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Archive for January, 2012
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Saguaro HS makes tough call, fires football coach Sanders
John Sanders, it turns out, wasn’t bullet-proof. Some high school coaches become so successful, they begin to think they’re bullet-proof, that they can do pretty much what they want without worrying about repercussions. Sanders, the head football coach at Scottsdale’s Saguaro High School, decided to test that theory in the final regular game of the [...] -
Tucson high school pitchers keeping UA softball on top
When Mike Candrea put Stacy Iveson on his coaching staff in July, he added some great talent and experience to the University of Arizona softball program. But a significant added-value benefit became obvious when Estela Pinon signed her letter of intent to play for the Wildcats. The young pitcher led her Yavapai College team to [...] -
ASU’s Burfict taking his talent – and volatility – to the NFL
Vontaze Burfict has seen the writing on the wall. It says that next year will be a different ball game under a new head coach. So he’s taking his shtick to the next level, announcing he will skip his senior season at Arizona State and make himself available for the next NFL draft. The 6’3″, [...] -
Interim coach Anders has ASU women’s hoops at 10-2
A head coach knows she’s hired the right assistants when she can step away for a season and the program doesn’t skip a beat. Charli Turner Thorne did just that last May, announcing that she would be taking a year-long leave of absence and turning the women’ basketball team over to Joe Anders for the [...] -
Brophy wins AZ Soccer Showcase to kick off nat’l tourney
Building a high school sports event that can be called a ‘national’ tournament takes time. But you have to begin somewhere. That’s what the Phoenix Regional Sports Commission did last week as it kicked off the inaugural Arizona Soccer Showcase. A sprinkling of out-of-state entries gave it a little of that national flavor. Five of [...]
