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No. 3 ASU, No. 11 UA advance to softball Super Regionals
It took Arizona State a little longer to get the job done, but when the dust settled over the weekend, both of the state’s Pac-12 softball teams survived their regional tournaments and are headed to the Super Regionals. The Sun Devils had a little trouble with a pesky Syracuse squad that forced a double header [...] -
Long ball helps win state titles for softball, baseball teams
It was kind of ironic that Chaparral High School won the Division I state baseball championship last night with a home run. This was supposed to be the year of the small ball. Arizona’s high-school baseball teams were required to use bats this season that met a standard performance test to verify that the bat’s [...] -
GCU lacrosse wins 2OT, advances to MCLA quarterfinals
The city of Scottsdale has been good for the Grand Canyon University lacrosse program. Recruiting efforts in that city have helped propel the GCU lacrosse team to a No. 1 national ranking as they move through the national tournament. And it’s not just some of the key players who hail from Scottsdale. That’s also where [...] -
Chandler HS sweeps D-I track titles; 7th straight for girls
Chandler High School won the boys’ Division I state team title over the weekend, but Trae Armstrong and Devon Allen held center stage for most of the day. And neither is a Chandler student. Armstrong, from Deer Valley High School in Glendale, swept the three sprint events, but on two of them, the only way [...] -
ASU softball loses series to Cal…along with Pac-12 crown
Today’s game with California will be a particularly difficult one for the Arizona State softball team. But not just because the Golden Bears are the No. 1 team in the Pac-12 conference. This will be a tough one from a mental standpoint. The Sun Devils dropped the first two games of this series and, in [...] -
Brophy Prep will play Gilbert for boys’ volleyball state title
If there’s anything the boys’ volleyball state tournament has demonstrated, it has to be the parity of this year’s field. The highest seeds have been left by the side of the road, many matches throughout the tourney have gone to four and five games, and tomorrow’s championship game will feature the No. 5 and No. [...] -
Basha HS one game from softball title shot vs. Red Mtn.
The Basha High softball team is doing it the hard way, but the Bears are getting it done. They have just one more hurdle to get to the Division I state title game. After being upset in the second round of the state tournament by Mountain Ridge High School, the No. 1-seeded Basha has won [...] -
ASU baseball counters rival UA with its own new stadium
As the old expression goes… the price of poker is going up. At least in Arizona college athletics, where Arizona State has just upped the ante one more time in the marketing war with its Pac-12 rival down in Tucson. ASU just announced plans to move its baseball program to the new stadium being built [...] -
Murphy adds NAU hoops staff…but where’s the beef?
Northern Arizona University has put its men’s basketball program in the hands of an energetic young coach who brings some good things to the program. However, experience as a head coach is not one of them. And it looks like the addition of a staff of new assistants, recently announced by the school, did little [...] -
UA basketball finds its point guard in Xavier’s Mark Lyons
Sean Miller just found his bridge to the future – and maybe a Pac-12 basketball championship. The University of Arizona head coach reportedly just got a commitment from Mark Lyons, who has decided to leave Xavier University and give the Wildcats his final year of eligibility. Arizona has yet to formally announce the addition, but [...]
