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 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.
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.
Kayla Miranda and the Arizona Sting Grey placed second when they made a trip to El Paso, Texas March 30-April 1 to play in the Southwest Shoot Out. One of the most exciting games was when they played the El Paso Huskies in the semi finals.
This strong team with a 6'5" Baylor commit in Kristina Higgins was undefeated in nearly two years of play - until they went against the Sting. The Sting had lost to the Huskies in earlier pool play and was excited for a rematch. It was a tight game, trading the lead up until the last 3 seconds when Kayla stole a pass and made a layup over Higgins to tie the game. The Sting won the game in overtime to move on to the championships. Unfortunately with only a 20 minute rest before the game, the Sting was unable to win the championship. But everyone felt they had already won.
