![Craig Nicholson has been busy this off-season stockpiling arms in the weapons race that is called college softball. In a team sport where one player, standing alone on a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Kessler-640x250.jpg "KU ace pitcher Kessler brings experience to ASU softball")
![The addition of yet another college on the Arizona landscape brings with it expanded opportunities for in-state athletes – and also for their coaches. Two local high school coaches were […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/BenUcoachs.png "Local prep coaches launch volleyball at Benedictine Univ.")
![North High School has been hinting in recent weeks at some kind of a “blockbuster” hire to fill the vacant head-coaching position in the school’s long-suffering football program. Yesterday, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HelmetRaise-195x110.jpg "Surprise! Busken returns to resurrect North High football")
![Ken Murphy was hired on July 1 last year, giving him less than two months to prepare for his first game as the new head coach for the Northern […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NAUhenry-195x110.jpg "NAU volleyball will be deeper, more experienced this year")
![Andy Lopez just added a couple of new coaches to his University of Arizona baseball staff. It brings to mind the old joke about the effort being similar to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/UAbaseskid-195x110.jpeg "Lopez adds 2 new coaches to help stop UA baseball’s skid")
![As former Saguaro High School football standout D.J. Foster prepares for his junior year at Arizona State, he is fully aware that opposing defenses will put an even bigger target […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DJfosterASU-195x110.jpeg "Local prep star D.J. Foster is face of ASU football in 2014")
![Jack Murphy has yet to post a winning season as head coach of the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball program, but school administrators have evidently decided he’s got things […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MurphyNAUpic-195x110.jpg "NAU hoops coach Murphy should turn the corner in 2014-15")
![The AIA just can’t seem to put any points on the board. Once again, the governing body for Arizona high-school sports has struck out with its member schools. But […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/money-pile-195x110.jpg "AIA to schools: If you wanna play, you’re gonna pay…more")
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![Dave Rubio may be putting together one of the better volleyball teams in recent years at University of Arizona. And, as if on cue, the Pac-12 Conference is going to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/RubioUAvb-640x250.jpg "Rubio’s 23rd UA volleyball team little changed from 2013")
Rubio’s 23rd UA volleyball team little changed from 2013
Dave Rubio may be putting together one of the better volleyball teams in recent years at University of Arizona. And, as if on cue, the Pac-12 Conference is going to […]
Featured Stories
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Surprise! Busken returns to resurrect North High football
North High School has been hinting in recent weeks at some kind of a “blockbuster” hire to fill the vacant head-coaching position in the school’s long-suffering football program. Yesterday, […]
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NAU volleyball will be deeper, more experienced this year
Ken Murphy was hired on July 1 last year, giving him less than two months to prepare for his first game as the new head coach for the Northern […]
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Lopez adds 2 new coaches to help stop UA baseball’s skid
Andy Lopez just added a couple of new coaches to his University of Arizona baseball staff. It brings to mind the old joke about the effort being similar to […]
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Local prep star D.J. Foster is face of ASU football in 2014
As former Saguaro High School football standout D.J. Foster prepares for his junior year at Arizona State, he is fully aware that opposing defenses will put an even bigger target […]
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NAU hoops coach Murphy should turn the corner in 2014-15
Jack Murphy has yet to post a winning season as head coach of the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball program, but school administrators have evidently decided he’s got things […]
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AIA to schools: If you wanna play, you’re gonna pay…more
The AIA just can’t seem to put any points on the board. Once again, the governing body for Arizona high-school sports has struck out with its member schools. But […]
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![It looks like the future of the University of Arizona softball program will soon rest in the hands of a partially blind, partially deaf teenager that hasn’t even finished […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/McQuillin-115x115.jpg "UA softball recruit McQuillin is national Player of the Year")
UA softball recruit McQuillin is national Player of the Year
Posted on July 2, 2014 | No CommentsIt looks like the future of the University of Arizona softball program will soon rest in the hands of a partially blind, partially deaf teenager that hasn’t even finished […] -
![Brophy College Preparatory is a relatively small high school by Division I standards. Its enrollment of about 1,200 makes it just half the size of many of the other […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BrophyCOY-115x115.jpg "Brophy Prep swims into 2014 with new pool & national COY")
Brophy Prep swims into 2014 with new pool & national COY
Posted on June 30, 2014 | No CommentsBrophy College Preparatory is a relatively small high school by Division I standards. Its enrollment of about 1,200 makes it just half the size of many of the other […] -
![Coach Dan got his man. BIG man, that is. If fact, Grand Canyon University head men’s basketball coach Dan Majerle picked up not one, but two, bigs while out […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/MajerleGCU-115x115.jpg "Majerle loading GCU basketball roster with size, experience")
Majerle loading GCU basketball roster with size, experience
Posted on June 28, 2014 | No CommentsCoach Dan got his man. BIG man, that is. If fact, Grand Canyon University head men’s basketball coach Dan Majerle picked up not one, but two, bigs while out […] -
![Ky Westbrook had one more honor left to cap off one of the most dominant high-school track careers in Arizona history – an invitation to compete against the fastest […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BrooksPR-115x115.jpg "AZ sprinters compete with nation’s best at Brooks PR Invite")
AZ sprinters compete with nation’s best at Brooks PR Invite
Posted on June 26, 2014 | No CommentsKy Westbrook had one more honor left to cap off one of the most dominant high-school track careers in Arizona history – an invitation to compete against the fastest […] -
![One thing you have to respect about the new Arizona State athletic director… he has no trouble making major decisions. And he doesn’t waste any time doing it. Ray […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/TracSmith-115x115.jpeg "Tracy Smith takes over the reins of ASU baseball program")
Tracy Smith takes over the reins of ASU baseball program
Posted on June 25, 2014 | No CommentsOne thing you have to respect about the new Arizona State athletic director… he has no trouble making major decisions. And he doesn’t waste any time doing it. Ray […] -
![The girls’ basketball team at Goodyear’s Millennium High School is showing that it will be a major contender in Division I next season. The boys’ team at Tempe’s Corona del […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hsbskbl-115x115.jpg "Summer hoops tourneys forecast top prep teams for 2014-15")
Summer hoops tourneys forecast top prep teams for 2014-15
Posted on June 24, 2014 | No CommentsThe girls’ basketball team at Goodyear’s Millennium High School is showing that it will be a major contender in Division I next season. The boys’ team at Tempe’s Corona del […] -
![The pigskin prognosticators apparently haven’t lost faith in Lumberjack football following the departure of the school’s all-time leading rusher. Northern Arizona University‘s football team has been given a No. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NAUnewlogo-115x115.jpg "NAU football gets No. 20 ranking to go with its ‘new look’")
NAU football gets No. 20 ranking to go with its ‘new look’
Posted on June 22, 2014 | No CommentsThe pigskin prognosticators apparently haven’t lost faith in Lumberjack football following the departure of the school’s all-time leading rusher. Northern Arizona University‘s football team has been given a No. […] -
![Hmm. Eric Musselman just took a job as assistant coach with the LSU basketball program. Good for Louisiana State. Not so good for Arizona State. The Tigers’ head coach, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/musselman-115x115.jpeg "ASU hoops fans puzzled by Eric Musselman’s hire at LSU")
ASU hoops fans puzzled by Eric Musselman’s hire at LSU
Posted on June 20, 2014 | No CommentsHmm. Eric Musselman just took a job as assistant coach with the LSU basketball program. Good for Louisiana State. Not so good for Arizona State. The Tigers’ head coach, […] -
![It took Zeke Jones just 70 days to settle into his new job as the Arizona State head wrestling coach and reel in the first additions to his program, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/valencia_brothers.preview-115x115.jpg "Rebuilding ASU wrestling: Valencia brothers first to commit")
Rebuilding ASU wrestling: Valencia brothers first to commit
Posted on June 18, 2014 | No CommentsIt took Zeke Jones just 70 days to settle into his new job as the Arizona State head wrestling coach and reel in the first additions to his program, […] -
![The University of Arizona men’s track team finished with a top-10 finish, and the Arizona and Arizona State women fought to a tie in Oregon with six other schools […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Houlihan-115x115.jpg "AZ schools collect 3 nat’l titles at NCAA T&F Championships")
AZ schools collect 3 nat’l titles at NCAA T&F Championships
Posted on June 16, 2014 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona men’s track team finished with a top-10 finish, and the Arizona and Arizona State women fought to a tie in Oregon with six other schools […] -
![Tune in later this month when the FIBA Americas U18 Championships are played in Colorado Springs to get a glimpse of the immediate future of University of Arizona men’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/UAseanM-115x115.jpg "Miller re-loads UA basketball with 3rd Top-10 recruiting class")
Miller re-loads UA basketball with 3rd Top-10 recruiting class
Posted on June 14, 2014 | No CommentsTune in later this month when the FIBA Americas U18 Championships are played in Colorado Springs to get a glimpse of the immediate future of University of Arizona men’s […] -
![The hiring carousel is always spinning during the summer, as high-school coaches come and go. But there will be some very notable absences from the prep sports landscape in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/coach-whistling-115x115.jpeg "Long-time AZ prep coaches hanging up their whistles")
Long-time AZ prep coaches hanging up their whistles
Posted on June 12, 2014 | No CommentsThe hiring carousel is always spinning during the summer, as high-school coaches come and go. But there will be some very notable absences from the prep sports landscape in […] -
![It was the end of March in 2010 and Arizona State baseball was riding high. The team had just drawn a sell-out crowd for each of its three weekend […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Esmay-115x115.jpeg "Tim Esmay ‘resigns’ as head baseball coach at ASU")
Tim Esmay ‘resigns’ as head baseball coach at ASU
Posted on June 10, 2014 | No CommentsIt was the end of March in 2010 and Arizona State baseball was riding high. The team had just drawn a sell-out crowd for each of its three weekend […] -
![Craig Nicholson is getting a gift next year. The Arizona State softball coach will begin just his second season directing the Pac-12 program and he will have the services […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pitcher-115x115.jpg "Prep pitchers dominate baseball, softball POY selections")
Prep pitchers dominate baseball, softball POY selections
Posted on June 9, 2014 | No CommentsCraig Nicholson is getting a gift next year. The Arizona State softball coach will begin just his second season directing the Pac-12 program and he will have the services […] -
![College football fans are always looking for something, beyond the obvious wins and losses, that will provide some comforting signs to tell them their favorite program is turning the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/UAhelmets-115x115.jpg "UA football headed in right direction…the signs are there")
UA football headed in right direction…the signs are there
Posted on June 7, 2014 | No CommentsCollege football fans are always looking for something, beyond the obvious wins and losses, that will provide some comforting signs to tell them their favorite program is turning the […] -
![The women’s basketball program at Grand Canyon University is taking on a whole new look. And, unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s going to benefit local athletes. But it’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GCUwHoops-115x115.jpg "Fewer local recruits…changing face of GCU women’s hoops")
Fewer local recruits…changing face of GCU women’s hoops
Posted on June 5, 2014 | No CommentsThe women’s basketball program at Grand Canyon University is taking on a whole new look. And, unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s going to benefit local athletes. But it’s […] -
![The high-school teams that play in the annual baseball all-star games that wrap up the school year in Arizona are supposed to be pretty evenly matched. But try to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/HSbsbl-115x115.png "North squads pick up 3 of 4 wins at baseball all-star games")
North squads pick up 3 of 4 wins at baseball all-star games
Posted on June 4, 2014 | No CommentsThe high-school teams that play in the annual baseball all-star games that wrap up the school year in Arizona are supposed to be pretty evenly matched. But try to […] -
![Fans at Mesa Community College are getting a taste of what it was like during the glory days of the school’s baseball program. The stands at David Allen Memorial […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Mesa-Posing-with-Trophy-115x115.jpg "After 42-year drought, MCC wins JUCO baseball nat’l title")
After 42-year drought, MCC wins JUCO baseball nat’l title
Posted on June 3, 2014 | No CommentsFans at Mesa Community College are getting a taste of what it was like during the glory days of the school’s baseball program. The stands at David Allen Memorial […] -
![The regional tournaments have turned out to be the burial grounds for this season’s aspirations for the Arizona State baseball and softball programs. After the ASU softball team was […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ASUMartinez-115x115.jpg "Sacramento St. knocks ASU baseball out of regional tourney")
Sacramento St. knocks ASU baseball out of regional tourney
Posted on June 2, 2014 | No CommentsThe regional tournaments have turned out to be the burial grounds for this season’s aspirations for the Arizona State baseball and softball programs. After the ASU softball team was […] -
![Seems like just yesterday that the baton was being passed from Jasmine Todd, one of the best track athletes to pass through Chandler High School, to teammate Ky Westbrook. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/track-field-championships-shippensburg-university-may-26th-2012-a3c14b6b5d2a03da-115x115.jpg "Westbrook, Grant named AZ prep Track Athletes of the Year")
Westbrook, Grant named AZ prep Track Athletes of the Year
Posted on May 31, 2014 | No CommentsSeems like just yesterday that the baton was being passed from Jasmine Todd, one of the best track athletes to pass through Chandler High School, to teammate Ky Westbrook. […]