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AZ girls hoops teams take on nation’s best at Nike TofC
Eighteen local high school girls’ basketball teams are entered in the Nike Tournament of Champions again this year, as Arizona is one of the two most heavily represented states in a field of 96 teams from 21 different states. That doesn’t mean Arizona has more of the better teams in the country. It just means [...] -
Tempe Diablos tourney helps evaluate prep soccer teams
The Tempe Diablos soccer tournament is a great early-season gauge because it draws most of the top high school teams from around the state. This year was no exception. There were no dark-horse entries who were able to sneak up on the rest of the field. Not in this tournament. On the boys’ side, it [...] -
High school hoops rankings bouncing wildly in Division I
The high school basketball season is just getting underway, but already the rankings in Division I appear to be somewhat suspect after looking at last night’s results. Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, which just moved into the top 10, narrowly escaped with a three-point win against Tempe’s Marcos de Niza High School – which [...] -
Local prep stars making GCU softball a family affair
Ann Pierson isn’t settling for tapping into a pipeline of local high school talent to fill her softball roster at Grand Canyon University. Now she’s tapping into the families. Pierson, the head coach at GCU who started the softball program at the Division II college in west Phoenix eight years ago, just signed four more [...] -
It’s official: ASU football collapse costs Erickson his job
When Arizona State and Illinois met in the third game of the football season, who would have guessed that both head coaches would get their walking papers at the end of the season – with both announcements coming on the same day, yesterday (although no official release came from ASU until this morning)? Both coaches [...] -
Upsets highlight AZ high school football championships
There is little in life that is more unpredictable than high school sports. Saturday’s Arizona state football championship games illustrated that point perfectly. Sure, there were the expected outcomes… Chaparral High School won its third straight state title, beating Cienega High School in the Division II finale, 37-14… Saguaro High wrapped up its second consecutive [...] -
Chinle’s Rolonda Jumbo leaves a legacy of state XC titles
As this year’s high school cross country season closed out at the Nike Cross Southwest Regional this past week, a decade-long period of individuals dominating the sport at various levels appears to also be drawing to a close. Rolonda Jumbo claimed her fourth straight cross country state title earlier this month, ending a domination that [...] -
Cienega HS brings ‘Cinderella’ story to football title games
There will be some great high school football on display this weekend, as teams in the various divisions vie for state championships. But one game offers the best chance for a compelling storyline. Cienega High School will represent southern Arizona in a Saturday evening Division II game at Sun Devil Stadium. The Bobcats, from tiny [...] -
AZ prep stars help ASU build top-5 recruiting class in 2013
The Arizona State baseball team is dealing with a pot full of NCAA sanctions and will not have a chance to play in the post-season this year. But that apparently hasn’t scared away some of the nation’s top recruits that have been considering taking up residence in Tempe. Baseball America puts out a Top 100 [...] -
Football playoffs Round 1: new state record, 2OT thriller
Who says the first round of high school playoffs isn’t that exciting? That certainly wasn’t the case in football last week. In fact, the next round will have to go some to offer up more excitement. A state record set, three more tied, and a game that was won on a two-point conversion in double-overtime. [...]
