The Mountain Pointe Pride dominated the sand match with four wins decided by two sets each.
Corona beats Arcadia high school in the first game after Spring Break.
Beach Volleyball
Bunker hoping to guide Arcadia to wins after ASU experience
Ftn. Hills, SCA and St. Michael win titles
No. 3 Salpointe beat No. 6 Seton Catholic, 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-14)
Beach volleyball pioneer Spartans can't wait to get back out there
VOLLEYBALL: Summer McDonough leads Pusch Ridge to Flowing Wells championship
61 schools won at least one championship, 17 multiple titles
No. 3 Salpointe beat No. 14 Boulder Creek 5-0 in the first round of the Division I Beach Volleyball playoffs on Wednesday. The Lancers will host No. 11 Mesquite in the quarterfinal round next Tuesday, Apr. 25 at 4:30 p.m.
No. 3 Salpointe (10-1) and No. 6 Ironwood Ridge (10-2) are the Southern Arizona representatives to the Division I state tournament slated to begin on Wednesday, Apr. 19. Salpointe will host No. 14 Boulder Creek (6-5) at 4:30 p.m. and Ironwood Ridge will host No. 11 Mesquite (8-3) at 4 p.m.
Ironwood Ridge (10-1 overall, 8-0 in Section III), became playoff eligible for the first time in program history on Wednesday by virtue of competing in the 11th game of the year. The 5-0 win over section opponent Queen Creek (2-6, 2-5) also put in the Nighthawks in the driver’s seat for the section title.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Macy Gordon and Cierra Flood win CatBox Classic
Ironwood Ridge had a setback on Tuesday when Cienega came in and beat the Nighthawks on their own court. It was a huge win for the Bobcats but it also came five days after getting swept by Sahuaro.
The University of Arizona and Ironwood Ridge hosted the first high school “pairs” competition in Arizona. The CatBox Classic featured athletes from Xavier Prep, Salpointe, Chaparral, Ironwood Ridge, Corona del Sol and Notre Dame.
Program was challenged more this year, however.
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