McKenzie has more than 800 wins as a girls’ volleyball coach. Even though she retired from teaching in 2013 she has kept on as the volleyball coach because of her passion for the sport.
It took five sets and over two hours for Salpointe to outlast Sunrise Mountain 3-2 in the 4A title match held at Mountain Point High School Thursday night but that’s just how the Lancers wanted it.
The semifinal round of the 4A state volleyball championship favored the lower seeds as No. 4 Sunrise Mountain swept No. 1 Cactus Shadows and No. 3 Salpointe beat No. 2 Cactus 3-1 on Tuesday night.