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ASU’s latest surprise…a facelift for Sun Devil Stadium
First, they circled the wagons on the Arizona State campus following the firing of the athletic director. Now they’re sending out the advance party. Immediately after Steve Patterson was unexpectedly announced as the new AD, replacing Lisa Love, the athletic department began sending out statements of support from the various coaches for a program that [...] -
Coach Bob Invite shows strength of AZ prep baseball
The Coach Bob Invitational, which wrapped up over the weekend, continues to validate on a yearly basis the strength of the high school baseball programs in Arizona. This year, three of the four teams making it into the championship games of the two divisions were from within the state, with Boulder Creek High School in [...] -
Pac-12 teams win Jim Click Shootout; UA sets nat’l marks
The University of Arizona track & field program not only won the lion’s share of titles at the Jim Click Shootout over the weekend, but also helped the Pac-12 conference take the winner’s stand. Since there were teams from multiple conferences taking part in this year’s Jim Click Shootout, hosted by UofA, the scoring was [...] -
Power-point formula changed in time for HS spring sports
Sometimes, the wheels of progress turn slowly and a little push is needed to get them moving faster. That’s basically what happened last month when a local engineer, who was also a frustrated high school sports fan, decided to give the state’s prep governing body a little push by taking his case for changing the [...] -
GCU softball 2 games from Tournament of Champions title
Going into Friday’s opening game in the Tournament of Champions in California, there was no guarantee which Grand Canyon University softball team would show up. Apparently it was the right one, since the Antelopes have advanced through the three-day event in Turlock, Calif., to earn a spot in today’s Championship Bracket. (*Update: The Lopes beat [...] -
Lisa Campos hired to replace AD Jim Fallis at NAU
When Arizona State fired Lisa Love earlier this week, it removed the only female athletic director among Arizona’s Division I colleges. But that situation lasted all of two days before Northern Arizona University announced the hire of Lisa Campos. Lisa out, Lisa in. Campos was hired away from the University of Texas at El Paso, [...] -
More sand volleyball teams needed to justify prep program
How well is Arizona’s experiment in high school sand volleyball working out? If numbers mean anything, probably not too well. When the Arizona Region of USA Volleyball proposed the idea of adding sand volleyball as a recognized varsity sport, organizers said they could accommodate as many as 32 teams in the pilot program. They got [...] -
Lisa Love replaced after 7 years as ASU athletic director
The other shoe has finally dropped in the Arizona State athletic department. Lisa Love, the embattled athletic director, is out after seven years that got off to a great start but ran into turbulent times that has strained the school’s public image. ASU formally announced in an 11 a.m. press conference that Steve Patterson will [...] -
UA softball coach Candrea recovering after heart scare
The human body can take just so much punishment. Arizona‘s head softball coach, Mike Candrea, thought maybe his 56-year-old body had reached its limit when he quietly excused himself from the third and final game Sunday against Arizona State and was whisked off to the hospital. Candrea, who has been in the pressure-packed position of [...] -
Prep runners break decades-old records at Chandler Invite
Even the best sports teams have to be pushed to reach their full potential. Chandler High School‘s track team can thank their California rival for providing that extra challenge over the weekend as the Wolves laid claim to a first-place finish at the prestigious Chandler Rotary Invitational. Long Beach Polytechnic High School made the trek [...]
