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Sunnyside: Friday, March 18
Named after former Sunnyside two-time state champion runner and University of Arizona standout Mario Castro, the track and field meet is now in it’s 18th year and Salpointe swept the boys and girls team competitions on Friday.
The girls held off Nogales 215.50 to 78.50 and the boys beat Laveen Village Cesar Chavez 161 to 83.50.
The Salpointe @LancerXCTrack girls set a school record in the Distance Medley Relay https://t.co/1RjuC5ZCj6 pic.twitter.com/cpLl9St8UT
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) March 18, 2022
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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
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