Bio

DON KETCHUM is a native of Phoenix. He was a sportswriter for The Arizona Republic/The Phoenix Gazette for nearly four decades. He covered high school sports on several occasions as well as the Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals and Arizona State sports. From 2008-14, he was a staff writer for AIA365.com, the web site of the Arizona Interscholastic Association.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Badminton, golf pick up road victories

Xavier Prep’s badminton team, the defending state champion, opened its 2017 season on Wednesday (Aug. 23) with a 6-3 road victory over Mesa Red Mountain.

The Gators will be back in action on Thursday (Aug. 24) with a road contest against Tempe Corona del Sol. Start time is 3:30 p.m.

Golf – Senior Eve Worden captured medalist honors with a 2-under-par round and sophomore Ashley Menne was close behind at 1-under as XCP defeated Anthem Boulder Creek at the Anthem Country Club.

Xavier will be in Tucson on Friday (Aug. 25) and Saturday (Aug. 26) for the Nighthawk Invitational at the Omni Tucson National course. Rounds both days will begin at 1 p.m. Approximately 12 teams will be competing.
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