The semifinal round of the 4A state volleyball championship favored the lower seeds as No. 4 Sunrise Mountain swept No. 1 Cactus Shadows and No. 3 Salpointe beat No. 2 Cactus 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Northland Prep snaps Hopi's 27-year streak
Four big schools from Southern Arizona will live to see another week thanks to a couple of thrilling finishes from the 5A ranks and a dominating performance from Cienega and Salpointe.
No. 3 Salpointe beat No. 6 Seton Catholic, 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-14)
Xavier wins 35th title & Chaparral wins on the boy's side
Xavier (girls) and Brophy (boys) lead after one day
CROSS COUNTRY: Sectional races are complete; state meet next Saturday
With over 1,000 yards of combined offense, No. 6 Sabino and No. 13 Empire came through with plenty of fireworks, but Sabercats scored early and often to take the win and the automatic playoff berth.
Ironwood Ridge, Cienega and Sahauro now await seedings for state tournament
Southern Arizona regular season final week. 18 games in all.
Cactus Shadows and Arcadia win girls and boys team titles, respectively
D-II STATE GOLF: A close first round means exciting finish on Tuesday
STATE GOLF: Tee times set for Division II boys
FOOTBALL: Salpointe clinches 4A Kino Region; Southern Arizona recap
VOLLEYBALL: St. Augustine went undefeated to claim 2A South Region
Each of the six conferences has a unique playoff qualification system. Let’s take a look at which the teams from Southern Arizona are still in the playoff hunt. Rankings as of Oct. 17.
Most regions still up for grabs
Only one week remaining in the regular season
Plenty of emotion-changing moments Friday night at Rincon with Sunnyside scoring late to defeat the Rangers 7-6.
VOLLEYBALL: Cienega beat 3-2 Ironwood Ridge to keep region hopes alive
Schedule for Lion's Den Invitational Oct. 13-14 at Marana Mountain View
Desert Christian and Benson to battle as top-15 programs
Schedule released for this Saturday
Southern Arizona picks with some regions still undecided.
Sahuaro High School and Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics hosted the 16th Annual High School Swim Classic on Saturday at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center on the University of Arizona campus
1963 articles by Andy Morales
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