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Archive for October, 2011
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A double OT win for GCU soccer – with a Hollywood twist
It was like a story straight out of a Hollywood movie. Maybe more like the flick, “Rudy”, about Notre Dame football. This game was in California, but in Riverside, not Tinsel Town. And the main character played on the Grand Canyon University men’s soccer team. Kevin Freitas is a junior midfielder for the Antelopes who, [...] -
UA basketball coach: ‘We’re just not a very good team…’
Nick Johnson took four shots from behind the three-point arc Thursday night and made three of them. Unfortunately, the one he missed was the one the University of Arizona needed to beat Seattle Pacific University. Johnson took his failed attempt as the clock ran out, unable to avoid the 69-68 upset. The loss took a [...] -
Saguaro v. Chaparral isn’t the only football game tonight
As we wrap up the regular season of high school football, probably the most-anticipated game of the year was saved for last. Saguaro High will meet Chaparral High on center stage. But on a much smaller stage, there is another game in Chandler that is also significant – but won’t generate nearly the same interest [...] -
Frosh make a splash at UA basketball Red-Blue game
It was a freshman that won the dunk contest Saturday at the annual Red-Blue game, the scrimmage that helps kick off a new men’s basketball season at University of Arizona. Nick Johnson tossed an alley-oop pass to himself, then maneuvered it between his legs while still airborne before slamming it through the net for the [...] -
Local trio takes over scoring for GCU women’s soccer
When the top player on the Grand Canyon University women’s soccer team stepped away for a couple of games, a trio of local athletes stepped up to fill the void. The result was two more wins to make it 10 in the last 11 games for the Antelopes (8-4-2, 7-1-1), who are sitting in second [...] -
New state rushing record & major upsets in prep football
The raw excitement that is generated by high school football was spread across the state last night. A heart-stopping upset of a ranked team in the final minute of the game out west in Glendale…an emotional win up north in Flagstaff that was a long time in coming…an offensive display that set a state record [...] -
UA women’s cross country moves up to No. 5 nationally
The University of Arizona women’s cross county team appears to have peaked at just the right time. They just moved up to No. 5 in the national polls as they prepare for the Pac-12 Championships in a week. A third-place finish at last week’s Wisconsin Adidas Invitational helped propel the Cats from their previous standing [...] -
Kish unveils ‘new’ UA football team with 48-12 UCLA win
Maybe someone should call up Greg Byrne, the Arizona AD, and suggest he might want to drag his feet a little as he searches for a new head football coach. He might already have the best candidate on the sidelines. Arizona’s interim head coach, Tim Kish, just threw his name into the hat with a [...] -
Sand volleyball may be coming to a high school near you
Arizona’s governing body for high school sports is sticking its collective toe in the sand as it considers adding a new varsity sport to the landscape. Sand volleyball is riding a wave of popularity and the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) is hoping to capitalize on that interest. The volleyball variation has always been a great [...] -
Can Nick Foles lead ‘new’ Wildcats back from 1-5 start?
Who has the toughest job in college football this week? Tim Kish certainly has to be a leading candidate for that dubious distinction. The used-to-be assistant coach at University of Arizona just got handed a program that is off to a 1-5 start and in disarray after losing the head coach it has known for [...]
