Beach volleyball standouts Abby Russell and Miranda Erro to sign with Arizona.
I’m very excited to announce that I have verbally committed to play D1 Beach Volleyball at The University of Arizona. I would like to thank my family and coaches for sticking by my side through it all. #beardown🐻❤️ pic.twitter.com/Et74z9UHxr
— Miranda Erro (@mirandaaerro) October 30, 2019
Russell combined with her Salpointe teammate Alex Parkhurst to win the first-ever Pairs Championship in Arizona High School history last spring. Parkhurst is now a freshman at Arizona.
@salpointeVB Alex Parkhurst & Abby Russell win Beach Pairs Championship; @mountainview_vb Mountain View boys to play for championship & @ApacheBaseball1 Nogales goign for third title in a row @FrognFirkinAZ https://t.co/COoagNJuPl pic.twitter.com/69Ji5R2WO4
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) May 10, 2019
Erro is a standout athlete for Walker Beach and she has been paired with several standouts including Cal freshman Madison Sundholm, Parkhurst, Arizona freshman Summer McDonough, MiraCosta freshman Malia Williams and Russell in AVP competition. Russell and Erro took second at the AVP America at Mesquite Beach this past May.
Ironwood Ridge softball transfers Devyn Netz and Allie Skaggs to sign with Arizona on Wednesday.
Ballard junior shortstop Allie Skaggs, who is transferring to an Arizona high school for her senior year, has been named the Gatorade Kentucky Softball Player of the Year: https://t.co/lD3mrvg9QG
— Jason Frakes (@kyhighs) May 30, 2019
Skaggs, a shortstop, batted .573 with 18 home runs and 64 RBI in her junior season at Ballard High (Louisville), earning Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year honors along the way.
Netz, a pitcher, went 19-4 in her junior season at Maranatha High (Pasadena) while batting .494 with 28 RBI and 5 home runs. Her older brother, Dawson Netz, is a freshman pitcher on the Arizona baseball team. He was a California All-State pitcher at Maranatha.
It’s Devyn Netz & Lexi Sosa’s world and we’re just living in it. https://t.co/jnilDEnStt
— FloSoftball (@FloSoftball) July 26, 2019
CANYON DEL ORO
Amya Legarra, Softball: Utah State
Desiree Martinez, Softball: Pima
Sabrina Garcia, Softball: Central Arizona
Katie Stracco, Softball: Rensselaer Polytechnic
CATALINA FOOTHILLS
Maya Benita, Golf: Arizona
Hannah Draper, Soccer: New Mexico State
Christiana Williams, Swim: Tulane
Kiersten Belkoff, Gymnastics: Pennsylvania
IRONWOOD RIDGE
Lux Butler, Soccer: Western Oregon
Carmen Cordova, Softball: St. Mary’s Kansas
Jarrod Johnson, Golf: Troy
Maddie Judge, Softball: Embry-Riddle
Mackenzie Kester, Swim: Henderson State
Allie Skaggs, Softball: Arizona
Kianna Swingle, Volleyball: Chaminade
Shelby Thompson, Softball: California San Diego
Devyn Netz, Softball: Arizona
Andrea Vigil German, Volleyball: Pima
MARANA
Ella Dotson, Volleyball: Hawaii Pacific
Laneya Wright, Softball: Rider
Cheyenne Hudson, Softball: Huntingdon College
Michael Wooster, Cross Country: Southwestern College
Antoinette Audiss, Basketball: Embry-Riddle
Bella Muscoreil, Basketball, Dixie State
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Jordy van der Werf, Softball: Bradley
Jessie Niegocki, Softball: Rider
Jordyn Ives, Soccer: Air Force
NOGALES
Kenneth Jimenez, Baseball: Yavapai
Matthew Bachelier, Baseball: Gonzaga
SABINO
Sydney Gray, Softball: Nebraska
SALPOINTE
Abby Russell, Beach Volleyball: Arizona
Kayla Gonzales, Softball: Pima
Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage, Softball: Grand Canyon
SAHUARITA
Byron Brown, Basketball: PIma
SUNNYSIDE
Jesse Ybarra, Wrestling: Iowa
TUCSON
Kelly Samorano, Softball: Pima
WALKER BEACH
Miranda Erro, Beach Volleyball: Arizona
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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