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No. 2 Salpointe beat top-seeded Walden Grove 2-1 Saturday night at Tucson High to win the 4A state championship, the tenth state title in program history. Head coach Kelly Pierce won two as a player (1998 and 1999) and this is her fifth championship as a coach dating back to 2018. Generally regarded as one of the top programs in Arizona, the Lancers have yet to enter the postseason as the top seed but the team has figured out a way to come out on top including Saturday night.

LINK: STORY AT AZPREPS365

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

SOCCER BOYS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 1 Salpointe 2, No. 2 Saguaro 0

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

SOCCER GIRLS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 2 Salpointe 2, No. 1 Walden Grove 1

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

BASKETBALL GIRLS 4A/5A SEMIFINALS
4A: No. 4 Pueblo at No. 1 Mesquite, 7 p.m.
5A: No. 5 Catalina Foothills at No. 1 Canyon View, 7 p.m.

GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

Salpointe (10)
1990: 5A (Matt Panitinto)
1992: 5A (Julian Friend)
1998: 5A (Jill McCartney)
1999: 5A (Alesha Kientzler)
2017: 4A (Becky Freeman)
2018: 4A (Kelly Pierce)
2019: 4A (Kelly Pierce)
2021: 4A (Kelly Pierce)
2022: 4A (Kelly Pierce)
2023: 4A (Kelly Pierce

Catalina Foothills (8)
2003: 4A (Christie Monroe)
2005: 4A (Charlie Kendrick)
2006: 4A-I (Charlie Kendrick)
2007: 4A-I (Charlie Kendrick)
2010: 4A-I (Charlie Kendrick)
2011: 4A-I (Charlie Kendrick)
2012: D-II (Charlie Kendrick)
2013: D-II (Charlie Kendrick)

Flowing Wells (2)
2007: 5A-II (Chris Nogami)
2009: 4A-I (Sean Ochoa)

Sabino (2)
1996: 4A (Alesha Kientzler)
2008: 4A-I (Brenda Lowery)

Canyon del Oro
1997: 5A (Albert Durazo)

Mountain View
1995: 4A (Cynthia Saldamando)

Rincon/UHS
2008: 5A-II (Ian Kidd)

Walden Grove
2015: D-III (Carey Bauer)

BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

Salpointe (10)
1985: 5A (Wolfgang Weber)
1986: 5A (Wolfgang Weber)
1996: 5A (Wolfgang Weber)
2004: 5A (Wolfgang Weber)
2012: D-II (Wolfgang Weber)
2013: D-II (Wolfgang Weber)
2019: 4A (Wolfgang Weber)
2021: 4A (Wolfgang Weber)
2022: 4A (Wolfgang Weber)
2023: 4A (Wolfgang Weber)

Catalina Foothills (4)
2001: 4A (Julie Walters)
2006: 4A-I (Julie Walters)
2008: 4A-I (Julie Walters)
2011: 4A-I (Julie Walters)

Rincon/UHS (3)
1997: 4A (Roxanne Taylor)
1998: 4A (Roxanne Taylor)
2007: 4A-I (Roxanne Taylor)

Canyon del Oro (2)
2009: 4A-I (Josh Marshall)
2010: 4A-I (Josh Marshall)

Desert Christian (2)
1996: 1A-3A (Dave Defer)
1997: 1A-3A (John O’Hair)

Douglas (2)
2006: 4A-II (Ken Cormier)
2009: 4A-II (Ken Cormier)

Sabino (2)
1995: 4A (Ron Fox)
2005: 4A (Jon Pearlman)

Benson
2006: 1A-3A (Jim Howe)

Mountain View
2007: 5A-II (Mike Corbus)

Pueblo
2016: D-IV (Francisco Urtuzuastegui)

Rio Rico
2007: 4A-II (Dagoberto Lopez)

Sahuaro
1988: 5A (James Bishop)

Sunnyside
2019: 5A (Casey O’Brien)

Tucson High
2014: D-II (Ismael Arce)

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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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