Tucson High School Sports

2023 Southern Arizona Boys Golf All-Stars

Catalina Foothills junior Finn Meister finished the season ranked No. 4 in Arizona regardless of classification. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

GOLFER OF THE YEAR
Finn Meister, Jr. Catalina Foothills

TOP PERFORMER
Brasen Briones, Sr. Ironwood Ridge

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Zachary Schaefer, Catalina Foothills

SUPER SOPHOMORE
Chase Cesarek, Catalina Foothills

Ryan Bais earned his third state championship which puts him in a very select group. Here he is with his 2021 individual champion Brasen Briones. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

COACH OF THE YEAR
Ryan Bais, Ironwood Ridge

D-I COACH OF THE YEAR
Robin Head, Marana

D-II COACH OF THE YEAR
Julie Walters, Catalina Foothills

ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA

FIRST TEAM
Finn Meister, Jr. Catalina Foothills
Brasen Briones, Sr. Ironwood Ridge
Jacob Medina, Sr. Ironwood Ridge
Chase Pickering, Jr. Sabino
Jayden Schmitz, Sr. Ironwood Ridge
Chase Cesarek, So. Catalina Foothills

SECOND TEAM
Zachary Schaefer, Fr. Catalina Foothills
Hudson Parker, So. Mica Mountain
Austin Rabenneck, Sr. Catalina Foothills
Hunter Chen, So. Mica Mountain
Wyatt Charnoki, Jr. Ironwood Ridge
Oliver De Guia, So. Catalina Foothills

THIRD TEAM
Jake Chen, So. Mica Mountain
Riley Stidham, So. Marana
Joey Bernier, Jr. Salpointe
Kason Shotwell, So. Cienega
Valentin Ortiz, So. Salpointe
Sean Kelly, Jr. Ironwood Ridge

FOURTH TEAM
Gabe Sendlak, Sr. Mountain View
Jackson Rose, Jr. Marana
Jaxon Pearson, So. Cienega
Bryce Colby, Sr. Cienega
Griffin Wedman, Jr. Sabino
Colin Lynch, Sr. Mountain View

ALL-DIVISION I

GOLFER OF THE YEAR
Jackson Rose, Jr. Marana

FIRST TEAM
Riley Stidham, So. Marana
Jackson Rose, Jr. Marana
Alan Philemore, Jr. Desert View
Francisco Felix, Sr. Tucson
Jack Greene, So. Rincon/University
Tobias Trejo, Sr. Rincon/University

SECOND TEAM
Joshua Morgan, So. Marana
Tage Brown, So. Marana
Boone Wilcox, Fr. Rincon/University
Owen Proper, So. Marana
David Martinez, Jr. Tucson
Luis Vasquez, Sr. Sunnyside

THIRD TEAM
Diego Rico, Sr. Sunnyside
Riley Erskine, Sr. Rincon/University
Diego Camargo, Sr. Sunnyside
Christopher Ramirez, Sr. Sunnyside
Ricardo Medina, Sr. Sunnyside
Tyler Drummond, Fr. Rincon/University

ALL-DIVISION II

GOLFER OF THE YEAR
Finn Meister, Catalina Foothills

FIRST TEAM
Finn Meister, Jr. Catalina Foothills
Brasen Briones, Sr. Ironwood Ridge
Jacob Medina, Sr. Ironwood Ridge
Chase Pickering, Jr. Sabino
Jayden Schmitz, Sr. Ironwood Ridge
Chase Cesarek, So. Catalina Foothills

SECOND TEAM
Zachary Schaefer, Fr. Catalina Foothills
Hudson Parker, So. Mica Mountain
Austin Rabenneck, Sr. Catalina Foothills
Hunter Chen, So. Mica Mountain
Wyatt Charnoki, Jr. Ironwood Ridge
Oliver De Guia, So. Catalina Foothills

THIRD TEAM
Jake Chen, So. Mica Mountain
Joey Bernier, Jr. Salpointe
Kason Shotwell, So. Cienega
Valentin Ortiz, So. Salpointe
Sean Kelly, Jr. Ironwood Ridge
Gabe Sendlak, Sr. Mountain View

Minimum of seven qualifying rounds.

BOYS TEAM CHAMPIONS

COACH LEADERS
6 John Ruiz, Canyon del Oro (1968-1980)
5 Steve Keller, Sahuarita (1979-1984)
3 Ryan Bais, Ironwood Ridge (2008-2023)
3 Harry Smith Tucson (1958-1960)

CANYON DEL ORO (9)
1968: 4A (Bob Richter)
1974: 4A (John Ruiz)
1975: 4A (John Ruiz)
1976: 4A (John Ruiz)
1978: 4A (John Ruiz)
1979: 4A (John Ruiz)
1980: 4A (John Ruiz)
2010: D-II (John Farbarik)
2011: D-II (John Farbarik)

TUCSON (7)
1939: 5A (Ples Harper)
1940: 5A (Ples Harper)
1948: 5A (James Black)
1950: 5A (James Black)
1958: 5A (Harry Smith)
1959: 5A (Harry Smith)
1960: 5A (Harry Smith)

SAHUARITA (5)
1979: 3A (Steve Keller)
1980: 3A (Steve Keller)
1982: 3A (Steve Keller)
1983: 3A (Steve Keller)
1984: 3A (Steve Keller)

SALPOINTE (4)
1965: 5A (Charles Potts)
1980: 5A (Regis Tremblay)
1981: 5A (Jim Flannery)
2004: 5A (Jim Flannery)

IRONWOOD RIDGE (3)
2008: 5A-II (Ryan Bais)
2022: D-II (Ryan Bais)
2023: D-II (Ryan Bais)

RINCON/UHS (3)
1993: 4A (Steve Reff)
1994: 4A (Steve Reff)
2002: 4A (Steve Morrow)

CATALINA FOOTHILLS (2)
2009: 4A-I (Julie Walters)
2016: D-II (Julie Walters)

AJO
1981: 3A (Kenny Farmer)

BUENA
1970: 4A (Donald Harris)

DOUGLAS
1983: 4A (Jim Halliday)

FLOWING WELLS
1982: 4A (Mark Latham)

SABINO
1986: 5A (Art Learing)

NOGALES
1985: 4A (Mark Valenzuela)

BOYS MEDALISTS (47)

1939 Charles Lamb, Tucson (5A)
1939 Charles Brown, Tucson (5A)
1940 Lyle Ostron, Tucson (5A)
1941 John Rudolph, Tucson (5A)
1950 Jim Warren. Tucson (5A)
1958 Bob Goana, Tucson (5A)
1959 Tom Fink, Tucson (5A)
1964 Bruce Balcom, Palo Verde (5A)
1965 Ken Engle, Rincon (5A)
1968 Mark Udall, Canyon del Oro (4A)
1974 Scott Spence, Canyon del Oro (4A)
1975 Ron Venkus, Canyon del Oro (4A)
1976 Mike Miranda, San Manuel (4A)
1977 Mike Miranda, San Manuel (4A)
1977 Dave DeSantis, Sahuaro (5A)
1978 Don Agers, Canyon del Oro (4A)
1978 Willie Wood, Sabino (5A)
1979 Willie Wood, Sabino (5A)
1979 Tom DeWitt, Canyon del Oro (4A)
1979 Mike Johnson, Sahuarita (3A)
1980 John Buttery, Canyon del Oro (4A)
1980 Paul Kruse, Sahuarita (3A)
1983 Tom McCahn, Willcox (3A)
1984 Chris Fanning, Sahuarita (3A)
1984 John Rojahn, Sahuarita (3A)
1985 Sergio Ruiz. Nogales (4A)
1985 Chris Aune, San Manuel (3A)
1987 Robbie Carr, Sahuarita (3A)
1989 Brian Kontak, Sabino (4A)
1993 Andres Ramos, Rincon/UHS (4A)
1997 Tom Rasmussen, Rincon/UHS (4A)
1998 Tom Taylor, Sahuarita (3A)
2001 Ben Kern, Palo Verde (4A)
2005 Chase Hite, Sabino (4A-I)
2006 Armando Villarreal, Rincon/UHS (4A-I)
2007 Travis Graves, Canyon del Oro (4A-I)
2009 Bill Flower, Catalina Foothills (4A-I)
2009 Joe Ryan, Benson (1A-2A)
2010 Ian Patterson, Immaculate Heart (1A-2A)
2010 Gentry Hicks, Canyon del Oro (D-II)
2010 Colin McCarty, Buena (D-I)
2011 Jaime Waltmire, Canyon del Oro (D-II)
2012 Billy Comeaux, Sabino (D-II)
2014 Chris Meyers, Canyon del Oro (D-II)
2016 Gavin Cohen, Catalina Foothills (D-II)
2021 Brasen Briones, Ironwood Ridge (D-II)
2022 Carlos Astiazaran, Salpointe (D-II)

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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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