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![A couple of prominent names in high school basketball closed out careers this weekend. One left the court to move on to bigger challenges, the other wrapped up 41 years […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Two high-profile careers end with 3A basketball finals")
Two high-profile careers end with 3A basketball finals
Posted on February 28, 2010 | 1,938 CommentsA couple of prominent names in high school basketball closed out careers this weekend. One left the court to move on to bigger challenges, the other wrapped up 41 years […] -
Freshman leads NAU basketball to second-best game score
Posted on February 27, 2010 | 2,553 CommentsAmy Patton has been on the Northern Arizona campus less than a year, but already she is making her mark on the women’s basketball program. Just as she did in […] -
ASU divers deliver at Pac-10 Championships
Posted on February 26, 2010 | 655 CommentsASU’s diving team got off to an impressive start at the Pac-10 Championships in Washington. The men’s 3-meter diving crown seems to have found a semi-permanent home at Arizona State […] -
Something for everyone at 4A hoops championships
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsRevenge. Frustration. Prolific scoring. And one Cinderella. That’s the mix of great story lines we get with this year’s 4A state championship high school basketball games on tap for tomorrow. […] -
It’s the ‘Pat Murphy thing’ again… and ASU is bobbling the ball
Posted on February 24, 2010 | 2,445 CommentsLisa Love’s stock just took a hit. And along with it, the credibility of ASU’s sports programs. An article appeared on the front page of this morning’s Arizona Republic bringing […] -
Xavier Prep’s Murphy is still ballin’, gets GCU scoring record
Posted on February 23, 2010 | No CommentsOne thing about small schools with evolving sports programs… there are plenty of records to set in the early stages. Grand Canyon University in Phoenix is a small (25,000 enrollment), […] -
UofA softball pounding the fences, just like last year
Posted on February 23, 2010 | No CommentsThe UofA softball team had an early test Sunday. It got a passing grade, but results were not quite conclusive. After rolling through the season-opening Kajikawa Classic tournament in Tempe, […] -
ASU deflates Wildcats’ hopes for another trip to the Big Dance
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe hissing noise emanating from Tucson last night could be heard as far away as Casa Grande. It was the air being let out of the Wildcats’ basketball season following […] -
4A-I gets a new wrestling champion, but little else changes
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsBig-school wrestling competition is getting pretty predictable. There was a changing of the guard this year in 4A high school wrestling. But it was more of the same in 5A […] -
Salt River girls took on all comers enroute to 1A hoops title
Posted on February 22, 2010 | 2,296 CommentsIt’s not quite the story for another Hoosiers movie. But it’s a basketball story worth repeating, as the Salt River HS girls basketball team finished it’s long journey this year […] -
ASU bats tie 1963 hitting record before rain washes out finale
Posted on February 21, 2010 | No CommentsASU’s baseball game got rained out today. But the real downpour happened yesterday. Actually, the rain was probably the best thing to happen to Northern Illinois all week. The No. […] -
Antelopes short of 100 points, but coach hits career mark
Posted on February 20, 2010 | No CommentsSomeone should have run up to Trent May and put a lei of flowers around his neck. After all, it was Hawaii – and it was time to celebrate. But […] -
A spooky start to the 2010 college baseball season?
Posted on February 20, 2010 | 2,214 CommentsUnless you put the game results up side-by-side, you probably wouldn’t notice. But upon closer examination, you’d see that yesterday’s season openers for ASU and UofA baseball were eerily similar. […] -
Portland State hangs around until NAU finds a way to win
Posted on February 20, 2010 | No CommentsPortland State made a another visit to the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff and, once again, were in no hurry to leave. In the last two games between the Vikings and […] -
Stephen Sambu commits to UofA cross country program
Posted on February 19, 2010 | No CommentsThe Wildcats just gained some big ground in their cross country and track programs as they prepare to add a two-time national champion to the roster. Stephen Sambu, who won […] -
Scoring records fall… but who did Richard Jefferson call?
Posted on February 19, 2010 | 2,795 CommentsHigh school basketball scoreboards have been on fire this season, as both state and national scoring records were broken out here in the desert. Ashley Wirtzberger, a senior point guard […] -
Gilbert Christian is 64 minutes away from a perfect season
Posted on February 19, 2010 | 2,901 CommentsThirty basketball games, 30 wins. Just two more to be played for a chance at a perfect season and the 1A boys high school state championship. Gilbert Christian HS plays […] -
Sunnyside gets a surprise at 5A state wrestling championships
Posted on February 18, 2010 | 2,684 CommentsA couple of points was all it took to let Ironwood Ridge HS slip into the No. 1 seed for Saturday’s 5A-II high school State Wrestling Team Tournament. Sunnyside HS […] -
Hey, basketball fans, you’re about to enter the Pink Zone!
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s time to get out the pink uniforms again. But that doesn’t mean the women wearing them at ASU on Sunday are going to be any less rough and tumble. […] -
Football recruiting takes on a Polynesian flavor at UofA
Posted on February 17, 2010 | 2,792 CommentsEverybody knows the University of Arizona football program recruits heavily in California. After all, it’s right next door. But the Wildcats also have a pot of gold about 6,000 miles […] -
GCU swimmers set records enroute to qualifying for NCAAs
Posted on February 16, 2010 | No CommentsGrand Canyon University will be sending more swimmers to the national championships next month. And the ‘Lopes set some records in the process. The Antelopes finished third at the Rocky […] -
Yavapai softball bringing in lots of familiar faces
Posted on February 16, 2010 | 2,840 CommentsYavapai College is planning to get back to the softball World Series and is apparently looking to lots of local talent to get there. The Prescott community college announced its […] -
Battered & bruised, Pac-10 hoops is taking a beating this year
Posted on February 16, 2010 | 763 CommentsIt’s like trying to dribble with a lopsided basketball. You never know what to expect from the bounce. That’s the case with Pac-10 basketball this season, as the men’s teams […] -
State wrestling tourney gets a breath of fresh (cold) air
Posted on February 16, 2010 | 2,667 CommentsTake a short drive to Tim’s Toyota and get your money’s worth. That might be a good slogan for a car commercial. But last weekend, it was all about wrestling. […] -
‘Kaji’ had one last Classic, but time caught up to him today
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsBill Kajikawa passed away today. What a strange bit of irony. The annual prestigious softball tournament at Arizona State that bears his name wrapped up yesterday. And this morning “Kaji” […] -
There’s no “I” in TEAM. Just ask the Aztecs.
Posted on February 13, 2010 | No CommentsHow many coaches would jump into competition again, just to help someone else break their own record? We’re not sure, either, but it was nice to see that happen during […] -
A tale of 2 teams, 1 school…and 5 more hours of soccer
Posted on February 13, 2010 | 45 CommentsOne school. Two great stories. Any way you look at it, Corona del Sol High School in Tempe essentially doubled its odds of bringing home a state title in soccer. […] -
Robles still winning on one leg; one of 3 ASU ranked wrestlers
Posted on February 13, 2010 | 5 CommentsAnthony Robles continues to do more on one leg than most college wrestlers on two. As the Arizona State grapplers close out their regular season today in a match against […] -
Young-uns sweat it out at underclassmen FB Combine
Posted on February 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsEverybody stood back and let the ‘monster’ do his thing. Michael Bentley proceeded to bench press 185 lbs… 36 times! At 5’11” and 280 lbs., the Estrella Foothills HS junior […]