His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. (Blake Wilson)Īndy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. The Phoenix Thunderbirds sponsored the event run by the Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA). Riley Lewis from Prescott won the men’s championship in commanding fashion with a 9-under 62 to hold off the field by five strokes.įormer Bisbee standout RJ Wright III (South Mountain) tied for 13 th at 3-over 74 and former Canyon del Oro standout Andrew Rivas (Pima) tied for 17 th (77). Benita won the AIA D-II state championship last year and she will be playing for Arizona. She will be playing for UNLV in the fall and Schmunk will be competing for Hawaii. Laux birdied holes 2, 3 and 4 and never looked back. Laux shot a 3-under-par 68 on the one-round event and Benita and Schmunk tied for second at an even 71. On the women’s side, former Millennium standout Madeleine Laux held off former Catalina Foothills standout Maya Benita and former Yuma Catholic standout Alexandria Schmunk by three strokes for the win. The Thunderbird High School Senior Classic was held today on the Piipaash Course at Talking Stick located in Scottsdale. July 19: Piipaash Course at Talking Stick Tweet L-R: Madeleine Laux, Maya Benita & Ali Schmunk (JGAA Photo)
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