There will be a new champion at the Flowing Wells Volleyball Imitational this year, guaranteed. Catalina Foothills won the invitational last year and the year but Sahuarita, the 2015 runner-up, is still in the field.
Lang is already on the fabled Mt. Rushmore (in terms of wins) of volleyball coaches from Southern Arizona along with Juanita Kington (Rincon/University), Sandy Novak (Sahuaro), Melva Lundy (Canyon del Oro) and Heather Moore-Martin (Green Fields, Catalina & Salpointe). Kingston and Lundy have retired while Novak is still coaching at Sahuaro and Moore-Martin is at Salpointe.
Sahuaro went undefeated to capture the championship of the TUSD Girls Volleyball Invitational held at Palo Verde High School of Friday and Saturday. Sahuaro withstood a difficult semifinal match against Rincon/University before defeating Sabino 2-0 (25-14, 25-15) in the final match.
Desert Ridge has been on a major roll. The Jaguars have finished with at least 10 wins a year since 2010 and 11 wins since 2012 but it doesn’t seem to matter that the Jaguars finished runner-up in the state’s highest division last year, the team feels they have to prove themselves all over again.
Canyon del Oro scored an even 144 to get past Rincon/University (154) and Flowing Wells (216) at the Oro Valley Country Club on Thursday. Trevor Gregoire and Lance Picton paced the Dorados with a 1-under 35. Rincon standout Dallan Graybill also shot a 35.
BOYS: Salpointe 37, Canyon del Oro 45, Vista Grande 48
1: Johnny Desanti, Vista Grande: 17:09.77
2: Isaiah Guevara, Canyon del Oro: 17:10.23
3: Johnny Hernandez, Salpointe: 18:50.19
GIRLS: Salpointe 36, Vista Grande 45, Canyon del Oro DNS
1: Ana Alvarez-Tostado, Salpointe: 20:12.20
2: Zoe Delgado, Salpointe: 20:18.46
3: Katie Bruno, Canyon del Oro: 21:59.85
Rincon/UHS 3, Flowing Wells 0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-17)
Apache Junction at Canyon del Oro preview plus my rankings
GOLF INVITATIONALS: Salpointe standout Annabelle Huether wins.
Catalina Foothills dominated on both ends of the field Friday night and came away with a 35-7 win over Tempe at home.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Playoffs explained
I went 13-0 in my picks for Southern Arizona last week and here are my 26 picks for this Friday night. Several of the games are toss-ups at this point. We should get a clear picture on where teams stand after week three.
Ironwood Ridge Nighthawk Invitational
Omni Tucson National: Aug. 26-27
Ironwood Ridge beat Marana 62-42 Friday night in a game defined by turnovers, long runs and seemingly little defense. I guess one would have had to see the game in person to realize Marana (0-1) is not as bad as the final score indicates and Ironwood Ridge (1-0) is not quite as good as the 62 points indicates.
Sabino beat Sahuaro 41-35 to kickoff the season.
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2016 Junior Sunbelt Classic
McAlester, Oklahoma: June 10-15
2016 Junior Sunbelt Classic
McAlester, Oklahoma: June 10-15
Canyon del Oro standout Michael Santorelli went 1-for-3 against Texas with two stolen bases and drew a walk against Oklahoma and was also hit by pitch in the game.
The 2nd Annual GARB Athletics/OC Sports Southern Arizona High School All-Star Series presented by the Kino Baseball League concluded Friday night at Catalina Foothills High School.
About four dozen baseball standouts from Southern Arizona took part in the Division III-V futures game with Team Teal coming away with a 9-2 win over Team Copper. Former Desert Christian head coach Grant Hopkins led Team Copper and Catalina head coach Shane Folsom was in charge of Team Teal.
The 2nd Annual GARB Athletics/OC Sports Southern Arizona High School All-Star Series presented by the Kino Baseball League continued Thursday night at Catalina Foothills High School.
About three dozen baseball standouts from Southern Arizona took part in the Division II futures game with Team Teal scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Team Copper 6-5. Former Catalina Foothills head coach Jim Baldwin led Team Teal and Tucson assistant coach George Arias was in charge of Team Copper.
The 2nd Annual GARB Athletics/OC Sports Southern Arizona High School All-Star Series presented by the Kino Baseball League continued Tuesday night at the Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.
1960 articles by Andy Morales
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