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The 2017 Girls’ Volleyball season got underway Monday night with 13 matches throughout the state. Results from Southern Arizona included Nogales over Empire 3-0; Pusch Ridge over Santa Rita 3-0 and Benson over Tanque Verde 3-2.

The Gregory School beat San Miguel 3-0 in the other final from Tucson. The Hawks recorded 15 wins and made it to the 1A quarterfinal round last year under third-year coach Angela Earnhart and the team hopes to be a contender for the South Region championship despite the loss of seniors Natalya Mayhew and Devin Johnston along with Rachel Gonzales…

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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com