Roughriders welcome Cowgirls on Tuesday
By Raymundo Frasquillo
MORENCI – The Morenci Wildcats (0-2 seeding) host the Miami Vandals (0-1) on Monday, Sept. 8, and the San Carlos Braves (1-0) on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The Wildcats and the Vandals have played a common opponent, the Eagar Round Valley Elks, with both falling in three sets. Morenci and San Carlos have yet to meet.
MIAMI Vandals
Miami has played a lone seeding match to date, falling to Round Valley 0-3 (5-25, 8-25, 3-25) on Sept. 4.
The Stella Lopez-coached Vandals have a 16-member roster of five seniors, four juniors, five sophomores, and two freshmen. The seniors are Charisma Madrid, Alexis Moody, Daisy Pacheco, Kaylynn Porto, and Jaylynn Zamora; juniors Elise Combs, Grace Cruz, Mirna Flores, and Tamia Pietila; sophomores Addisyn Davis, Brylee Dho, Liliana Light, Mercedes Mata, and Tessa Roberts; and freshmen Danica Valenzuela and Anna Zazueta.
Miami is competing in the 9-member 2A East Region with the Gilbert Classical Spartans, the Gilbert San Tan Charter Roadrunners, the Chandler Lincoln Prep Lightning, the Gilbert Arete Prep Chargers, the Gilbert Leading Edge Spartans, the Chandler Prep Titans, the Pima Roughriders, and the San Carlos Braves.
MORENCI Wildcats
Morenci opened the 2025 season in Wildcat Memorial Gymnasium against the Eagar Round Valley Elks, falling in three sets (19-25, 23-25, 13-25) and followed it with a 4-set loss in Pima.
The Jasmine Aguinaga-coached Wildcats have a 10-member roster with seniors Madilynn Clark (4), Keirah Fernandez (11), and Rozlyn Funari (10); juniors Leayla Mendez-Garcia (7) and Kaylee Wiggins (6); sophomores Ava Basteen (1), Jayliana Guzzo (1), and Taytum Porter (8); and freshmen Kendall Merrill (3) and Justine Tartaglia (5).
Morenci is competing in the 9-member 2A South Region with the Benson Bobcats, the Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic Wolves, the Tombstone Yellow Jackets, the Bisbee Pumas, the Tucson Santa Rita Eagles, the Tucson San Miguel Catholic Vipers, the Willcox Cowgirls, and the Tucson Desert Christian Eagles.
SAN CARLOS Braves
San Carlos has played a lone seeding match to date, topping the neighboring Fort Thomas Apaches 3-1 (25-15, 25-15, 20-25, 25-21) on Sept. 3.
The Donna Antonio-coached Braves have a 14-member roster of nine seniors and five juniors. The seniors are Carla Black (17), Aereyawna Bullis (4), Kandi Day (6), Kaylee Dona (1), Drianna Dosela (14), Trinity Elgo (3), Danijah Goode (16), Pearl Janis (21), and Kylee Juan (20); and juniors Malia Antonio (11), Jessica Brown (5), Enila Dosela (15), Alyssa Phillips (8), and Antonette Phillips (13).
San Carlos is competing in the 9-member 2A East Region with the Gilbert Classical Spartans, the Gilbert San Tan Charter Roadrunners, the Chandler Lincoln Prep Lightning, the Gilbert Arete Prep Chargers, the Gilbert Leading Edge Spartans, the Chandler Prep Titans, the Miami Vandals, and the Pima Roughriders.
2A South Region
Region member standings as of Sept. 6 are Benson (1-1 seeding, 0-0 region), Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic (1-0, 0-0), Tombstone (0-2, 0-0), Bisbee (0-2, 0-0), Tucson Santa Rita (0-2, 0-0), Tucson San Miguel Catholic (0-2, 0-0), Morenci (0-1, 0-0), Willcox (0-1, 0-0), and Tucson Desert Christian (0-0, 0-0).
Around the 2A South Region, Santa Rita hosts Eloy Santa Cruz, and San Miguel hosts Tucson Palo Verde Magnet on Spt. 8; Benson hosts Saint David, Tombstone hosts Bisbee, Willcox visits Pima, and San Miguel visits Tucson’s The Gregory School on Sept. 9; Bisbee host San Simon and Saint Augustine visits San Miguel on Sept. 10; Benson visits Miami, Tombstone visits Sahuarita Waldon Grove, and Santa Rita hosts Tucson Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind on Sept. 11; Tombstone visits Willcox on Sept. 12; and Benson, Desert Christian, and San Miguel will be attending the San Tan Valley Combs tourney on Sept. 12-13.
2A East Region
Region member standings as of Sept. 6 are Gilbert Classical (4-0 seeding, 0-0 region), Gilbert San Tan Charter (3-0, 0-0), Pima (3-1, 0-0), Chandler Lincoln Prep (1-2, 0-0), San Carlos (1-0, 0-0), Chandler Prep (0-1, 0-0), Gilbert Leading Edge (0-1, 0-0), Miami (0-1, 0-0), and Gilbert Arete Prep (1-3, 0-0).
Other parings in the 2A East Region include Gilbert Classical visiting Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep, Lincoln Prep visiting Scottsdale Christian, and Arete Prep visiting Phoenix Valley Lutheran on Sept. 8; Lincoln Prep hosting Scottsdale Cicero Prep, Chandler Prep visiting Phoenix Veritas Prep, Leading Edge hosting Avondale Highland West Prep, and Miami hosting Winkelman Hayden on Tuesday, Sept. 9; Gilbert Classical visiting Santa Cruz and Arete Prep hosting Laveen Heritage on Sept. 10; San Tan Charter visiting Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic, Lincoln Prep hosting Leading Edge, Chandler Prep hosting Rancho Solano Prep, and Miami hosting Benson on Thursday, Sept. 11; Gilbert Classical visiting San Carlos and Pima hosting Globe on Friday, Sept. 12; San Carlos hosting Sanders Valley on Saturday, Sept. 13; and Arete Prep attending the Combs tourney on Sept. 12-13.
1A East Region
Region member standings as of Sept. 6 are Scottsdale Cicero Prep (2-0 seeding, 0-0 region), Fort Thomas (1-2, 0-0), Duncan (1-2, 0-0), Kearny Ray (1-2, 0-0), Phoenix Valley Lutheran (0-1, 0-0), San Manuel (0-3, 0-0), Winkelman Hayden (0-0, 0-0), and Superior (0-0, 0-0).
This week, region pairings have Cicero Prep hosting Phoenix Horizon Honors and Valley Lutheran hosting Arete Prep on Sept. 8; Cicero Prep visiting Lincoln Prep, Fort Thomas hosting Superior, San Manuel hosting the ASDB, and Hayden visiting Miami on Sept. 9; Cicero hosting Saint David, Fort Thomas hosting San Manuel, Duncan visiting Elfrida Valley Union, Kearny Ray hosting Patagonia, Valley Lutheran visiting Dishchii’bikoh, and Hayden hosting Superior on Sept. 11; Hayden visiting Heber Mogollon on Sept. 12; and Duncan visiting Valley Lutheran on Sept. 13.
3A South Region
Region member standings as of Sept. 6 were Tucson Empire (4-0 seeding, 0-0 region), Thatcher (2-0, 0-0), Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (2-1, 0-0), Tucson Palo Verde Magnet (2-1, 0-0), Tucson Catalina (0-3, 0-0), Safford (2-1, 0-0), Tucson Tanque Verde (1-1, 0-0), Tucson Sabino (0-1, 0-0), and Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (0-2, 0-0).
This week, Palo Verde Magnet visits San Miguel, Safford visits Tucson canyon del Oro, Tanque Verde visits Tucson Sahuaro and Sabino visits Tucson Amphitheater on Sept. 8; Thatcher hosts Pusch Ridge, Andrada Polytechnic hosts Saint Augustine, and Sabino visits Rio Rico on Sept. 9; Empire hosts Sierra Vista Buena, Catalina hosts Amphitheater, and Sabino visits Tucson Pueblo on Sept. 10; Thatcher visits Sahuarita, Palo Verde Magnet visits Coolidge, and Tanque Verde hosts Rio Rico on Sept. 11; Pusch Ridge hosts Buckeye Odessey Institute on Sept. 12; and Safford will be participating in the Combs tourney on Sept. 12-13.
