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Archive for July, 2011
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Lein is out, Tim Mickelson is in as ASU men’s golf coach
The one burning question asked of college coaches each year: “What have you done for us lately?” For Arizona State’s golf coach of 19 years, Randy Lein, the answer obviously wasn’t good enough to earn him a new contract. Enter the man with the magic name in the game of golf: Tim Mickelson. The former [...] -
GCU lost top scorer Murphy, but keep an eye on Chilaka
Now entering the game for the Antelopes… No. 22 Petrolina Chilaka for No. 20 Samantha Murphy. Murphy, the nation’s scoring leader in Division II women’s basketball last season, graduated from Grand Canyon University in May. The prolific guard left the program as the all-time top scorer with 2,147 points and also set new records for [...] -
UA hiring coup: Stacy Iveson joins softball coaching staff
Mike Candrea just finalized one of the biggest recruiting coups for his University of Arizona softball program. But this ‘recruit’ will make her contributions on the bench rather than on the field. Candrea, the Wildcats 26-year head coach, today announced the return of Stacy Iveson to the nationally-ranked program. Iveson made her mark as a [...] -
South Mtn, Basha hoops teams are summer state champs
For the past few years, Arizona high school basketball teams have had the opportunity to wrap up their off-season programs by vying for a “summer state championship.” This year, the Marana High girls basketball team was working on a “Hoosiers” type of story as the girls climbed through the tournament last week, getting all the [...] -
Chandler wins 2nd straight title at Nike track nationals
All seven girls on the Chandler track team that won the high school national title last year were expected to be back to try again this year. But California Long Beach Poly, a track & field power, was nonetheless inserted as the favorite to win the 2011 title. So Chandler went about proving why that [...] -
Rumors: UA’s Juron Criner may miss 2011 football season
Acrobatic catches by Juron Criner, like the one shown above, have been a crowd-pleasing staple in the University of Arizona’s offense. But have we seen the last of them? The 6’4″ senior, who passed up the pro draft after his junior season to play in the 2011 campaign, is the acknowledged leader among a deep [...]
