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Arizona HS football players stock AP’s 25 Best in the West
Arizona high schools accounted for nearly a third of the Associated Press’ just-released list of the 25 best football players in the West, filling a variety of positions on both offense and defense. The list of ‘25 best’ from the 2011 recruiting class includes KaDeem Carey, running back from Canyon del Oro HS in Tucson; Kevin [...] -
Gaels rule Nevada HS football, but can’t win in Arizona
Bishop Gorman High School, Nevada’s big-schools state champion, took another shot at winning a game in the fifth annual Sollenberger Classic in Flagstaff over the weekend. But Hamilton High School, Arizona’s defending state champion in 5A-I, sent them back to Las Vegas with another loss. The 24-17 loss to Hamilton is one of just three the [...] -
NAU cross-country teams picked to finish No. 1…again
At some point, it would seem the NAU cross-country program would need to catch its breath and step off the throne for a season. But it doesn’t look like this will be the year. Both the men’s and women’s cross-country teams at Northern Arizona University have been picked in the pre-season coaches poll to finish atop the [...] -
Hamilton kicks off HS football in the Sollenberger Classic
High school football will kick off in a big way this weekend, as Arizona steps onto the national stage. Hamilton High School in Chandler, which has won the 5A-I state championship the past two years, takes on one of Nevada’s best in the fifth annual Sollenberger Classic in Flagstaff. Visiting Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) went undefeated [...] -
GCU reaps conference honors for golf, cross-country
Local Valley grads have picked up some impressive honors at Grand Canyon University, one on his way out and the other on her way up. Terence Daniels, who was the state champion in 2005 at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, was named PacWest Conference Golfer of the Year for his senior year at GCU. Joy Hulsey, [...] -
Arizona high school track…keeping it in the family
Arizona doesn’t just send high school athletes to the big track meets. It sends families. Erwin Jones Jr. and his brother, Jamaal, nearly swept the decathlon events in the Young Men’s and Intermediate Boys competition at the USATF Youth Outdoor National Championships at Benedictine University in Illinois. Erwin, who is a senior at Shadow Mountain High School [...] -
Local HS soccer players reaping benefits of new Academy
Corona del Sol High School in Tempe will take a hit this year in its boys soccer program – but it could be seen as a contribution to the sport as a whole. Three players from Arizona are among the 19 standout players from across the United States who will become the first group in the [...] -
Area Code Games put HS baseball players on display
Hundreds of professional and college scouts dotted the bleachers during the six-day Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif., getting a good look at a handful of Arizona high school baseball players who helped take their team to a second-place finish this year at the prestigious event. Drew Stankiewicz from Gilbert High School drove in two [...] -
Mountain Pointe HS classmates a rarity for AZ hall of fame
A couple of Mountain Pointe High School graduates were included in this year’s hall of fame class of Arizona athletes. They have also set a precedent that may never be duplicated. Nicole Powell and Sara Gorton were just inducted into the azcentral.com Arizona High School Sports Hall of Fame. They are among a group of 33 [...] -
Will an Arizona pitcher be the next Jennie Finch?
When the queen of softball retired last month, there was no successor to the throne in waiting. And that presents a problem for the sport. Jennie Finch’s retirement announcement was somewhat unexpected. She just decided she wanted to spend more time with her family. But she’s only 29 years old and has been the face of [...]