![The first meet on Arizona State‘s 2017 cross country schedule is just six weeks away. Not a good time to be changing head coaches. But the Sun Devils had […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ASUxc-640x250.jpg "ASU grad Rasmussen takes over cross country program")
![There are plenty of high school football teams across Arizona working during the off-season to turn things around following a disappointing 2016 season. That job centers on improving performance […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/footblphoto-640x250.jpg "Chandler HS, NDP working to restore football reputations")
![Every summer, as a new college school year gets close to beginning, there’s always speculation about which coaches might be on the hot seat. At Arizona State, the school’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ASUsparky-195x110.jpg "ASU’s sports struggles reflecting poorly on AD Anderson")
![You would think a 7-foot-tall basketball player who has the agility of a guard on the court and averages a scoring double-double throughout his final two years in high […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dunk2-195x110.jpg "Hillcrest Prep’s DeAndre Ayton once again No. 1 recruit")
![Lubbock, Texas, turned out to be the end of the road for the University of Arizona baseball team last season. The Wildcats were beaten by Sam Houston State in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/UAbighit-195x110.jpg "UA baseball will have to wait for prep home-run king")
![Mike Candrea has been the head softball coach at the University of Arizona for the past 32 seasons. Last March he won his 1,500th game, making him the first […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/UAmCandrea-195x110.jpg "Candrea still filling pro game with UA softball players")
![If the name of the new swimming & diving coach at University of Arizona sounds familiar, there’s good reason. Augie Busch spent eight years as an assistant coach with […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Augie-195x110.jpeg "UA swim program back in the hands of a Busch (Augie)")
![Just a couple of years ago, Arizona high school hoops fans paid little attention to the various basketball “academies” springing up around the country, those prep schools started for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bballhands-195x110.jpg "Prep ‘basketball factories’ blooming in Arizona desert")
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![In the summer before the 2014 high school football season, USA Today ran an article that included musings about what a Mount Rushmore of Arizona coaching legends might look […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Friedli-640x250.jpg "Death won’t dim iconic football legacy of Coach Friedli")
Death won’t dim iconic football legacy of Coach Friedli
In the summer before the 2014 high school football season, USA Today ran an article that included musings about what a Mount Rushmore of Arizona coaching legends might look […]
Featured Stories
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ASU’s sports struggles reflecting poorly on AD Anderson
Every summer, as a new college school year gets close to beginning, there’s always speculation about which coaches might be on the hot seat. At Arizona State, the school’s […]
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Hillcrest Prep’s DeAndre Ayton once again No. 1 recruit
You would think a 7-foot-tall basketball player who has the agility of a guard on the court and averages a scoring double-double throughout his final two years in high […]
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UA baseball will have to wait for prep home-run king
Lubbock, Texas, turned out to be the end of the road for the University of Arizona baseball team last season. The Wildcats were beaten by Sam Houston State in […]
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Candrea still filling pro game with UA softball players
Mike Candrea has been the head softball coach at the University of Arizona for the past 32 seasons. Last March he won his 1,500th game, making him the first […]
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UA swim program back in the hands of a Busch (Augie)
If the name of the new swimming & diving coach at University of Arizona sounds familiar, there’s good reason. Augie Busch spent eight years as an assistant coach with […]
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Prep ‘basketball factories’ blooming in Arizona desert
Just a couple of years ago, Arizona high school hoops fans paid little attention to the various basketball “academies” springing up around the country, those prep schools started for […]
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![It doesn’t look much like it used to, but the Sollenberger Classic is still with us. Gone are the glitz and glamour of years gone by, when the top […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HSfoot4-115x115.jpg "Slimmed-down Sollenberger Classic returns for 2017")
Slimmed-down Sollenberger Classic returns for 2017
Posted on June 28, 2017 | No CommentsIt doesn’t look much like it used to, but the Sollenberger Classic is still with us. Gone are the glitz and glamour of years gone by, when the top […] -
![Despite all its success in sports, Desert Vista High School just might have set a record it really didn’t want. Desert Vista won back-to-back state titles in girls’ volleyball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Basketball8-115x115.jpg "Coaching turnover continues for Desert Vista girls’ hoops")
Coaching turnover continues for Desert Vista girls’ hoops
Posted on June 26, 2017 | No CommentsDespite all its success in sports, Desert Vista High School just might have set a record it really didn’t want. Desert Vista won back-to-back state titles in girls’ volleyball […] -
![“Frank Kush is Sun Devil football.” That comment from Arizona State VP for University Athletics Ray Anderson was part of a series of accolades coming from ASU coaches and […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/KushTribute-115x115.jpg "Frank Kush dies & ASU loses link to football glory days")
Frank Kush dies & ASU loses link to football glory days
Posted on June 22, 2017 | No Comments“Frank Kush is Sun Devil football.” That comment from Arizona State VP for University Athletics Ray Anderson was part of a series of accolades coming from ASU coaches and […] -
![Grand Canyon University is beginning to look like a way station for former professional basketball players. A third was just added when women’s head coach Nicole Powell added Nikki […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/NikkiBlue-115x115.png "More former basketball pros finding a home at GCU")
More former basketball pros finding a home at GCU
Posted on June 21, 2017 | No CommentsGrand Canyon University is beginning to look like a way station for former professional basketball players. A third was just added when women’s head coach Nicole Powell added Nikki […] -
![College recruiters don’t have to beat the bushes in Arizona to find some of the nation’s top quarterback prospects. They just have to locate one of the many 7-on-7 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/QB-115x115.jpg "Need a good high school QB, coach? Come to Arizona")
Need a good high school QB, coach? Come to Arizona
Posted on June 17, 2017 | No CommentsCollege recruiters don’t have to beat the bushes in Arizona to find some of the nation’s top quarterback prospects. They just have to locate one of the many 7-on-7 […] -
![Evidently, a half-million dollar contribution doesn’t necessarily buy job security. If Todd Graham didn’t know that before, he does now. The head football coach at Arizona State University ponied […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/todd-graham-asu-suspension-115x115.jpg "Not a good sign: No contract extension for ASU’s Graham")
Not a good sign: No contract extension for ASU’s Graham
Posted on June 14, 2017 | No CommentsEvidently, a half-million dollar contribution doesn’t necessarily buy job security. If Todd Graham didn’t know that before, he does now. The head football coach at Arizona State University ponied […] -
![Whoever takes over the job as head coach for the Chaparral High School baseball program had better come with a boat load of confidence because his performance will be […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BallGlove-115x115.jpg "Next Chaparral HS baseball coach just third in 43 yrs")
Next Chaparral HS baseball coach just third in 43 yrs
Posted on June 11, 2017 | No CommentsWhoever takes over the job as head coach for the Chaparral High School baseball program had better come with a boat load of confidence because his performance will be […] -
![Adia Barnes has been laying down some big foundation blocks for the women’s basketball program she is trying to re-build at the University of Arizona. Barnes was hired 14 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Adia-115x115.jpg "Barnes building UA women’s hoops with 5-star recruit")
Barnes building UA women’s hoops with 5-star recruit
Posted on June 8, 2017 | No CommentsAdia Barnes has been laying down some big foundation blocks for the women’s basketball program she is trying to re-build at the University of Arizona. Barnes was hired 14 […] -
![The University of Arizona had two roads in this year’s post-season that would lead to a college world series. Both turned out to be dead-ends.. A week ago, Arizona’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rivasslide-115x115.jpg "UA baseball done, fails to get past Texas Regional")
UA baseball done, fails to get past Texas Regional
Posted on June 5, 2017 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona had two roads in this year’s post-season that would lead to a college world series. Both turned out to be dead-ends.. A week ago, Arizona’s […] -
![Ryan Hoffer has graduated, but Chaparral High School‘s swimming program could continue to enjoy the national spotlight, as least for another year. But that depends on the future plans […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/taylorruck1-115x115.jpg "Is Taylor Ruck returning to Chaparral HS swim program?")
Is Taylor Ruck returning to Chaparral HS swim program?
Posted on June 3, 2017 | No CommentsRyan Hoffer has graduated, but Chaparral High School‘s swimming program could continue to enjoy the national spotlight, as least for another year. But that depends on the future plans […] -
![Some of the nation’s best high school basketball talent continues to pass through Arizona. But local fans who would like to get a look at the players are pretty […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bbCU-115x115.jpg "Hillcrest Prep adds local big man, nation’s #1 freshman")
Hillcrest Prep adds local big man, nation’s #1 freshman
Posted on May 31, 2017 | No CommentsSome of the nation’s best high school basketball talent continues to pass through Arizona. But local fans who would like to get a look at the players are pretty […] -
![Like so many times in recent years, the Arizona Wildcats were once again knocking on the door of the Women’s College World Series. This time it was the Baylor […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/UAsoft-115x115.jpg "Baylor extends UA softball’s 7-year WCWS drought")
Baylor extends UA softball’s 7-year WCWS drought
Posted on May 29, 2017 | No CommentsLike so many times in recent years, the Arizona Wildcats were once again knocking on the door of the Women’s College World Series. This time it was the Baylor […] -
![Missy Farr-Kaye knew what it takes for a college golf program to win a national title. As a standout collegiate player, she was on the Arizona State team that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Monica_Vaughn_1-115x115.jpg "ASU women’s golf wins 8th NCAA title, sets nat’l record")
ASU women’s golf wins 8th NCAA title, sets nat’l record
Posted on May 27, 2017 | No CommentsMissy Farr-Kaye knew what it takes for a college golf program to win a national title. As a standout collegiate player, she was on the Arizona State team that […] -
![Maybe the embarrassment it suffered at the hands of UCLA in the final series of the regular season was the impetus the University of Arizona softball team needed going […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/UASB-115x115.jpg "Power & pitching will take UA softball to 2017 WCWS")
Power & pitching will take UA softball to 2017 WCWS
Posted on May 26, 2017 | No CommentsMaybe the embarrassment it suffered at the hands of UCLA in the final series of the regular season was the impetus the University of Arizona softball team needed going […] -
![Dave Heeke’s first coaching hire at University of Arizona won’t be the easiest personnel decision he will make during his tenure in Tucson. He has to find someone to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RickDeMont-115x115.jpg "After 30 years, Rick DeMont retires from UA swimming")
After 30 years, Rick DeMont retires from UA swimming
Posted on May 25, 2017 | No CommentsDave Heeke’s first coaching hire at University of Arizona won’t be the easiest personnel decision he will make during his tenure in Tucson. He has to find someone to […] -
![All dressed up and nowhere to go. That’s what it must feel like for the baseball and softball players at Grand Canyon University. The Antelopes’ baseball team won 20 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GCUsoft-115x115.jpg "At GCU, success on the diamond – but little reward")
At GCU, success on the diamond – but little reward
Posted on May 24, 2017 | No CommentsAll dressed up and nowhere to go. That’s what it must feel like for the baseball and softball players at Grand Canyon University. The Antelopes’ baseball team won 20 […] -
![Life as we know it is all about perspective, the way that we view events. The Arizona State softball team really needs some perspective right now. Sun Devil softball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ASUvsUNC2-115x115.jpg "ASU softball, baseball close out disappointing seasons")
ASU softball, baseball close out disappointing seasons
Posted on May 21, 2017 | No CommentsLife as we know it is all about perspective, the way that we view events. The Arizona State softball team really needs some perspective right now. Sun Devil softball […] -
![A fourth-place finish for the Northern Arizona University men’s track & field team at this season’s Big Sky Conference outdoor championships brought an unexpected end to a five-year run […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NAUmalone-115x115.jpg "NAU women’s T&F claims Big Sky title & ‘Triple Crown’")
NAU women’s T&F claims Big Sky title & ‘Triple Crown’
Posted on May 20, 2017 | No CommentsA fourth-place finish for the Northern Arizona University men’s track & field team at this season’s Big Sky Conference outdoor championships brought an unexpected end to a five-year run […] -
![If it feels like you’ve seen this sports movie before, it’s because you have. Last year, about this same time. That’s when Hamilton High School swept the 6A baseball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bsblSwing-115x115.jpg "Hamilton HS repeats sweep of 6A baseball, softball titles")
Hamilton HS repeats sweep of 6A baseball, softball titles
Posted on May 17, 2017 | No CommentsIf it feels like you’ve seen this sports movie before, it’s because you have. Last year, about this same time. That’s when Hamilton High School swept the 6A baseball […] -
![With all the excitement on campus centered on yesterday’s softball state championship at Cienega High School, it’s easy to lose sight of the other state title that came just […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/VB3hands-115x115.jpg "Boys’ prep volleyball titles go to Boulder Creek, Cienega")
Boys’ prep volleyball titles go to Boulder Creek, Cienega
Posted on May 16, 2017 | No CommentsWith all the excitement on campus centered on yesterday’s softball state championship at Cienega High School, it’s easy to lose sight of the other state title that came just […]