Masked man saves day again

Facing what Icecats' head coach Leo Golembiewski thought was a very underrated ASU team in their opening series, junior goalie Bryan Aronchick withstood the Sun Devil gauntlet, yielding only four goals in two games for No. 10 Arizona (1-0-1). Before the first game against No. 18 ASU (5-3-1), Aronchick was battling food poisoning, but he played through it and had 83 saves over the two games. [Read article]

If you think the baseball season ended with the World Series, you might want to head over to Sancet Field sometime before Saturday.

That's where the Arizona baseball team is putting the finishing touches on three weeks of team practices and scrimmages affectionately known as "fall ball."

Moises Duran, one of just three seniors on Arizona's roster, said he likes fall ball for the same reason the coaches and even a few fans like to watch the intrasquad games: to get a sneak peek at the fresh crop of newcomers before it debuts in the spring. [Read article]

After feasting on three straight second-tier conference foes, UA volleyball can now prove it belongs in the top ten with four matches in a row against top-10 competition, starting at Stanford tonight.

Fresh off three straight conference match sweeps and a near-upset of No. 2 Hawaii, Arizona (10-11, 4-6 Pacific 10 Conference) travels to Maples Pavilion to face the No. 9 Cardinal (15-5, 8-3) at 8 p.m. tonight. The last time the Wildcats played Stanford, Arizona was coming off four straight losses. [Read article]

With thoughts of the departure of senior tailback Clarence Farmer still fresh at practice on Wednesday, the person left most in the dust was his heir apparent, Mike Bell.

After coming off the best game of his career, the redshirt sophomore from Phoenix knows that the workload will rest mainly on his shoulders for the conclusion of Arizona's tumultuous season.

"I have to focus (now)," Bell said. "I've got to remember that this is just going to be me and (redshirt sophomore tailback) Gainus (Scott), so I know I'll be taking most of the load, so I'll have to stay in the game and keep my composure and just stay calm." [Read article]

Arizona head baseball coach Andy Lopez said yesterday that he does not expect Clarence Farmer to play for the Wildcat baseball team this year.

Roundup: UA women picked to finish 2nd in basketball poll

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - With five returning starters from last year's Pac-10 Champion squad, the Stanford Cardinal has been tabbed as the team to beat in the 2003-04 Pacific 10 Conference race, according to a media poll.

Stanford, which finished 27-5 overall and 15-3 in Pac-10 play, won the 2003 Conference Championship, captured the Pac-10 Tournament trophy and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship. [Read article]