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

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

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

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Hamilton transfer Buchanan cleared to play for Basha tonight

2020 state volleyball finalists vied for House of Payne title

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Monday, November 01, 2021

Tag: Arizona Interscholastic Association

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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New COVID guidelines: no quarantine for HS sports teams

New COVID guidelines: no quarantine for HS sports teams

Art Preuss August 6, 2021

Arizona high school football players and coaches can breathe a little easier this season – literally. Gone are the bothersome face masks that were required to be worn last season … 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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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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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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Year-round team practices…what were they thinking?!

Year-round team practices…what were they thinking?!

Art Preuss March 7, 2017

  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 … Read More

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New AIA bylaw finally addresses prep transfer ‘epidemic’

New AIA bylaw finally addresses prep transfer ‘epidemic’

Art Preuss March 8, 2016

  It has been a long journey – actually more of an odyssey – to finally reach a decision on amending the transfer rule that requires high school athletes in … 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 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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Sollenberger Classic won’t kick off 2015 football season

Sollenberger Classic won’t kick off 2015 football season

Art Preuss May 5, 2015

  The Sollenberger Kick-off Classic, which has become the traditional start to the high school football season in Arizona, has navigated some rough waters during its nine years of existence … Read More

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AIA’s failure to toughen transfer rules imperils prep sports

AIA’s failure to toughen transfer rules imperils prep sports

Art Preuss March 17, 2015

  High School sports in Arizona just took another step closer to resembling how things operate at the college level by giving the green light to an increased proliferation of … Read More

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Prep sports: finalizing a troubled division-placement plan

Prep sports: finalizing a troubled division-placement plan

Art Preuss February 14, 2015

  The idea was to create a more competitive landscape in Arizona high school sports by using a formula that would incorporate more elements than just enrollment size to more … Read More

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AIA to schools: If you wanna play, you’re gonna pay…more

AIA to schools: If you wanna play, you’re gonna pay…more

Art Preuss July 3, 2014

  The AIA just can’t seem to put any points on the board.  Once again, the governing body for Arizona high-school sports has struck out with its member schools. But … Read More

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AIA responds to media charges of lack of accountability

AIA responds to media charges of lack of accountability

Art Preuss April 14, 2014

  Scott Bordow must have really hit a nerve when he voiced his concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability in the state’s high-school governing body. Bordow’s article in … Read More

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Stop high school recruiting by holding coaches accountable

Stop high school recruiting by holding coaches accountable

Art Preuss June 9, 2013

Hey, AIA … the elephant in the room is still here.  And it gets bigger and more bodacious with each passing high school sports season. The ‘elephant’ in this case … Read More

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2012 was full of penalty flags & fumbles in AZ prep sports

2012 was full of penalty flags & fumbles in AZ prep sports

Art Preuss December 14, 2012

There is always a lot going on behind the scenes in high school sports, coordination and organization issues that must be handled apart from what happens during the games or … Read More

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AIA’s proposal to slow prep transfers… just git ‘er done!

AIA’s proposal to slow prep transfers… just git ‘er done!

Art Preuss July 23, 2012

Finally, there’s an issue that has found common ground among high school administrators, coaches – and even the governing body for prep sports in Arizona, which is all too often … Read More

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Sports camps as recruiting tools for HS coaches? Hmm…

Sports camps as recruiting tools for HS coaches? Hmm…

Art Preuss April 24, 2012

Where do we draw the line for coaches trying to build good high school sports programs, but also needing to avoid the appearance of recruiting? And on which side of … Read More

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