by Chris Pfaff, Xavier Sportswriter

Monday, November 4 and Tuesday November 5

• Division 1 State Golf Tournament Rounds 1 and 2 at Aguila Golf Course beginning at 9:00 AM on Monday and 8:00 AM on Tuesday
  • Xavier is ranked #1 in Division 1, and they are the defending State Champions.
  • No school has won more than eight State Golf titles in their history except Xavier, who has won 38.
  • Sophomore Alexis Lamadrid will be in a tight battle for the Individual State Title.

Wednesday, November 6

• Division 1 State Diving at Phoenix Country Day Pool at 12:30 PM
  • The Diving competition is part of the Swim & Dive State Meet.
  • Two of the 40 Division 1 State divers are Gators: Maya Superfon and Genny Fischer.
  • Divers go through three rounds. The field is cut to 24 after prelims, then to 20 after semifinals. The 20 divers competing in the final round earn points for their team.
  • Maya is ranked #5 in Division 1.

Thursday, November 7

• 6A State Volleyball Tournament.
  • Xavier is ranked #1 and will be playing the first round at the Xavier Activity Center at 6:00 PM on Thursday.
  • The Quarterfinals and Semifinals will both be played at the high seed, so Xavier will play at home through the Semifinals as long as they stay in the tournament.
  • The Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final are next week.
  • Xavier hasn’t been in the Final since they won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018.
  • Xavier Volleyball’s storied history boasts of thirteen State titles. They are tied for second-most with two other schools.

Friday, November 8 and Saturday November 9

• Swimmers take center stage at the Division I State Swim & Dive Meet at the Skyline Aquatic Center in east Mesa.
  • Event Prelims take place on Friday; Finals take place on Saturday.
  • Prelims and Finals both start at 3:00 PM.
  • Xavier won their last State Swim & Dive title in 2017. They followed that up with runners-up finishes in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
  • Xavier has won the most State titles in Arizona history: 28. They have won 14 titles during the first twenty-three years of this century.
  • Thirty-four individual entries and three relays will represent Xavier in the State meet.

Check the Xavier Athletics pages on the Xavier website and the @xcpgatorsports Twitter feed for updates and State Tournament information.