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![Katiyana Mauga didn’t need all three games against Oregon to become the most prolific home-run hitter in the history of the University of Arizona softball program. It took just […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Mauga-115x115.jpg "Mauga breaks UA softball home-run record with No. 88")
Mauga breaks UA softball home-run record with No. 88
Posted on April 23, 2017 | 1 CommentKatiyana Mauga didn’t need all three games against Oregon to become the most prolific home-run hitter in the history of the University of Arizona softball program. It took just […] -
![At least the summer weather won’t come as a surprise to Shareef O’Neal when he settles in to begin his college basketball career a year from now at University […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shareef-ONeal-115x115.jpg "Shaq’s son to take big frame, big name to UA basketball")
Shaq’s son to take big frame, big name to UA basketball
Posted on April 22, 2017 | No CommentsAt least the summer weather won’t come as a surprise to Shareef O’Neal when he settles in to begin his college basketball career a year from now at University […] -
![As the 2017 baseball and softball season winds down in Arizona, a handful of high school teams have managed to leave their mark on the national sports landscape. One […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hsbasebll-115x115.jpg "Prep baseball, softball teams put AZ in national spotlight")
Prep baseball, softball teams put AZ in national spotlight
Posted on April 20, 2017 | No CommentsAs the 2017 baseball and softball season winds down in Arizona, a handful of high school teams have managed to leave their mark on the national sports landscape. One […] -
![Chalk up another high-profile recruiting coup for University of Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller. But this time it’s not another addition to his string of top-10 recruiting class. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lorenzo-romar-ncaa-basketball-washington-utah-115x115.jpg "UA’s Miller adds Pac-12 foe to basketball coaching staff")
UA’s Miller adds Pac-12 foe to basketball coaching staff
Posted on April 17, 2017 | No CommentsChalk up another high-profile recruiting coup for University of Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller. But this time it’s not another addition to his string of top-10 recruiting class. […] -
![Arizona needs to send a great big ‘thank you’ to Becca Longo. The senior at Basha High School in Chandler is certainly doing her part to counter the negative […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/BeccaLongo-115x115.jpg "Girl’s football scholarship counters Hamilton hazing story")
Girl’s football scholarship counters Hamilton hazing story
Posted on April 15, 2017 | No CommentsArizona needs to send a great big ‘thank you’ to Becca Longo. The senior at Basha High School in Chandler is certainly doing her part to counter the negative […] -
![Looks like Grand Canyon University is going to roll the dice with its latest head-coach hire. Nicole Powell has had lots of success as a basketball player, but little […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NicolePowll-115x115.jpg "Nicole Powell is back…as new GCU women’s hoops coach")
Nicole Powell is back…as new GCU women’s hoops coach
Posted on April 12, 2017 | No CommentsLooks like Grand Canyon University is going to roll the dice with its latest head-coach hire. Nicole Powell has had lots of success as a basketball player, but little […] -
![Loree Payne takes over the graveyard shift at Northern Arizona University, signing on to run the women’s basketball program that has been struggling for so long it has become […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/LoreePayne-115x115.jpg "NAU women’s hoops revival turned over to Loree Payne")
NAU women’s hoops revival turned over to Loree Payne
Posted on April 11, 2017 | No CommentsLoree Payne takes over the graveyard shift at Northern Arizona University, signing on to run the women’s basketball program that has been struggling for so long it has become […] -
![There is likely no other state in the nation that was able to offer as much track & field competition as Arizona just did on a single weekend. On […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AaronCastl-115x115.jpg "ASU, UA host & show well at weekend nat’l T&F events")
ASU, UA host & show well at weekend nat’l T&F events
Posted on April 10, 2017 | No CommentsThere is likely no other state in the nation that was able to offer as much track & field competition as Arizona just did on a single weekend. On […] -
![Go big or go home. So say the college basketball analysts. Last season, Bobby Hurley‘s Arizona State basketball team went home after concluding their season with a quarterfinal loss […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dunk-115x115.jpg "Hurley adding much-needed size to ASU front court")
Hurley adding much-needed size to ASU front court
Posted on April 8, 2017 | No CommentsGo big or go home. So say the college basketball analysts. Last season, Bobby Hurley‘s Arizona State basketball team went home after concluding their season with a quarterfinal loss […] -
![By Air, it’s about 2,100 miles from Phoenix to New York City. That’s a long way to travel to play one basketball game – especially for a high school […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/boysBB-115x115.jpg "Local prep teams eliminated early at Basketball Nationals")
Local prep teams eliminated early at Basketball Nationals
Posted on April 3, 2017 | No CommentsBy Air, it’s about 2,100 miles from Phoenix to New York City. That’s a long way to travel to play one basketball game – especially for a high school […] -
![Evidently, March Madness has not ended for Sean Miller. The disappointment of an earlier-than-expected tourney exit was just the beginning. The University of Arizona head basketball coach is just […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAmarkkan-115x115.jpg "Markkanen leaving UA to enter draft; others still deciding")
Markkanen leaving UA to enter draft; others still deciding
Posted on March 31, 2017 | No CommentsEvidently, March Madness has not ended for Sean Miller. The disappointment of an earlier-than-expected tourney exit was just the beginning. The University of Arizona head basketball coach is just […] -
![Two years ago, the Chandler Rotary Invitational track & field meet produced three national records set by local athletes, creating one of the most memorable events in recent years. All […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TF-115x115.jpg "Local prep stars set 6 records at Chandler Rotary Invite")
Local prep stars set 6 records at Chandler Rotary Invite
Posted on March 30, 2017 | No CommentsTwo years ago, the Chandler Rotary Invitational track & field meet produced three national records set by local athletes, creating one of the most memorable events in recent years. All […] -
![If you want to know what it’s like to coach against a legend, just wait until tomorrow and ask Ann Pierson. Her Grand Canyon University softball team plays the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mCandrea-115x115.jpg "UA’s Candrea notches 1,500 softball wins; GCU up next")
UA’s Candrea notches 1,500 softball wins; GCU up next
Posted on March 29, 2017 | No CommentsIf you want to know what it’s like to coach against a legend, just wait until tomorrow and ask Ann Pierson. Her Grand Canyon University softball team plays the […] -
![The difference between this year’s University of Arizona men’s basketball team, a No. 2 seed that was just eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the third round, and next […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAmen-115x115.jpg "No Final Four for UA basketball this year. But next year…")
No Final Four for UA basketball this year. But next year…
Posted on March 28, 2017 | No CommentsThe difference between this year’s University of Arizona men’s basketball team, a No. 2 seed that was just eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the third round, and next […] -
![Now that we’re beginning the descent down the back side of the high school baseball and softball schedules, it’s a good time to take note of the various tournaments […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hsbasebll-115x115.jpg "Hamilton softball, Queen Creek baseball win key tourneys")
Hamilton softball, Queen Creek baseball win key tourneys
Posted on March 23, 2017 | No CommentsNow that we’re beginning the descent down the back side of the high school baseball and softball schedules, it’s a good time to take note of the various tournaments […] -
![There’s just something about South Carolina that bedevils the Devils. The South Carolina Gamecocks knocked Arizona State out of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Sunday, ending the Sun […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ASUvSC-115x115.jpeg "ASU women ousted in NCAA 2nd round by old nemesis")
ASU women ousted in NCAA 2nd round by old nemesis
Posted on March 21, 2017 | No CommentsThere’s just something about South Carolina that bedevils the Devils. The South Carolina Gamecocks knocked Arizona State out of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Sunday, ending the Sun […] -
![It will be interesting to see if the new rules limiting pitch counts for Arizona’s high school baseball pitchers will have an effect on game scores. More rest should […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Pitch3-115x115.jpg "New pitch-count rules mean big changes to prep baseball")
New pitch-count rules mean big changes to prep baseball
Posted on March 20, 2017 | No CommentsIt will be interesting to see if the new rules limiting pitch counts for Arizona’s high school baseball pitchers will have an effect on game scores. More rest should […] -
![After the Grand Canyon University softball team finished the 2016 season with a 35-15 record, the Antelopes were honored as the sixth-ranked breakout program among all D-I schools, based […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/GCUsbCheer-115x115.jpg "With 23 wins so far, GCU softball living up to the hype")
With 23 wins so far, GCU softball living up to the hype
Posted on March 17, 2017 | No CommentsAfter the Grand Canyon University softball team finished the 2016 season with a 35-15 record, the Antelopes were honored as the sixth-ranked breakout program among all D-I schools, based […] -
![Miner Webster was the first this year to turn a page in the history books of high school basketball in Arizona. In late November, the girls’ head coach at […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/coach-whistling-115x115.jpeg "Coaching milestones cap off historic year for prep hoops")
Coaching milestones cap off historic year for prep hoops
Posted on March 15, 2017 | No CommentsMiner Webster was the first this year to turn a page in the history books of high school basketball in Arizona. In late November, the girls’ head coach at […] -
![Grand Canyon University women’s basketball coach Trent May no longer has to work in the shadow of the wildly-successful men’s coach, Dan Majerle. Somebody else will now face that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TrentMMay-115x115.jpg "Trent May out after 10 yrs directing GCU women’s hoops")
Trent May out after 10 yrs directing GCU women’s hoops
Posted on March 13, 2017 | No CommentsGrand Canyon University women’s basketball coach Trent May no longer has to work in the shadow of the wildly-successful men’s coach, Dan Majerle. Somebody else will now face that […] -
![Forty games. That’s how many the University of Arizona softball team won last year on the way to advancing to the program’s 11th Super Regional in 12 years. Twenty […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAsbswing-115x115.jpg "Hot bats, strong pitching has UA softball ranked No. 5")
Hot bats, strong pitching has UA softball ranked No. 5
Posted on March 11, 2017 | No CommentsForty games. That’s how many the University of Arizona softball team won last year on the way to advancing to the program’s 11th Super Regional in 12 years. Twenty […] -
![It’s been a tough first season for Arizona State‘s new gymnastics head coach Jay Santos. But on Sunday afternoon, rival University of Arizona gave the Gym Devils a reason […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ASUgym-115x115.jpg "Upset of UA is first Pac-12 win for ASU gymnasts in 3 yrs")
Upset of UA is first Pac-12 win for ASU gymnasts in 3 yrs
Posted on March 8, 2017 | No CommentsIt’s been a tough first season for Arizona State‘s new gymnastics head coach Jay Santos. But on Sunday afternoon, rival University of Arizona gave the Gym Devils a reason […] -
![This should have been a no-brainer. Instead, the members of the AIA legislative council apparently left their brains at the door. That’s perhaps the best explanation for what happened […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/camping-115x115.jpg "Year-round team practices…what were they thinking?!")
Year-round team practices…what were they thinking?!
Posted on March 7, 2017 | No CommentsThis should have been a no-brainer. Instead, the members of the AIA legislative council apparently left their brains at the door. That’s perhaps the best explanation for what happened […] -
![Here’s a good way to start off a new coaching job….beat your in-state rival in just the third game on the schedule. …and on your rival’s home court…when your […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BeachVB3-115x115.jpg "Beach Volleyball: No. 6 Arizona stunned by ASU")
Beach Volleyball: No. 6 Arizona stunned by ASU
Posted on March 5, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a good way to start off a new coaching job….beat your in-state rival in just the third game on the schedule. …and on your rival’s home court…when your […] -
![Yesterday’s loss in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament brought a disappointing end to the debut season of University of Arizona head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes. Sixth-seeded […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAbarnes-115x115.jpg "Barnes ends UA debut with 1st round Pac-12 tourney loss")
Barnes ends UA debut with 1st round Pac-12 tourney loss
Posted on March 3, 2017 | No CommentsYesterday’s loss in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament brought a disappointing end to the debut season of University of Arizona head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes. Sixth-seeded […] -
![This turned out to be a feel-good kind of season for the big-school high school basketball programs in Arizona. Both of the teams that nailed down the 6A Conference […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Bballsfacing-115x115.jpg "Both 6A state basketball titles go to first-time winners")
Both 6A state basketball titles go to first-time winners
Posted on March 1, 2017 | No CommentsThis turned out to be a feel-good kind of season for the big-school high school basketball programs in Arizona. Both of the teams that nailed down the 6A Conference […] -
![Tonight’s 6A state championship basketball games have a tough act to follow after yesterday’s 5A finals. The Mesquite High School girls played in the undercard game of the twin […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BB4-115x115.jpg "Sunnyslope’s 2OT win highlights 5A basketball finals")
Sunnyslope’s 2OT win highlights 5A basketball finals
Posted on February 28, 2017 | No CommentsTonight’s 6A state championship basketball games have a tough act to follow after yesterday’s 5A finals. The Mesquite High School girls played in the undercard game of the twin […] -
![This year’s University of Arizona baseball team is just a handful of games into the new season. These early games are designed to get a look at who’s ready […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/morimoto-115x115.jpg "Hot bats: UA hitters averaging 10 runs a game for 8-0 start")
Hot bats: UA hitters averaging 10 runs a game for 8-0 start
Posted on February 27, 2017 | No CommentsThis year’s University of Arizona baseball team is just a handful of games into the new season. These early games are designed to get a look at who’s ready […] -
![Among other key attributes of a good athletic director, the University of Arizona was looking for a track record of staying put for awhile in their search for a new […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UAheeke-115x115.jpg "Dave Heeke returns to Pac-12 to take Arizona AD job")
Dave Heeke returns to Pac-12 to take Arizona AD job
Posted on February 26, 2017 | No CommentsAmong other key attributes of a good athletic director, the University of Arizona was looking for a track record of staying put for awhile in their search for a new […]