Southern Arizona State Girls Volleyball Championships

In the world of girls volleyball there is one name that runs supreme in the whole state, not just in Southern Arizona. By the time Norma Bellamy retired in 1994, she had amassed an incredible 520-33 record and 21 out of 25 state championships at Safford.

The AIA named her the “Coach of the Century” in 2000 and with good reason: she didn’t just beat “little” 3A schools, she beat Canyon del Oro, Nogales, Sahuaro, Salpointe and Catalina when all of those schools were at the top of their enrollment capacity.

Sahuaro remains the top program in the Tucson area with five to the Cougar’s name, although they have not won one since 1982.

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

Safford (21)
1968: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1969: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1970: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1971: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1972: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1973: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1994: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1995: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1976: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1977: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1978: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1979: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1980: 4A (Norma Bellamy)
1982: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1983: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1984: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1985: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1986: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1988: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1989: 3A (Norma Bellamy)
1990: 3A (Norma Bellamy)

Thatcher (11)
1974: 2A (Lugene Black)
1976: 2A (Mary Jones)
1978: 2A (Mary Jones)
1980: 2A (Mary Jones)
1981: 2A (Mary Jones)
1986: 2A (Hal Mullenaux)
1987: 2A (Hal Mullenaux)
1991: 2A (Hal Mullenaux)
1992: 2A (Hal Mullenaux)
2002: 2A (Tye Stewart)
2008: 2A (Krista Brown)

Willcox (6)
1976: 3A (Lois Seibel)
1979: 3A (Bobby Nelson)
1990: 2A (Bobby Nelson)
1988: 2A (Bobby Nelson)
1989: 2A (Bobby Nelson)
1990: 2A (Bobby Nelson)

Sahuaro (5)
1974: 5A (Pauline Jordan)
1975: 5A (Pauline Jordan)
1976: 5A (Pauline Jordan)
1981: 5A (Cherrie Brinlee)
1982: 5A (Cherrie Brinlee)

St. David (5)
1972: 1A (Donald Roylance)
1976: 1A (Orland Merrill)
1982: 1A (Orland Merrill)
1983: 1A (Orland Merrill)
1989: 1A (Orland Merrill)

Duncan (3)
1972: 2A (Barbara Stauffer)
1973: 2A (Barbara Stauffer)
1977: 2A (Joe Burnside)

Rincon/UHS (3)
1973: 5A (Toni Edwards)
1979: 5A (Toni Edwards)
1993: 4A (Juanita Kingston)

Catalina (2)
1972: 5A (Mary Hines)
1983: 5A (Mary Hines)

Valley Union (2)
1974: 1A (Joe Burnside)
1985: 1A (Mike Thompson)

Benson (1)
2005: 2A (Kimberly East)

Bisbee (1)
1977: 3A (Mary Riley)

Bowie/San Simon (1)
2007: 1A (Casey Lewis)

Flowing Wells (1)
1991: 4A (Ed Nymeyer)

Nogales (1)
1975: 3A (Shelley Copeland)

Sabino (1)
1989: 4A (Tim Demarchi)

San Manuel (1)
1974: 3A (Diane NaDeau)

Sunnyside (1)
1990: 4A (Rosa Lara)

OTHER SPORTS

FOOTBALL: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/01/25/arizona-centennial-football/

SOFTBALL: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/01/28/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-softball/

BASEBALL: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/01/30/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-baseball/

BOYS BASKETBALL: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/01/29/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-boys-basketball/

GIRLS BASKETBALL: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/01/31/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-girls-basketball/

BOYS GOLF: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/02/02/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-boys-golf/

GIRLS GOLF: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/02/03/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-girls-golf/

BOYS SWIM: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/02/05/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-boys-swim-dive/

GIRLS SWIM: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/02/06/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-girls-swim-dive/

BOYS VOLLEYBALL: http://tucsoncitizen.com/highschoolsports/2012/02/07/arizona-centennial-1912-2012-boys-volleyball/

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