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Who can keep St. Mary’s from girls’ hoops crown? No one
Aside from death and taxes, the only other thing we can count on is that St. Mary’s High School will win a state girls’ basketball championship this year. The Knights... -
UA baseball makes history with series win at Hi Corbett
The Arizona baseball program turned a page of history over the weekend, celebrating with fireworks and ceremonial first pitches to officially open its new home. But the invited guests from... -
New low for ASU men’s basketball… eight points in a half
Can it get any worse than this for the ASU men’s basketball team…eight points in a half? Eight points. In 20 minutes of play. In an NCAA Division I game.... -
Few surprises in early rounds of state basketball playoffs
Early-round play in the big-school divisions of the state high school basketball playoffs can be described pretty simply. It has been uneventful. Few surprises. No major upsets. However, there are... -
Davonte’ Neal has picked a school…could it be Arizona?
Was that Rich Rodriguez doing cartwheels down the mall on the University of Arizona campus? Naw. If the new head football coach for the Wildcats showed any kind of sudden... -
ASU, UA softball drop in rankings after Kajikawa Classic
The Kajikawa Classic softball tournament at Arizona State opens the season and is a good way to get an early preview of Arizona’s Pac-12 teams. It wasn’t ugly this year…but...
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Who can keep St. Mary’s from girls’ hoops crown? No one
Aside from death and taxes, the only other thing we can count on is that St. Mary’s High School will win a state girls’ basketball championship this year. The Knights have been slowly validating their status as the best team in the state, and probably the country, by working their way through the Division I [...] -
UA baseball makes history with series win at Hi Corbett
The Arizona baseball program turned a page of history over the weekend, celebrating with fireworks and ceremonial first pitches to officially open its new home. But the invited guests from North Dakota State very nearly rained on the parade. The Bisons came into Hi Corbett Field, the brand spankin’ new home of the Wildcats, on [...] -
New low for ASU men’s basketball… eight points in a half
Can it get any worse than this for the ASU men’s basketball team…eight points in a half? Eight points. In 20 minutes of play. In an NCAA Division I game. Washington State waltzed to a 36-8 halftime lead and then cruised to a 72-50 rout of Arizona State. The eight points were the fewest allowed [...] -
Few surprises in early rounds of state basketball playoffs
Early-round play in the big-school divisions of the state high school basketball playoffs can be described pretty simply. It has been uneventful. Few surprises. No major upsets. However, there are a few exceptions. Probably the biggest story in the boys Division I opening round Thursday was the Mountain View (Mesa) High School win over Tucson’s [...] -
Davonte’ Neal has picked a school…could it be Arizona?
Was that Rich Rodriguez doing cartwheels down the mall on the University of Arizona campus? Naw. If the new head football coach for the Wildcats showed any kind of sudden elation, it would spoil the big event scheduled for next Tuesday when Davonte’ Neal is supposed to let the college sports world know where he [...] -
ASU, UA softball drop in rankings after Kajikawa Classic
The Kajikawa Classic softball tournament at Arizona State opens the season and is a good way to get an early preview of Arizona’s Pac-12 teams. It wasn’t ugly this year…but it couldn’t be called pretty, either. Last year, the University of Arizona was ranked No. 2 in the nation and ASU entered the season at [...] -
NAU’s Jim Fallis is leaving AD post…is ASU’s Love next?
The announced departure of Jim Fallis at Northern Arizona University means that Arizona State‘s Lisa Love will become the longest-tenured athletic director at the three state Division I colleges. And she has been there fewer than seven years. However, that could change in the not-too-distant future. Love’s base of support at ASU has been eroding [...] -
ASU, UA gymnastics teams split Territorial Cup series
There were a couple of noticeable differences between the two women’s gymnastics meets that made up the Territorial Cup competition between Arizona and Arizona State this season. First, only one team in the initial meeting at the end of January was nationally ranked. Arizona went into that match with a No. 15 ranking – and [...] -
Overtime thrills…two first-ever soccer state champions
After the dust settled from the weekend’s state high school championship soccer matches, the city of Tucson came away with solid possession of Division II. And a single school in the Phoenix Valley very nearly wrapped up all of Division I. The Salpointe Catholic boys’ team survived a very physical encounter with Scottsdale’s Notre Dame [...] -
Chandler HS wrestlers end Sunnyside’s 14-year title run
Two days of history-making achievements wrapped up another season of Arizona high school wrestling, as the state championships concluded yesterday. Friday’s Division III and IV competition set the stage, as two more four-time state champions were added to that prestigious list, and then yesterday ushered in the end of a dynasty. Tucson’s Ironwood Ridge High [...]
