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Ironwood Ridge standout senior Raina Ports shot a 2-under-par 34 on the front nine of the Omni Tucson National Catalina Course on Tuesday to lead the Nighthawks (148) to an early victory over Division III/Section I rivals Catalina Foothills (181) and Salpointe (183).
Ports shaved a stroke off her card on the third hole (par 4) and another on the fourth hole (par 3). Salpointe standout Mackenzie McRee lost a shot on the second hole (par 5) but took one back on the next hole and then played even from there to come in at an even 36.
The Ironwood Ridge girls won the D-II state championship in 2019 and 2020 and are heavy favorites to repeat this year with almost the whole team returning including Raina, Zoe Newell and Hannah Ports. The three all came in tied for second place last fall and Celia Schrecker took 12th and Mackenna Brown came in 24th to lead the team to a 2-stroke victory over Cactus Shadows.
Catalina Foothills standout Mia Cesark @cfhs_girls_golf pic.twitter.com/C9QLlSGdk0
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) August 18, 2021
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Raina Ports, IR: 34 (-2)
Mackenzie McRee, SC: 36
Hannah Ports, IR: 37
Zoe Newell, IR: 37
Susie Gietl, SC: 38
Makenna Brown, IR: 40
Mia Cesarek, CF: 40
Lucy Newell, IR: 40
Rylie Crane, CF: 45
Gina Lee, CF: 47
Akyra Kay, SC: 47
Gabrielle Matty, CF: 49
Charlotte Crowley, SC: 62
Amber Ortiz, CF: 70
Catalina Foothills standout Rylie Crane is headed to Wisconsin to play softball also invited to Team Canada tryouts @CFHSsoftball1 @cfhs_girls_golf pic.twitter.com/UKoW0wpfFC
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) August 18, 2021
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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. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. 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 and he is a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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