Girls D-I State Tournament: Pinnacle looks to repeat

October 24, 2020 by Andy Morales, AZPreps365


Pinnacle won the 2019 state championship. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365)

Oct. 26-27: OMNI Tucson National Catalina Course

 

Pinnacle knocked off Xavier 562 to 578 last year to end an eight year run at the top by Xavier. Pinnacle took third in 2017 and second in 2018 to build up to the win over Xavier at the OMNI Tucson National.

Hamilton took third (584) last year and the Huskies beat Xavier in 2010 to end a 12-year run by Xavier. In all, Xavier has 36 state titles, four runner-up finishes and one third place spot dating back to 1970.

This year, Pinnacle, Xavier and Hamilton are the top thee ranked teams. Pinnacle took first place at the Aguila State Preview Tournament held Oct. 20. By three strokes over Ironwood Ridge (293-296). Cactus Shadows (300) took third and Xavier (303) took fourth.

Pinnacle senior Katie Stinchcomb took first in that tournament and she is favored to win the D-I state tournament this year. All of the past individual champions graduated including Hamilton’s Joy Callinan from last fall.

 

QUALIFIED TEAMS

Boulder Creek

Corona del Sol

Desert Vista

Hamilton

Highland

Liberty

Mesa Mountain View

Perry

Pinnacle

Red Mountain

Rincon/University

Xavier

Sandra Day O'Connor (4 Qualified Golfers)

 

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS

1 Raegan Capizzi (FR) Chaparral

2 Kaylie Mumford (FR) Valley Vista

3 Bailey Pitsch (JR) Mountain Ridge

4 Nikki Bowen (FR) Valley Vista

5 Kyra Allen (SO) Sandra Day O'Connor

6 Sydney-Reese Harris (JR) Sandra Day O'Connor

7 Angelica Martinez (SR) Tucson

8 Vivianna Holguin (SR) Desert Ridge

9 Allie Sullivan (SO) Mountain Ridge

10 Maddie Deffinbaugh (SO) Shadow Ridge

11 Jacie Warfield (SR) Mountain Ridge

12 Tatum Partridge (FR) Chaparral

13 Casey Catalanotto (JR) Basha

14 Lisa Backlund (SR) Westwood

15 Kasey Reichard (SO) Sandra Day O'Connor

16 Ivy Lo (JR) Sandra Day O'Connor

17 Mackenzie Vongphosy (JR) Westwood

18 Kayci Kilanowski (SO) Chandler

 

TEAM CHAMPIONS

 

2019 State Champion: Pinnacle (Xavier/Hamilton)

2011-2018 State Champion: Xavier

2010 State Champion: Hamilton

1998-2009 State Champion: Xavier

1996-1997 State Champion: Horizon

1980-1995 State Champion: Xavier