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Mountain View went 7-0 to capture the championship of the Lion’s Den Tournament held on Friday and Saturday. The Mountain Lions beat Buena 2-0 (25-16, 25-11) in the championship final on Saturday…
Mountain View over Buena at the Lion’s Den Tournament #azpreps365 https://t.co/5NLzpBWIuS
— AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) October 16, 2022
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Mountain View: Carlie Crook
Empire: Jazmyn Henderson
Buena: Jaden Walker
Walden Grove: Mia Dionisio
Desert View: Alma Teilon
Catalina: Magdalena Piller
Pueblo: Marina Martinez
Rio Rico: Ailani Rodriguez
Tombstone: Julia Schilling
Vista Grande: McKayla Jones
Most Valuable Player
Maggie McReynolds, Mountain View
COACHING MILESTONES
As of Oct. 13:
Ironwood Ridge girls head coach Bill Lang is two wins away from 750 career wins.
Mica Mountain girls head coach Amy Johnson is 10 wins a way from 750 career wins and she passed 1,000 career matches during the Lancer Fall Classic (1,005).
Salpointe girls head coach Heather Moore-Martin is 20 wins from 700.
Cienega boys coach Heather Mott is 12 wins from 500.
SOUTHERN ARIZONA COACHING RECORDS
Bill Lang, Ironwood Ridge (Girls Active)
748-413 (1,161)
530: Girls (2 runner-up)
218: Boys
Amy Johnson, Salpointe/Sabino/Mica Mountain (Girls Active)
740-229-36 (1,005)
393: Girls
347: Boys (2 runner-up)
Heather Moore-Martin, Green Fields, Catalina & Salpointe (Girls Active)
680-185 (865)
466: Girls (3 championships & 2 runner-up)
214: Boys (2 championships)
Sandy Novak, Sahuaro
673-203 (876)
404: Girls (2 runner-up)
269: Boys (1 championship & 1 runner-up)
Juanita Kingston, Rincon/UHS
671-301 (972)
455: Girls (1 championship & 1 runner-up)
216: Boys (1 runner-up)
Melva Lundy, Canyon del Oro
592-234 (826)
(1 championship with the boys & 3 runner-up with the boys)
(unknown breakdown)
Heather Mott, Cienega (Boys Active)
488-198 (648)
280: Girls
208: Boys (2 championships)
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