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Cienega beat Canyon del Oro 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 15-25, 25-21) Wednesday night in the season opener for the defending state champions.

It’s been seven years since the words “defending state champions” could be attached to a boys volleyball team from Southern Arizona but Cienega earned that rare status thanks to a 3-2 win over Horizon Honors in the 5A state championship last spring…

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Southern Arizona Team Champions

Catalina Foothills (3)
2006: 4A/5A-II (Andrea Fyock)
2007: 4A/5A-II (Andrea Fyock)
2008: 4A/5A-II (David Thistle)

Catalina (2)
2010: 4A/5A-II (Heather Moore-Martin)
2011: 4A/5A-II (Heather Moore-Martin)

Canyon del Oro (1)
1996: 4A/5A (Melva Lundy)

Cienega (1)
2017: 5A (Heather Mott)

Sahuaro (1)
2009: 4A/5A-II (Sandy Novak)

TUSD Invitational

March 2-3 at Palo Verde

TEAMS
Canyon del Oro
Sahuaro
Catalina Foothills
Sabino
Flowing Wells
Rincon/UHS
Cholla
American Leadership Academy
Catalina
Pueblo
Palo Verde
Amphitheater

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