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Archive for February, 2010
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So close… so very, very close
Nine seconds. That ‘s how close Pima Community College was to putting an end to Central Arizona College’s streak of 144 straight conference wins in women’s basketball. The Aztecs pulled to within a point of CAC with nine ticks left on the clock. A pair of free throws by Ashley Ellis pushed it to the [...] -
Upsets & shoot-outs spice up girls state soccer tourney
Girls soccer at the 5A level is offering a large helping of fan frenzy as the semi-finals of the high school state tournament play out tonight and tomorrow night. There are several games providing the most intriguing storylines. We begin with the match-up between Corona del Sol HS and Desert Vista HS in 5A-I. Corona, [...] -
GCU jumps on Regis, but has No. 3 UC-San Diego up next
The Antelope ball players were looking for a wave and they found it in their own back yard. The Grand Canyon University baseball team needed a pick-up before facing No. 3 ranked University of California-San Diego this weekend. Three wins against Regis University at home should do the trick. The Lopes are trying to rebound [...] -
A simple letter finally takes its toll on UofA basketball
As club basketball programs and booster groups continue to proliferate, growing bigger, stronger, and more pervasive on the college landscape, they also create a briar patch of potential pitfalls for college programs. Just ask Lute Olson how easy it is to make a misstep into the minefield. Olson is a Hall of Fame coach who [...] -
Matadors wave their players on through to 4-year schools
Things are good in Yuma these days. Arizona Western College baseball is on a four-game winning streak after scoring 42 runs in a four-game sweep of the Caballero Classic. And a handful of Matadors have just found their paths to four-year ball. Five players from this year’s squad – three of them pitchers – have [...] -
Cinderella shows up in time for 4A wrestling state meet
Wrestling success in the 4A state tournament this year is a study in contrasts. Cottonwood Mingus HS flexed its muscle again this season and so far has done the expected as it won its fifth-straight region crown. Meanwhile, Williams Field HS has given us the Cinderella story every fan enjoys. Mingus, a four-time state champion, [...] -
Devils & Ducks go head-to-head for local track talent
Arizona State picked a local state champion to add to its initial 2010 signing class in track & field. But the Oregon Ducks got the cream of AZ’s distance runners. Shaylah Simpson, the defending state champion in the pole vault, is one of four women added to the ASU program that was just announced. Brian [...] -
Six degrees of separation? Pat Murphy and ASU baseball
An interesting coincidence as baseball season rolls around. The annual Pac-10 coaches’ poll released its pre-season projections this week, picking ASU as the favorite to win this year’s title. At the same time, word comes out of San Diego that Pat Murphy, the coach that turned the Sun Devil baseball program into a national contender [...] -
Third time’s a charm for Mountain Pointe, but Saints stumble
First-round tournament play is generally pretty cut-and-dry. The high seeds are expected to advance because they open play against the lowest seeded teams. But once in a while, there are some unexpected developments. The high school state soccer playoffs had a couple of first-round games that caught our attention, one on the boys’ side, the [...] -
Big 3 colleges share the local talent at signing day
Arizona’s three major universities scooped up 19 local athletes at yesterday’s official day for signing Letters of Intent, with Northern Arizona taking the lion’s share. Arizona State and University of Arizona each added five locals their rosters and NAU picked up the other nine. Overall, ASU signed 25 student-athletes, UofA had 20 signees, and NAU [...]
