Dave Rubio

Arizona head coach Dave Rubio talks to his players during a timeout in the second set against Arizona State at McKale Center, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Arizona volleyball coachΒ Dave RubioΒ signed Santa Ana (California) Mater Dei High School volleyball standoutΒ Gabby HalcovichΒ last week. Sound familiar? Her father,Β Frank Halcovich, was one of Arizona’s leading baseball recruits of the 1980s. He was the California Junior College Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986, as a pitcher/hitter. At Arizona, he hit .361 with 12 home runs in 1988 and also won seven games as a pitcher, making the All-Pac-10 team. He now owns a commercial lighting company in Southern California. … 


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