The Astros won the South Championship three weeks ago and the team from Jalisco came back from a 3-2 deficit to beat Adelitas 69-64 in game seven of the inaugural championship of the National Women’s Professional Basketball League of Mexico. Former Phoenix Mercury player Arica Carter was named the tournament MVP.
Former Tucson High standout Alexis Cortez shot 54.5 percent from the field for the Astros, averaging nine minutes and 2.4 points per game. Cortez averaged 12.7 points a game playing in the Romania League last year.
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Named one of “Arizona’s Heart & Sol” by KOLD and Casino del Sol, Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and a 2019 AZ Education News recognition. He was 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 and his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is a 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. He earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater and he was recognized by City Councilman Richard Fimbres. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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