Mary L. Hines (April 27, 1929 – November 19, 2022) led Catalina to the first “Big School” championship in Southern Arizona history in 1972. She won two state championships and earned two runner-up finishes.
Don Arnold Roylance (October 21, 1942 – March 4, 2018) led St. David to the first “Small School” championship for Southern Arizona that same year. St. David leads Southern Arizona with nine state championships and nine runner-up finishes.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS BY YEAR
1968: Catalina runner-up
1970: Salpointe runner-up
1971: Sahuaro runner-up
1972: Catalina and St. David (Bisbee runner-up)
1973: Rincon (Catalina, Nogales and St. David runners-up)
1974: Sahuaro, San Manuel and Valley Union (Bisbee runner-up)
1975: Sahuaro, Nogales and Willcox (Rincon and San Manuel runners-up)
1976: Sahuaro, Willcox and St. David (Palo Verde runner-up)
1977: Bisbee
1978: Sahuaro, CDO and St. David runners-up
1979: Rincon and Willcox (Santa Cruz runner-up)
1980: CDO and Willcox Runners-up
1981: Sahuaro (Palo Verde and St. David runners-up)
1982: Sahuaro and St. David (Rincon runner-up)
1983: Catalina and St. David (Sahuaro runner-up)
1984: Palo Verde, Benson and St. David runners-up
1985: Valley Union (Amphi runner-up)
1986: Rincon, Tombstone ad St. David runners-up
1987: Willcox runner-up
1988: Willcox (Palo Verde runner-up)
1989: Sabino, Willcox and St. David
1990: Sunnyside and Willcox (St. David runner-up)
1991: Flowing Wells (Sahuaro and Willcox runners-up)
1992: Sahuaro and Bowie/San Simon runners-up
1993: Rincon
1994: Rincon runner-up
1997: Sabino runner-up
2000: Green Fields runner-up
2001: Catalina Foothills runner-up
2002: Valley Union runner-up
2003: Green Fields runner-up
2004: Ironwood Ridge runner-up
2005: Benson
2007: Bowie/San Simon
2008: Amphitheater runner-up
2010: St. David runner-up
2011: Catalina runner-up
2013: St. David runner-up
2014: Ironwood Ridge runner-up
2016: Salpointe and St. David
2017: Salpointe
2018: Salpointe runner-up
2019: St. David
2020: Salpointe and St. David
2021: Canyon del Oro runner-up
2023: St. David runner-up
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
St. David (9)
1972: 1A (Donald Roylance)
1976: 1A (Orland Merrill)
1982: 1A (Orland Merrill)
1983: 1A (Orland Merrill)
1989: 1A (Orland Merrill)
2013: D-V (Tylene Miller)
2016: 1A (Tylene Miller)
2019: 1A (Tylene Miller)
2020: 1A (Tylene Miller)
Willcox (6)
1976: 3A (Lois Seibel)
1979: 3A (Bobby Nelson)
1990: 2A (Bobby Nelson)
1988: 2A (Bobby Nelson)
1989: 2A (Bobby Nelson)
1990: 2A (Bobby Nelson)
Sahuaro (5)
1974: 5A (Pauline Jordan)
1975: 5A (Pauline Jordan)
1976: 5A (Pauline Jordan)
1981: 5A (Cherrie Brinlee)
1982: 5A (Cherrie Brinlee)
Rincon/UHS (3)
1973: 5A (Toni Edwards)
1979: 5A (Toni Edwards)
1993: 4A (Juanita Kingston)
Salpointe (3)
2016: 4A (Heather Moore-Martin)
2017: 4A (Heather Moore-Martin)
2020: 4A (Heather Moore-Martin)
Catalina (2)
1972: 5A (Mary Hines)
1983: 5A (Mary Hines)
Valley Union (2)
1974: 1A (Joe Burnside)
1985: 1A (Mike Thompson)
Benson
2005: 2A (Kimberly East)
Bisbee
1977: 3A (Mary Riley)
Bowie/San Simon
2007: 1A (Casey Lewis)
Flowing Wells
1991: 4A (Ed Nymeyer)
Nogales
1975: 3A (Shelley Copeland)
Sabino
1989: 4A (Tim Demarchi)
San Manuel
1974: 3A (Diane NaDeau)
Sunnyside
1990: 4A (Rosa Lara)
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