Andy Morales
Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Salpointe beat Pueblo 47-14 Friday night to move to 4-1 on the year. It was an important victory for the Lancers considering the strength of the Kino Region in the 4A Conference. A loss now would have made the path to the playoffs more difficult with Cienega (5-0), Canyon del 0ro (3-2) and Catalina Foothills (4-1) remaining on the Salpointe schedule.
Football Andy Morales September 24, 2016

As expected, the Southern Region was well represented in the initial 5A Power Rankings released Thursday morning. Ironwood Ridge (8-1) was the top rated team, Cienega (6-2) came in at No. 3 and Sahuaro (6-1) was ranked No. 8. The rankings will be updated daily so expect some movement Friday morning with Sahuaro beating Cienega 3-0 Thursday night at home.

Cactus Shadows junior standout Jake Benanti played as even as can play to capture the championship of the Rivalry Cup held this past Friday and Saturday at the Stonecreek Golf Club. Benanti shot an even 71 on Friday and an even 71 (142) to defeat Highland senior Brock Goyen 142-148.
Golf Andy Morales September 18, 2016

Lang is already on the fabled Mt. Rushmore (in terms of wins) of volleyball coaches from Southern Arizona along with Juanita Kington (Rincon/University), Sandy Novak (Sahuaro), Melva Lundy (Canyon del Oro) and Heather Moore-Martin (Green Fields, Catalina & Salpointe). Kingston and Lundy have retired while Novak is still coaching at Sahuaro and Moore-Martin is at Salpointe.

Desert Ridge has been on a major roll. The Jaguars have finished with at least 10 wins a year since 2010 and 11 wins since 2012 but it doesn’t seem to matter that the Jaguars finished runner-up in the state’s highest division last year, the team feels they have to prove themselves all over again.
Football Andy Morales September 3, 2016

BOYS: Salpointe 37, Canyon del Oro 45, Vista Grande 48 1: Johnny Desanti, Vista Grande: 17:09.77 2: Isaiah Guevara, Canyon del Oro: 17:10.23 3: Johnny Hernandez, Salpointe: 18:50.19 GIRLS: Salpointe 36, Vista Grande 45, Canyon del Oro DNS 1: Ana Alvarez-Tostado, Salpointe: 20:12.20 2: Zoe Delgado, Salpointe: 20:18.46 3: Katie Bruno, Canyon del Oro: 21:59.85

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