos Flores, Kaleb Herbert, Hunter Holland, Diego Jordan, Luis Montenegro, Kayden Scatena, Tyler Vega and Chase Webster. Bryan Webster was the coach.

3. Impressive showing: Club Red 16 volleyball team finished fifth in the 16u Open division at the USAV Junior Girls National Championships. The roster included Biana Arellano, Amanda Benson, Payton Bock, Macey Gardner, Haley Kesteloot, Haley Lawless, Andrea Lowrance,Megan O’ Sullivan, Noel Pauga and Katrina Schulz. James Felton was the coach.

4. A great read: Samson Szakacsy, ASU quarterback and all-around free-thinker, has been spending a lot of time on the San Carolos Apache Reservation. He put on football clinics this summer. NCAA.com has a nice profile on him. Click here.

The List for Thursday:

1. Football camp: Two-a-day Elite Football Camps is offering high-school technique camps July 21 and 22 at the Barney Sports Complex, 22050 E. Queen Creek Road in Queen Creek. In addition, there will also be high school combine July 20.

Two-a-day Elite Football Camps is holding a preseason conditioning camp for youth players July 26-29.

For more information, click here.

2. Camp for other football: Chelsea FC, in partnership with Sereno Soccer Club, will host an elite soccer camp in Arizona for boys and girls ages eight to 16.  Players will receive development instruction and access to similar drills and practices Chelsea coaches use to train and develop the best players in the world.  To register, click here.

The Chelsea FC soccer camps July 11-16 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will teach young Arizona soccer talent the same elite Chelsea training drills, programs and curriculum implemented at the English Premier League academy.

3. Area Code games roster: Ten players from Arizona are on the Cincinnati Reds team for the Area Code Games, the baseball showcase in Long Beach next month. The Reds team has players from west Texas, Colorado, Hawaii and Nevada.

Of note: Players from east Mesa and Gilbert high school dominated the selections.

The List for Wednesday:

1. A title for the taking: Going into last weekend, there were no teams entered in the 10u division of the ASA state championships. This age group seems to have all but died out in club softball in our state. It’s too bad. For a youngster with the right blend of talent, confidence and maturity, 10u provides valuable experience and good times.

2. Your name here: Like other city teams who have won Cal Ripken state championships, the Surprise Rangers 12u/ 70 team will be honored at the Surprise Recreation Campus youth fields with a plaque listing all their names.

“We still haven’t put up a plaque for a regional championship team yet,’’ recreation director Paul Frie told the boys.

He’s has room for that, too.

3. AABC tournaments: Surprise will host the Sandy Koufax state tournament July 22-25. AABC is also holding Pee Wee Reese (12u) and Willis Mays (10u) state tournaments. The winners of those two event get all-expenses paid trips to Puerto Rico for the World Series. If you are interested in entering, contact Paul Frie by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

4. Level best: I went to introduce myself to the Surprise Rangers coach, and it was someone I had already met: John Hemsley, the baseball coach at Dysart. You seldom see a high school coach working with kids that age in any sport, although you’d think that on occasion a high school coach would look for a chance to develop youngsters at an earlier age or coach their own kids.

Three stars of the week:

1. Erwin Jones Jr. of the Phoenix Bobcats won the young men’s (18u) decathlon at the USA Youth Outdoor Track and Field Championships, totaling 5768 points.

2. Jordan Carter of Vail won the girls championship flight of the Antigua/Milt Coggins Arizona Junior Stroke Play golf tournament.

3. Jeremy DeMarr led the Surprise Rangers to victory with his pitching and hitting in the Cal Ripken 12u/70 state championship series.

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