When Chris Ball took over as head coach of the Northern Arizona University football program three years ago, he tried very hard to recruit Will Plummer to play for him … Read More
If there was any hope of some team derailing Chandler High‘s run to a sixth straight state football championship, last week’s Chandler victory over Colorado’s Cherry Creek HS, brought reality … Read More
Arizona State soccer fans have been waiting for a sign. Something to confirm their belief that this season could turn into something special. They got their sign over the weekend … Read More
Basha High School didn’t need Deshaun Buchanan for their football opener last week, a 42-17 romp over Sandra Day O’Connor HS. But now that the junior running back has been … Read More
A couple of runner-up finishes at the state volleyball finals last season may be providing motivation for strong starts to the 2021 season for both Notre Dame Prep and Perry … Read More
Last week’s season opener between Brophy Prep and St. Mary’s HS was supposed to be the rebirth of an age-old rivalry between the two tradition-rich Catholic schools, one that used … Read More
It’s not always about how you play the game. But it is always about which team comes out with the win. The weekend’s Pac-12 football openers for University of Arizona … Read More
Didn’t we just watch this movie? Mesquite High School and Cactus High last took the football field to play each other in the 2020 4A state championship game, which Mesquite … Read More
Each time one of our Pac-12 universities hires a new football coach, we get promises that he will focus on developing and utilizing local talent. Jedd Fisch is fulfilling that … Read More
Winning games is vital to the success of any coach. But at the college level there is another key to his/her continued employment, especially when it’s a major sport that … Read More
In what could be a preview of this year’s Open Division state playoffs, Centennial High School will open its season on Sept. 3 against two-time defending Open Division champ, Chandler … Read More
Arizona State‘s soccer coach, Graham Winkworth, has a problem this season that any coach would welcome. The fifth-year head coach has his entire starting lineup from last season back again … Read More
Most college football programs frontload their schedules by lining up a couple of soft opponents to get the season off on the right foot. But Northern Arizona University is taking … Read More
Drip. Drip. Drip… That’s the agonizing process that NCAA investigations usually follow. They start out with a bang as the allegations go public, and then move forward for months, even … Read More
Last season was a struggle for the University of Arizona volleyball team. The Wildcats were breaking in a lot of youngsters. That 2020 squad was one of the youngest in … Read More
Arizona high school football players and coaches can breathe a little easier this season – literally. Gone are the bothersome face masks that were required to be worn last season … Read More
One of the first questions college basketball coaches get from blue-chip recruits: “Can you get me to the NBA?” And right behind that: “Can you get me picked in an … Read More
Not everyone agrees with the media poll that has Arizona State football pegged to finish third in the Pac-12 South this season. Five of the voters predicted a first-place finish. … Read More
It was no surprise that the Arizona Cardinals nominated Rick Garretson for national coach of the year. It would have been more of a surprise if the NFL club had … Read More
It’s a risk that every sagging college sports program takes when it hires a new coach to revive it. If that coach does what he or she is hired to … Read More
