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GCU’s new sports programs on fast track to nat’l success
When it comes to developing new sports programs, Grand Canyon University seems to have found the fast track to success. The Antelopes’ track & field program just returned from Minnesota with a national championship in tow – in just the second year of the program’s existence. About the same time, the wrestling team was wrapping [...] -
Chandler HS wrestlers end Sunnyside’s 14-year title run
Two days of history-making achievements wrapped up another season of Arizona high school wrestling, as the state championships concluded yesterday. Friday’s Division III and IV competition set the stage, as two more four-time state champions were added to that prestigious list, and then yesterday ushered in the end of a dynasty. Tucson’s Ironwood Ridge High [...] -
GCU wrestlers can break school wins record this weekend
Lino Estrada just had to get out on the road to recover his wrestling mojo. The former three-time state champion at Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix turned in three straight winning performances to help the Grand Canyon University grapplers to a successful road swing through Texas and New Mexico. That came after three consecutive [...] -
Finally…Ironwood Ridge HS wins Flowing Wells Invite
The Ironwood Ridge High School wrestlers did more than win the Flowing Wells Invitational Saturday in Tucson. They exorcised the ghost of last year. Sunnyside High School dominated last year’s Flowing Wells tournament, considered the top prep tournament in the state, and blew away the Ridge, which settled for a very distant runner-up spot. Tucson’s [...] -
Peoria Invite title boosts Desert Vista’s wrestling status
A tournament title is always a significant accomplishment for any high school wrestling program – especially when that event is the Peoria Invitational, which is an established competition that draws some of the best teams in the state. But when Desert Vista High School won this year’s invitational, it had to be particularly sweet for [...] -
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 [...] -
College wrestling in AZ gets jump-start at ASU duals
Last weekend’s double duals at Wells Fargo Arena provided an early look at the strength of the college wrestling programs in Arizona. Arizona State hosted the event and took on Grand Canyon University and Embry-Riddle simultaneously. The Sun Devils came away with a sweep, but not before the other schools showed they could hold their [...] -
GCU wrestling schedule packed with top D-II programs
The first wrestling match for Grand Canyon University is four weeks away, but R.C. LaHaye can’t wait for the season to get started. “We are very excited for this season,” says the head wrestling coach, who is entering his fifth campaign at the small D-II college in west Phoenix. “As long as we can stay [...] -
After 17 years…Bobby DeBerry resigns at Sunnyside High
In a 2009 interview following Sunnyside High School‘s 12th straight state wrestling championship, head coach Bobby DeBerry let it be known that he had no plans to leave the Tucson school anytime soon. That all changed this week when the coaching legend announced he was resigning. DeBerry picked up two more state titles since that [...] -
ASU’s new wrestling champs: a strange study in contrast
Anthony Robles and Bubba Jenkins both won national wrestling titles over the weekend. Both wore the maroon and gold of Arizona State. But that’s where the similarities end. Their personalities are as different as the paths they took to their ultimate goal of winning a national championship. They even won their NCAA crowns in different [...]
