Division II Boys Volleyball

Justice Summerset passed for 5,264 yards in his career, good enough to put him in the top four in the history of Southern Arizona, but the Marana Mountain View quarterback is also a high jumper. A very good one.

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Mountain View defeated Catalina Foothills 3-1 (25-23, 25-16, 15-25, 25-13) Thursday night to capture the first section title in school history. The victory gave the Mountain Lions a 19-6 record and a 13-1 mark in power-ranking games. More importantly, Mountain View is undefeated in section play (8-0) with huge program wins over powers such as Salpointe and Ironwood Ridge in the mix.

Sabino outlasted Mountain View 8-6 Tuesday in an important Division II game between two teams still looking for an identity. Sabino (3-7 overall, 3-1 in division games) is still rebuilding from the loss of several standouts including Wisconsin leader Kelsey Jenkins while Mountain View (3-5-1, 1-3) is coming off one of the best seasons in recent memory that included a rare trip to the state playoffs.

Canyon del Oro defeated Ironwood Ridge 7-4 Saturday afternoon to capture the 14th edition of the Dorado Classic. The field included 20 teams including reigning Division I state champion Sandra Day O'Connor.

Tucson extended its season by defeating Salpointe 69-54 in the first game and Catalina Foothills held on to defeat Mountain View 52-42 in the other semifinal.

Paradise Valley held on to defeat Marana Mountain View 46-43 Tuesday night to remain undefeated (11-0) in power-ranking games. Ranked No. 2 in the current Division II AIA/MaxPreps rankings, the Trojans are 16-2 overall with their two losses coming during invitationals.

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Salpointe was 2-4 at one point. A lot of experts offered to perform last rites for the Lancers, forgetting the first avenue to the playoffs comes through a section championship and the second option involves power points.

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Tucson Sahuaro remained perfect after the Cougars defeated Tucson 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-12) on Thursday night. The win solidified the Cougars as one of the teams to beat in Southern Arizona after the squad improved to 5-0 in division play and 11-0 overall including a six-game sweep at the TUSD Invitational two weekends ago.

Gilbert Mesquite overcame a slow start to defeat Marana Mountain View in five sets (16-25, 25-21, 25-15, 24-26 and 15-6) Thursday night on the road. The 3-2 win mirrored the bumpy start the Wildcats (2-2) have experienced barely four matches into the season.

Girl's Cross Country (Arthur Pack 5K Course) Salpointe 25, Canyon del Oro 58, Mountain View 79, Vista Grande 84, Pusch Ridge 133, Sabino 153

With the top three teams in each section claiming an automatic bid to the state playoffs, Section III hasn't even decided a winner much less an order of ranking.

Tucson Catalina Foothills has been a consistent presence in postseason play. Except for the 2012 season where the Falcons dropped eight of their last nine games to fall out of contention, one would be hard pressed to point to a "bad" season over the last decade or so.

Tucson Salpointe defeated Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge 7-2 Monday to remain undefeated in one of the most difficult early-season schedules in boy's tennis.

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Marana Mountain View defeated Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge 2-1.

Sahuarita sophomore Jordan Frink came out on top with a 3-2 record on the first day of the 26th Annual Marana Mountain View Dual Tournament held Friday.

Tucson Salpointe improved to 3-0 at the preseason Brandon Bean Kickoff Classic with a 2-0 win over Marana Mountain View on Wednesday night at home. The championship rounds will take place at Salpointe but group play was held at various schools in Southern Arizona.

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Several section championships were decided Friday night.