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Archive for January, 2012
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NAU basketball…’environment of fear’ under Mike Adras
We finally know why head coach Mike Adras abruptly resigned just nine games into the season, leaving the Northern Arizona men’s basketball team in the hands of a 70-year-old former women’s coach who was pulled from retirement to finish out the season. But it took a hard-nosed inquiry by Flagstaff’s Daily Sun newspaper to unearth [...] -
Are Wildcats snakebit? Kevin Parrom done for the season
For a basketball team that plays in the desert, the term “snakebit” seems to be a perfect way to describe the Arizona Wildcats right now. The term refers to someone, or a particular situation, that is unlucky… “prone to misfortune.” And, after Kevin Parrom broke his foot in Saturday’s game with Washington, it’s beginning to [...] -
D.J. Foster’s commit is a big step in ASU football ‘re-birth’
Todd Graham got more than the best high school running back in Arizona when D.J. Foster committed yesterday to play for his Sun Devils. The new Arizona State head football coach also gained a little credibility by snagging a top four-star prospect that had his choice of schools. And he further defined his commitment to [...] -
Xavier’s Fakler picks up second straight Gatorade award
Sarah Fakler picked up her second straight Gatorade Arizona Cross Country Runner of the Year award and Bernie Montoya collected his first – one more time their paths have crossed throughout the 2011 season. The two have experienced the ups and downs of a competitive season, as they combined to win often… and then lived [...] -
No. 5 ranking and a new home lift UA baseball into 2012
The University of Arizona baseball team now has a spiffy new No. 5 national ranking to go with its spiffy new digs at Hi Corbett Field. Baseball America just released the results of its pre-season poll and the Wildcats appeared as the second-highest ranked team in the Pac-12, behind No. 2 Stanford. This could be [...] -
UA football adds a famous name as Trey Griffey commits
Even if Rich Rodriquez manages to get a commitment out of Chaparral High School‘s Davonte’ Neal to add some much-needed lustre to his first recruiting class at University of Arizona, it won’t be in time to display his big catch before National Signing Day arrives next Wednesday. Neal, a four-star prospect who was twice the [...] -
Arizona Christian wins 253-pt hoops game in double OT
Arizona Christian University just put together enough footage for a highlight reel for this year’s basketball season – all in one game. How about a game featuring 253 combined points? And for the fan who gets his excitement from watching those long, rainbow shots that singe the nets from behind the arc… there were 36 [...] -
UA basketball loss to Colorado drops Cats to 6th in Pac-12
Like two evenly-matched boxers, the University of Arizona men’s basketball team stood toe-to-toe with the Colorado Buffaloes last night, as the teams traded the lead throughout an important conference game. In the end, neither team could score the knockout punch and Arizona simply ran out of time when a Kevin Parrom shot at the buzzer [...] -
Still-young volleyball program at GCU setting new records
Getting a new college sports program off the ground is a difficult task, even if it’s not at the Division I level and not a major sport. But the men’s volleyball program at Grand Canyon University appears ready to move past the start-up phase. The program is just beginning its fourth season and is already [...] -
Chaparral HS elevates Dave Huffine to head FB coach
When a school strings together three consecutive state championships, it becomes synonymous with that sport. Chaparral and football. Football and Chaparral. And any major change in leadership is generally considered big news in the world of prep sports. Such is the case with Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, which will have a new head football [...]
