Southern Arizona Update:
Rio Rico junior Allie Schadler won the Division III, Section III title with a time of 16:47.7. This is the lowest official time recorded for the two-time state champion in her high school career.
Her time is also the best in the nation for a junior by almost 35 seconds and fifth best in the nation regardless of class year. Schadler is only 24 seconds behind Oregon commit Katie Rainsberger (16:23.3 ). Rainsberger is a senior from Colorado.
Cooper Bradford calmly approached what he thought would be his last official putt in high school. The Rincon/University senior knew his team needed to score a 157 to take over the last at-large playoff spot but he had no idea everything depended on how he finished.
Seven of the top ten ranked Division V boy's teams will be taking part in the Old Pueblo Soccer Classic this Friday and Saturday in Tucson. Desert Christian is the host team.
State qualifying is getting heating up and teams and golfer are beginning to hit their stride heading into the final weeks. That was the case Monday when Catalina Foothills shot a 143 at Del Urich to get past Rincon/University (146) and Marana (150).
Boys and Girls Individual Qualification:
Each players best seven (7) rounds will be used for qualifying.
Division I: The top 15 individuals not on a qualifying team
Division II: The top 21 individuals not on a qualifying team
Tucson Sahuaro senior Kathryn Ottman played almost flawless golf on Saturday to capture the individual championship of the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawk Invitational held at the OMNI Tucson National.
Salpointe hosted Sahuaro and Oro Valley Canyon del Oro on Tuesday at Randolph North in Tucson and Hughes finished with a 35 and Harris shot a 38. Sahuaro and Salpointe tied with a team score of 156 and The Dorados came in with a 207.
Two-time state champion Allie Schadler of Rio Rico is back for her junior year. She is our logical choice for the Southern Arizona Preseason Runner of the Year. On the boy's side, however, the top eight runners and the top 15 of 20 have all graduated.