Golf: Ironwood Ridge girls remain undefeated with win at the State Preview

Two-time defending state champion Ironwood Ridge won the State Preview at Aguila held Monday at the Aguila Golf Course in Laveen Village. The Nighthawks beat Cactus Shadows 300 to 309 and the Xavier and Liberty girls came in third with an identical score of 312.

The Nighthawks beat Cactus Shadows to win the Division II state title in 2019 and 2020 and Xavier won the D-I championship last year over Pinnacle. The Pioneers came in fifth place Monday with 320….

LINK: RESULTS AT AZPREPS365

SOUTHERN ARIZONA TOP 10 TEAM

1. Ironwood Ridge (1.501)
2. Salpointe (14.372)
3. Catalina Foothills (32.073)
4. Cienega (38.188)
5. Rincon/UHS (44.163)
6. Flowing Wells (58.426)
7. Marana (63.903)
8. Tucson (71.606)
9. Sahuarita (71.944)
10. Canyon del Oro (73.422)

SOUTHERN ARIZONA TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL

1. Zoe Newell, Ironwood Ridge (-0.172)
2. Raina Ports, Ironwood Ridge (-0.029)
3. Celia Schrecker, Ironwood Ridge (1.546)
4. Hannah Ports, Ironwood Ridge (1.638)
5. Makenna Brown, Ironwood Ridge (1.81)
6. Mackenzie McRee, Salpointe (1.8410
7. Susie Gietl, Salpointe (2.442)
8. Lily Huether, Salpointe (3.009)
9. Marley Moncada, Cienega (3.21)
10. Lucy Newell, Ironwood Ridge (3.905)

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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, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee and he earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com