Kayla Miranda Scores During Highland High Summer Ball

One of Kayla's favorite times of the year - high school summer basketball. Camp in the morning and games two to three nights a week. The month of June is full of basketball. As a senior this coming year, Kayla has embraced a leadership role on the Highland Hawks Varsity Team.

As a part of the summer league fun, Kayla also acted as an assistant coach for the freshmen and junior varsity teams. She really enjoyed that role as she got to coach her younger sister, Kelsey and her cousin Christina Canez (both incoming freshmen at Highland).

Kayla Miranda at 2012 Las Vegas Memorial Day Magic

Kayla Miranda and The Arizona Sting played in the 2012 Las Vegas Memorial Day Magic at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. The Sting Grey team had a solid weekend placing 4th in the Gold Bracket of the tournament. 

Sting at Venom Classic

Kayla Miranda and the Arizona Sting Grey will be playing at the Arizona Venom Classic this weekend - May 18-20, 2012. Come on out to see Kayla in action - in person!!

Kayla Miranda Volunteers as Junior High Coach

Coaching basketball has become a passion for Kayla. She volunteered as assistant coach for Highland Junior High's 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams this season. She enjoyed showing the girls drills that they would be doing in high school and helping them with skills like man-to-man defense, setting correct screens and good passing.


The 7th grade finished the season 6-7 and the 8th grade finished 11-2, narrowly losing a repeat sectional championship to rival Gilbert Junior High. 

 

 

Sting Southwest Salsa Slam Champions!

The Arizona Sting Grey are the 2012 Southwest Salsa Slam Champions! Kayla Miranda and The Arizona Sting traveled to Albuquerque, NM this past weekend to participate in the Southwest Salsa Slam. The Sting went 6-0 - a perfect weekend. The highlights included the defeats of the Santa Fe Style who beat the Sting White team on Saturday and a satisfying defeat of the El Paso Wild in the semi finals, the team they lost to in the championship game in El Paso in March. 

Kayla Miranda and Arizona Sting Finish Strong in Nike Spring Shoot Out

Kayla Miranda and the Arizona Sting Grey finished well in the Nike Spring Shoot Out, placing 5th in the Blue Division. Kayla had a strong weekend, scoring the game winning 3 point shot in their game against the Cal Storm Gold. 

SW Cactus Slam A Huge Success

Kayla Miranda was thrilled to be a part of the Southwest Cactus Slam. She and her teammates were a critical component to the success of the tournament. With over 175 teams and 12 courts under one roof, they worked tirelessly - setting up the courts, running the clocks, keeping score and anything else Coach Alonzo or the tournament organizers requested. Oh and they did play some basketball. Although they went 2 and 2, they had victories over teams from Arizona and Colorado.