January 18 , 2005

Sports

Mesa defense holds Eastern

Benjamin Buettner
Mesa Legend

Mesa hosted the 22nd annual Thunderbird Shootout Jan. 3-4. The Thunderbirds advanced to the championship game by beating New York Fashion Institute of Technology 86-69 to play against Chipola Junior College.

Baseball preview: Who’s on first?

Mesa looks to be strong in the pitching department with Kyler Newby and Tom Johnson returning from last year.

T-bird runner Fife wins individual NJCAA title

The Mesa men and women cross-country runners fared pretty well Nov. 21 in the Half Marathon in Wichita, Kan., putting an individual NJCAA national title under the program’s belt.

Bowlers compete in Mesa

Mika Koivuniemi, PBA player of the year, proved to be too much for the competition at Mesa’s PBA event. Koivuniemi defeated PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III in the final match for a $40,000 purse.