![Not that long ago, there weren’t many Arizona State football fans willing to jump on board the ‘Herm Train.’ Now, after the Sun Devils upset then-No. 15 MIchigan State […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Sparky-640x250.jpg "ASU football: Seats on the ‘Herm Train’ filling up fast")
![The Hamilton High girls’ volleyball team had already beaten Xavier Prep twice during the regular season. But the Gators stepped up when it mattered most to turn the tables […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VBhandss-640x250.jpg "Xavier repeats volleyball title, Millennium gets first ever")
![A move up to Division I didn’t keep the Chaparral High School girls’ swim & dive team from adding another state team title to their trophy case. They won […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Swimming-195x110.jpg "Chaparral girls now in D-I, but add another state swim title")
![How tough is it to compete as a women’s basketball team in the Pac-12 Conference? Consider this: The Arizona State women won 22 games last season, made it to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PAC12-195x110.jpg "ASU women’s basketball faces tough road in Pac-12")
![Arizona’s high school girls’ golf teams are still waiting eagerly for Ashley Menne to graduate. The Xavier Prep junior just picked up her third straight D-I state championship, becoming […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Golf2-2-195x110.jpg "Menne wins 3rd golf title; Xavier, Brophy are team champs")
![Sports rivalries can be strange animals, even at the high school level. Just ask Eddy Zubey. Someone should remind Zubey, the head football coach at Gilbert’s Higley High School, how […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/football-player2-195x110.jpg "Football rivalries can be frustrating…just ask Higley coach")
![The sudden shock and disruption of a hazing scandal that rocked the tradition-rich Hamilton High School football program 19 months ago has passed. But the pain lingers, as the fall-out […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FBbench-620x250-195x110.jpg "Once-dominant Hamilton football hard to recognize now")
![As the No. 1 high school quarterback prospect in the Class of 2019, Spencer Rattler has been in the media spotlight more than just about any prep football player […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fbhelmet-195x110.jpg "Pinnacle QB Rattler ineligible for rest of the season")
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![Since 2007, three schools have been passing around the girls’ cross country state titles in Arizona’s top conference. This year, it was Xavier Prep‘s turn to add the D-I […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HSXC-640x250.jpg "Repeat titles abound in AZ cross country; DV gets 5-peat")
Repeat titles abound in AZ cross country; DV gets 5-peat
Since 2007, three schools have been passing around the girls’ cross country state titles in Arizona’s top conference. This year, it was Xavier Prep‘s turn to add the D-I […]
Featured Stories
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Chaparral girls now in D-I, but add another state swim title
A move up to Division I didn’t keep the Chaparral High School girls’ swim & dive team from adding another state team title to their trophy case. They won […]
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ASU women’s basketball faces tough road in Pac-12
How tough is it to compete as a women’s basketball team in the Pac-12 Conference? Consider this: The Arizona State women won 22 games last season, made it to […]
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Menne wins 3rd golf title; Xavier, Brophy are team champs
Arizona’s high school girls’ golf teams are still waiting eagerly for Ashley Menne to graduate. The Xavier Prep junior just picked up her third straight D-I state championship, becoming […]
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Football rivalries can be frustrating…just ask Higley coach
Sports rivalries can be strange animals, even at the high school level. Just ask Eddy Zubey. Someone should remind Zubey, the head football coach at Gilbert’s Higley High School, how […]
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Once-dominant Hamilton football hard to recognize now
The sudden shock and disruption of a hazing scandal that rocked the tradition-rich Hamilton High School football program 19 months ago has passed. But the pain lingers, as the fall-out […]
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Pinnacle QB Rattler ineligible for rest of the season
As the No. 1 high school quarterback prospect in the Class of 2019, Spencer Rattler has been in the media spotlight more than just about any prep football player […]
Latest Headlines
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![For what must have seemed like an eternity, Rhett Rodriguez was in a very dark place after the 2017 college football season ended. The former standout quarterback at Tucson’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Rhett1-115x115.jpg "Rhett Rodriguez: from dark times into UA football spotlight")
Rhett Rodriguez: from dark times into UA football spotlight
Posted on October 18, 2018 | 1 CommentFor what must have seemed like an eternity, Rhett Rodriguez was in a very dark place after the 2017 college football season ended. The former standout quarterback at Tucson’s […] -
![The final tournaments of the girls’ high school volleyball season played out over the weekend as teams from across the state got one last chance to tune up before […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hsvollybl-115x115.jpg "Perry, Flagstaff HS claim final volleyball tourney titles")
Perry, Flagstaff HS claim final volleyball tourney titles
Posted on October 16, 2018 | No CommentsThe final tournaments of the girls’ high school volleyball season played out over the weekend as teams from across the state got one last chance to tune up before […] -
![Can that Sean Miller recruit, or what?! With all the distraction of an ongoing FBI investigation into college basketball recruiting swirling around him, the 10th-year head basketball coach at […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SeanMillr-115x115.jpg "Despite FBI hoops probe, Miller has rebuilt UA’s 2019 class")
Despite FBI hoops probe, Miller has rebuilt UA’s 2019 class
Posted on October 10, 2018 | No CommentsCan that Sean Miller recruit, or what?! With all the distraction of an ongoing FBI investigation into college basketball recruiting swirling around him, the 10th-year head basketball coach at […] -
![That bright light rolling north down the I-10 freeway this week was the glare of the media spotlight that had been focused on the University of Arizona one-time Heisman hopeful, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Benjamin-115x115.jpg "Football spotlight shifts from UA’s Tate to ASU’s Benjamin")
Football spotlight shifts from UA’s Tate to ASU’s Benjamin
Posted on October 3, 2018 | No CommentsThat bright light rolling north down the I-10 freeway this week was the glare of the media spotlight that had been focused on the University of Arizona one-time Heisman hopeful, […] -
![There’s an old saying: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. The University of Arizona women’s soccer team is getting a chance this season to test out that old […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/UAheader-115x115.jpg "Resilience may be UA soccer’s best weapon this year")
Resilience may be UA soccer’s best weapon this year
Posted on September 30, 2018 | No CommentsThere’s an old saying: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. The University of Arizona women’s soccer team is getting a chance this season to test out that old […] -
![History is in the making tonight. Not only will fans at tonight’s football game at Pinnacle High School likely be treated to a display of high-scoring offense, but they […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Football-and-helmets-115x115.jpg "State passing record, big scores likely at Pinnacle tonight")
State passing record, big scores likely at Pinnacle tonight
Posted on September 28, 2018 | No CommentsHistory is in the making tonight. Not only will fans at tonight’s football game at Pinnacle High School likely be treated to a display of high-scoring offense, but they […] -
![Arizona high schools are still trying to return to the top of the Nike Tournament of Champions, the girls’ volleyball tournament generally regarded as the event to determine a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/volleyball-115x115.jpg "AZ volleyball teams building national stature at Nike TOC")
AZ volleyball teams building national stature at Nike TOC
Posted on September 27, 2018 | No CommentsArizona high schools are still trying to return to the top of the Nike Tournament of Champions, the girls’ volleyball tournament generally regarded as the event to determine a […] -
![On one account, at least, Jack Murphy has to be considered a lucky man. Yes, that Jack Murphy. The head coach of the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/JackMurph-115x115.jpg "Jack Murphy’s future with NAU hoops rides on this season")
Jack Murphy’s future with NAU hoops rides on this season
Posted on September 25, 2018 | No CommentsOn one account, at least, Jack Murphy has to be considered a lucky man. Yes, that Jack Murphy. The head coach of the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team that […] -
![Saguaro High School is still the odds-on favorite to win this year’s 4A football state title, but there is a long line of challengers forming to take on the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Footballs-630x420-115x115.jpg "Unbeaten 4A football teams lining up to dethrone Saguaro")
Unbeaten 4A football teams lining up to dethrone Saguaro
Posted on September 21, 2018 | No CommentsSaguaro High School is still the odds-on favorite to win this year’s 4A football state title, but there is a long line of challengers forming to take on the […] -
![Hamilton High School just won the Gold bracket title at this year’s Westwood Tournament of Champions girls’ volleyball tournament, a major early-season event that draws many of the top-ranked […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/VBfloor-115x115.jpg "Hamilton volleyball wins Westwood TOC…prize or jinx?")
Hamilton volleyball wins Westwood TOC…prize or jinx?
Posted on September 18, 2018 | No CommentsHamilton High School just won the Gold bracket title at this year’s Westwood Tournament of Champions girls’ volleyball tournament, a major early-season event that draws many of the top-ranked […] -
![Even a call from John Calipari wasn’t enough to entice the hottest prospect in college basketball recruiting to leave his home state of Arizona. Nico Mannion said he enjoyed […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Nico_Mannion-115x115.jpg "Nico Mannion will stay in AZ, enroll in Point Guard U")
Nico Mannion will stay in AZ, enroll in Point Guard U
Posted on September 15, 2018 | 1 CommentEven a call from John Calipari wasn’t enough to entice the hottest prospect in college basketball recruiting to leave his home state of Arizona. Nico Mannion said he enjoyed […] -
![With each new football season comes at least one big game on the schedule that fans circle on the calendar and anxiously await. And that certainly holds true at […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hsftbl-115x115.jpg "After 4 years, Saguaro v. Chaparral football rivalry is back")
After 4 years, Saguaro v. Chaparral football rivalry is back
Posted on September 14, 2018 | No CommentsWith each new football season comes at least one big game on the schedule that fans circle on the calendar and anxiously await. And that certainly holds true at […] -
![Herm’s ‘goofy’ experiment just might be working after all. OK, so it was mostly the purists (and a good share of sports ‘analysts’) in college football that made fun […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HermEdwrds-115x115.jpeg "ASU football is 2-0…is Herm’s ‘NFL experiment’ working?")
ASU football is 2-0…is Herm’s ‘NFL experiment’ working?
Posted on September 11, 2018 | No CommentsHerm’s ‘goofy’ experiment just might be working after all. OK, so it was mostly the purists (and a good share of sports ‘analysts’) in college football that made fun […] -
![For the last six years, Kevin Sumlin has been able to look back on fond memories of his time at the University of Houston, where he enjoyed his most […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/UAvHous-115x115.jpg "Sumlin’s nightmare continues: UA football starts 0-2")
Sumlin’s nightmare continues: UA football starts 0-2
Posted on September 9, 2018 | No CommentsFor the last six years, Kevin Sumlin has been able to look back on fond memories of his time at the University of Houston, where he enjoyed his most […] -
![There likely won’t be another high school football game in this state the rest of the season that will have more significant story lines than the one that will […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fbFaceoff-115x115.jpg "4 reasons Pinnacle vs. Mountain Pte is must-see football")
4 reasons Pinnacle vs. Mountain Pte is must-see football
Posted on August 24, 2018 | No CommentsThere likely won’t be another high school football game in this state the rest of the season that will have more significant story lines than the one that will […] -
![There are some high school football coaches that believe that going out of state to play a top nationally-ranked team is a good way to start a new season. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HSfoot3-115x115.jpg "Saguaro football now #1 after Chandler loses to CA power")
Saguaro football now #1 after Chandler loses to CA power
Posted on August 22, 2018 | No CommentsThere are some high school football coaches that believe that going out of state to play a top nationally-ranked team is a good way to start a new season. […] -
![Three months have passed since the high school baseball state championships were played. Football just opened the 2018 schedule with its Zero Week games, and soccer and volleyball are […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Baseball_Silhouette_3618113674-115x115.jpg "Prep baseball done, but not Sabino HS recruiting probe")
Prep baseball done, but not Sabino HS recruiting probe
Posted on August 21, 2018 | No CommentsThree months have passed since the high school baseball state championships were played. Football just opened the 2018 schedule with its Zero Week games, and soccer and volleyball are […] -
![It looks like sentiment won out over logic as the azcentral sports preseason rankings were compiled this year. Casteel High School was given the No. 2 spot in the 5A […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hsfbtckl-115x115.jpg "Casteel football loses 42-19… #2 ranking a bit premature")
Casteel football loses 42-19… #2 ranking a bit premature
Posted on August 19, 2018 | 1 CommentIt looks like sentiment won out over logic as the azcentral sports preseason rankings were compiled this year. Casteel High School was given the No. 2 spot in the 5A […] -
![Tomorrow, the Arizona State volleyball team will hold its annual Maroon & Gold scrimmage, which will give fans an up-close look at the players before the 2018 season begins. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sanja_Huddle-115x115.jpg "Tomasevic: ASU volleyball hurt by ‘fake harmony’ in 2017")
Tomasevic: ASU volleyball hurt by ‘fake harmony’ in 2017
Posted on August 17, 2018 | No CommentsTomorrow, the Arizona State volleyball team will hold its annual Maroon & Gold scrimmage, which will give fans an up-close look at the players before the 2018 season begins. […] -
![There are a handful of states in the heartland of this country that are universally recognized for their rich heritage in the game of football. Their high school programs […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/football-115x115.jpg "Chaparral football eyes return to glory of the ‘Ragle Era’")
Chaparral football eyes return to glory of the ‘Ragle Era’
Posted on August 15, 2018 | No CommentsThere are a handful of states in the heartland of this country that are universally recognized for their rich heritage in the game of football. Their high school programs […]