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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 [...] -
GCU hosts nation’s top wrestling programs in new arena
The Grand Canyon grapplers are having a big house-warming party today in their new home, and decided to invite some celebrities to help them celebrate being back in town for the first time in almost two months. And we can all watch the festivities on our computers. Some of the top Division II wrestling programs [...] -
UA basketball will be favored against ASU…but not so fast
With the first half of the Territorial Cup basketball rivalry between Arizona and Arizona State coming up tomorrow afternoon in Tucson, it’s going to be hard to predict a winner. That’s because it will all come down to which teams show up. A quick glance at the records would indicate that Arizona at 9-4 would [...] -
Semper Fidelis Bowl to showcase AZ prep football talent
High scho0l football players from across the country begin arriving in Phoenix this week to begin preparations for a new bowl game that will be televised to homes across the country. And Arizona will enjoy the lion’s share of attention. First is the venue. The inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl will be held Jan. 3 [...] -
VisitMesa.com hoops event draws top prep teams from AZ
The gyms are starting to fill up out in Mesa, as 11 high school basketball teams from around Arizona begin testing their mettle against teams they wouldn’t meet anywhere else. It’s time again for the VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge, which has grown over the past four years into one of the best holiday prep events in [...] -
GCU swim records fall, both teams ranked No. 3 in nation
There is probably no better measuring stick for Steve Schaffer‘s success the past three years at Grand Canyon University than the progress of the women’s swim program. The men’s and women’s head coach took over in July of 2008, becoming the swimming and diving program’s second head coach. Since then, the Antelopes have begun a [...] -
St. Mary’s HS stakes a claim to No. 1 by winning Nike TOC
How does a girls’ high school basketball team earn the right to be considered the best in the nation? It involves a lot of factors, but one thing needs to be included in the qualifications. That team has to win the Joe Smith Division of the prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions that draws the nation’s [...]
