Division II Golf Play-In Tournament: Oct. 22: Aguila Golf Course
According to the state tournament rules for Division II, the team champion and the team runner-up of the Play-In Tournament will advance to the state championship slated for Oct. 28-29.
The Rincon/University girls finished two shots behind the top two finishers and the Walden Grove boys finished in seventh place.
Walden Grove standout Gabriel Escalera finished in a three-way tie for second place, one shot behind Nik Kittilson of Seton Catholic and Rincon/UHS standout Maddie Greene came in third place on the girl’s side. Rincon/UHS standout Hannah Lee took fifth place.
Escalera and Greene are both within the projected cut as individuals for the state tournament.
FOLLOW @ANDYMORALES8 ON TWITTER!
Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner 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. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com