CIENEGA WINS 7-6, ADVANCES TO 5A SECOND ROUNDIsrael Hernandez HBP with bases loaded B7 https://t.co/cjdO9whtxI pic.twitter.com/ZKce6J7ciF — Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) May 3, 2025 15 Campo Verde 35A: No.4 Catalina Foothills 14 No. 10 Cienega over No. 7 Mountain View 5-4 #azpreps365 https://t.co/KwFC7Wh3ax — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) May 4, 2025 Saturday’s Southern Arizona high school softball playoff standouts – 12 teams advanced in the 2A through 6A tournaments, including No. 1 Empire in the 3A playoffs behind Kendall Freidinger's no-hitter in a five-inning win over No. 16 Safford (she struck out 14 of the 15 batters… pic.twitter.com/G7gryrn9tL — Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) May 4, 2025 GIRLS INDIVIDUAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PASEO RACQUET CENTERD-II: No BOYS INDIVIDUAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PASEO RACQUET CENTERD-I: No BEACH PAIRS ROUND ONE AT CASTEELD-I: Lindon Bourn/Leah Stoneking 5:45 p.m.D-II: Kallie George/Amelia Cutting 4A-6A BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT6A: No D-III/D-IV TRACK AT DEER VALLEYD-V TRACK AT RED MOUNTAIN 2A BASEBALL FIRST ROUND AT GUARDIANS-GOODYEARNo A unique website covering youth and high school sports and Pima Community College and University of Arizona athletics combining in-depth analysis and professional reporting from award-winning journalists Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article which generally prohibits the government from establishing The Ninth Court decided that the interpreter would have been the instrumentality conveying the religious message and that by placing the interpreter in the religious school the local board would have appeared to be sponsoring the school’s activities The court pointed out that although denying the interpreter placed a burden on the parents’ right to free exercise of religion the denial was justified because the government had a compelling state interest in ensuring that the First Amendment was not violated His opinion thus determined that because “the IDEA creates no financial incentive for parents to choose a sectarian school an interpreter’s presence there cannot be attributed to state decisionmaking.” The Supreme Court thus ruled that there was no violation of the establishment clause and the decision of the Ninth Circuit was reversed which were financed by federal funds under Title I Deputies found 86-year-old Rana Dutta dead Wednesday morning near his car in a remote area near Redington Road and Camino Cartamo according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department Dutta had last been seen Sunday in the area of Snyder Road and Bear Canyon Drive Deputies said there were no suspicious circumstances at the scene PCSD says the case is still under investigation and urges the public to call 911 or 88-CRIME to remain anonymous if they have any information On Sunrise and Kolb in front of the Bashas on Tuesday a group of people gathered to make a plan to find Rana Dutta they all talked about which areas of town they would cover and hand out information about the missing Foothills man She said her father went missing on Sunday and was supposed to be at an appointment at Best Buy Fordham said he has been starting to get confused lately Fordham said her father started knocking on doors near Bear Canyon and Snyder at about 6:30 P.M She said one person did answer and called her mom before giving him directions and sending him on his way and she said he started knocking on doors again You have so much more life to live and you had so many dreams,” Fordham said Fordham said he was driving a dark grey 2022 Subaru Forester Report a typo Tucson Catalina Foothills ace Ganon Dwyer had his heart set on pitching for the hometown University of Arizona He had committed there after being offered a baseball scholarship 190-pound senior left-hander said he later was told they were going with more experienced college pitching options from the transfer portal and that he might be better off looking elsewhere Throwing well in an 8-2 Boras Classic win over No 1 (6A) Chandler Hamilton in the first round on Wednesday at Scottsdale Chaparral keeping his Division I college options open "They told me they were going with some portal guys and gave me a chance to find some place it's going to be tough for you before your sophomore or junior year.' " He has helped the Falcons to a 5-0 start and gain the No 1 ranking in 5A this week by The Arizona Republic He is a .400 hitter who plays first base when he's not pitching He has won his first two starts this season His ERA is 0.60 with 16 strikeouts and five walks in 11⅔ innings "There's a couple (of colleges)," Dwyer said I'm just focused on this season with the boys." Dwyer is hoping to finish his career with a state title he helped Catalina Foothills reach the 5A championship game before Queen Creek Casteel won the first of its back-to-back state titles Catalina Foothills has a rich baseball history Doing well at Boras gives the Falcons a strong indicator of how the season will go To beat Hamilton in the first round was a huge big step in this season To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Obert atrichard.obert@arizonarepublic.com or 602-316-8827. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter:@azc_obert The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: candidate for the Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD) Governing Board running with Jacquelyn Davoli and Tom Logue on the CFSD Students First ticket We chose that name for our slate because it aptly describes our philosophy: every decision made at the board table should center on improving students’ academic and personal success to enable them to transfer their learning to life beyond CFSD and become contributing members of our global society The well-being of our students is the only yardstick by which a candidate for school board should be judged and despite the fact that school board elections in Arizona are meant to be nonpartisan conservative groups have been making a concerted effort to promote candidates that reflect the positions of one of the major political parties and none of this has anything to do with what is good for kids or their education I’m a proud parent of three CFSD graduates and I’ve been privileged to serve on the Governing Board since 2012 its curriculum includes language immersion and comprehensive World Languages instruction; gifted extended and Read Strong supports; a wide array of visual and performing arts; 24 Advanced Placement offerings; ten CTE pathways; a commitment to regular PE; robotics/computer science at every level; with the concepts of social emotional learning (SEL) woven into the curriculum at every step The district has an attendance rate of over 90% – a measure of student engagement to be envied when Arizona’s chronic absenteeism rate is 28% CFSD boasts some of the highest graduation rates in the state and its 2024 graduates earned over $16 million in merit scholarships (a typical achievement for a CFSD graduating class.) CFSD outperforms the state on standardized testing and its schools are consistently rated A by the Arizona Department of Education CFSD enjoys widespread volunteer support of its parents and families It further enjoys the enthusiastic support of its voting community which has approved every bond and override budget measure placed on the ballot in the last 30 years our opponents (one of whom ran and lost two to one in 2022) describe CFSD as “at risk”; they oppose the bond and override measures that keep CFSD at the forefront of public education in the state; they want to marginalize LGBTQ+ students and oppose the concepts of social emotional learning proven key to academic and professional success They are endorsed by Arizona Women of Action But what’s worse is they’ve aligned themselves with an organization ironically titled Save CFSD This organization has no respect for the hard-working teachers and board members who have dedicated themselves to the well-being of the CFSD students and community With about 5,000 students in our classrooms we can’t afford to allow education to become political capital or permit culture wars to drive decision-making at the board table The achievements of CFSD are not accidental They happen because of a collaborative board-superintendent relationship that builds on current successes They arise from the dedication of professional administrators teachers and staff who want to educate our kids and leave party politics at home The way forward is not through tearing down CFSD’s carefully constructed curriculum and policies to support a one-sided political ideology with students’ academic interest the only guidepost Candidates who inject their politics into our public education system must be overwhelmingly rejected so that the message is clear Keep politics out of our public school system and let the professional educators educate I ask you to help us protect CFSD with a vote for Jackson (2-year position) Follow these steps to easily submit a letter to the editor or guest opinion to the Arizona Daily Star Eileen Jackson is a current member of the Catalina Foothills Governing Board and a candidate for reelection to the board in 2024 Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly Rio Nuevo's decision to support eviction of Borderlands Brewery and Playformance in favor of a national chain is an affront to those local bus… As a disabled veteran whose life depends on the care I get from the Tucson VA I beg Representative Ciscomani to use his power as a member of … I step into this role with deep hum… Those who scrawled the words "End Apartheid" and "Abolish Israel" beneath a large Star of David on our wall could not have known that their ha… It’s an economic lifeline for everyday Arizonans That’s why we recently traveled to Washington Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device (KGUN) — The entire auditorium at Catalina Foothills High School was filled with mic checks and students practicing their songs on Tuesday They were all practicing for an original musical called Double Time: An Original Musical that was written The play is about a feud between a jazz club owner and a famous director When the director shoots his next movie in the studio next to the jazz club owner’s club A detective called Otto goes undercover to solve the murder Kiera Kuehnle is the director of the play and she said it’s been great getting to mold the story but it’s also been a challenge because five students are putting their ideas together to fit into one script “It was also a blessing and a curse being able to write this ourselves and change things up because you keep changing until the last day,” Kuehnle said Zach Pittner is the composer for the musical and he said he got inspiration from gospel music He also said it was hard to fit the lyrics to the chracters and the plot “There’s always something so difficult between balancing perfection and time that you have to spend on it so you really have to prioritize what’s the most important in every song and in every scene,” Pittner said A few of the students participating in the play including Pittner are going to get their Seal of the Arts for doing the musical It’s an award and a seal on their diploma that they get for finishing the musical as a part of their senior capstone project The musical is running this Thursday through Sunday at the high school and tickets are $5 for students/alumni and $8 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at this link A walk-off grand slam from Francisco Rivera paced CDO to a 10-6 win over Catalina Foothills #azpreps365 https://t.co/tGW1G8hbGe — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) April 23, 2025 Francisco Rivero. Walk-off grand slam. @BaseballCDO over Catalina Foothills 10-6 pic.twitter.com/BH9B3M2ef5 — Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) April 23, 2025 Get your morning recap of today's local news and read the full stories here: tucne.ws/morning Catalina Foothills School District is having a job fair just for teachers The Catalina Foothills School District Teacher Job Fair is at 9 a.m at the Professional Learning Center at Valley View Early Learning Center Go to http://tucne.ws/1rlp to apply Attendees can visit with principals and staff members from CFSD school sites The district asks that applicants sign up for only one interview Candidates are encouraged to bring résumés with their current contact information. Contact Human Resources at 520-209-7500 or visit www.cfsd16.org for more information Marana Unified School District is hosting a job fair from 9 a.m The district seeks support and certified/exempt staff for numerous openings including: certified and substitute teachers; counselors; psychologists; social workers; aides; health service professionals; bus drivers and attendants; secretarial and clerical professionals; and childcare/preschool aides and supervisors Additional information is available at 520-682-4778 or at http://tucne.ws/1rlq The Marge Christensen Gould Memorial Scholarship is now open for graduating seniors at Catalina The $1,500 scholarship is renewable for 3 additional years (with qualifications) There is no citizenship or residency requirement Marge Christensen Gould taught English and business skills to “at-risk” students at Catalina High School for 28 years. More information and applications can be found at https://www.margegouldscholarship.org/ or https://cfsaz.org/what/scholarships/ The application deadline is Monday Budding photographers took to a variety of Tucson locations Friday for the Pima JTED Photo Masterclass Professional photographers came together to teach high school photography students techniques to improve their skills including photographers from the Tucson Police Department (forensic photography) and the Arizona Daily Star (photojournalism) Thirteen high school photography programs from around the city participated making up approximately 120 students and teachers Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox grant money helping students in eight Pima County schools be college-ready CFSD hosting elementary informatio… an initiative of the Metro Education Commission has partnered with Pima Community College to launch a series… Tucson Unified School District Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo was granted about $4,000 worth of performance-based compensation based on goals… (KGUN) — Christian Pierson and Owen Cantor-Goldner were part of the robotics club at Sunrise Drive Elementary School in the Foothills as students at Catalina Foothills High School they are teaching Sunrise Drive students about engineering eleventh-graders who are current members of the Pioneer Robotics Club teach students about 3D printing and how to use software to design objects Students are using what they've learned about birds and their habitats in science class to design and print 3D models of the winged creatures The software teaches the basics of computer-aided design “Everyone wishes they had these opportunities as a kid Pierson and Cantor-Goldner have won robotics competitions and also try and get out into the community to help younger students learn about engineering Both students said integrating engineering into the class could possibly open doors for students and give them a picture of what job they want to do when they are older “It’s really a technology that’s becoming more prevalent and it’s going to be a necessity at some point because you can apply the skills like the basics of the program to so many other things,” Cantor-Goldner said BOYS BASKETBALL COPPER DIVISION FIRST ROUNDNo GIRLS SOCCER 4A-6A PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT6A: No GIRLS BASKETBALL 1A-2A PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT2A: No BOYS SOCCER 4A-6A PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT6A: No BOYS BASKETBALL COPPER DIVISION SECOND ROUNDNo BOYS BASKETBALL 1A-2A PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT2A: No BOYS D-I/D-II/D-III/D-IV WRESTLING SECTIONALSD-I/S-I: Hamilton (Marana) GIRLS BASKETBALL 3A FIRST ROUNDPusch Ridge BOYS SOCCER 4A-5A FIRST ROUND5A: Desert View.4A: Ironwood Ridge (KGUN) — Every week on Tuesday from 9 to noon volunteers help put together bags of food at St People in need can get food items like canned food People in need who have a kitchen will get a bag of food that includes 12 items and people who live on the street will get items like peanut butter and water the church said they usually get about ten to fifteen people every week said her views of homeless people have changed since she started volunteering You meet the people and you’re helping them People can bring in food one Sunday a month they are collecting at the side entrance of the church They have a list of food items they need in their newsletter This Sunday will benefit the Emerge Center for Domestic Abuse GIRLS BASKETBALL OPEN DIVISION QUARTERFINALNo BOYS BASKETBALL 3A SEMIFINALS: VETERANS MEMORIALNo GIRLS SOCCER 4A CHAMPIONSHIP: MESA MOUNTAIN VIEWNo BOYS SOCCER 4A CHAMPIONSHIP: MESA MOUNTAIN VIEWNo GIRLS 4A-6A BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS6A: No (KGUN) — Students from Orange Grove Middle School are celebrating a big victory — not on the field Eighth graders at the school swept the statewide ACEE Economics Challenge after months of studying personal finance when former social studies teacher Collin Flynn created a hands-on simulation to teach students real-world financial skills Flynn said the project also helped students build critical thinking 32 students voluntarily spent their Sundays preparing for the competition Eighth grader Lily Ruiz said learning about money management will help their generation succeed both personally and as a community Teammate Oliver Peng said working together was key to their success helping them pool their knowledge during the challenge Orange Grove students swept the competition earning first and second place across the board Coralie Nicol put back items in the Assistance League of Tucson’s thrift shop She’s one of the several volunteers from the Foothills who give up their time to help at the Midtown thrift shop they get about 30 people who are lined up at the door before they even open Nicol said they can get up to hundreds of people a day They have several programs at the thrift store including one that gives clothes and uniforms to kids a program that gives clothes and items to victims of sexual assault and one that gives away kitchen accessories to families They also have a program where they partner with Target and give kids gift cards that are usually about $100 to shop there Some of the money that is made at the thrift shop goes to that program “When a customer tells you how much they love the store or how much they love our programs that’s enough for me,” Nicol said about why she volunteers and on Saturdays they are open from 10 A.M Anyone can donate Monday through Friday from 10 A.M They can donate in the back where there is a doorbell to ring Catalina Foothills Girls win 13th Championship #azpreps365 https://t.co/RjWQPU0V5G — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) November 10, 2024 2024 D-II TEAM CHAMPIONCatalina Foothills Girls 2024 TEAM RUNNER-UPCatalina Foothills Boys CATALINA FOOTHILLS (13)2000: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)2001: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)2002: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)2003: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)2004: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)2005: 4A-I (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)2006: 4A-I (Dale Payne)2007: 4A-I (RJ Lundstrom)2009: 4A-I (RJ Lundstrom)2010: D-II (RJ Lundstrom)2013: D-II (Ed Walter)2019: D-II (Robyn Burton)2014: D-II (Tamara Brandhuber) SABINO (3)2016: D-III (Melanie Paulsen)2017: D-III (Melanie Paulsen)2018: D-III (Melanie Paulsen) TEAM RESULTS1 Brophy 417.521 Marana 5924 Tucson 3931 Rincon/University 7 TEAM RESULTS1 Xavier 39821 Rincon/University 5228 Tucson 17 TEAM RESULTS1 Desert Mountain 4402 Catalina Foothills 4073 Salpointe 266.55 Canyon del Oro 22910 Cienega 13216 Mica Mountain 7724 Douglas 28 Catalina Foothills 21.88100 BREAST: Kyle Dowe Catalina Foothills 1:51.67200 MED RELAY: Catalina Foothills (1:36.20) Nicholas Dinsmore Catalina Foothills 46.29200 FREE: Ryan Stamer Catalina Foothills 1:40.49200 FREE RELAY: Canyon del Oro (1:31.52) Cooper Dale Luke Weibel400 REE RELAY: Catalina Foothills (3:14.43) Kyle Dowe 4:48.05200 FREE RELAY: Catalina Foothills (1:31.67) Ariston Elsesser TEAM RESULTS1 Catalina Foothills 463.55 Salpointe 24310 Canyon del Oro 15516 Ironwood Ridge 6020 Mica Mountain 4426 Buena 426 Cienega 4 Catalina Foothills 23.61200 IM: Amber Janky Catalina Foothills 2:02.31200 FREE: Leila Stafford Catalina Foothills 1:51.86500 FREE: Leila Stafford Catalina Foothills 4:56.50200 FREE RELAY: Catalina Foothills (1:37.82) Leila Stafford Amber Janky400 FREE RELAY: Catalina Foothills (3:27.88) Leila Stafford Catalina Foothills 1:51.86500 FREE: Viridiana Henikman Catalina Foothills 57.82200 MEDLEY RELAY: Catalina Foothills (1:50.06) Connolly Taylor TEAM RESULTS1 Gilbert Classical 3348 Tanque Verde 1599 Pusch Ridge 15012 Sahuarita 12915 Desert Christian 7418 Walden Grove 5627 Sabino 22 TEAM RESULTS1 Phoenix Country Day 3984 Pusch Ridge 2317 Tanque Verde 17113 Sabino High School 10923 Gregory School 4124 Sahuarita 3126 Walden Grove 25 Pusch Ridge 2:06.48500 FREE: Desiree Blute Gregory School 5:12.36220 FREE RELAY: Pusch Ridge (1:44.59) Claude Dolan Landon Ashcraft earned his second straight D-II championship #azpreps365 https://t.co/BPE4MVi724 — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) November 1, 2024 Hall of Fame coach Julie Walters led the Falcons to an impressive runner-up finish at the AIA D-II championships with an 8-under 568. pic.twitter.com/mgaw4C59Ed — Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 1, 2024 Catalina Foothills sophomore Zachary Schaefer shot an 8-under 136 to take second place at the AIA D-II state championships held at Aguila. pic.twitter.com/7kUXRQygD5 — Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 1, 2024 Catalina Foothills Junior Chase Cesarek took fourth place at the AIA D-II state championships with a 7-under 137. pic.twitter.com/dawMUnU8Mb — Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 1, 2024 TEAM RESULTS1 Notre Dame Prep 546 (-30)2 Catalina Foothills 568 (-8)10 Salpointe 627 (+51)11 Mica Mountain 633 (+57) Catalina Foothills 136 (-8)4 Chase Cesarek Catalina Foothills 137 (-7)10 Jaxon Pearson Catalina Foothills 149 (+5)30 Finn Meister Catalina Foothills 149 (+5)47 Valentin Ortiz STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEETCave Creek Golf Course (8:30 a.m Scottsdale — The Catalina Foothills girls volleyball team faced its toughest test of the season so far on Thursday night taking on the Saints of Notre Dame Prep on the road the Falcons fell to the Saints in the first three sets While it wasn’t the result the Falcons were hoping for it provided a lot of learning opportunities for the girls to take away as the season progresses so we’ve been working on some stuff the last two weeks,” coach Andrew Adair said there’s a whole new set of kinks to work out but the group is working on improving chemistry and communication; Something you could tell they were still struggling with executing in the game against the Saints There were a number of near collisions or missed balls because of the lack of communication amongst Catalina Foothills “We have one girl starting right now who played last year,” Adair said “So we are in a little bit of a rebuild-mode.” there’s no one particular player who is carrying a majority of the load Adair says there have been players who have stepped up every game delivering their own unique contributions to the team going on long serving runs,” Adair said “Everyone is contributing in their own way which is really nice to see and a good sign for things going forward.” serve-receive is the biggest thing Adair has been focusing on with his players “We’re working on serving,” Adair said “That first ball contact has to be a little bit better… If we can work on that first ball contact it’s just going to take time to get the team to where they want to be “It’s early in the season,” Adair said “We’re lucky that we get to learn from such good teams and continue moving on.” Catalina Foothills also plays up in the Valley two more times this year at both Ironwood and Canyon View along with other far road games at Vista Grande Adair says he’s not quite sure how things got scheduled but they’ll take what they can from the competition and will put their best foot forward Adair attributes the two and a half hours on the bus as to a partial reason why he thinks his girls may have struggled a bit but says they’ve got to learn to work with it with all of their long road games this season Adair isn’t worried about the future of his team There’s a powerful class of freshmen and sophomores in the wings waiting for their time “We have a great future,” Adair said “Our sophomore class and our freshman class are both really strong Our sophomore class is probably one of the stronger classes we’ve had in years.” Catalina Foothills wins the 5A Sonoran Region #azpreps365 https://t.co/BqUs4CMRDX — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) February 5, 2025 Catalina Foothills senior outside hitter Jacob Martinez reached 1,000 career kills in a recent tournament at the Arizona State Student Fitness Center and was celebrated before a game at Cienega on Tuesday Martinez recorded his 1,000th kill in the Falcons’ 2-0 victory over ALA-West Foothills on Saturday in the event at Tempe Martinez had nine double-digit kill performances including a season-high 19 in a loss to the Hawaii Baptist Academy in a tournament at Escondido Martinez is the Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month for March Cienega was gracious enough to help Martinez celebrate his feat because Catalina Foothills’ next home match is not until Monday against Flowing Wells His 188 kills are second locally to Flowing Wells’ Daniel Coronado Catalina Foothills is 15-10 overall and ranked No is the girls basketball head coach at Catalina Foothills FOLLOW @JAVIERJMORALES ON TWITTER He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District Salpointe 14-23-24-21 82Catalina Foothills 14-11-9-14 48 SAL – Sydney Anderson 7 (5): 19; Hannah Williams 8 (2) 1: 19; Allison Even 5: 10; Aryanna Kollasch 3 (1) 1: 8; Jolee Nelson 3 (1): 7; Abuk Lual 3: 6; Ava Dagnino 2: 4; Naomi Schoenhage 2: 4; Jayci Nelson 1 1: 2; Aliyah Adger 0 2: 2 TEAM 34 (9) 5: 82.CF – Clara-Mae Hager 9 (4) 4: 26; Mercy Martinez 5: 10; Kayanna Chief 2 (2) 2: 8; Jamie Meyer 1 (1); 3; Mariah Benjamin 0 1: 1 Salpointe over Catalina Foothills 82-48 #azpreps365 https://t.co/jpB05k88Ni — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) January 15, 2025 Salpointe senior Sidney Anderson talks her squad and signing with @gcu_wbb she scored 19 points to help lead the Lancers past Catalina Foothills 82-48. #azpreps365 pic.twitter.com/iRYi2CAfJ1 — Andy Morales (@AZPreps365Andy) January 15, 2025 Catalina Foothills standout Clara Mae Hager scored a game-high 26 points in a loss to 4A power Salpointe. Hager will be playing for Concordia Morehead ⁦@CobberSID⁩ ⁦@clara_mae_21⁩ #azpreps365 pic.twitter.com/uT57xyh6zr — Andy Morales (@AZPreps365Andy) January 15, 2025 ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA FIRST TEAMChase Cesarek ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA SECOND TEAMCameron Moore ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA THIRD TEAMJake Kellman 2024 GIRLS GOLF ALL-STARS 2024 CROSS COUNTRY ALL-STARS Catalina Foothills School District isn’t what it used to be While district population of school-age residents and district enrollment has remained relatively unchanged over the last decade (within 1.3%) residents now comprise less than half of the CFSD student body CFSD was a point of pride for the Foothills community the community has abandoned its halls so that 1 in 3 Foothills households choose other education alternatives There are two explanations for this exodus: academics and safety the US News Best Schools report ranked Catalina Foothills High School (CFHS) No 8 of all Arizona public high schools with 86% of students proficient in math and nearly all with just 59% of students proficient in math and 72% in reading There are now seven other Tucson area public schools ranked higher than CFHS We might expect declines to recover since the district’s voluntary year-long in-person shutdown and college readiness all dropped even lower Popular school review website Niche.com offers insight to this problem “Administration” received the lowest grade of “C” which was even beaten by the cafeteria food’s grade of “C+.” There are many things that are still great at CFSD but administration at the leadership level is not one of those things Safety is the one thing more concerning to Foothills families than academics as featured on multiple local TV news stories over the last year has compelled parents to withdraw at an alarming rate Board candidates seeking your vote have very different views on safety Bart Pemberton’s website states his goal is to “improve school safety for all students and staff through the addition of more resource officers where necessary “ensuring safety in schools protects students and staff from physical harm…It is time for our district to start solving the problems with violence and bullying throughout our schools.” Pemberton and Repscher each focus on school safety against violence as a primary part of their respective platforms their opponents focus more on “feelings” than physical safety Their opponents’ website lacks any mention of physical security or campus police Board candidate Jacquelyn Davoli even calls for defunding campus police to fund more school counselors and Davoli want students to ‘feel’ safe while Pemberton and Repscher want students to actually ‘be’ safe.” so CFSD is the future of the Foothills community It has too many good things we risk losing if these trends continue we can still save CFSD with new leadership at the governing board Candidates Pemberton and Repscher identify the problems and offer solutions The education and safety of our kids depends on it Dan Grossenbach is a CFSD parent, resident, and contributor to SaveCFSD.org and @SaveCFSD Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Catalina Foothills over Nogales 8-1 #azpreps365 https://t.co/PM6VMb6N3y — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) March 21, 2025 DOUBLES RESULTS1 CF: Petrow/Henderson over Camacho/Caballero 8-42 CF: Kumar/Gamas over Caballeros/Corella 8-43 CF: Meger/Emma Mireles over Rosas/Lopez (KGUN) — With a full jazz ensemble playing various instruments in front of her Renee Shane-Boyd guided them with her hands in the air She’s been a band teacher in the Catalina Foothills School District for 42 years and has been teaching students at the high school since it opened in 1992 “It really helps them mature and be able to express emotion and be empathetic to others,” Shane-Boyd said she has built up the music program to have various aspects to it “We feel like that any student that wants to be a part of our program can find a place that they belong,” Shane-Boyd said She’s in charge of the marching band at football games and at the University of Arizona’s Band Day “The pay off for the kids in terms of the reactions they see to what they’re doing is incredible,” she said Her band has also performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Rose Parade in 2023 when former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was the grand Marshall Giffords personally went to the high school to visit them before the parade “For the kids that’s such a great experience because some of them have traveled but not all of them and getting to interact we’ve interacted with other students,” Shane-Boyd said Interactions with her students is what she said makes being a teacher worth it “It’s what I’ve always wanted to do,” she said (KGUN) — Camille Sheppard was only two years old when she started as a student at the Music and Dance Academy She is now 14 years old and plays the piano The piano is just one of several instruments the music school teaches They also have singing and dancing lessons and have performed at events like the Tucson Meet Yourself Festival Sheppard competed in New York at the Lincoln Center for the Golden Key competition She said her teachers have taught her lessons not just about piano “It’s helped me grow as a person and gain my confidence It helps a lot to have kind of a sense of what it is to be in the public’s eye,” she said Sheppard said she learned how to play Clair de lune The music school has an all-school recital on May 17 at the University of Arizona Tia Wood and the flag line dress as tin soldiers during “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” at Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Marching Band rehearsal on Nov The Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Marching Band has been selected to march in the Rose Parade in Pasadena It is the first Tucson-area high school band to perform in the historic parade since Palo Verde in 1982 The announcement was made at the band’s final marching band rehearsal on Tuesday night The Pasadena Tournament of Roses selected 19 bands from around the world for the 2023 parade which precedes the Rose Bowl football game The 250-member group under the direction of Renee Shane-Boyd marched in the 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City leans during an elaborate field routine for “The Steadfast Tin Soldier.” Rohini Ghosh and Mia Sternberg rehearse “The Steadfast Tin Soldier" at Catalina Foothills High School Ballerina Simone Gelety leaps in front of the snare drum line for “The Steadfast Tin Soldier" at Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Marching Band rehearsal on Nov Snare and bass drummers lean right as flag members toss wooden rifles in the air during “The Steadfast Tin Soldier" at Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Marching Band rehearsal on Nov plays the bells along with other percussionists during "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" during Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Marching Band rehearsal on Nov Gold flags swirl behind the brass during “The Steadfast Tin Soldier" at Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Marching Band rehearsal on Nov Horn players during the elaborate field routine of “The Steadfast Tin Soldier" at Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Marching Band rehearsal on Nov Contact Rick Wiley at rwiley@tucson.com Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter As we prepare to count our blessings on Thanksgiving Day the Arizona Daily Star is looking back at ways Tucsonans have been shown kindness High School Swim Classic #azpreps365 https://t.co/crmoerpTrE — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) September 30, 2024 (KGUN) — The Cologuard Classic is back in Tucson for its eighth year and its second at La Paloma Country Club bringing top PGA Tour Champions golfers and a significant impact beyond the course raises funds for youth sports programs and colon cancer awareness in Southern Arizona “We’re a little bit more centrally located compared to where we were at Omni Tucson National so we have more community partners than ever and a lot more people are getting engaged,” said Geoff Hill executive director of the Tucson Conquistadors This year’s field includes top-ranked players such as Stewart Cink the tournament provides an economic boost to Tucson generating an estimated $20 million in local impact and local businesses that benefit from it,” Hill said “It was great that they moved the venue over to La Paloma,” said Jeff Kaiserman co-founder of Frost Gelato and Haute Coffee “We saw a lot of traffic all day and even into the evening hours.” Kaiserman is preparing for another busy weekend and really help boost the economy,” he said The 78-player tournament features a $2.2 million purse Every ticket purchase supports local causes Parking and free admission are available at the University of Arizona Agricultural Center at Campbell Avenue and Roger Road Catalina Foothills is taken to the limit to win the Winter Cup #azpreps365 https://t.co/DEqVkawOLA — AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) December 29, 2024 Pusch Ridge 0Catalina Foothills over Mountain View 1-1 (4-2) CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHCatalina Foothills over Empire 1-1 (6-5) Catalina Foothills junior Chase Cesarek shot a 4-under 140 (69-71) to win the Brophy Rodeo held at the Grayhawk Raptor Course on Friday and Saturday Cesarek beat Kihei Akina of Lone Peak (UT) by one stroke thanks to an eagle on the 18th hole on Saturday Brophy beat Lone Peak and Catalina Foothills by one stroke thanks to a 3-under 285 on Friday to hold off the field on Saturday TEAM TOP TENBrophy 592 (+16)Lone Peak (UT) 593 (+17)Catalina Foothills 593Notre Dame Prep 595Corner Canyon (UT) 595Trinity Christian (TX) 598Herriman (UT) 602Archbishop McCarthy (FL) 614Hamilton 621Columbus (FL) 625 Catalina Foothills: 69-71 140 (-4)Kihei Akina Trinity Christian (TX) 73-70 143Finn Meister Corner Canyon (UT) 69-75 144Dylan Boenning The Arizona high school golf scene is well underway The Boys Division II state tournament begins Oct and the Division I tournament tees off a week later on Nov Can Hamilton repeat their Division I championship run from last season Here is a rundown of the Top 10 Arizona boys' golf teams based on iWanamaker rankings as of this week The team rankings are determined by player scores during 9-hole stroke play events and include both D-I and D-II teams The Division II school out of Tucson takes the top spot this week behind junior Chase Cesarek shot a 4-under to win the Brophy Rodeo on Aug Senior Finn Meister is also among the top 10 golfers in Arizona at No The Broncos are in for a redemption season Dylan Boenning is leading the way as the No Brophy has six players among iWanamaker's top 50 players Landon Ashcraft shot 8-under par in last year's Division II state tournament to take home the individual title 9 nationally by the PGA National High School Golf Association for the fall 2023 season The third Division II school to crack the top five the Firebirds have a team scoring average of 147.6 The Colts came up a stroke short to Chaparral in a three-team match on Sept but won their match two days later against Horizon and Seton Catholic Prep The team placed fifth in The Peaks Invitational this last weekend Senior Cade Sherwood leads the way for the Colts Behind seniors Nick Schaffer and Brennan Korn Horizon's season average thus far is 149.3 Coming off the program's 10th Division I state championship last fall Though it will be tough with the loss of Vincent Cervantes Junior Joseph Nelson will now hope to lead Hamilton to a repeat the Eagles are hoping to make a name for themselves in the Division II championships this year The Wolves are sporting a season average of 6.387 who just cracked the top 10 players this year The Aztecs have two golfers in the iWanamaker top 20 (KGUN) — The Catalina Foothills High School girls swim and dive team secured the state championship last week For swimmers Amber Janky and Leila Stafford this victory is especially meaningful as it’s their first state championship helped secure the win in their final relay telling the team that finishing in the top three in their relay would secure the win Their performance not only earned the team the state title but also individual recognition for their hard work Both swimmers have been involved in competitive swimming since they were five years old Janky explained that club swimming is often more intensive than high school competition and both athletes are motivated by older athletes who set the standard high “I think being a swimmer has made me a well-rounded person,” said Janky “Winning this championship is definitely going to keep me motivated for the rest of it,” said Stafford winning the state championship in her senior year is a perfect way to wrap up her high school swimming career as she recently committed to swim at San Diego State University and Stafford plans to continue swimming through high school according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department A 16-inch water main break Friday resulted in the closure of Skyline Drive near Chula Vista Road according to a spokesperson from Tucson Water Tucson Water says eastbound lanes are set to reopen Friday evening and should reopen to drivers on Monday or Tuesday (KGUN) — Tinajas Wine and Beer kept the drinks flowing on Wednesday as they poured for customers They opened in November and have been in business for almost four months on Matt Heinz’s mind was President Trump’s tariffs that began at midnight He’s the owner of the wine and beer spot in the Foothills and has been working on the business for a few years “That’s going to make all of these wines from anywhere else much more expensive,” Heinz said about the tariffs President Trump is putting a ten percent baseline tariff on all imported goods from all countries except the ones in the U.S He’s also putting a 20 percent tariff on countries in the European Union and even higher tariffs on many other countries “This is going to be something that is going to be passed on eventually to our customers But our distributors who are looking at all of this right now are going to have to figure out what they can do,” Heinz said About a third of his wines come from the U.S. but the rest are from out of the country ranging from Europe to South America While Heinz said he does not want to raise prices on his customers he also doesn’t have enough space to stockpile domestic wines “We just don’t have the volume or the space to hold months and months and months of product.,” he said Wine Trade Alliance said it strongly opposes the tariffs because the U.S the Congress should not be coming in between me and my guests in terms of their wine selection,” Heinz said About sixty countries are going to be charged a reciprocal tariff at half the rate they charge the U.S A few miles down in the Foothills at his restaurant El Cisne operator George Ferranti cut vegetables that he got imported from Mexico heavy changes within the six months,” Ferranti said He said he also imports tequila and vegetables like lemons While he feels like tariffs won’t affect him he said businesses and distributors in the U.S he buys from could still raise their prices on him “Because I think they’re going to jump on the bandwagon of increasing their revenue and profits,” Ferranti said A Democrat from the House of Representatives plans to introduce a vote criticizing the tariffs Republicans would more than likely try to stop that vote he said he won’t be raising them as a result of the tariffs He feels like they won’t have an effect on his business much “Whatever they need to do to take care of and be competitive in this world economy DIVISION I SWIMMER OF THE YEARMiles Smyczek DIVISION III SWIMMER OF THE YEARConner Swigert The 0-5 Falcons went blow-for-blow with the 5-1 Badgers for most of the night before falling behind for good in the fourth quarter Catalina Foothills' Gregory McKinstry III (32) bears down on Tucson's Noah Chanez (8) as bursts through the middle of the Falcon secondary in the first quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School The teams traded punches for three quarters before the Badgers could build a significant lead and win 56-38 top and Catalina Foothills' Gregory McKinstry III (32) flip Tucson's Kevin Bruns (1) on his head stopping his run after catch in the first quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School and Joseph Romero (7) celebrate Diaz’s touchdown catch in the third quarter at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Noah Chanez (8) cruises into the end zone in the third quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Joseph Romero (7) slips inside the pylon despite being ridden out of bounds by Catalina Foothills' Macen Perez-Brewer (7) top and Gregory Mckinstry III (32) in the third quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Catalina Foothills' Macen Perez-Brewer (7) has the pass glance off his finger tips under tight coverage from Tucson's Ollie Simmers (0) in the first quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Isaac Fierros (19) gets stripped after her catch by Catalina Foothills' Gregory McKinstry III (32) in the first quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Joseph Romero (7) gets congratulated after taking the opening kick off all the way to the house to start the night at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Taysean Romero (44) wraps ups Catalina Foothills' Jacob Ford (4) for a sack in the first quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Catalina Foothills' Gregory McKinstry III (32) gets a paw on Tucson's Noah Chanez (8) at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Jonathon Diaz (5) can’t make a one-handed grab under tight coverage from Catalina Foothills' Macen Perez-Brewer (7) at Catalina Foothills High School Catalina Foothills' Jacob Ford (4) gets off the pass as Tucson's Taysean Romero (44) fights through a block to hurry the throw at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Ezra Spivey (4) tries to get a grip on Catalina Foothills' Macen Perez-Brewer (7) after he caught a pass along the sideline in the second quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Derek Mesa (6) turns on the corner on Catalina Foothills' Jack Cartwright (61) on a keeper in the second quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Derek Mesa (6) throws as Catalina Foothills' Liam Brunell (33) comes up the middle untouched in the second quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Catalina Foothills' Aiden Messenger (75) gets the block on Tucson's Patrick Flores (33) limiting him to just a touch on Macen Perez-Brewer (7) in the second quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Catalina Foothills' Marco Aranda (8) tries to slap the ball out of the hand of Tucson's Derek Mesa (6) after running down from behind in the second quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Patrick Flores (33) flushes Catalina Foothills' Jacob Ford (4) out of the pocket on the final play of the second quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson’s Ezra Spivey (4) slams into Catalina Foothills’ Jacob Ford to stop his scramble through the right side in the third quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School on Sept Tucson's Ollie Simmers (0) gets a handful of jersey to finally bring down Catalina Foothills' Macen Perez-Brewer (7) after he hauled in a tipped pass to the get the Falcons into the red zone in the third quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School and Kevin Bruns (1) scramble after a Badger onside kick in the fourth quarter at Catalina Foothills High School Drow touched the ball before the requisite 10 yards and the Falcons ended up with possession near midfield Catalina Foothills' Jacob Ford (4) stiff arms his way around Catalina Foothills' Henry Nentl (14) at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's Ezra Spivey (4) manages to get a grip Catalina Foothills' Cole Denny (9) after his catch in the third quarter of their game at Catalina Foothills High School Members of the Catalina Foothills marching band color guard are silhouetted against one of their props as they rehearse for the Flacon’s upcoming game against Tucson High at Catalina Foothills High School Catalina Foothills' Macen Perez-Brewer (7) walks through the smoke and strobe light to lead the Falcons onto the field to take on Tucson at Catalina Foothills High School Catalina Foothills' head coach Greg McKintstry II and his staff rally the offense in the first quarter at Catalina Foothills High School against Tucson High Catalina Foothills' head coach Greg McKintstry II listens to the explanation to the ejection of one of his staffin the second quarter of their game against Tucson at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's head coach Zachary Neveleff has some questions about the yardage on a penalty agains this Badgers in the fourth quarter at Catalina Foothills High School Tucson's head coach Zachary Neveleff/ and his assistants try to get the Badgers organize in the 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