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Salpointe wins 7th State Championship

By Andy Morales

Posted on May 17, 2023

TUESDAY, MAY 16

BASEBALL 5A CHAMPIONSHIP AT DIABLO STADIUM
No. 2 Casteel 15, No. 1 Catalina Foothills 8

SOFTBALL 4A CHAMPIONSHIP AT HILLENBRAND
No. 1 Salpointe 2, No. 2 Greenway 0

Salpointe wins 5th state championship in a row #azpreps365 https://t.co/og3OHmc0e9

— AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) May 17, 2023

Salpointe @schssoftball_ again 4A champion pic.twitter.com/KlNUGljEkX

— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) May 17, 2023

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

SOFTBALL 3A CHAMPIONSHIP AT HILLENBRAND
No. 1 Sabino vs. No. 2 Empire, 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canyon del Oro (9)
1991: 5A (Kathy McQuown)
2001: 5A (Dee Dinota)
2005: 5A (Kelly Fowler)
2007: 4A-I (Amy Swiderski)
2008: 4A-I (Amy Swiderski)
2009: 4A-I (Amy Swiderski)
2011: 4A-I (Kelly Fowler)
2012: D-II (Stephanie Nicholson)
2017: 4A (Kelly Fowler)

San Manuel (9)
1977: 4A (Sheila Baize)
1979: 4A (Sheila Baize)
1980: 4A (Sheila Baize)
1981: 3A (Sheila Baize)
1982: 3A (Sheila Baize)
1990: 3A (Jeff Rupright)
1994: 3A (Jeff Rupright)
2013: D4 (Deanne Brewer)
2014: D4 (Deanne Brewer)

Sahuaro (8)
1984: 5A (Jim Higgins)
1985: 5A (Jim Higgins)
1988: 5A (Billy Lopez)
1989: 4A/5A (Billy Lopez)
1991: 5A (Billy Lopez)
1992: 4A (Billy Lopez)
1993: 4A (Billy Lopez)
2001: 4A (Billy Lopez)

Tricia Sztan ⁦@schssoftball_⁩ pic.twitter.com/3FRXGpAhNE

— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) May 17, 2023

Salpointe (7)
1993: 5A (Stacy Hill Iveson)
1996: 5A (Phil Gruensfelder)
2018: 4A (Amy Baray Rocha)
2019: 4A (Amy Baray Rocha)
2021: 4A (Amy Baray Rocha)
2022: 4A (Tricia Sztan)
2023: 4A (Tricia Sztan)

Passed ball scores Carsyn O’Daniels. 1-0 @schssoftball_ https://t.co/PHgpI3WJKS pic.twitter.com/2Gt0navQB3

— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) May 17, 2023

Benson (5)
2006: 2A (Shad Housley)
2008: 2A (Shad Housley)
2011: 2A (Manny Ellsworth)
2017: 2A (Yogi Wilson)
2018: 2A (Yogi Wilson)

Sabino (5)
1991: 4A (Bill Belt)
2005: 4A (Galen Paton)
2019: 3A (Chris Stainer)
2021: 3A (Kyle Howell)
2022: 3A (Cyndi Cubillas)

Cienega (4)
2010: 4A-I (Eric Tatham)
2015: D-II (Eric Tatham)
2017: 5A (Eric Tatham)
2018: 5A (Eric Tatham)

Flowing Wells (4)
1984: 4A (Debbie Cutrer)
1999: 5A (Armando Quiroz)
2000: 5A (Armando Quiroz)
2002: 5A (Armando Quiroz)

Ironwood Ridge (3)
2014: D-II (Rich Alday)
2016: D-II (Rich Alday)
2019: 5A (David Martinez)

Sahuarita (3)
1999: 3A (Chris Fanning)
2011: 4A-II (Chris Fanning)
2018: 3A (Chris Fanning)

Desert Christian (2)
1998: 1A (Bill Moten)
1999: 1A (Gerald Dawson)

Palo Verde Christian/Pusch Ridge (2)
1997: 1A (Tom Armour)
2012: D-IV (Bob Vance)

Pueblo (2)
1990: 4A (Lisa Pina)
2016: D-IV (Curtis Ruiz)

Empire (2)
2015: D-III (Shannon Woolridge)
2017: 3A (Shannon Woolridge)

Bowie/San Simon
1990: 1A (Mike Peterson)

Catalina Foothills
2016: D-III (Mark Stevens)