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Local HS volleyball stars lead AZ colleges to tourney titles
It was a good weekend for women’s D-I volleyball in Arizona, and several local high school products as well. Northern Arizona won its 11th Fiesta Bowl Tournament Championship in Flagstaff by rolling over Maryland Eastern Shore, 3-0, and the University of Arizona swept Cal State Bakersfield Saturday afternoon to win the Wildcat Classic at McKale Center. Arizona [...] -
NAU wins big in football opener, but must face ASU next
A freshman running back stepped in, and the defense stepped up, as Northern Arizona ran up a 48-0 score in its season opener with Western New Mexico. Zach Bauman, a true freshman, was given a baptism of fire as he started his first collegiate football game in place of the injured starter, Giovannie Dixon. He responded [...] -
UA, ASU football open 2010 season with must-win games
While the on-field scenarios are completely different, our Pac-10 representatives have one thing in common as they open their seasons this weekend. Each has much to lose if they take the competition too lightly. University of Arizona has its collective eye on a trip to the Rose Bowl, the optimism buoyed by matching 8-5 records the [...] -
NBA’s House among notables in ASU Hall of Fame class
Eddie House and Shawn Charles are among a class of eight former Arizona State athletes being inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame. The accomplishments of House and Charles aren’t necessarily any more significant that those of the others being inducted. But they are the most visible representatives of the ASU athletics program right now. House, [...] -
Repeat titles nothing new for Yavapai, GCU soccer teams
Smell the mowed grass. It’s a sure sign that the college soccer season is beginning. In Arizona, a couple of men’s teams share more than the smell of grass stains on dirty uniforms. They each continue to enjoy the sweet smell of success that comes with winning on a regular basis. Yavapai College in Prescott has to [...] -
ASU’s Dennis Erickson…2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year?
No, the headline isn’t a misprint. But it does take an open mind – and a stretch of the imagination – to think this way. But as far-fetched as it might seem when you consider that Dennis Erickson is coming off consecutive losing seasons and his Arizona State football team is picked to finish near the [...] -
UA football recruit hitting major bumps on road to Tucson
Daxx Garman is still headed from Oklahoma to Tucson to try to lead the Wildcat football team to a future Rose Bowl. But a layover in Texas is creating some significant problems for the traveling quarterback. Garman was the first member of the University of Arizona’s 2011 recruiting class, one if its most prized catches. He [...] -
August tells story of GCU’s growing role in local recruiting
A flurry of recruit signings announced by Grand Canyon University this month helps to illustrate the impact the private, Christian-based college in west Phoenix is having on the college careers of local athletes. The Antelopes are sucking up the local talent like a vacuum. Arizona State in Tempe and University of Arizona in Tucson play in the [...] -
Former HS soccer stars vie now for nat’l collegiate award
Alexandra Elston and Kristi Andreassen left Valley high schools in 2007 to pursue a college soccer career, each heading to a different Arizona university. Now the two find themselves competing in their senior year for a prestigious national honor that goes beyond their accomplishments on the field. Elston is playing for Arizona State following a standout high [...] -
AWC takes on Mexican national champs in football opener
The Arizona Western College Matadors will open their football season Saturday with an international flavor – even though the game will be played in California. AWC, which has climbed the national rankings since head coach Tom Minnick took over two years ago, will take their game to El Centro, Calif., where the Yuma junior college will [...]