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Year
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Overall Record |
Win % | League Record |
Win % | Place in Regionals & State |
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1981-82
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2-17 | 11% | 2-10 | 17% | New
school, boys sports went AA, Softball went AAA its first year ... only sophomores |
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1982-83
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7-13 | 35% | 5-7 | 42% | 4th place in League B |
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Reg
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8-14 | 36% | Lost to Saguaro, Round 2 | ||
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1983-84
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8-11 | 42% | 4-8 | 33% | Just missed Regionals |
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1984-85
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18-2 | 90% | 11-1 | 92% | Regional Champions |
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Reg
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18-3 | 86% | Chap. loss (1-0) - Rd.1 - highway robbery | ||
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1985-86
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19-4 | 83% | 13-3 | 81% | 1st in League |
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Reg
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21-4 | 84% | Central Regional Champions | ||
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STATE
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21-5 | 81% | Lost to Sahuaro (State Champs) 8 innings | ||
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1986-87
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19-7 | 73% | 12-4 | 75% | 2nd in League,lost to McCl in Rd. 2 |
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Reg
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20-8 | 71% | Consol. winner of Christmas Tourney | ||
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1987-88
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13-6 | 68% | 13-5 | 72% | 2nd in League |
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Reg
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14-7 | 67% | Regionals finished 3rd | ||
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STATE
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14-8 | 64% | State, lost to Yuma | ||
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1988-89
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18-6 | 75% | 14-4 | 78% | 2nd in League, 2nd in Christmas Tourney |
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Reg
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19-7 | 73% | Regionals finished 2nd | ||
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STATE
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19-8 | 70% | State, lost to Apollo | ||
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1989-90
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19-5 | 79% | 12-3 | 80% | Regional Champions |
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Reg
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20-5 | 80% | Seeding Tournament Champion | ||
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STATE
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23-5 | 82% | STATE CHAMPIONS (final score 2-1) | ||
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1990-91
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17-9 | 65% | 9-6 | 60% | 3rd in Regionals |
|
Reg
|
20-9 | 69% | Seeding Tourney Champions | ||
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STATE
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20-10 | 67% | State, lost to Santa Rita (score 5-2) | ||
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1991-92
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16-11 | 59% | 10-5 | 67% | 2nd in Regionals, 4th in Flag. Tourney |
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Reg
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17-12 | 59% | 2nd in Seeding Tournament to Gilbert | ||
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STATE
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17-13 | 57% | State, lost to Marcos (score 4-1) | ||
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1992-93
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15-10 | 60% | 11-4 | 73% | 2nd in Regionals to Gilbert |
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Reg
|
16-11 | 59% | 2nd in Seeding Tournament to Gilbert | ||
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STATE
|
17-12 | 59% | State Qtrs. lost to eventual State Champs, Tucson Salpointe 3-2, 21 innings. | ||
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1993-94
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15-9 | 63% | 10-5 | 67% | 3rd in Tucson Tourney, Rd. 2 in T-Bird Tourney |
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Reg
|
15-10 | 60% | Lost round 1 in reg. to CdS, 1st loss to CdS. | ||
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1994-95
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10-10 | 50% | 7-8 | 47% | 4th in Reg. standing but finished 2nd in Seeding Trny. |
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Reg
|
12-11 | 52% | Beat Yuma 7-3, McCl 4-0, lost to CdS 0-7 in finals. | ||
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STATE
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13-12 | 52% | Lost in State quarter finals to Moon Vly 9-0 | ||
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1995-96
|
20-9 | 69% | 12-6 | 63% | 2nd in Reg. standing and finished 2nd in Seeding Trny. |
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Reg
|
21-10 | 68% | Beat Mesa 4-2, and lost to Cibola 2-4 | ||
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STATE
|
21-11 | 66% | Lost in 1st round at home to Canyon del Oro 7-5. | ||
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1996-97
|
15-15 | 50% | 8-10 | 44% | Lost 8 games this season by 1 run and lost to Red Mt |
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Reg
|
15-16 | 48% | 2-1 in regionals with 1st string pitcher home sick. | ||
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1997-98
|
20-9 | 69% | 7-7 | 50% | Of the top 10 teams ranked in the State, 6 of them were in our East |
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Reg
|
20-10 | 67% | Valley Region...Great competition. 500 wins for Ellis on 10th victory. Winner of the Dobson-Highland Trny and the McCl-Marcos Trny | ||
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1998-99
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17-11 | 61% | 6-8 | 43% | Still a tough region...Lost out to Mt View 6-5 with bases loaded in the 7th. |
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Reg
|
17-12 | 59% | Second at the Dobson-Highland Trny (Highland won 4-0) | ||
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1999-00
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17-10 | 63% | 7-3 | 70% | Regional Champions -- Did not get to go to State, major rip-off !!! |
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Reg
|
17-11 | 61% | Lost to Mt.V & the tie breaker rules gave Desert Mt the EV3 spot without a playoff. --- Second at the Dobson-Highland Trny (Cactus won 2-0) | ||
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2000-01
|
15-13 | 54% | 6-4 | 60% | 3rd Place trophy in the Dobson-Highland Tourney-all Dobson Teams were 2-2. |
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Reg
|
15-14 | 52% | Lost to Mesa 8-10 in a State Seeding Playoff Format | ||
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2001-02
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After 33 years of coaching softball, it was fun and rewarding. Thanks to the hundreds of athletes that played their best and gave of their best, our friendship will always be treasured. |
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Reg
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Coach Ellis retires on 6-18-2002 ... Thanks for memories | ||
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F
A R E W E L L
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Dobson
Totals |
340/230 | 60% | 185-120 | 61% | 4
Regional Championships, 1 State Championship at Dobson High. Coach Ellis' overall wins 570 while coaching in the high schools since 1968. 10 times Regional Champions (''68, 69, 70, 74, 75, 78, 85, 86, 90, 00); 7 times Regional Runner-Up ('77, 86, 87, 88, 93, 94, 96) 6 times State Final 4 Competition ('70, 85, 89, 90, 93, 95) 2 State Championships (1970, 1990) |
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ELLIS'
Lifetime Totals 33 years |
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On 6-28-2002 -- Coach Ellis won the National High School Coach of the Year after receiving the Region 8 Coach of the year in 2002, 1998, 1996, and 1993. Nominated by her peers in the Arizona Coaches Association, the NHSACA selects the region winners. Region 8 includes the following states: Ariz., Calif., Hawaii, Nevada, New Mex., and Utah. The National High School Athletic Coaches Association gives the National award every year to one of the winners of the 8 regions. What is outstanding is that the award was decided before my retirement was announced. Thanks to everyone involved I can't tell you what this means to me. | ||
| ... September, 2023 Dobson High started the Dobson Athletic Hall of Fame and I was honored to be one of the first 6 coached inducted. | |||||