Canyon del Oro junior outside hitter Alina Nuñez played a big part in the Dorados reaching their first state championship match since 1980. Nuñez led her team with 384 kills with a kill percentage of 49.5. At 5-foot-10, she also had a team-best 34 blocks.
Her accomplishments merit her recognition as the Jet Sports Training Female Athlete of the Month for November.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2021: Ironwood Ridge golfer Celia Schrecker
February 2021: Tucson High grad, Arizona diver Delaney Schnell
March 2021: Sahuaro basketball player Alyssa Brown
April 2021: Salpointe softball player Alyssa Aguilar
May 2021: Sabino track athlete Eva Bruce
June 2021: Buena grad, Phoenix College pitcher Brianna Hardy
July 2021: Sunnyside wrestler Audrey Jimenez
August 2021: Ironwood Ridge golfer Zoe Newell
September 2021: Salpointe cross country runner Kylie Wild
October 2021: Salpointe golfer Mackenzie McRee
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon.
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