TUSD INVITE March 3-4 at Palo Verde
20 teams entered in 1st invitational of 2017
Boys Volleyball
No. 6 Salpointe beat No. 4 Greenway, 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-16) Wednesday night to win the 4A state championship held at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix. As noted here first, the win breaks a 23-year drought from Southern Arizona in the “Big School” category.
5A girls volleyball playoffs
Pride posts 7-0 record in tourney aiding local cancer patient
Ironwood Ridge improved to 5-0 on the year after beating Rincon/University 3-1 (25-21, 17-25, 25-13, 25-22) Tuesday night at home. With the win, head coach Bill Lang joined Juanita Kingston and Sandy Novak in the 400-win club for girls’ volleyball from Southern Arizona.
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.
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.
Rincon/UHS 3, Flowing Wells 0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-17)
Mandatory meetings for coaches, ADs also discussed
Rookie official continues to learn the ropes
Notre Dame Prep, Hamilton lead the pack with four titles
Jaguars send coach, 4 seniors away as champs
Betlach and Engelbert key Sentinels' first title
Marissa Schuld hits, pitches Pioneers to victory