by Chris Pfaff, Xavier Sportswriter
Photos by Zach Carlson
Xavier Athletics produced many great moments in 2023-24!
In June, the Arizona Republic 2023-24 High School Sports Awards selected a Xavier athlete and a Xavier coach to receive top honors in Arizona high school athletics for their 2023-24 season performances.
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Senior Lauren Putz was named “Softball Player of the Year”.
MaxPreps statistics give Lauren the following rankings amongst all Arizona high school girls for 2023-24:
- 2nd: Home Runs (18)
- 2nd: Slugging Percentage — average number of bases reached per at-bat (1.697)
- 2nd: Runs Scored (67)
- 2nd: On Base Percentage (.802)
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Xavier Soccer Coach Barb Chura was named “Girls Team Coach of the Year”
- Chura has coached nine Xavier soccer teams to State titles in her tenure at Xavier
- 2023-24 was Xavier’s FOURTH STATE SOCCER TITLE IN A ROW
- Xavier Soccer scored 13 wins, 0 losses, and 3 ties for 2023-24
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