Saguaro golf out at McCormick Ranch Golf Club for practice. (Independent Newsmedia/Brittany Bowyer)
PHOENIX — With boys beach volleyball starting this week, fall sports are nearly back in full swing as we patiently await the start of girls flag football. Golf, volleyball and tackle football are all in the thick of competition and things are starting to heat up. Here’s how teams in the North Valley are doing in competition so far this week, as well as a look ahead.
VOLLEYBALL Arcadia defeated North Canyon 3-0 on Tuesday while Saguaro defeated Prescott 3-0. Xavier College Prep, a top-10 team nationally, brought an end to Notre Dame Prep’s undefeated streak, taking down the Saints 3-1. On Wednesday, Phoenix Country Day School will host Scottsdale Prep, Cactus Shadows will host Desert Mountain and Pinnacle will host Corona del Sol. Horizon will also travel to ALA-Queen Creek, while Notre Dame Prep travels to Flagstaff.
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PHOENIX — With boys beach volleyball starting this week, fall sports are nearly back in full swing as we patiently await the start of girls flag football. Golf, volleyball and tackle football are all in the thick of competition and things are starting to heat up. Here’s how teams in the North Valley are doing in competition so far this week, as well as a look ahead.
VOLLEYBALL
Arcadia defeated North Canyon 3-0 on Tuesday while Saguaro defeated Prescott 3-0. Xavier College Prep, a top-10 team nationally, brought an end to Notre Dame Prep’s undefeated streak, taking down the Saints 3-1. On Wednesday, Phoenix Country Day School will host Scottsdale Prep, Cactus Shadows will host Desert Mountain and Pinnacle will host Corona del Sol. Horizon will also travel to ALA-Queen Creek, while Notre Dame Prep travels to Flagstaff.
On Thursday, Saguaro will travel to Arcadia, Cactus Shadows wil travel to Deer Valley and Pinnacle will travel to Xavier.
BOYS GOLF
Pinnacle boys golf has picked up another win, taking down both Boulder Creek and Sandra Day O’Connor on Tuesday. They now prepare to take on ACP, Arcadia and Millennium on Thursday. Cactus Shadows is preparing to take on Liberty and Millennium on Wednesday, while Chaparral is preparing for Desert Vista and Highland on Thursday.
Brophy is preparing to host the Brophy Rodeo this weekend, featuring teams from all across the country. Other local teams who will be participating in the event include Desert Mountain and Notre Dame Prep.
GIRLS GOLF
On Wednesday, Xavier will host Desert Vista while Pinnacle will travel to Liberty. Arcadia will also host Cactus Shadows, while Desert Mountain will host Saguaro and Notre Dame Prep.
The Brophy Rodeo will also feature a number of local girls teams, including Horizon, Pinnacle and Xavier.
FOOTBALL
A number of North Valley football teams play on Thursday this week instead of on Friday. Those games include Moon Valley at Arcadia, Chaparral at ACP, Notre Dame Prep at Desert Edge, Cactus at Horizon and Desert Mountain at Marana Mountain View. Saguaro was also originally slated to play ALA-Queen Creek on Friday before being forced to cancel the game due to a limited number of available players for the Sabercats.
On Friday, Brophy hosts Queen Creek, Eastmark travels to Cactus Shadows and Basha is at Pinnacle.
BOYS BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Brophy beach volleyball gets the season underway today when they host Casteel at 4 p.m.
Brittany Bowyer is a Report for America corps member, covering sports for Independent Newsmedia in Arizona. Report for America places talented journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and regions.
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