![Jayden Daniels has engineered winning drives late in the fourth quarter in three of the six games he’s started. And each time, the true freshman exhibited the poise of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Jayden-640x251.jpg "How far can the freshman QB take ASU? Maybe all the way")
![Jayden Daniels has a couple of tough acts to follow when he takes the field tomorrow. The Arizona State quarterback didn’t play last Saturday because the Sun Devils had […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tate-640x250.jpg "NAU QB Cookus, UA’s Tate set high bar for ASU’s Daniels")
![Corona del Sol High School didn’t come back from the Nike Tournament of Champions volleyball tournament last week with a championship trophy. But the Aztecs can say they beat […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/VB4-195x110.jpg "AZ volleyball teams fall short; Hamilton is 4th at Nike TOC")
![Salpointe Catholic has four more games yet to play in the regular season, plus at least one more in the state playoffs. That’s at least five more opportunities for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hsFootbll-195x110.jpg "Bijan Robinson breaks state rushing record, but isn’t done")
![The climb just keeps getting steeper. But the University of Arizona women’s soccer team is taking it in stride, one ranked team at a time. The Wildcats (7-2) lost […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/UAUCLA-195x110.jpg "UA soccer climbing the hill: first #16 UCLA, now #5 USC")
![Two words might best sum up a good reason for optimism for the Perry High School football team as the Gilbert school prepares for tomorrow night’s 6A conference match-up […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/HSfoot2-195x110.jpg "Perry football looking for first win against #1 Chandler HS")
![It had already been dark for a couple of hours when Leo Daschbach slipped quietly into the Casa Grande night, emerging almost 15 minutes later as the winner of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cross-Country-195x110.jpg "Doug Conley, Desert Twilight show off AZ’s top XC runners")
![It’s been a month since Arizona State fans got a sneak peek at their women’s volleyball team. Tonight, for the first time since the team held its annual preseason […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ASU2-195x110.jpg "Is ASU volleyball ready to break UA’s rivalry dominance?")
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![Last week the spotlight of high school football shone brightly on Notre Dame Prep, which went into its game with Horizon High School looking for its 33rd straight regular-season […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fbTackl-640x250.jpg "Catholic-school football powers try to recover from Wk 8")
Catholic-school football powers try to recover from Wk 8
Last week the spotlight of high school football shone brightly on Notre Dame Prep, which went into its game with Horizon High School looking for its 33rd straight regular-season […]
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AZ volleyball teams fall short; Hamilton is 4th at Nike TOC
Corona del Sol High School didn’t come back from the Nike Tournament of Champions volleyball tournament last week with a championship trophy. But the Aztecs can say they beat […]
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Bijan Robinson breaks state rushing record, but isn’t done
Salpointe Catholic has four more games yet to play in the regular season, plus at least one more in the state playoffs. That’s at least five more opportunities for […]
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UA soccer climbing the hill: first #16 UCLA, now #5 USC
The climb just keeps getting steeper. But the University of Arizona women’s soccer team is taking it in stride, one ranked team at a time. The Wildcats (7-2) lost […]
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Perry football looking for first win against #1 Chandler HS
Two words might best sum up a good reason for optimism for the Perry High School football team as the Gilbert school prepares for tomorrow night’s 6A conference match-up […]
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Doug Conley, Desert Twilight show off AZ’s top XC runners
It had already been dark for a couple of hours when Leo Daschbach slipped quietly into the Casa Grande night, emerging almost 15 minutes later as the winner of […]
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Is ASU volleyball ready to break UA’s rivalry dominance?
It’s been a month since Arizona State fans got a sneak peek at their women’s volleyball team. Tonight, for the first time since the team held its annual preseason […]
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![One statistic stands out from all the rest when evaluating Northern Arizona University‘s football loss to Illinois State. And that single stat goes a long way toward explaining the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NAUrush-115x115.jpg "At 2-2, NAU football in desperate need of a running game")
At 2-2, NAU football in desperate need of a running game
Posted on September 23, 2019 | No CommentsOne statistic stands out from all the rest when evaluating Northern Arizona University‘s football loss to Illinois State. And that single stat goes a long way toward explaining the […] -
![When it comes to high school football rivalries, the one between Chaparral High School and Saguaro High that kicks off tonight in Scottsdale is as good as it gets. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Football-and-helmets-115x115.jpg "Chaparral will try again tonight to rekindle Saguaro rivalry")
Chaparral will try again tonight to rekindle Saguaro rivalry
Posted on September 20, 2019 | No CommentsWhen it comes to high school football rivalries, the one between Chaparral High School and Saguaro High that kicks off tonight in Scottsdale is as good as it gets. […] -
![At Queen Creek High School, all the talk in the preseason was about having a chance this year to win a state football championship. The reasoning was simple: Joe […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/football-115x115.jpg "Queen Creek HS is 3-1, but that one loss dims title hopes")
Queen Creek HS is 3-1, but that one loss dims title hopes
Posted on September 16, 2019 | No CommentsAt Queen Creek High School, all the talk in the preseason was about having a chance this year to win a state football championship. The reasoning was simple: Joe […] -
![The University of Arizona women’s soccer team was supposed to open the season Aug. 22 with a game against Long Beach State, but the game was cancelled when a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Clifford-115x115.jpg "Lightning strikes…and UA soccer storms to a 4-0 start")
Lightning strikes…and UA soccer storms to a 4-0 start
Posted on September 13, 2019 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona women’s soccer team was supposed to open the season Aug. 22 with a game against Long Beach State, but the game was cancelled when a […] -
![The question shouldn’t be how Centennial High School got rolled by one of the best prep teams in the country. The question should be whether the game should have […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FBfacingoff-115x115.jpg "A 50-pt. loss…should Centennial have played Mater Dei?")
A 50-pt. loss…should Centennial have played Mater Dei?
Posted on September 9, 2019 | No CommentsThe question shouldn’t be how Centennial High School got rolled by one of the best prep teams in the country. The question should be whether the game should have […] -
![During the bygone comedic era of slapstick comedy, an act called The Three Stooges was the best of its day. Curly was the guy in the middle, the one […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CookusNAU-115x115.jpg "It’s that time again: NAU football gets 14th try to beat UA")
It’s that time again: NAU football gets 14th try to beat UA
Posted on September 7, 2019 | No CommentsDuring the bygone comedic era of slapstick comedy, an act called The Three Stooges was the best of its day. Curly was the guy in the middle, the one […] -
![Arizona is becoming an increasingly popular stop on the college basketball recruiting trail, thanks in part to the growing number of “basketball factories” popping up all over the desert, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bballs-many-115x115.jpg "Prep ‘basketball factories’ raising Arizona’s nat’l profile")
Prep ‘basketball factories’ raising Arizona’s nat’l profile
Posted on September 4, 2019 | No CommentsArizona is becoming an increasingly popular stop on the college basketball recruiting trail, thanks in part to the growing number of “basketball factories” popping up all over the desert, […] -
![California is close enough that Arizona high school football programs are increasingly scheduling early-season games with teams from the Golden State. It provides the local schools with some good […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/HSfootb-115x115.jpg "Top-ranked Saguaro football among victims of Cali teams")
Top-ranked Saguaro football among victims of Cali teams
Posted on September 3, 2019 | No CommentsCalifornia is close enough that Arizona high school football programs are increasingly scheduling early-season games with teams from the Golden State. It provides the local schools with some good […] -
![“Going out the tunnel I had butterflies, but after the first snap I was fine.” That was Jayden Daniels‘ response to the media’s question after Arizona State‘s football victory […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Daniels-115x115.jpg "QB Daniels makes history leading ASU to win in opener")
QB Daniels makes history leading ASU to win in opener
Posted on August 31, 2019 | No Comments“Going out the tunnel I had butterflies, but after the first snap I was fine.” That was Jayden Daniels‘ response to the media’s question after Arizona State‘s football victory […] -
![Paul Moro would have been proud of the way his former Blue Ridge High School football team played its opening game last week, starting the 2019 season with a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Ridge-main-115x115.jpg "‘Paul Moro Stadium’ honors Blue Ridge coaching legend")
‘Paul Moro Stadium’ honors Blue Ridge coaching legend
Posted on August 29, 2019 | No CommentsPaul Moro would have been proud of the way his former Blue Ridge High School football team played its opening game last week, starting the 2019 season with a […] -
![It’s usually somewhere around the middle of the high school football season that the ‘pretenders’ begin to separate themselves from the ‘contenders.’ But this season the process might be […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fbTackl-115x115.jpg "Ouch! AZ prep football opens by sorting out the rankings")
Ouch! AZ prep football opens by sorting out the rankings
Posted on August 27, 2019 | No CommentsIt’s usually somewhere around the middle of the high school football season that the ‘pretenders’ begin to separate themselves from the ‘contenders.’ But this season the process might be […] -
![When Rich Rodriguez was running the University of Arizona football program a few years back he liked to have a cupboard full of quarterbacks each season, and wouldn’t announce […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Footballs-630x420-115x115.jpg "Herm picks the frosh; Daniels will start at QB for ASU")
Herm picks the frosh; Daniels will start at QB for ASU
Posted on August 14, 2019 | No CommentsWhen Rich Rodriguez was running the University of Arizona football program a few years back he liked to have a cupboard full of quarterbacks each season, and wouldn’t announce […] -
![It isn’t always easy to keep up with this rapidly-evolving digital age, but the governing body for high school sports in Arizona is making the effort to keep up […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FBhelmCU-115x115.png "Esports, online streaming keep AZ high schools up-to-date")
Esports, online streaming keep AZ high schools up-to-date
Posted on August 12, 2019 | No CommentsIt isn’t always easy to keep up with this rapidly-evolving digital age, but the governing body for high school sports in Arizona is making the effort to keep up […] -
![More than a half-century ago, Frank Kush laid claim to a picturesque, pine-covered site near Payson and set about developing the idyllic setting into a place where his Arizona […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CampTfield-115x115.jpg "Let it rain…artificial turf ready for ASU football at Camp T")
Let it rain…artificial turf ready for ASU football at Camp T
Posted on August 5, 2019 | No CommentsMore than a half-century ago, Frank Kush laid claim to a picturesque, pine-covered site near Payson and set about developing the idyllic setting into a place where his Arizona […] -
![As happens every year, during the off-season there were a lot of head-coach changes taking place at high school programs around the state. Some of those were significant enough […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/HandsatRim-115x115.jpg "Women coaching boys’ high school hoops…a new trend?")
Women coaching boys’ high school hoops…a new trend?
Posted on August 2, 2019 | No CommentsAs happens every year, during the off-season there were a lot of head-coach changes taking place at high school programs around the state. Some of those were significant enough […] -
![Local prep star Dalen Terry committed last week to play for the University of Arizona basketball program. Terry is a four-star recruit who played his junior season at Hillcrest Prep […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Millerpoints-115x115.jpg "Miller still landing top recruits at UA despite FBI probe")
Miller still landing top recruits at UA despite FBI probe
Posted on July 30, 2019 | No CommentsLocal prep star Dalen Terry committed last week to play for the University of Arizona basketball program. Terry is a four-star recruit who played his junior season at Hillcrest Prep […] -
![The Arizona high school swim & dive season is five weeks away and already there’s one team with a decided advantage. But this time it’s more of a psychological […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/backstrok-115x115.jpg "Chaparral HS swimmers enter 2019 season as nation’s #1")
Chaparral HS swimmers enter 2019 season as nation’s #1
Posted on July 26, 2019 | No CommentsThe Arizona high school swim & dive season is five weeks away and already there’s one team with a decided advantage. But this time it’s more of a psychological […] -
![Eno Benjamin, the record-setting junior running back on the Arizona State football team, will likely find his name added to multiple watch lists for various national honors as we […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/enoBen-115x115.jpg "ASU football: Nation’s eyes will be on Eno this season")
ASU football: Nation’s eyes will be on Eno this season
Posted on July 21, 2019 | No CommentsEno Benjamin, the record-setting junior running back on the Arizona State football team, will likely find his name added to multiple watch lists for various national honors as we […] -
![The confluence of prep sports and former professional athletes is beginning to look like a growing trend in Arizona. Most recently it has been football that has attracted these retired […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Millage-115x115.jpg "Curtis Millage is latest ex-pro to take prep coaching job")
Curtis Millage is latest ex-pro to take prep coaching job
Posted on July 15, 2019 | No CommentsThe confluence of prep sports and former professional athletes is beginning to look like a growing trend in Arizona. Most recently it has been football that has attracted these retired […] -
![When Arizona State hired Greg Kraft to take over its storied track & field program, Michael Jordan was still playing for the Chicago Bulls, Major League Soccer was making […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DionMiller-115x115.jpg "ASU T&F: After 22 years, Dion Miller replaces Greg Kraft")
ASU T&F: After 22 years, Dion Miller replaces Greg Kraft
Posted on July 11, 2019 | No CommentsWhen Arizona State hired Greg Kraft to take over its storied track & field program, Michael Jordan was still playing for the Chicago Bulls, Major League Soccer was making […]