June 1-2: Randolph Golf Complex
Salpointe senior to be Carlos Astiazaran won the Boys Championship of the Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) Tucson City Jr. Championship held Wednesday and Thursday at the Randolph North Golf Course. Astiazaran shot a 2-under-par 142 (69-73) to defeat Liberty senior Tyler Linam (72-72) and Liberty sophomore Nash Arthurs (68-76) by two strokes.
The championships were sponsored by the Tucson Conquistadores, Tucson City Golf and the Ricki Rarick Junior Golf Program.
On the girl’s side, Ironwood Ridge senior Zoe Newell shot 2-under on the final day on the Dell Urich Golf Course to draw close to eventual champion Jayden Jevnick. The Xavier junior shot an even 140 (71-69) to hold off Newell (74-68). Boulder Creek senior Kate Connolly (69-73) also tied for second place.
Kallum de Guia (37-37: 74) of Tucson won the Boys 11-12 Division by one stroke over fellow Tucsonan John Matheny III (35-30: 75) and Ariela Renee Trejo (37-41:78) of Tucson won the Girls 11-12 Division by 14 strokes. This age group played the back nine of Dell Urich.
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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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