The dilemma last year was either to reward consistency or a champion.

I decided to reward both last year and it appears to be an issue this year on the boys side again. It was hard to choose between state champion Jaime Waltmire (Canyon del Oro) and his consistent teammate Logan France and a case could have been made for both.

We are in that same situation again this year with state champion Billy Comeaux (Sabino) and the golfer with the lowest average (Gary P. Durrenberger Award) in Waltmire.

Waltmire backed up his state championship last year with the best season by any Southern Arizona golfer this year. His stroke average was 36.45. No other golfer broke 37 including Comeaux.

Comeaux, by contrast, seemed to be picking up steam at the right time and it led to a two-stroke victory at the Division II state championship.

Can’t overlook a champion and you can’t overlook the best.

On the girls side, Salpointe’s Krystal Quihuis was both the best and the Division II state champion.

Her stroke average of 35.35 was a stroke and a half over her nearest competition in CDO standout sophomore Morgan Messick (36.93). Quihuis and Messick were so far out in front of the competition that the nearest stroke average after Messick was another stroke and a half.

The two did the same thing at the state tourney where Quihuis finished with a 137 and Messick had a 141. The next competitor came in far behind with a 148. I would have loved to see the two paired up on a championship Saturday but the AIA does not schedule championships that way.

Maybe, someday, they will be paired up on Championship Sunday in the LPGA….

Last year, Messick had the lowest stroke average and Quihuis was the state champion. Messick just ran into a more determined Quihuis this fall. Not taking anything away from Messick, but Quihuis is the sole girls golfer of the year this time.

Lady Lancer coach Michele Murphy had to work through a breast cancer scare before she could even think about taking her girls to the practice tees this fall. She came back from one of the most difficult things that life can hand to a woman and she led her team to back-to-back state championships.

All I can say is don’t get in her way.

Salpointe had the lowest stroke average as a team and then won the D-II title by 64 strokes. Murphy is the easy choice for girls coach of the year.

The D-I girls coach of the year goes to John Sugameli of Marana. In a division usually dominated by Cienega, Sugameli has his team close behind Tucson in stroke average but his girls have put in more rounds of work.

John Farbarik was unable to pull off another boys state title (would have been his third in a row)

when the Dorados came up only seven shots back of the state champions this year but his team came in two and a half strokes up on everyone else in the regular season.

Four of the top golfers wore the Dorado uniform this fall. Some may say it’s easy to win with talent like that but I’ve seen him coach and I’ve seen him offer grip and strategy advice to golfers who were not on his team and I know of his work with the Southern Arizona Junior Golf Association (SAJGA).

With a nod to Ryan Bais of Ironwood Ridge (Obvious D-I coach of the year) and Salpointe’s Jim Flannery, Farbarik is the 2012 boys coach of the year.

The All-Star list will be completed after spring golf takes place for D-III. (Ajo, Benson, Bisbee, Desert Christian, Duncan, Empire, Immaculate Heart and Pusch Ridge).

Oh, and I go seven deep on my lists. If I missed anyone, I apologize. (I made a slight mistake in the girls All-Star list but I fixed it). Only a first and second team for the girls D-I. Just not enough depth in that division this year.

NOTE: The Ironwood Ridge girls play D-II while the boys play D-I.

2012 GIRLS GOLF ALL-STARS

Southern Arizona Golfer of the Year:
Krystal Quihuis, Salpointe

Southern Arizona Coach of the Year:
Michele Murphy, Salpointe

ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA

First Team
Krystal Quihuis, Salpointe
Morgan Messick, Canyon del Oro
Brianna Vogel Salpointe
Shireen Singh, Catalina Foothills
Desiree Hong, Sahuaro
Adrianna Grijalva, Ironwood Ridge
Taylor Hughes, Sahuaro

Second Team
Natassja Meredith, St. Gregory
Ariceli Esquivel, Salpointe
Torrey Browning, Ironwood Ridge
Sydney Colwill, Ironwood Ridge
Claire Hanson, Salpointe
Alexandra Friedman, Salpointe

Abby Herz, Catalina Foothills
Adrianna Moreno, Cholla

Third Team
Paige Valles, Catalina Foothills
Rachel Blount, Sahuaro
Vanessa Leiterman, Marana
Stephanie Kay, Catalina Foothills
Courtney Evanoff, Sabino
Jennie Bass, St. Gregory
Sydney Bradford, Canyon del Oro

DIVISION I

Golfer of the Year:
Vanessa Leiterman, Marana

Coach of the Year:
John Sugameli, Marana

First Team
Vanessa Leiterman, Marana
Alyssa Yanez, Tucson
Julia Johnston, Cienega
Carly Nelson, Marana
Angelica Barrios, Tucson
Courtney Gourdin, Marana
Briana Tibbetts, Cienega

Second Team
Natasha McMillan, Marana
Gabriela Trejo, Desert View
Sara Sillik, Cienega
Taylor Hawkins, Cienega
Sachi Cochran, Marana
Sierra Glassburner, Cienega

Romy Sandoval, Tucson

DIVISION II

Golfer of the Year:
Krystal Quihuis, Salpointe

Coach of the Year:
Michele Murphy, Salpointe

First Team
Krystal Quihuis, Salpointe
Morgan Messick, Canyon del Oro
Brianna Vogel Salpointe
Shireen Singh, Catalina Foothills
Desiree Hong, Sahuaro
Adrianna Grijalva, Ironwood Ridge
Taylor Hughes, Sahuaro

Second Team
Natassja Meredith, St. Gregory
Ariceli Esquivel, Salpointe
Torrey Browning, Ironwood Ridge
Sydney Colwill, Ironwood Ridge
Claire Hanson, Salpointe
Alexandra Friedman, Salpointe

Abby Herz, Catalina Foothills
Adrianna Moreno, Cholla

Third Team
Paige Valles, Catalina Foothills
Rachel Blount, Sahuaro
Stephanie Kay, Catalina Foothills
Courtney Evanoff, Sabino
Jennie Bass, St. Gregory
Sydney Bradford, Canyon del Oro

2011 BOYS GOLF ALL-STARS

Southern Arizona Golfers of the Year:
Jaime Waltmire, Canyon del Oro
Billy Comeaux, Sabino

Southern Arizona Coach of the Year:
John Farbarik, Canyon del Oro

ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA

First Team
Jaime Waltmire, Canyon del Oro
Billy Comeaux, Sabino
Frankie Wu, Canyon del Oro
Trent Terry, Salpointe
Chris Meyers, Canyon del Oro
Kevin Goldstein, Ironwood Ridge
Eric Wu, Canyon del Oro

Second Team
Eric Barna, Ironwood Ridge
David Rauer, Cienega
Spencer Arnaud, Salpointe
Daniel Rowland, Canyon del Oro
Ruben Ruiz, Ironwood Ridge
Frankie Ortiz, Ironwood Ridge
Ryan Tanner, Salpointe

Third Team
Joel Berkson, Sabino
Gabe Borboa, Tucson
Chris Cotsones, Canyon del Oro
Jacob Coles, Cienega
Tanner Doughty, Cienega
Jimin Yoo, Buena
Zack Emerson, Cienega

DIVISION I

Golfer of the Year:
Kevin Goldstein, Ironwood Ridge

Coach of the Year:
Ryan Bais, Ironwood Ridge

First Team
Kevin Goldstein, Ironwood Ridge
Eric Barna, Ironwood Ridge
David Rauer, Cienega
Ruben Ruiz, Ironwood Ridge
Frankie Ortiz, Ironwood Ridge
Gabe Borboa, Tucson
Jacob Coles, Cienega

Second Team
Tanner Doughty, Cienega
Jimin Yoo, Buena
Zack Emerson, Cienega
Jimin Yoo, Buena
Robert Swanson, Cienega
Andy Hunter, Ironwood Ridge
Briggs Duce, Buena

Third Team
Bobby Padilla, Sunnyside
Kenyon Kautz, Ironwood Ridge
Nathan Sverdrup, Ironwood Ridge
Ethan Whitis, Buena
Tim Coyne, Mountain View
Dante Perez, Buena
Jacob O’Rourke, Tucson

DIVISION II

Golfers of the Year:
Jaime Waltmire, Canyon del Oro
Billy Comeaux, Sabino

Coach of the Year:
John Farbarik, Canyon del Oro

First Team
Jaime Waltmire, Canyon del Oro
Billy Comeaux, Sabino
Frankie Wu, Canyon del Oro
Trent Terry, Salpointe
Chris Meyers, Canyon del Oro
Eric Wu, Canyon del Oro
Spencer Arnaud, Salpointe

Second Team
Daniel Rowland, Canyon del Oro
Ryan Tanner, Salpointe
Joel Berkson, Sabino
Chris Cotsones, Canyon del Oro
Ryan Kauffman, Catalina Foothills
Jake Dutson, Canyon del Oro
Matt Spahr, Sabino

Third Team
Daniel Benita, Catalina Foothills
German Guayante, Nogales
Keaton Smith, Catalina Foothills
Derek Lozier, Sahuarita
CJ Padilla, Flowing Wells
Aaron Esquivel, Catalina
Hunter Lowry, Salpointe

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