![It’s become a tough recruiting pitch for Arizona’s Pac-12 schools when being compared with women’s soccer programs in California: “Hey, girls, come play soccer at our school and you can […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/UAsocc-640x250.jpg "Cali soccer elites make recruiting tough on ASU, UA")
![Arizona has just made a major contribution to the Duke basketball program. And one of the state’s Pac-12 programs is the loser in the deal. Marvin Bagley III, who […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/marvin-640x250.jpg "UA loses out; Marvin Bagley III picks Duke basketball")
![From second fiddle to leader of the band… Chandler High School’s football team no longer has to play in the shadow of cross-town rival Hamilton High. The reigning state […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FballCU-195x110.jpg "Chandler HS football, with #7 nat’l ranking, is team to beat")
![Point Guard U is enrolling again. The University of Arizona men’s basketball program earned that moniker during the Lute Olson era when the hall-of-fame coach was regularly recruiting some […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Jahvon-Quinerly-03954-X2-195x110.jpg "J. Quinerly’s commit to UA resurrects ‘Point Guard U’")
![As the Grand Canyon University sports programs get ready to begin the first season of fully-accredited Division I play, following a four-year transition period from Division II, it’s interesting […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MVB-195x110.jpg "GCU men’s volleyball developing an ‘international’ flavor")
![Last year’s football teams at Pac-12 rivals Arizona and Arizona State had one glaring trait in common – besides the fact that their head coaches suffered through one of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TGraham-195x110.jpg "ASU, UA football share big problem: rebuilding defenses")
![It looks like those days are fast fading when Grand Canyon University could be counted on to provide a landing spot for girl basketball players graduating from Arizona high […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GCUcoaches-195x110.jpg "GCU women’s hoops has new look, new recruiting plan")
![Expectations will be high again this year as the University of Arizona basketball team takes another shot at not only getting into the NCAA tournament in March, but helping […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SeanM-195x110.jpg "Locals on board as UA’s Miller tries again for Final Four")
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![What does it take to keep teenage football players motivated after winning four consecutive state championships? Hunger, says their coach. That’s a big motivation for this year’s Saguaro High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Footballs-630x420-640x250.jpg "Saguaro HS still hungry after 4 straight football titles")
Saguaro HS still hungry after 4 straight football titles
What does it take to keep teenage football players motivated after winning four consecutive state championships? Hunger, says their coach. That’s a big motivation for this year’s Saguaro High […]
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Chandler HS football, with #7 nat’l ranking, is team to beat
From second fiddle to leader of the band… Chandler High School’s football team no longer has to play in the shadow of cross-town rival Hamilton High. The reigning state […]
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J. Quinerly’s commit to UA resurrects ‘Point Guard U’
Point Guard U is enrolling again. The University of Arizona men’s basketball program earned that moniker during the Lute Olson era when the hall-of-fame coach was regularly recruiting some […]
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GCU men’s volleyball developing an ‘international’ flavor
As the Grand Canyon University sports programs get ready to begin the first season of fully-accredited Division I play, following a four-year transition period from Division II, it’s interesting […]
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ASU, UA football share big problem: rebuilding defenses
Last year’s football teams at Pac-12 rivals Arizona and Arizona State had one glaring trait in common – besides the fact that their head coaches suffered through one of […]
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GCU women’s hoops has new look, new recruiting plan
It looks like those days are fast fading when Grand Canyon University could be counted on to provide a landing spot for girl basketball players graduating from Arizona high […]
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Locals on board as UA’s Miller tries again for Final Four
Expectations will be high again this year as the University of Arizona basketball team takes another shot at not only getting into the NCAA tournament in March, but helping […]
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![Today marks the opening of preseason football practice at Camp Tontozona, the pine-covered site near Payson that was established more than a half-century ago by Arizona State coaching legend […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Tontozona-115x115.jpg "Camp Tontozona opens and thoughts turn to Coach Kush")
Camp Tontozona opens and thoughts turn to Coach Kush
Posted on July 31, 2017 | No CommentsToday marks the opening of preseason football practice at Camp Tontozona, the pine-covered site near Payson that was established more than a half-century ago by Arizona State coaching legend […] -
![Northern Arizona University fields a Division I football team. But, when the school’s mid-major FCS program tries to recruit in-state it has to take its place in line behind […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NAUfbTeam-115x115.jpg "Former local prep stars lead NAU football into 2017 season")
Former local prep stars lead NAU football into 2017 season
Posted on July 28, 2017 | No CommentsNorthern Arizona University fields a Division I football team. But, when the school’s mid-major FCS program tries to recruit in-state it has to take its place in line behind […] -
![Cassius Peat has become Arizona’s version of The Travelin’ Man. The football stand-out from Corona del Sol High School in Tempe is just settling into his third college since […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CassiusP-115x115.jpg "Bad trend? Cassius Peat is latest AZ prep star to transfer")
Bad trend? Cassius Peat is latest AZ prep star to transfer
Posted on July 26, 2017 | No CommentsCassius Peat has become Arizona’s version of The Travelin’ Man. The football stand-out from Corona del Sol High School in Tempe is just settling into his third college since […] -
![Some ‘coincidences’ are really hard to wrap your head around. Such is the case with the news just days ago of Jesse Parker’s death. Parker is a high school […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/helmetsBW-620x251-115x115.jpg "Jesse Parker follows Friedli in death by less than 24 hours")
Jesse Parker follows Friedli in death by less than 24 hours
Posted on July 24, 2017 | No CommentsSome ‘coincidences’ are really hard to wrap your head around. Such is the case with the news just days ago of Jesse Parker’s death. Parker is a high school […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Death won’t dim iconic football legacy of Coach Friedli")
Death won’t dim iconic football legacy of Coach Friedli
Posted on July 23, 2017 | No CommentsIn 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "ASU grad Rasmussen takes over cross country program")
ASU grad Rasmussen takes over cross country program
Posted on July 22, 2017 | 1 CommentThe 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Chandler HS, NDP working to restore football reputations")
Chandler HS, NDP working to restore football reputations
Posted on July 20, 2017 | No CommentsThere 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "ASU’s sports struggles reflecting poorly on AD Anderson")
ASU’s sports struggles reflecting poorly on AD Anderson
Posted on July 18, 2017 | No CommentsEvery 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 […] -
![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/dunk2-115x115.jpg "Hillcrest Prep’s DeAndre Ayton once again No. 1 recruit")
Hillcrest Prep’s DeAndre Ayton once again No. 1 recruit
Posted on July 15, 2017 | No CommentsYou 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "UA baseball will have to wait for prep home-run king")
UA baseball will have to wait for prep home-run king
Posted on July 13, 2017 | No CommentsLubbock, 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Candrea still filling pro game with UA softball players")
Candrea still filling pro game with UA softball players
Posted on July 11, 2017 | No CommentsMike 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpeg "UA swim program back in the hands of a Busch (Augie)")
UA swim program back in the hands of a Busch (Augie)
Posted on July 9, 2017 | No CommentsIf 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Prep ‘basketball factories’ blooming in Arizona desert")
Prep ‘basketball factories’ blooming in Arizona desert
Posted on July 7, 2017 | No CommentsJust 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 […] -
![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 […]