Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Non-football events continue across Phoenix, N. Arizona

September 17, 2012 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365


Here’s a look at this week’s non-football competition, in Phoenix, Scottsdale, the southwest, northwest and north Valley, and northern Arizona . . .

Badminton

Firebird Invitational, Saturday (Sept. 22) at Scottsdale Chaparral High.

Teams – Phoenix Barry Goldwater, Scottsdale Chaparral, Tempe Corona del Sol, Glendale Deer Valley, Gilbert, Chandler Hamilton, Phoenix Horizon, Gilbert Mesquite, Phoenix Mountain Pointe, Glendale Mountain Ridge, Mesa Mountain View, Phoenix North Canyon, Queen Creek, Scottsdale Saguaro, Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor, Phoenix Shadow Mountain, Phoenix South Mountain, Mesa Westwood.

Cross country

Page Invitational (boys and girls), Saturday at Page High.

Boys and girls teams – Chinle, Ganado, Tuba City Greyhills, Keams Canyon Hopi, Kayenta Monument Valley, Red Mesa, Tuba City.

Mark Weston Invitational (boys and girls), Saturday, at Bridgewater Golf Course, Lake Havasu.

Teams – Avondale Agua Fria, Glendale Cactus, Calexico (Calif.), Yuma Cibola, Glendale Copper Canyon, Yuma Gila Ridge, Kingman, Yuma Kofa, Laughlin (Nev.), Peoria Liberty, Maricopa, Goodyear Millennium, Bullhead City Mohave, Palo Verde (Calif.), Parker, Peoria, Glendale Raymond S. Kellis, River Valley, San Luis, Phoenix Thunderbird, Tolleson, Surprise Willow Canyon, Yuma Catholic, Yuma.

Golf

Scottsdale Unified School District Invitational (boys and girls), Tuesday (Sept. 18) through Thursday (Sept. 20) at McCormick Ranch Golf Course, Scottsdale, and Papago Golf Course, Phoenix.

Teams – Phoenix Arcadia, Scottsdale Chaparral, Scottsdale Coronado, Scottsdale Desert Mountain, Scottsdale Saguaro.

Schall Invitational (boys), Thursday and Friday (Sept. 21) at Willow Creek Golf Course, Sun City.

Aguila Invitational (girls), Thursday at Aguila Golf Course, Laveen.

Teams – Apache Junction, Cave Creek Cactus Shadows, Tucson Canyon del Oro, Chandler, Scottsdale Chaparral, Tempe Corona del Sol, Phoenix Desert Vista, Mesa Dobson, Chandler Hamilton, Gilbert Highland, Phoenix Horizon, Tucson Ironwood Ridge, Marana, Goodyear Millennium, Glendale Mountain Ridge, Phoenix North Canyon, Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep, Phoenix Pinnacle, Mesa Red Mountain, Phoenix St. Mary’s, Tucson Salpointe Catholic, Mesa Skyline, Buckeye Verrado, Phoenix Xavier Prep.

Aguila Invitational (boys), Friday and Saturday at Aguila Golf Course, Laveen.

Teams – Apache Junction, Anthem Boulder Creek, Tucson Canyon del Oro, Tucson Catalina Foothills, Chandler, Scottsdale Chaparral, Flagstaff Coconino, San Tan Valley Combs, Tempe Corona del Sol, Phoenix Horizon, Tucson Ironwood Ridge, Tempe Marcos de Niza, Cottonwood Mingus, Phoenix Mountain Pointe, Phoenix North Canyon, Phoenix Paradise Valley, Gilbert Perry, Phoenix Pinnacle, Mesa Red Mountain, Tucson Rincon, Phoenix St. Mary’s, Chandler Seton Cathlolic, Mesa Skyline, Phoenix Thunderbird.

Girls volleyball

Joseph City Invitational, Friday and Saturday at Joseph City High.

Teams – Ash Fork, Grand Canyon, Keams Canyon Hopi, Joseph City, Many Farms, Heber Mogollon, Pinon, Rock Point, Seligman, St. Michael, Williams.