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Ironwood Ridge entered the final round of the 2021 Division II State Championship up by only one stroke over Section I rival Salpointe but the Nighthawks put together an incredible final day that saw the program finish ahead of the Lancers 573 to 588. The 1-under-par second round of 283, and the 15-stroke victory, helped the Nighthawks win their third state title in a row Tuesday at the Omni Tucson National.
Ironwood Ridge because the first team from Southern Arizona to win three titles in a row and only Central (1965-1967), Chaparral (1999-2002), Cactus Shadows (2016-2018) and numerous Xavier teams recorded state championship streaks of three or more in a row in the state. Xavier did it three times with championship streaks of 8, 12 and 16 in its history….
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SOUTHERN ARIZONA FINISHERS
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
- Mackenzie McRee, Salpointe 138 -3
- Marley Moncada, Cienega 140 -1
- Susie Gietl, Salpointe 141 E
- Raina Ports, Ironwood Ridge 142
- Celia Schrecker, Ironwood Ridge 143
- Zoe Newell, Ironwood Ridge 143
- Lily Huether, Salpointe 145
- Hannah Ports, Ironwood Ridge 146
- Mia Cesarek, Catalina Foothills 149
- Makenna Brown, Ironwood Ridge, 151
- Zaida Wise, Sabino 151
- Akyra Kay, Salpointe 164
- Rylie Crane, Catalina Foothills, 166
- Jilliana Stopani, Cienega 169
- Gina Lee, Catalina Foothills 172
- Zufan Girard, Canyon del Oro 177
- Savannah Welch, Cienega 187
- Emarie Sooter, Sabino 189
- Rylee Koebnick, Sahuarita 200
- Samantha Smith, Cienega 202
- Gabrielle Matty, Catalina Foothills 207
- Ysabella Nugent, Cienega 214
- Amber Ortiz, Catalina Foothills 239
DNS: Kalliyen Kay/Greta Johnson, Salpointe 89/99
TEAM RESULTS
- Ironwood Ridge 573 +5
- Salpointe 588
- Catalina Foothills 694
- Cienega 698
Mackenzie McRee became the fourth golfer from Southern Arizona to win two state titles:
GIRLS MEDALISTS (15)
1967 Carolyn Rapson, Rincon (5A)
1996 Tanja Arnold, Sabino (4A)
1997 Christina Baena, Canyon del Oro (5A)
2001 Nicole de Gennaro, Palo Verde (4A)
2002 Andrea Ratigan, Rincon/UHS (4A)
2003 Andrea Ratigan, Rincon/UHS (4A)
2009 Laura Jabczenski, Catalina Foothills (4A-I)
2010 Laura Jabczenski, Catalina Foothills (D-II)
2010 Jordan Carter, Cienega (D-II)
2011 Krystal Quihuis, Salpointe (D-II)
2012 Krystal Quihuis, Salpointe (D-II)
2015 Kathryn Ottman, Sahuaro (D-II)
2018 Mackenzie McRee, Salpointe (D-II)
2019 Maya Benita, Catalina Foothills (D-II)
2021 Mackenzie McRee, Salpointe (D-II)
Ironwood Ridge coach Doug Kautz is all alone with three state titles and he led the Nighthawks to a 45-0 record this year:
GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONS
Catalina Foothills (4)
2004: 4A (Mark Polich)
2006: 4A (Mark Polich)
2009: 4A-II (Mark Polich)
2010: D-II (Mark Polich)
Ironwood Ridge (3)
2019: D-II (Doug Kautz)
2020: D-II (Doug Kautz)
2021: D-II (Doug Kautz)
Sahuaro (2)
2013: D-II (Megan Hughes)
2015: D-II (Megan Hughes)
Salpointe (2)
2011: D-II (Michele Murphy)
2012: D-II (Michele Murphy)
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