Photos: Cienega wins 5A softball championship
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Cienega High School beat Ironwood Ridge, 8-2, to win the 2018 State 5A softball championship in Tempe on May 14, 2018.
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Cienega players Abby Doughty, left, Anicela Parra, center and Breezy Hayward celebrate their 5A softball state title following a 8-2 victory over Ironwood Ridge in the championship game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Cienega's Marisa Olvera, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring a run against Ironwood Ridge during the sixth inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Cienega players Anicela Parra, left, and Kenzie Carson celebrate their 5A softball state title following a 8-2 victory over Ironwood Ridge in the championship game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Cienega shortstop Blaise Biringer forces out Ironwood Ridge base runner Isabel Pacho for a double play after catching a line drive during the ninth inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Ironwood Ridge's Diana Nisbett flies home following her two-run home run against Cienega during the sixth inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Ironwood Ridge coach David Martinez congratulates Diana Nisbett (9) as she rounds third base following her two-run home run against Cienega during the sixth inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Cienega base runner Breezy Hayward is tagged out at the plate by Ironwood Ridge catcher Kayla Keith during the fifth inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Cienega batter Breezy Hayward zeroes in on a pitch as she singles against Ironwood Ridge during the fifth inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on May 14, 2018, in Tempe.
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Ironwood Ridge base runner Morgan Reidhead is tagged out by Cienega's Breezy Hayward as she tries to extend a double into a triple during the fifth inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Cienega pitcher Mariah Lopez delivers a pitch against Ironwood Ridge during the fifth inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Cienega's Abby Doughty, center, Kenzie Carson and teammates celebrate their 5A softball state title following a 8-2 victory over Ironwood Ridge in the championship game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
Ralph Freso / for the Arizona Daily Star5A softball championship
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Cienega players Abby Doughty, left, Anicela Parra, center and Breezy Hayward celebrate their 5A softball state title following a 8-2 victory over Ironwood Ridge in the championship game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
Ralph Freso / for the Arizona Daily Star5A softball championship
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Cienega's Abby Doughty holds up the championship trophy as she and her Bobcat teammates celebrate their 5A softball state title following a 8-2 victory over Ironwood Ridge at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Cienega's Anicela Parra kisses the championship trophy as the Bobcats celebrate their 5A state softball title following a 8-2 victory over Ironwood Ridge in the championship game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
Ralph Freso / for the Arizona Daily Star5A softball championship
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Cienega players and coaches celebrate their 5A softball state title following a 8-2 victory over Ironwood Ridge in the championship game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
Ralph Freso / for the Arizona Daily Star5A softball championship
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Ironwood Ridge playes look on from the dugout in disappointment as they are down to their last out against Cienega during the seventh inning of the girl's 5A state championship softball game at Farrington Stadium on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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