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Archive for September, 2011
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USC is coming up, but ASU can’t look past 2-0 Illinois
The Fighting Illini may be just the next step for Arizona State football as the Sun Devils work their way through a schedule they hope will lead to a bowl game. But tomorrow’s game is also a chance to stumble early. The game with Illinois could be the most dangerous so far for a team [...] -
Roa, Haberman top the senior field at Chandler XC Invite
All those hours spent on dusty desert trails under the hot Arizona sun are paying off for Eduardo Roa. The senior from McClintock High School in Tempe built his cross country training regimen up from averaging around 40 miles a week at the start of the summer to as much as 55 miles by the [...] -
Jerry Conner is latest hire in Ariz Christian branding effort
Arizona Christian University is taking a page out of the playbook of Grand Canyon University. Arizona Christian, which is evolving from the small bible-based college in Paradise Valley formerly known as Southwestern College, is using athletics to help brand its new identity. Grand Canyon, a small Christian college on the west side of Phoenix, has [...] -
Second loss to OK State renews doubts about UA football
The memory of that huge upset of a Top-10 opponent about this time last year has begun to fade for Arizona football fans, replaced by more recent memories of failed attempts to repeat the feat. Friday’s loss to Oklahoma State is just the last jolt of reality for Wildcat fans. It was September 19, 2010, [...] -
GCU volleyball carrying momentum into PacWest opener
All of a sudden, the pre-season ranking for the Grand Canyon University women’s volleyball team seems questionable. The Antelopes were picked to finish sixth in the 10-team Pacific West Conference, but they are rolling into today’s conference opener with Hawai’i Pacific with a full head of steam. The ‘Lopes have won four straight, three of [...] -
ASU football goes all-black, UA goes to Okla for must-win
Say what you want about last week’s walk-over football openers against inferior opponents, but this week Arizona and Arizona State are sticking their chins out against ranked opponents. Which is more than we can say for the other ‘West Coast’ teams in the Pac-12. UCLA will coast through another soft one as they take on [...] -
Mismatches begin under new AIA football re-alignment
Size does matter. But it doesn’t always determine the outcome in athletic competition. And that includes high school football. Thanks to the re-alignment implemented by the Arizona Interscholastic Association last year, there will be more opportunities to test the theory as the season progresses. Computerized scheduling now matches schools up according to geographic proximity, rather [...] -
Darius Terry wins George Kyte Classic under ASU colors
Darius Terry catapulted from last year’s 21st-place finish in the George Kyte Classic cross country invitational to claim first place on the men’s side this year. Last year he was competing for Northern Arizona University. Unfortunately for the Lumberjacks, the redshirt junior from California was wearing the Maroon & Gold of Arizona State in this [...] -
Blow-outs in ASU, UA football openers don’t mean a lot
How meaningless were this year’s football season openers for Arizona and Arizona State? As usual, that’s not a difficult question to answer. Arizona State padded its season record with an opening win against a team that had been outscored 103-3 in season openers the previous two years. University of Arizona, meanwhile, beat a team that [...] -
Scottsdale high schools trying to find their football mojo
The lights on Scottsdale’s high school football fields have been flickering somewhat as this season gets rolling, as some of the community’s normally top-ranked teams deal with unexpected adversity. Or perhaps this season it’s just a healthy dose of reality. Chaparral High School, which has won two 5A state titles and was ranked No. 24 [...]
