Tucson's athletes of the week:
• Catalina Foothills senior pitcher Sam Alberts pitched a no-hitter for 6ª innings last week against Nogales, the state’s No. 1 Class 4A baseball team. It was Alberts’ last high school game; he has been accepted into the UA Honors College but is also weighing an academic scholarship offer to pitch at Division III Beloit College in Wisconsin. Sam has some impressive genes: His grandfather, Dr. David Alberts, is the director emeritus and one of the formative leaders of the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Sam Alberts left Tuesday’s game after throwing 106 pitches. Reliever Addison Ryberg, who earlier doubled and scored the game’s only run, completed the no-hitter against the top-ranked Apaches.
• Sahuaro High School grad Desiree Hong was named the ACCAC’s women’s golfer of the year last week. It was Hong’s second such honor at Pima College. She will play in the NJCAA finals May 15-18 in Georgia. Hong, who has a stroke average of 74.8, has committed to play for Laura Ianello’s UA golf team next year and is a strong contender to be a first-team NJCAA All-American. To be an impact golfer at Arizona, Hong will likely need to shave about two strokes off her average. Arizona All-Pac-12 golfers Haley Moore, 70.67, and Krystal Quihuis, 72.04, rank in the top 50 of all NCAA women’s golfers.
