MARICOPA — Murmurs had been swirling about a “play-in curse” surrounding Maricopa volleyball and head coach Tia Kannapel, who had brought the girls and boys teams to the postseason in all four opportunities, but never cleared the hurdle to get to the championship tournament. Well, that curse was emphatically lifted on Tuesday.
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