Coach Smith was recently hired to take over the Rancho Solano Boys Basketball Program at our new Ventura Campus in Scottsdale. See links to articles below about Coach Smith and his new position:
Congratulations to Coach Ryan Coates and the Rancho Solano Boys Varsity Baseball team. The boys won their last two games of the season defeating Valley Lutheran 11-6 and Thunderbird Academy 15-5 to secure a state tournament berth. The team will go down in the history books as the Mustangs first varsity sports team to qualify for the state tournament, accomplishing the feat in their first full season as a varsity program (Rancho Prep participated as associate members of the AIA in the school’s first two years and were not eligible for post season play).
Tuesday, May 1st the Mustangs open up state tournament play with a game vs. St. Johns at 3:30pm at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
**New pictures added to the Baseball Photo Gallery**
Check out the Rancho team page on Max Preps for team & player stats. http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/rancho-solano-prep-(glendale,az)/baseball/home.htm
Rancho Solano Prep shut the door early on Thunderbird Adventist Academy, capturing a 15-5 victory on Tuesday night at Phx Muni Stadium.
Fourteen runs in the first three innings allowed Rancho to put the game away early.
A passed ball, an RBI single by Steven Pack, a steal of home by Aaron Munson, a groundout by Victor Pupillo, and a passed ball in the first inning and an RBI double by Nathan Camacho and a groundout by Pupillo during the second inning supplied the early offense for Rancho.
Pack got it done on the mound on the way to a win. He allowed three runs over three innings. The Rancho pitcher struck out five, walked four and surrendered one hit.
Rancho added six more runs in the bottom of the third. A homerun by Hogan Chen brought home Tim Tracy to start the inning. That was followed up by Camacho's single, bringing home Munson and Pack.
With this win Rancho’s 1st Varsity season ended with a 7-8 record. Still watching the power points to see if we make the playoffs which start Tuesday, May 1st at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
Rancho Solano Prep beat Valley Lutheran 11-6 in seven innings on Friday at Maryvale Sports Complex.
Aaron Munson pitched the complete game and recorded the victory. The Rancho pitcher struck out seven, walked none and surrendered six hits.
Steven Pack went 4-4 at the plate. He tripled in the fifth inning and singled in the second, fourth, and seventh innings.
The top of the first saw Rancho take an early lead, 1-0. The game's last lead went to Rancho thanks to a third inning rally that saw two runs cross the plate on an RBI double by Hogan Chen and a steal of home by Chen.
Rancho scored two runs in the fifth inning, and then followed it up with two more in the seventh. In the fifth, Rancho scored on an RBI triple by Pack, scoring Victor Pupillo. In the seventh, Aarik Gulayahad an RBI triple scoring Pack.
Great game Mustangs! The Mustangs could be headed to the playoffs. Stay tuned! The last game of the season (Senior Night) will be Tuesday, April 24th 7:00 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Nine runs in the first three innings allowed Rancho Solano Prep to put the game away early.
A two-run home run by Joey Vinck and an RBI double by Steven Pack during the first inning and an RBI double by Vinck and a passed ball in the second inning supplied the early offense for Rancho. Vinck racked up six RBIs on four hits for Rancho. Pack got it done on the rubber on the way to a win. He allowed one run over three innings. The Rancho pitcher struck out three, walked none and surrendered two hits.
Rancho Solano Prep hammered Mayer pitching as six hitters had a field day, combining for 11 hits, 12 RBIs and 17 runs scored.
Rancho increased its lead with four runs in the third. A single by Drexler ignited the offense, bringing home Pack. That was followed up by Camacho's double, plating Gulaya.
Rancho added seven more runs in the top of the fourth including a two- run homer by Aaron Munson.
Rancho tacked on another two runs in the fifth. A scored Gulaya for the inning's first run. That was followed up by a sacrifice fly by Vinck that scored Drexler
The next game is Tuesday, April 10th against Phoenix Christian.
Joy Christian School didn't have a chance on Thursday, as Rancho Solano Prep won in blowout fashion, 16-6 in six innings at Joy Christian.
Rancho scored seven runs in the fifth on an RBI triple by Aarik Gulaya, an RBI single by Tim Tracy, , a two-run triple by Hogan Chen (his third in the last three games), an RBI triple by Joey Vinck, and an RBI single by Aaron Munson.
Vinck had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits.
Munson had great control, as he threw strikes on 50 of his 79 pitches. Munson struck out six and walked two for Rancho.
Next game is 2:00 Friday, Apirl 6th at Mayer High School.
Way to go Mustangs!!!
Rancho Prep's Varsity Baseball Team defeated Thunderbird Adventitst Academy on Wednesday 12-4 at Thunderbird Adventist in seven innings to improve to a 3-3 record on the season.
Rancho added Jordan Shouse, Jacob Fortini & Rushabh Daulat to our roster.
Rancho Solano Prep scored four runs in the fifth & sixth. Nathan Camacho did his best to jumpstart the offense for Rancho, reaching base four times. Joey Vinck made it across home plate three times. The team racked up a total of 8 RBI's. Rancho ran wild on the basepaths, finishing with 15 steals. Aaron Munson, Steven Pack, and Rushabh Daulat (his season debut) each had one stolen base, Brandon Drexler and Jordan Shouse (his baseball debut) each had two stolen bases, Vinck had three stolen bases, and Camacho had five stolen bases.
Pack showed good command, as he threw strikes on 43 of his 78 pitches. Pack collected five strike outs and walked three for Rancho.
Mustang Baseball Team wins 2nd in a Row!
Rancho Prep 11 Mayer 5
On a chilly, windy afternoon the Mustangs came out swinging. The team racked up another win this time against Mayer. Steven Pack completed 5 innings with 9 strike outs. Brandon Drexler came in and finished up the last two innings. On the offense side of the game there were a total of 29 at bats with 16 hits resulting in 11 runs batted in. The RBIs were racked up by Hogan Chen, Nathan Camacho, Victor Pupillo, Joey Vinck, Aaron Munson (3), Aarik Gulaya (3) and Brandon. Notable hits came from Aarik with a triple & Hogan & Joey both with doubles.
The Mustang’s next game will be 3:30 Friday, against Valley Lutheran at Victory Lanes.
The Mustang Baseball Team Holds On For First Varsity Win:
Rancho Mustangs 9 Scottsdale Prep 8
Aaron Munson took the mound for the second time this season for the win. Brandon Drexler, Nathan Camacho & Hogan Chen (with the save) followed in relief. Our pitchers had a total of 9 strike outs for the game. The Mustangs started the game off strong with Nathan Camacho hitting a triple. Victor Pupillo came up next with a double scoring Nathan. Joey Vinck had a hit. Then Steven Pack came in with a big double scoring Victor & Joey. The bats were quite until the 4th inning, when Aaron & Steven scored bringing the runs up to 5. The last 4 runs came in the 5th & 7th innings when Hogan, Nathan (twice) & Victor came across the plate. Finally, the third out of the 7th inning was a great catch on the run by Aarik Gulaya.
Steven Pack started the game last Friday night. He held Gilbert to 5 runs through the 3rd inning. Victor, Nathan & Brandon followed in relief. Despite Nathan Camacho's 3-3 performance at the plate on Friday, Rancho Solano Prep took a 15-4 loss at the hands of Gilbert Christian at Victory Lanes.
The next game will be Tuesday, March 6th against Scottsdale Prep at Victory Lanes starting at 3:30pm.
Hot bats not enough, Rancho Solano Prep succumbs to Joy Christian School, 18-16
Rancho Solano Prep lost a battle of the bats on Monday at Joy, falling short in a 18-16 ballgame against Joy Christian School
Victor Pupillo racked up five RBIs on five hits for Rancho Solano Prep. Pupillo doubled in the second and fourth innings and singled in the second, fifth, and sixth innings.
Aaron Munson took the mound for the first game of the season & Victor crossed home plate for the first run of the season. Rancho held the lead until the fourth inning. Rancho started a rally in the 5th inning with a triple from Hogan Chen and ended it with a single. Nathan Camacho, Aaron & Tim were walked. Victor, Brandon Drexler & Joey Vinck all had singles this inning but still was not enough to put Rancho back on top. The game was called in the 6th inning due to no lights on the field.
Rancho Solano Prep piled up the steals, swiping 10 bags in all. Aaron, Hogan, and Tim Tracy each had one stolen base, Steven Pack had three stolen bases, and Nathan had four stolen bases.
Rancho Solano’s (0-1) next game is Thursday, March 1st vs. Gilbert Christian (1-0) at Victory Lanes (22603 N. 43rd Ave, Glendale, AZ 85310) beginning at 3pm.
3rd Annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
Rancho Solano middle school basketball players had a chance to shine under the lights last night as they played in the "Elite 8 Tournament" at the Greenway Campus.
All four campuses sent two teams to thee tournament to determine the best 3 man basketball team throughout Rancho Solano Middle Schools.
Thank you and congratulations to all the teams that competed in the Elite 8 Tournament.
The Championship for 5th and 6th grade bracket goes to THE DOGS from the Gilbert campus.
The Championship for 7th and 8th grade bracket goes to SWAT TEAM from the Missouri Campus.
Our Boys Varsity Basketball team has been waiting all week to find out if they would earn a state tournament berth (in the 24 team field that begins Saturday). In their first full season of varsity basketball (AIA Division IV, Section I), the boys compiled a 13-15 overall record and a 9-9 Section record. The state tournament power point rankings came out this evening (finalized and posted at 10:00pm). Our boys finished with a power point ranking of #25, just one spot away from qualifying for the state tournament (Seligman finished in #24 place just .23 points ahead of us - Click Here to see the rankings). While this is disheartening to our boys (especially our seniors - Joey Vinck, Ishan Ranjan, Anthony Casillas, and Ricky Su), we are extremely proud of their accomplishments in year one of varsity competition. They finished 25th out of 62 teams in Division IV. All 9 losses in their section came from state tournament bound teams. Our boys rose to the challenge of playing 25 of their 28 games "on the road". They have set the bar high and our younger players in the program will work extremely hard and strive to build upon this solid foundation.
We look forward to opening up the New Ventura campus in 2013 with our first true "home game" in our new athletic gymnasium. Next year's season has great potential (w/ 6 varsity players returning) if they will commit to offseason workouts and dedicate themselves to individual and team improvements during summer basketball in the month of June.
The Lady Mustangs Girls Varsity Basketball team win their 3rd Game this season
The Rancho Solano Prep Girls Basketball team battled a tough Thunderbird Adventist Academy team and won by a score of 25-23.
The Lady Mustangs were led by Junior Alex Vinck with a game high 18 points. The other players Pascale & Valentina Steverlynck,
Olivia Toudjarov, Matilda Kapidani, Joliene Presseller, Casey Hosek and Selen Akcay all contributed whether by playing defense,
passing, making picks and by just pure hustle. It was a great team win for the girls as they fought hard till the final buzzer.
Mustang Boys fall to 10-13 after losing the "Battle of the Mustangs" up at Mogollon High School.
The Varsity Boys dug themselves an early deficit and trailed by 10 for a majority of the game. In the 3rd quarter the Mustangs pulled to within 4 points, but would not get any closer as Mogollon went on a scoring run and pulled away sending Rancho Solano home with a 62-44 loss. Brandon Drexler led the team with 11 points.
Mustang Boys Basketball team improves to 9-9 after deafeating Mayer on the road last Thursday 68-31.
Jordan Shouse led all scorers with 27 points, while Ishan Ranjan (14), Joey Vinck (11), and Elijah Joseph (10) all finished in double-figures.
The Lady Mustangs lost a tough battle Thursday night against the Wildcats of Mayer High School.
Junior Alex Vinck led the way with 7 points followed by Junior Selen Akcay with 4 points.
Sophomore's Olivia Toudjarov and Valentina Steverlynck each chipped in with 2 points apiece.
Senior Selene Presseller along with Freshman's Pascale Steverlynck, Casey Hosek, Matilda Kapidani and Joliene Presseller all contributed for a total team effort. The girls are improving in all facets of the game and they will reap the rewards very soon.
Click Here to download and print an updated 2011-2012 Boys and Girls Basketball Schedule
2011 Boys Basketball Tri-Captains: Jordan Shouse, Ishan Ranjan, and Joey Vinck display the teams brand new uniforms.
Mustang Varsity Boys Net Season Opening Victory
Behind Jordan Shouse's game-high 27 points and Ishan Ranjan's 13 points, the Mustang's defeated Northwest Christian 65-61 in the season opening game for both squads. The JV Boys lost a tough battle 42-40 (Elijah Joseph scored a game-high 29 points). The Girls Varsity team lost a tough battle to a more experienced NWC team.
Prep Football Team Records 1st Win
CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Jake Peteresen, Coach Wade Brown, and the MUSTANG VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM on their first Varsity win. Rancho Solano Prep led 21-14 at halftime and went on to spoil Salt River's Homecoming by defeating the Eagles 47-30. Sophomore QB, Matthew Martinez thew for 235 yds (15/23) and 4 Touchdowns. Senior Joey Vinck had 172 yds receiving w/ a team high 3 TD receptions, while junior Jordan Shouse finished with 178 yards receiving, 2 rushing TD scores, and 1 TD catch. Junior Hogan Chen incercepted a pass and took it 21 yards for a pick six (touchdown).
Volleyball HOME vs. Scottsdael Prep (@ Deer Valley MS) - 6pm (JV)/ 7pm (Varsity)
9/23/11: Football HOME vs. Chandler Prep - 7pm
Rancho Solano Prep - Line of Scrimmage vs. Bagdad HS
Pregame National Anthem (L to R: Alex Sims, Nate Camacho, Hogan Chen,
Joey Vinck, Jacob Fortini, Victor Pupillo, and Hank Peng)
Head Football Coach: Jake Petersen Rancho Students Show "Game Day" Fashion
Mustang Pep Band Members
Rancho Solano Girls Volleyball off to an excellent start. The Lady Mustang Varsity team has already posted wins over The Orme School, Mayer High School, and recently finished 4th place in the Salt River High School Volleyball Tournament this past Saturday.
Tuesday night the volleyball team lost a tough battle to Scottsdale Prep by a score of 3 -1.
Prep Girls Volleyball recorded their 2nd win of the season over Mayer HS
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