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Catalina Foothills sweeps tennis championships

(Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

The No. 2 Catalina Foothills boys beat No. 5 Flagstaff 6-0 Saturday at the Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale. The victory gave the Falcons the 17th team title in program history, passing the 16 won by Tucson High. In addition, this is the ninth championship in a row, which set a new state record. This is head coach Jeffry Bloomberg’s seventh straight championship.

The top-ranked Catalina Foothills girls beat No. 2 Arizona College Prep 5-0 to win the 18th championship in program history and the sixth in a row and the third for head coach Daniel Root.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA GIRLS CHAMPIONS

Tucson (23)
1915: 5A (unknown)
1916: 5A (unknown)
1929: 5A (Nelda Taffe)
1936: 5A (Kathryn Young)
1937: 5A (Kathryn Young)
1938: 5A (Kathryn Young)
1945: 5A (Kathryn Young)
1946: 5A (Kathryn Young)
1947: 5A (Kathryn Young)
1948: 5A (Romaine Bower)
1949: 5A (Romaine Bower)
1950: 5A (Sally Henry)
1956: 5A (June Holcombe)
1959: 5A (Sue Clark)
1960: 5A (Sue Clark)
1961: 5A (Sue Clark)
1962: 5A (Sue Clark)
1964: 5A (Sue Clark)
1966: 5A (Sue Clark)
1967: 5A (Sue Clark)
1968: 5A (Sue Clark)
1971: 5A (Sue Clark)
1972: 5A (Sue Clark)

Catalina Foothills (18)
2000: 4A (Kristie Stevens)
2001: 4A (Kristie Stevens)
2002: 4A (Kristie Stevens)
2003: 4A (Kristie Stevens)
2004: 4A (Kristie Stevens)
2005: 4A (Kristie Stevens)
2006: 4A-I (Kristie Stevens)
2007: 4A-I (Kristie Stevens)
2009: 4A-I (Kristie Stevens)
2010: 4A-I (Kristie Stevens)
2011: 4A-I (Kristie Stevens)
2013: D-II (Kristie Stevens)
2014: D-II (Kristie Stevens)
2018: D-II (Kristie Stevens)
2019: D-II (Kristie Stevens)
2021: D-II (Daniel Root)
2022: D-II (Daniel Root)
2023: D-II (Daniel Root)

Bisbee (10)
1921: 5A (unknown)
1959: 4A (Fred Corrin)
1961: 4A (Fred Corrin)
1964: 4A (Fred Corrin)
1965: 4A (Fred Corrin)
1966: 4A (Fred Corrin)
1967: 4A (Fred Corrin)
1968: 4A (Fred Corrin)
1969: 4A (Fred Corrin)
1970: 4A (Curtis McKale)

Salpointe (9)
1993: 5A (Jim Reffkin)
1994: 5A (John Condes)
1996: 5A (John Condes)
2004: 5A (Perri Touche)
2006: 5A-I (Perri Touche)
2007: 5A-I (Perri Touche)
2009: 5A-I (Perri Touche)
2010: 5A-I (Perri Touche)
2011: 5A-I (Perri Touche)

Willcox (7)
1936: 3A (Dorothy Sawyer)
1955: 1A.2A (Cecil Miller)
1965: 1A/2A (Cecil Miller)
1965: 1A/2A (Doug Wagner)
1976: 1A/2A (Connie Truelove)
1992: 1A/2A (Anthony Prowell)
1993: 1A/2A (Bob Nelson)

Canyon del Oro (6)
1976: 4A (Ina Leffler)
1976: 4A (Ina Leffler)
1977: 4A (Bucky Hazon)
1978: 4A (Bucky Hazon)
1979: 4A (Bucky Hazon)
1980: 4A (Pam Reavis)

Pusch Ridge (6)
2007: 1A/2A (David Towne)
2008: 1A (David Towne)
2010: 1A (David Towne)
2017: D-III (Andy Fetsis)
2018: D-III (Andy Fetsis)
2019: D-III (Andy Fetsis)

Tombstone (6)
1970: 1A/2A (Bill Symms)
1981: 1A/2A (Charlie Smith)
1983: 1A/2A (Charlie Smith)
1984: 1A/2A (Charlie Smith)
1987: 1A/2A (Charlie Smith)
1991: 1A/2A (Charlie Smith)

The Gregory School (5)
1999: 1A (Dale Long)
2000: 1A (Dale Long)
2001: 1A (Faith Hisey)
2008: 1A (Mark Swenson)
2011: 1A (Mark Swenson)

Benson (4)
1942: 1A-2A (unknown)
1956: 1A/2A (Bill Marquardt)
1990: 1A/2A (Annetta Follmer)
2016: D-III (JT Merrill)

Sahuaro (4)
1973: 5A (Betty Johnson)
1975: 5A (Betty Johnson)
1978: 5A (Karen Oliver)
1979: 5A (George Yuhas)

Nogales (3)
1981: 4A (Jody Moreno)
1984: 4A (Ron Guglielmo)
1985: 4A (Ron Guglielmo)

Sabino (3)
1992: 4A (Chuck Leggett)
1993: 4A (Chuck Leggett)
1995: 4A (Eric Anderson)

Sahuarita (2)
1983: 3A (Pat Paterson)
1998: 3A (Dee Christofers)

Amphitheater
1985: 5A (Glenn Steimling)

Flowing Wells
1989: 4A (Paul Grissom)

Ironwood Ridge
2012: D-II (William Little)

Rincon/UHS
1994: 4A (Roland Kotwica)

Santa Rita
1972: 4A (Maxine Tovrea)

SOUTHERN ARIZONA BOYS CHAMPIONS

Catalina Foothills (17)
1997: 4A (Robb Salant)
2005: 4A (Robb Salant)
2006: 4A-I (Robb Salant)
2007: 4A-I (Robb Salant)
2008: 4A-I (Robb Salant)
2009: 4A-I (Robb Salant)
2010: 4A-I (Robb Salant)
2011: 4A-I (Robb Salant)
2014: D-II (Bill Wright)
2015: D-II (Bill Wright)
2016: D-II (Jeffry Bloomberg)
2017: D-II (Jeffry Bloomberg)
2018: D-II (Jeffrey Bloomberg)
2019: D-II (Jeffry Bloomberg)
2021: D-II (Jeffry Bloomberg)
2022: D-II (Jeffry Bloomberg)
2023: D-II (Jeffry Bloomberg)

Tucson (16)
1916: 5A (Unknown)
1928: 5A (CL McFarland)
1938: 5A (Jason Greer)
1945: 5A (Jason Greer)
1946: 5A (Jason Greer)
1447: 5A (Jason Greer)
1948: 5A (Jason Greer)
1949: 5A (Bill Duffen)
1953: 5A (Si Ganem)
1954: 5A (Si Ganem)
1955: 5A (Si Ganem)
1959: 5A (Si Ganem)
1959: 5A (Si Ganem)
1959: 5A (Si Ganem)
1978: 5A (Ken Kissell)
1980: 5A (Ted Kissell)

Gregory School (12)
1987: 1A/2A (Vinton Geistfeld)
1988: 1A/2A (Vinton Geistfeld)
1990: 1A/2A (David Blackwell)
1991: 1A/2A (Matt Moreno)
1993: 1A/2A (Trim Brown)
1997: 1A/2A (Tom Redman)
1998: 1A/2A (Dale Long)
2000: 1A/2A (Dale Long)
2008: 1A (Mark Swenson)
2009: 1A (Mark Swenson)
2010: 1A (Mark Swenson)
2011: 1A (Mark Swenson)

Canyon del Oro (10)
1967: 3A (Jose Sanchez)
1968: 3A (Jose Sanchez)
1969: 4A (Jose Sanchez)
1972: 4A (Jose Sanchez)
1973: 4A (Jose Sanchez)
1974: 4A (Jose Sanchez)
1975: 4A (Jose Sanchez)
1976: 4A (Jose Sanchez)
1977: 4A (Jose Sanchez)
1986: 5A (Mike Rowe)

Catalina (8)
1962: 5A (Keith Meenan)
1963: 5A (Keith Meenan)
1964: 5A (Keith Meenan)
1965: 5A (Ken Fones)
1966: 5A (Ken Fones)
1968: 5A (Ken Fones)
1969: 5A (Ken Fones)
1989: 5A (Gene Dineen)

Willcox (8)
1942: 1A/2A (Unknown)
1963: 1A/2A (Cecil Miller)
1964: 1A/2A (Cecil Miller)
1965: 1A/2A (Don Wagner)
1966: 1A/2A (Odis Williams)
1972: 3A (Richard Dullum)
1973: 3A (Richard Dullum)
1989: 1A/2A (Tom Davis)

Salpointe (7)
1972: 5A (Roland Kotwica)
2004: 5A (John Condes)
2005: 5A (John Condes)
2006: 5A-I (John Condes)
2007: 5A-I (John Condes)
2008: 5A-I (John Condes)
2011: 5A-I (John Condes)

Sahuarita (7)
1988: 3A (Pat Boyter)
1994: 3A (Paul Riley)
1997: 3A (Dee Christofers)
1998: 3A (Dee Christofers)
2002: 3A (Tina Cueto)
2006: 3A (Tina Cueto)
2007: 3A (Tina Cueto)

Rincon (6)
1989: 4A (Robb Salant)
1996: 4A (Roland Kotwica)
1998: 4A (Roland Kotwica)
2002: 4A (Roland Kotwica)
2003: 4A (Roland Kotwica)
2004: 4A (Roland Kotwica)

Ajo (5)
1938: 3A (Bill Olsen)
1939: 3A (Bill Olsen)
1940: 3A (Bill Olsen)
1941: 3A (Bill Olsen)
1942: 3A (Bill Olsen)

Bisbee (4)
1963: 3A (Fred Corrin)
1965: 3A (Fred Corrin)
1966: 3A (Fred Corrin)
1999: 3A (Bill Dennis)

Ironwood Ridge (4)
2008: 5A-II (Ryan Bais)
2009: 5A-II (Ryan Bais)
2012: D-II (Ryan Bais)
2013: D-II (Ryan Bais)

Nogales (4)
1939: 3A (Lon Bellman)
1941: 3A (Lon Bellman)
1978: 4A (Wayne Shelton)
1981: 4A (Unknown)

Pusch Ridge (3)
2011: 2A/3A (David Towne)
2013: D-III (David Towne)
2018: D-III (Andy Fetsis)

Tombstone (3)
1975: 1A/2A (Mike Roane)
1977: 1A/2A (Charles Smith)
1980: 1A/2A (Charles Smith)

Amphitheater
1945: 3A (Unknown)

Douglas
1925: 5A (Unknown)

Flowing Wells
1970: 4A (Walter Milligan)

Palo Verde
2009: 4A-II (Dan Ireland)

Sabino
1979: 5A (Cliff Jewsbury)

Santa Rita
1971: 4A (Kent Fisher)

Tanque Verde
2017: D-III (Collin Alexander)

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Named one of “Arizona’s Heart & Sol” by KOLD and Casino del Sol, Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and a 2019 AZ Education News recognition. He was a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling and his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is a Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. He earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater and he was recognized by City Councilman Richard Fimbres. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com

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