Early last fall, things were looking rather bleak for the immediate future of the Arizona State football program. When Larry Turner-Gooden announced on social media that he was decommitting from … Read More
The Arizona State women’s basketball team that took the floor last night at Desert Financial Arena was not what the visiting Colorado Buffaloes had been expecting. It had been three … Read More
It looks like the Sunnyside High School wrestling team has reclaimed ownership of the prestigious Flowing Wells Invitational. Since 2011, the wrestling powerhouse from Tucson has either won the tournament … Read More
High school athletes and coaches must feel like they’re trapped in a time warp. Things were beginning to return to some semblance of normalcy following the outbreak two years ago … Read More
Last fall, Spencer Rattler was getting ready for his sophomore season as the starting quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and considered a favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. It looked … Read More
While families in Arizona were busy preparing for the holidays, many high school basketball teams were preparing for tournament play. Coaches use the annual break from classes to give their … Read More
Last night’s SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl could have been called the Walking Wounded Bowl since both teams went into the game dangerously shorthanded. That helps explain why this bowl … Read More
I was raised in Arizona but moved to Michigan to raise a family. During that time I began coaching high school girls basketball. When I returned to the desert some … Read More
The wait was worth it for Devon Dampier and the Saguaro High School football team. Per AIA rules, Dampier had to sit out the first half of the 2021 season … Read More
He doesn’t wear the expensive suits that his predecessor, Sean Miller, preferred for games days. But no one is likely to complain, based on the early results the new head … Read More
Chandler HS football did its job. It got to the Open Division finals. The Wolves beat Liberty High School in one of the two Open Division semifinals to set up … Read More
The Chandler High School football team likely will have one eye on what’s going on in the other Open Division semifinal because the No. 2-seeded Wolves desperately want another chance … Read More
It looks like the question of who will replace Aari McDonald‘s scoring effort that carried the University of Arizona women’s basketball team to the NCAA title game last season has … Read More
When Hamilton High ended Chandler’s 45-game winning streak in the final game on the schedule, the No. 2-seeded Huskies took the top seed from the Wolves and will be starting … Read More
Sharon Vanis‘ strategy for the 2021 high school volleyball season has paid off with a state championship. The Hamilton High School volleyball coach entered this year’s team into national tournaments … Read More
There is no questioning the depth of the cross country programs this year at Highland High School and Desert Vista HS. The two East Valley schools combined to wrap up … Read More
By claiming its first-ever state title in girls golf last week, Liberty High School also gained entry to an exclusive club of sorts. Peoria’s Liberty became just the fourth school … Read More
For more than three decades, high school boys’ swim teams in Arizona have lived with the reality that each year they are likely competing for second place in the quest … Read More
They may not win another game this season, but the satisfaction from Saturday’s football victory over California will be the one memory the Arizona Wildcats will carry with them into … Read More
It might come as a surprise to most people that Horizon High School volleyball coach Valorie McKenzie was seriously thinking about retiring. It would probably be even more surprising to … Read More
