Greg Hansen column: No one is having a better season, across multiple sports, than Pima Community College, which regularly produces champions despite a shoestring budget.
Perhaps it’s Arizona’s junior college league, the ACCAC — from Yuma to Thatcher, Prescott to Tucson — a league that plays in relative obscurity, with no TV coverage, few newspaper headlines and fewer Twitter clicks.
The Aztecs have 13 sports, men’s and women’s. They’ve had one losing season . The other 12 have either reached the NJCAA finals or played in or are currently playing deep into the region playoffs. “The number of teams going to nationals is more than we’ve ever had," says Jerry Stitt, Pima’s executive assistant athletic director. “The baseball and softball teams are in the regional finals this week. You name it: Track, basketball, soccer, golf. It’s been a very good year."
Central Arizona College has won 19 cross-country/track-and-field national titles and 12 in softball. Phoenix College has won 11 national titles in softball alone. “In a year we’ve been so good in all the sports, we had a combined 3.41 GPA last semester. Our coaches and our student-athletes make me look good, and all I’m doing is driving the bus."
“I got a lot of blowback when I hired Chad," says Monaco. “That was nuts. They should’ve fired me if I had not hired him. He’s all passion and drive. He’s as intent on his kids’ classroom success as he is on what they do on the field."Stitt, Arizona’s former head baseball coach, is his executive assistant. Shonda James is an assistant to Monaco, but she’s also an assistant track coach. Holthaus doubles as the women’s basketball coach and an assistant AD.
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