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Highland HS football faces final contest in 3-game ‘murderers row’

ASU baseball begins fall play with returning talent, new skipper

Desert Edge QB Lara still in hunt for state passing record

Trick play helps Saguaro HS pull off big football win vs. CA power

Preseason polls: No respect for UA, ASU women’s basketball

One more blow to UA football…this one could be fatal

Cactus HS dominates 4A football…but can it win in Open Division?

Hot topic: Should Arizona add a shot clock for HS basketball?

Another state title for Saguaro football? Not so fast…

Will the real UA football team please stand up?

Week of miracles: Add Hamilton HS football to the list

NAU starts strong in quest for XC national title repeat

Shocker!! NAU gets first football win over UA since 1932

Who’s gonna stop Chandler HS football? Good question…

ASU soccer upsets No. 21 Texas Tech to show it’s for real

Hamilton transfer Buchanan cleared to play for Basha tonight

2020 state volleyball finalists vied for House of Payne title

Brophy vs. St. Mary’s football rivalry renewal fails to match hype

Pac-12 football season opens with ASU win, UA loss

Cactus vs. Mesquite football opener is replay of 4A title game

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Hot topic: Should Arizona add a shot clock for HS basketball?

Hot topic: Should Arizona add a shot clock for HS basketball?

Art Preuss October 6, 2021

While eight states across the country have instituted the use of a shot clock in high school basketball games, Arizona isn’t one of them. However, that may be about to … Read More

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AIA: No mask mandate for winter playoffs, spring sports

AIA: No mask mandate for winter playoffs, spring sports

Art Preuss March 5, 2021

The first sign that the COVID virus is loosening its grip on high school sports showed up this week. On Tuesday, the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board voted to approve … Read More

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AIA adding FIFA and Madden titles to esports competition

AIA adding FIFA and Madden titles to esports competition

Art Preuss January 18, 2021

The recent addition of esports to the menu of competitive sports options offered by Arizona high schools has gone well.  So well that the title offerings for players have expanded. … Read More

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On second thought…AIA decides not to cancel winter sports

On second thought…AIA decides not to cancel winter sports

Art Preuss January 13, 2021

Jim Love’s vote turned out to be the shot heard ’round the state. At yesterday’s special meeting of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board, Love reversed his original vote, taken … Read More

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AIA cancels winter sports season…but was there a better option?

AIA cancels winter sports season…but was there a better option?

Art Preuss January 9, 2021

For high school students who play a winter sport, the other shoe has finally dropped. After several delays to the start of their season, the long-awaited worst-case scenario has finally … Read More

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Play ball! Fall sports back on track in AZ high schools

Play ball! Fall sports back on track in AZ high schools

Art Preuss September 4, 2020

It’s been a long, winding – and bumpy – road to reopening high school sports in Arizona.  But it looks like we’ve finally reached the end of the trail. The … Read More

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Pillaging of HS basketball teams is only getting worse

Pillaging of HS basketball teams is only getting worse

Art Preuss August 24, 2020

The pirating of Arizona’s top high school basketball players by national teams has become an all-out assault. And the state’s governing body for prep sports continues to struggle with what … Read More

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AIA issues a game plan for starting fall prep sports season

AIA issues a game plan for starting fall prep sports season

Art Preuss August 8, 2020

Arizona’s governing body for high school sports is throwing out a lifeline to as many schools as possible to provide options that could save the fall season amid the threat … Read More

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Re-start prep sports? AZ should keep an eye on Florida’s plan

Re-start prep sports? AZ should keep an eye on Florida’s plan

Art Preuss July 24, 2020

Pay attention, Arizona.  Now there’s a ‘canary in the coal mine’ to help you make a decision about how to proceed with the fall high school sports season amid COVID-19 … Read More

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Brave new world…how COVID-19 is changing AZ prep sports

Brave new world…how COVID-19 is changing AZ prep sports

Art Preuss June 4, 2020

We still don’t know when high school sports in Arizona will resume, but when they do, there will be a lot of changes that players and coaches will have to … Read More

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A growing talent drain in AZ high school basketball…Part II

A growing talent drain in AZ high school basketball…Part II

Art Preuss May 19, 2020

(This is a continuation of yesterday’s Part I post…) When Hillcrest Prep debuted its national basketball program during the 2015-16 season, it was the only boys’ program of its kind … Read More

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Traditional HS hoops programs being hurt by ‘talent drain’

Traditional HS hoops programs being hurt by ‘talent drain’

Art Preuss May 18, 2020

(This is Part I of a two-part article) We’ve all been watching the talent drain that has been taking its toll on college basketball, as an increasing number of the … Read More

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Coronavirus infects sports; AZ schools among the victims

Coronavirus infects sports; AZ schools among the victims

Art Preuss March 13, 2020

  The Coronavirus is spreading. And now it has infected college sports. In a big way. Meanwhile, high school sports in this state are still in a wait-and-see mode. (Update: … Read More

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Esports, online streaming keep AZ high schools up-to-date

Esports, online streaming keep AZ high schools up-to-date

Art Preuss August 12, 2019

It isn’t always easy to keep up with this rapidly-evolving digital age, but the governing body for high school sports in Arizona is making the effort to keep up with … Read More

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‘Super Bowl’ will decide best AZ prep football team in 2019

‘Super Bowl’ will decide best AZ prep football team in 2019

Art Preuss February 5, 2019

  The Super Bowl is over for another year.  But Arizona high schools are just getting started on the road to their own “Super Bowl” that will follow the conclusion … Read More

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New pitch-count rules mean big changes to prep baseball

New pitch-count rules mean big changes to prep baseball

Art Preuss March 20, 2017

  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 … Read More

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Sollenberger Classic returns to help kick off 2016 football

Sollenberger Classic returns to help kick off 2016 football

Art Preuss August 8, 2016

  For nine years, the Sollenberger Kick-Off Classic became the traditional start to the high school football season in Arizona, pitting the top teams in this state with those outside … Read More

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AZ prep coaches assessing new conference placements

AZ prep coaches assessing new conference placements

Art Preuss October 16, 2015

  High school coaches around the state are busy evaluating the new classification placements that came out Monday – and probably asking themselves, “Didn’t I just go through this process?” … Read More

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AIA adds 6th conference, changes placement formula

AIA adds 6th conference, changes placement formula

Art Preuss September 30, 2015

  It’s getting hard to keep things straight without a scorecard as the rules governing Arizona high school sports are in a constant state of flux.  The latest overhaul: a new … Read More

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AIA shuffles the deck to find replacement for Schmidt

AIA shuffles the deck to find replacement for Schmidt

Art Preuss June 14, 2015

  The hire of David Hines to become the new associate executive director of the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) marks the most significant personnel change in the last 15 years … Read More

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