![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-640x250.jpg "ASU T&F: After 22 years, Dion Miller replaces Greg Kraft")
![None of the Arizona State football players were likely thinking much about the Territorial Cup back in November when they were facing a steep uphill climb in their season […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ASUsparky-640x250.jpg "Territorial Cup goes to ASU for fifth time in last 6 years")
![As happens all too often, the top high school athletes in Arizona are packing up their multi-talented skill sets and heading for another state to begin their college careers. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/softbll2-195x110.jpg "Prep “Athletes of the Year” taking their talents out of state")
![The parents at Arcadia High School have put a new twist on the delicate relationship that all too often exists between coaches and the parents of the players in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FBsilhouet-195x110.jpg "Arcadia football coach rehired after parents protest firing")
![Maybe Jack Murphy just couldn’t adjust to the freezing winters in Flagstaff. Maybe he really did miss what he had in Tucson, where he spent eight years on the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NAUjMurphy-195x110.jpg "Murphy resigns, NAU basketball continues to founder")
![Tracy Smith isn’t making it easy on his boss. The fifth-year Arizona State baseball coach made some improvements this season, but it’s hard to tell whether it will be enough […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ASUbsb-195x110.jpg "ASU baseball taps out at regionals – again")
![It’s hard to believe Taylor McQuillin just pitched her last game for the University of Arizona softball team. And still harder to believe that it took four years for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/McQuill2-195x110.jpg "McQuillin’s pitching career at UA ends with WCWS losses")
![For eight weeks each school year, Arizona’s high school baseball players work their way through dozens of games without getting to know the players on the other teams. For […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BasSlide-195x110.jpg "South dominates AZBCA All-star games; North wins 5A")
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![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-640x250.jpg "Curtis Millage is latest ex-pro to take prep coaching job")
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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 […]
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Prep “Athletes of the Year” taking their talents out of state
As happens all too often, the top high school athletes in Arizona are packing up their multi-talented skill sets and heading for another state to begin their college careers. […]
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Arcadia football coach rehired after parents protest firing
The parents at Arcadia High School have put a new twist on the delicate relationship that all too often exists between coaches and the parents of the players in […]
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Murphy resigns, NAU basketball continues to founder
Maybe Jack Murphy just couldn’t adjust to the freezing winters in Flagstaff. Maybe he really did miss what he had in Tucson, where he spent eight years on the […]
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ASU baseball taps out at regionals – again
Tracy Smith isn’t making it easy on his boss. The fifth-year Arizona State baseball coach made some improvements this season, but it’s hard to tell whether it will be enough […]
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McQuillin’s pitching career at UA ends with WCWS losses
It’s hard to believe Taylor McQuillin just pitched her last game for the University of Arizona softball team. And still harder to believe that it took four years for […]
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South dominates AZBCA All-star games; North wins 5A
For eight weeks each school year, Arizona’s high school baseball players work their way through dozens of games without getting to know the players on the other teams. For […]
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![At first blush, it would appear the University of Arizona softball team is about to romp through its first game at the Women’s College World Series (WCWS), scheduled for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/UAshower-115x115.jpg "After nearly a decade, UA softball returns to WCWS")
After nearly a decade, UA softball returns to WCWS
Posted on May 29, 2019 | No CommentsAt first blush, it would appear the University of Arizona softball team is about to romp through its first game at the Women’s College World Series (WCWS), scheduled for […] -
![GCU baseball players must have hornets buzzing around in their dreams, turning them into full-blown nightmares. Over the last four games against the Sacramento State Hornets, Grand Canyon University […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GCUv.Sac_-115x115.jpg "WAC Tourney title slips through fingers of GCU baseball")
WAC Tourney title slips through fingers of GCU baseball
Posted on May 27, 2019 | No CommentsGCU baseball players must have hornets buzzing around in their dreams, turning them into full-blown nightmares. Over the last four games against the Sacramento State Hornets, Grand Canyon University […] -
![It looks like Arizona State softball may have become one of the early casualties from the new NCAA transfer rule. The Sun Devils were just eliminated from postseason play […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ASUsoftbl-115x115.jpg "ASU softball is done, a victim of new NCAA transfer rule")
ASU softball is done, a victim of new NCAA transfer rule
Posted on May 21, 2019 | No CommentsIt looks like Arizona State softball may have become one of the early casualties from the new NCAA transfer rule. The Sun Devils were just eliminated from postseason play […] -
![After playing Mountain Ridge High School for three straight playoff games, the Hamilton High School baseball team was happy to be able to finally get past the Mountain Lions […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bsblSwing-115x115.jpg "After midnight, Hamilton HS claims 6A baseball crown")
After midnight, Hamilton HS claims 6A baseball crown
Posted on May 17, 2019 | No CommentsAfter playing Mountain Ridge High School for three straight playoff games, the Hamilton High School baseball team was happy to be able to finally get past the Mountain Lions […] -
![It must have seemed strange for Pinnacle High School to be playing in this year’s 6A state championship softball game against an opponent other than its usual nemesis, Hamilton […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/softbll1-115x115.jpg "O’Connor HS ruins Pinnacle’s repeat try for softball title")
O’Connor HS ruins Pinnacle’s repeat try for softball title
Posted on May 15, 2019 | No CommentsIt must have seemed strange for Pinnacle High School to be playing in this year’s 6A state championship softball game against an opponent other than its usual nemesis, Hamilton […] -
![It has been a roller-coaster ride for the Chandler High School boys’ volleyball team. Over the last five years, they’ve gone from failing to make it into the state […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VBhands-115x115.jpg "Chandler HS caps 5-year quest with 6A boys volleyball title")
Chandler HS caps 5-year quest with 6A boys volleyball title
Posted on May 14, 2019 | No CommentsIt has been a roller-coaster ride for the Chandler High School boys’ volleyball team. Over the last five years, they’ve gone from failing to make it into the state […] -
![The Highland High School boys’ track & field team didn’t win this year’s Division I state championship. But its runner-up finish broke open a log-jam that has been in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TF2-115x115.jpg "Once again, Chandler HS sweeps boys and girls T&F titles")
Once again, Chandler HS sweeps boys and girls T&F titles
Posted on May 9, 2019 | No CommentsThe Highland High School boys’ track & field team didn’t win this year’s Division I state championship. But its runner-up finish broke open a log-jam that has been in […] -
![Xavier Prep won the very first beach volleyball state championship when the sport was added at a small group of Arizona high schools, back in 2012. And then kept […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/beachvball-115x115.jpg "Xavier’s 7th beach volleyball title, first for Mesquite HS")
Xavier’s 7th beach volleyball title, first for Mesquite HS
Posted on May 6, 2019 | No CommentsXavier Prep won the very first beach volleyball state championship when the sport was added at a small group of Arizona high schools, back in 2012. And then kept […] -
![Mike Candrea is nearing the close of his 34th season as the head coach of the University of Arizona softball program. He has won eight national championships during that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CAguilar_4AZA0036-115x115.jpg "#6 Arizona softball has power, pitching to return to WCWS")
#6 Arizona softball has power, pitching to return to WCWS
Posted on May 3, 2019 | No CommentsMike Candrea is nearing the close of his 34th season as the head coach of the University of Arizona softball program. He has won eight national championships during that […] -
![There’s something special about the national title that the Benedictine University Mesa men’s volleyball team brought home from Iowa last week. The NAIA championship was home-grown. On the final […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MVB44-115x115.jpg "Local prep stars lead BenU to national volleyball title")
Local prep stars lead BenU to national volleyball title
Posted on May 2, 2019 | No CommentsThere’s something special about the national title that the Benedictine University Mesa men’s volleyball team brought home from Iowa last week. The NAIA championship was home-grown. On the final […] -
![Will this be the year someone else gets to play for the 6A state softball championship? Maybe. But don’t count on it. Hamilton High School and Pinnacle High have […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Sball6-115x115.jpg "6A softball: Pinnacle, Hamilton in 4th straight title game?")
6A softball: Pinnacle, Hamilton in 4th straight title game?
Posted on April 29, 2019 | No CommentsWill this be the year someone else gets to play for the 6A state softball championship? Maybe. But don’t count on it. Hamilton High School and Pinnacle High have […] -
![We lost another high school coaching legend Tuesday morning. With the passing of Dick McConnell, we now have enough for an Arizona version of Mount Rushmore. Move over Paul […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Basketball-26th-115x115.jpg "Dick McConnell dies, AZ loses another coaching legend")
Dick McConnell dies, AZ loses another coaching legend
Posted on April 25, 2019 | No CommentsWe lost another high school coaching legend Tuesday morning. With the passing of Dick McConnell, we now have enough for an Arizona version of Mount Rushmore. Move over Paul […] -
![For a school that sits smack-dab in the middle of a desert, the University of Arizona has taken to the sport of beach volleyball like a surfer takes to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/UAbeach-115x115.jpg "UA beach volleyball sets record for wins, notches No. 100")
UA beach volleyball sets record for wins, notches No. 100
Posted on April 23, 2019 | No CommentsFor a school that sits smack-dab in the middle of a desert, the University of Arizona has taken to the sport of beach volleyball like a surfer takes to […] -
![“Don’t lose faith in us.” That was the plea from Arizona State‘s softball coach, Trish Ford, who explained in an Arizona Republic article last week that the offense will […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ASUhitr2-115x115.jpg "9 straight losses likely to drop ASU softball from rankings")
9 straight losses likely to drop ASU softball from rankings
Posted on April 15, 2019 | No Comments“Don’t lose faith in us.” That was the plea from Arizona State‘s softball coach, Trish Ford, who explained in an Arizona Republic article last week that the offense will […] -
![High school basketball players from 15 different states have received the National Senior Boys Basketball Athlete of the Year award. Georgia athletes have been honored three different times. Indiana […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nico_Mannion-620x250-115x115.jpg "Mannion is first from AZ to get NHSCA nat’l hoops honor")
Mannion is first from AZ to get NHSCA nat’l hoops honor
Posted on April 13, 2019 | No CommentsHigh school basketball players from 15 different states have received the National Senior Boys Basketball Athlete of the Year award. Georgia athletes have been honored three different times. Indiana […] -
![They didn’t finish up the season where they had hoped, playing in the NCAA Tournament. But where the University of Arizona women’s basketball team did end up wasn’t all […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WNIT-115x115.jpg "Record crowd watches UA women claim WNIT title")
Record crowd watches UA women claim WNIT title
Posted on April 7, 2019 | 1 CommentThey didn’t finish up the season where they had hoped, playing in the NCAA Tournament. But where the University of Arizona women’s basketball team did end up wasn’t all […] -
![The Arizona State hockey team is out of postseason play, eliminated in last weekend’s regional semifinal by Quinnipiac University. But just the fact that the Sun Devils were even […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ASUhockey-115x115.jpg "ASU hockey’s NCAA Tourney berth made program history")
ASU hockey’s NCAA Tourney berth made program history
Posted on April 5, 2019 | No CommentsThe Arizona State hockey team is out of postseason play, eliminated in last weekend’s regional semifinal by Quinnipiac University. But just the fact that the Sun Devils were even […] -
![It was an ugly win for Arizona State baseball. But ASU coach Tracy Smith will gladly take the ‘W’ – especially since it marks the first time in 10 years […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ASU-115x115.jpg "ASU baseball sweeps rival UA after 5-hour marathon")
ASU baseball sweeps rival UA after 5-hour marathon
Posted on April 1, 2019 | 2 CommentsIt was an ugly win for Arizona State baseball. But ASU coach Tracy Smith will gladly take the ‘W’ – especially since it marks the first time in 10 years […] -
![An air of mystery hangs over this year’s spring football practices at Northern Arizona University. For the first time in 21 years, there’s a new guy running the program. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/NAUfbHelmt-115x115.jpg "Mystery is in the air at NAU spring football practices")
Mystery is in the air at NAU spring football practices
Posted on March 30, 2019 | No CommentsAn air of mystery hangs over this year’s spring football practices at Northern Arizona University. For the first time in 21 years, there’s a new guy running the program. […] -
![Courtney Ekmark must have begun to wonder if she had something to do with the Arizona State women’s basketball team’s inability to get past the second round of the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/celebration3-115x115.jpg "The ‘curse’ is broken…ASU women advance to Sweet 16")
The ‘curse’ is broken…ASU women advance to Sweet 16
Posted on March 27, 2019 | No CommentsCourtney Ekmark must have begun to wonder if she had something to do with the Arizona State women’s basketball team’s inability to get past the second round of the […]