Salpointe standouts Alex Parkhurst and Abby Russell went 4-0 this past week to capture the first state beach volleyball pairs competition in Southern Arizona history. Russell and Peyton Lewis paired up to take second place last year…. STORY AT AZPREPS365.com
In boys volleyball, No. 3 Mountain View took out No. 10 American Leadership Academy 3-1 in the 5A semifinal round to advance to the state title match set for Saturday night at Highland High School. The Mountain Lions will face off against No. 4 Campo Verde at 5:15 p.m.
STATE TITLE BOUND!
Boys Volleyball is headed to the 5A State Championship by beating American Leadership Academy in 4 sets (3-1)!#RoarLoud— MVHS Athletics (@MVHSMtLions) May 10, 2019
In baseball, No. 1 Nogales will take on No. 2 Horizon Monday night at Diablo Stadium for the 5A state championship. The Apaches are working on their third title in a row and this is The first trip to the final night for the Huskies since they won it all in 2010.
YOUR NOGALES APACHES ARE HEADED BACK TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!! Final from Tempe Diablo, 4-1 to earn a date with Horizon on Tuesday 5/14!! CAN YOU 3ELIEVE IT!! ✔✔✔✔⚪— Nogales Apaches Athletics (@ApacheAthltx) May 10, 2019
THURSDAY, MAY 9
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: D-II PAIRS SEMIFINALS
No. 1 Alex Parkhurst/Abby Russell, Salpointe over No. 4 Jelina Lynch / Grace Abrams, Fountain Hills, 2-0
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: D-II PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 1 Alex Parkhurst/Abby Russell, Salpointe over No. 3 Krista Rowan/Daria Sukhareva, AZ College Prep, 2-0 (21-14, 21-12)
BOYS VOLLEYBALL: 5A SEMIFINALS
No. 3 Mountain View over No. 10 ALA – QC, 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-13, 32-30)
BASEBALL: 5A SEMIFINAL
No. 1 Nogales over No. 4 Desert Mountain, 4-1
Empire’s Vanessa Brink gets the complete-game win with 9 K’s. The Ravens beat Sunnyside 2-1 and now play Centennial on Saturday at 10 am at Rose Mofford in Phoenix. Empire must beat Centennial twice to advance to Monday’s 5A title game. pic.twitter.com/8gC0Z1WD5R— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) May 10, 2019
SOFTBALL: 5A THIRD ROUND ELIMINATION
No. 3 Ironwood Ridge over No. 9 Willow Canyon, 3-1
No. 6 Empire over No. 4 Sunnyside, 2-1
Final score
IRHS 3 Willow Canyon 0
IRHS will play Horizon High School Saturday @ 10:00 am at Rose Mofford pic.twitter.com/UMaLgSoAjz— IRHSSoftball (@IRHSSoftball) May 10, 2019
FRIDAY, MAY 10
BASEBALL: 2A SEMIFINALS (Goodyear)
No. 3 Bisbee vs. No. 10 Morenci, 6:30 p.m.
BASEBALL: 1A SEMIFINALS (Goodyear)
No. 6 Baboquivari vs. No. 2 Mogollon, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL: 6A SEMIFINALS (Rose Mofford)
No. 12 Tucson vs. No. 1 Pinnacle, 5:15 p.m.
SOFTBALL: 2A SEMIFINALS (Rose Mofford)
No. 1 Benson vs. No. 4 Morenci, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY. MAY 11
BOYS VOLLEYBALL: 5A CHAMPIONSHIP (Highland)
No. 3 Mountain View vs. No. 4 Campo Verde, 5:15 p.m.
BASEBALL: 3A SEMIFINALS (Surprise)
No. 4 Sahuarita vs. No. 9 NW Christian, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 Sabino vs. No. 2 ALA-QC, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL: 5A SEMIFINALS (Rose Mofford)
No. 3 Ironwood Ridge vs. No. 5 Horizon, 10 a.m.
No. 6 Empire vs. No. 2 Centennial, 10 a.m.
SOFTBALL: 4A SEMIFINALS (Rose Mofford)
No. 1 Salpointe vs. No. 3 Bradshaw Mountain, 10 a.m.
No. 6 Canyon del Oro vs. No. 2 Cactus, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, MAY 13
BASEBALL: 4A CHAMPIONSHIP (HoHoKam)
No. 2 Salpointe vs. No. 1 Mesquite, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 14
BASEBALL: 5A CHAMPIONSHIP (Diablo)
No. 1 Nogales vs. No. 2 Horizon, 4 p.m.
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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 is the 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. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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