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Archive for February, 2012
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ASU men’s track team dominates MPSF Championships
Twenty years is a long time to wait for a victory – in any sport. But the Arizona State men cured a decades-long drought over the weekend by winning their first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Track & Field Championship. And they did it in convincing fashion, recording the largest margin of victory at the [...] -
Dorado Classic gives early look at Division II softball field
In a single weekend, the teams in Division II high school softball got a good idea of how things will shape up in the regular season, as schools deal with re-alignment. Four divisions have replaced the seven from years past and, in the process, thrown together schools that don’t normally compete with each other. But [...] -
Indoor T&F Championships…NAU men set Big Sky record
Prior to the start of the weekend’s Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships, NAU’s head track coach Eric Heins was talking about how excited he was that Northern Arizona would be hosting the event because it gave parents and alumni a chance to watch the Lumberjacks compete. It was the first time in three years that [...] -
Prep hoops…Division 1 title games go according to script
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. That could have been the theme for the day in the top two divisions of yesterday’s high school state basketball championships. In Division II… it was the Woulda, Coulda factor. A win by the Peoria High School girls would have given the school a sweep of the state titles because the Peoria [...] -
Final home game marks passing of Lute Olson era at UA
There will be a “Red Out” in the stands at McKale Center today for the University of Arizona basketball game…and a “Gray Out” on the floor. Today’s game with UCLA, the final home game on the schedule, is the one the Wildcats selected to wear their new Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms, identifying them as [...] -
AZ colleges putting top distance runners on national stage
Who would have thought Arizona would become a hothouse for developing top distance runners? Our mile-high elevations to the north challenge runners with cold winters and thin air, while down on the desert floor summer temperatures consistently hover above 100 degrees, making training runs perilous at best. But a collection of college runners, and their [...] -
Post-season basketball may hinge on final UA, ASU games
The next couple of days will likely decide whether Arizona’s college basketball fans will have a team to root for during March Madness. We’re already down to just two Pac-12 teams with potential for post-season play. The Arizona State men are 8-19 over all and 4-11 in the conference, which puts them in 10th place, [...] -
Who can keep St. Mary’s from girls’ hoops crown? No one
Aside from death and taxes, the only other thing we can count on is that St. Mary’s High School will win a state girls’ basketball championship this year. The Knights have been slowly validating their status as the best team in the state, and probably the country, by working their way through the Division I [...] -
UA baseball makes history with series win at Hi Corbett
The Arizona baseball program turned a page of history over the weekend, celebrating with fireworks and ceremonial first pitches to officially open its new home. But the invited guests from North Dakota State very nearly rained on the parade. The Bisons came into Hi Corbett Field, the brand spankin’ new home of the Wildcats, on [...] -
New low for ASU men’s basketball… eight points in a half
Can it get any worse than this for the ASU men’s basketball team…eight points in a half? Eight points. In 20 minutes of play. In an NCAA Division I game. Washington State waltzed to a 36-8 halftime lead and then cruised to a 72-50 rout of Arizona State. The eight points were the fewest allowed [...]
