Barbara Stauffer was one of the pioneers in small school girls athletics back in the early years following Title IX.  Coach Stauffer was one of the best small school volleyball coaches in Arizona in the 1970's and 1980's.  She began her career in Duncan where her Lady Wildkats were the 2A Class State Volleyball Champions back-to-back in 1972 and 1973.  Duncan followed up with Runners-Up appearances in 1975 and 1976 under Stauffer.  Barb moved over to Ft.

Valorie McKenzie was the head volleyball coach at Horizon High School since they opened the doors in 1980.  Her Huskies were the State 5A Champions in 2009, 2010, and 2012.  The Huskies were the State Runners-Up in 2000, and 2011.  Coach McKenzie has been honored by being the National Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2014, the Arizona Coaches Association Coach of the Year, the Arizona Republic's 5A Coach of the Year, and has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Victory Award for over 700 wins in her career.  Coach McKenzie's Huskies won their 800th game in October of 2

Coach Sharon Austerman began her unparalled coaching career when she started the volleyball program at Cortez High School in 1969.  She subsequently served as Cortez' head coach for 28 years.  Her teams posted 402 wins for a winning percentage of nearly 75%, qualified for the state tournament 27 times, won the region title 10 times, qualified for the state tournament 17 times, won the state title 3 times and were runners-up once.  Her teams also were invitational tournament champions or runners-up 12 times.  Sharon was named the Skyline Region Coach of the Year 6 times, State Coach of the Y

Carol coached volleyball at Buckeye Union High School for 31 years, 29 of those years as head coach. Her teams won an incredible 442 dual matches, were twice state runners-up and captured nine regional championships.   Her overall winning percentage is 66%.   In 1998, she was named State Coach of the Year by the Arizona Coaches' Association and has been honored as Region Coach of the year five times.   Carol was named All-Star head coach in 1986, 1990, 1992, 1999 and 2002 and served as All-Star assistant coach three times.

Norma Bellamy was the second woman inducted into the Arizona Coaches Hall of Fame in 1992.  That was the only time Coach Bellamy was second.  During her long and illustrious career at Safford, Norma's Lady Bulldogs collected 21 (yes, twenty-one) Arizona State Volleyball Titles.  Although Safford has historically been competing in the 3A/4A, many of the Lady Bulldog's victories came over 4A and 5A teams from the Tucson area.  By the time Coach Bellamy retired in 1994, her teams combined for an unheard of 520-33 record.   The AIA honored Norma Bellamy in the year 2000 as the "Coach of the Cen