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![With all the excitement on campus centered on yesterday’s softball state championship at Cienega High School, it’s easy to lose sight of the other state title that came just […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/VB3hands-115x115.jpg "Boys’ prep volleyball titles go to Boulder Creek, Cienega")
Boys’ prep volleyball titles go to Boulder Creek, Cienega
Posted on May 16, 2017 | No CommentsWith all the excitement on campus centered on yesterday’s softball state championship at Cienega High School, it’s easy to lose sight of the other state title that came just […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Every once in a while a cross country team slips past Desert Vista High School to win a state title. But not this year. The DV boys team won […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/XC1-115x115.jpg "Desert Vista sweeps XC state titles; girls set team record")
Desert Vista sweeps XC state titles; girls set team record
Posted on November 7, 2016 | No CommentsEvery once in a while a cross country team slips past Desert Vista High School to win a state title. But not this year. The DV boys team won […] -
![Another high school football regular season is in the books. Some teams are preparing for the state tournaments, which begin Friday for the 2A through 6A conferences. Other teams […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FballCU-115x115.jpg "As prep football playoffs begin, the 2016 winners & losers")
As prep football playoffs begin, the 2016 winners & losers
Posted on November 2, 2016 | No CommentsAnother high school football regular season is in the books. Some teams are preparing for the state tournaments, which begin Friday for the 2A through 6A conferences. Other teams […] -
![The 27-13 upset pulled off by Casa Grande Union High School in Friday night’s 4A football match-up with previously undefeated Marcos de Niza High, is an unexpected setback for the Tempe […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/footblgrass-115x115.jpg "Casa Grande HS upsets Moro’s bid to tie coaching record")
Casa Grande HS upsets Moro’s bid to tie coaching record
Posted on September 25, 2016 | No CommentsThe 27-13 upset pulled off by Casa Grande Union High School in Friday night’s 4A football match-up with previously undefeated Marcos de Niza High, is an unexpected setback for the Tempe […] -
![If you’re a high school point guard with lots of talent and upside, what better place to play in college than a school often referred to as ‘Point Guard […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Barcello-115x115.jpg "Arizona’s top prep basketball player commits to UA")
Arizona’s top prep basketball player commits to UA
Posted on August 29, 2016 | No CommentsIf you’re a high school point guard with lots of talent and upside, what better place to play in college than a school often referred to as ‘Point Guard […] -
![Arizona’s reigning azcentral sports’ Boys Basketball Player of the Year has evidently found a new home in Florida, where he will begin his college career after graduating in May from […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bbCU-115x115.jpg "Bibby commits to USF basketball, Barcello considering UA")
Bibby commits to USF basketball, Barcello considering UA
Posted on August 10, 2016 | No CommentsArizona’s reigning azcentral sports’ Boys Basketball Player of the Year has evidently found a new home in Florida, where he will begin his college career after graduating in May from […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fbcrazy-115x115.jpg "Sollenberger Classic returns to help kick off 2016 football")
Sollenberger Classic returns to help kick off 2016 football
Posted on August 8, 2016 | No CommentsFor 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 […] -
![What are the chances of getting selected as one of the two high school ‘Athletes of the Year’ in Arizona? If you do the math, you might be surprised. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/volleyball1224-115x115.jpg "Lanier, Swift are ‘Athletes of Year’…what were the odds?")
Lanier, Swift are ‘Athletes of Year’…what were the odds?
Posted on June 16, 2016 | No CommentsWhat are the chances of getting selected as one of the two high school ‘Athletes of the Year’ in Arizona? If you do the math, you might be surprised. […] -
![There will be lots of competition for next year’s Player of the Year awards in baseball and softball because three of the four winners this year will be back […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hsbsbll-115x115.jpg "Underclassmen dominate baseball, softball POY awards")
Underclassmen dominate baseball, softball POY awards
Posted on June 1, 2016 | No CommentsThere will be lots of competition for next year’s Player of the Year awards in baseball and softball because three of the four winners this year will be back […] -
![There were 19 spots on this year’s azcentral sports’ All-Arizona Girls’ Track & Field Team that was announced over the weekend. More than half of those were filled by […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/track-115x115.jpg "Summerset, Smith named T&F Athletes of the Year")
Summerset, Smith named T&F Athletes of the Year
Posted on May 24, 2016 | No CommentsThere were 19 spots on this year’s azcentral sports’ All-Arizona Girls’ Track & Field Team that was announced over the weekend. More than half of those were filled by […] -
![There are almost 250 high schools in Arizona that are members of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, which governs prep sports in the state. Each year, there are hundreds of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/balls-115x115.jpg "It’s not May yet, and already major prep coaching changes")
It’s not May yet, and already major prep coaching changes
Posted on April 25, 2016 | No CommentsThere are almost 250 high schools in Arizona that are members of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, which governs prep sports in the state. Each year, there are hundreds of […] -
![1996. Mike Bibby, a senior point guard at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, wraps up his high school career by helping the Matadors to a state title. 2016. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BBhandNet-115x115.jpg "Prep hoops honors to Big Schools POYs Bibby, Barcello")
Prep hoops honors to Big Schools POYs Bibby, Barcello
Posted on March 28, 2016 | No Comments1996. Mike Bibby, a senior point guard at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, wraps up his high school career by helping the Matadors to a state title. 2016. […] -
![It would be hard to find a bigger contrast in outcomes than the results from the girls’ big-school state basketball championships. In Division I, Hamilton High won its first-ever […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/girlsbball-115x115.jpg "Seton girls win 8th state hoops title, Hamilton earns first")
Seton girls win 8th state hoops title, Hamilton earns first
Posted on March 2, 2016 | 1 CommentIt would be hard to find a bigger contrast in outcomes than the results from the girls’ big-school state basketball championships. In Division I, Hamilton High won its first-ever […] -
![All those games against out-of-state teams really paid off for the Shadow Mountain High School boys’ basketball program. The Matadors played five games against some of the better teams […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/boysbb-115x115.jpg "Shadow Mtn., Mesa HS snag big-school boys’ hoops titles")
Shadow Mtn., Mesa HS snag big-school boys’ hoops titles
Posted on March 1, 2016 | No CommentsAll those games against out-of-state teams really paid off for the Shadow Mountain High School boys’ basketball program. The Matadors played five games against some of the better teams […] -
![Daniel Bridge-Gadd‘s team didn’t win a state championship this season, but the young quarterback still wound up with the big prize. The Paradise Valley High School senior was named […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Football-and-helmets-115x115.jpg "Prep football: Bridge-Gadd, Logan get POY honors")
Prep football: Bridge-Gadd, Logan get POY honors
Posted on December 24, 2015 | No CommentsDaniel Bridge-Gadd‘s team didn’t win a state championship this season, but the young quarterback still wound up with the big prize. The Paradise Valley High School senior was named […] -
![It was October of 2013 when the Xavier College Prep girls’ volleyball team became the first Arizona high school team to win the Platinum Division crown in the prestigious […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/LanierPOY-115x115.jpg "Xavier’s Lanier named Gatorade Volleyball National POY")
Xavier’s Lanier named Gatorade Volleyball National POY
Posted on December 10, 2015 | No CommentsIt was October of 2013 when the Xavier College Prep girls’ volleyball team became the first Arizona high school team to win the Platinum Division crown in the prestigious […] -
![Even before the high school football season begins, Arizona’s coaches have been dealing with one of the biggest challenges each year. It comes with having to practice in the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WaterFB-115x115.jpg "Here’s how Catalina Foothills HS football beat the heat")
Here’s how Catalina Foothills HS football beat the heat
Posted on August 20, 2015 | No CommentsEven before the high school football season begins, Arizona’s coaches have been dealing with one of the biggest challenges each year. It comes with having to practice in the […] -
![The number of Arizona high school teams participating in sand volleyball has grown considerably in the four years since the sport was introduced at the prep level. But the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sandvbll-115x115.jpg "Sand volleyball is growing, but Xavier Prep still reigns")
Sand volleyball is growing, but Xavier Prep still reigns
Posted on April 28, 2015 | No CommentsThe number of Arizona high school teams participating in sand volleyball has grown considerably in the four years since the sport was introduced at the prep level. But the […] -
![A coaching change is most often initiated by a school that isn’t satisfied with the results its getting and decides it wants to “go in a different direction.” That […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cuttngNets-115x115.png "Prep hoops coaches leaving while at top of their game")
Prep hoops coaches leaving while at top of their game
Posted on April 4, 2015 | No CommentsA coaching change is most often initiated by a school that isn’t satisfied with the results its getting and decides it wants to “go in a different direction.” That […] -
![It’s not too often that a freshman earns the special honor of being named Player of the Year in his or her sport. But to have two freshmen coming […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sports-trophies-1-115x115.jpg "A rarity…2 freshmen named prep Player of the Year!")
A rarity…2 freshmen named prep Player of the Year!
Posted on March 25, 2015 | No CommentsIt’s not too often that a freshman earns the special honor of being named Player of the Year in his or her sport. But to have two freshmen coming […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/football1-115x115.jpg "AIA’s failure to toughen transfer rules imperils prep sports")
AIA’s failure to toughen transfer rules imperils prep sports
Posted on March 17, 2015 | No CommentsHigh 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 […] -
![The high school state tournaments for the winter sports programs are about to start and, as usual, there are numerous side stories that make the journey through the playoffs […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/soccrlights-115x115.jpg "Prep sports: state playoffs offer interesting side stories")
Prep sports: state playoffs offer interesting side stories
Posted on February 3, 2015 | No CommentsThe high school state tournaments for the winter sports programs are about to start and, as usual, there are numerous side stories that make the journey through the playoffs […] -
![We’re still in the first month of the new year, but girls’ high school sports in Arizona are already setting high marks for 2015. Page High School came into the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/HSgrlsSccer-115x115.jpg "Girls prep sports rolling up big numbers as 2015 begins")
Girls prep sports rolling up big numbers as 2015 begins
Posted on January 22, 2015 | No CommentsWe’re still in the first month of the new year, but girls’ high school sports in Arizona are already setting high marks for 2015. Page High School came into the […] -
![We’re just one week into the new year, but the high school football landscape is beginning to re-shape itself for the 2015 season. There will be dozens of new […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fbcoach-115x115.jpg "Coaching carousel begins to spin in AZ prep football")
Coaching carousel begins to spin in AZ prep football
Posted on January 7, 2015 | No CommentsWe’re just one week into the new year, but the high school football landscape is beginning to re-shape itself for the 2015 season. There will be dozens of new […] -
![The selection of Christian Kirk as the 2014 Arizona Football Player of the Year, announced by azcentral sports over the weekend, was almost like an afterthought this year following […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Christian-115x115.jpg "No surprise: Christian Kirk is prep football Player of Year")
No surprise: Christian Kirk is prep football Player of Year
Posted on December 22, 2014 | No CommentsThe selection of Christian Kirk as the 2014 Arizona Football Player of the Year, announced by azcentral sports over the weekend, was almost like an afterthought this year following […] -
![When the desert dust finally cleared last night following two days of competition for a handful of state championship trophies across five divisions, there were the expected wins by […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fbceleb-115x115.jpg "Football finals: Chandler, Saguaro, Centennial back on top")
Football finals: Chandler, Saguaro, Centennial back on top
Posted on November 30, 2014 | No CommentsWhen the desert dust finally cleared last night following two days of competition for a handful of state championship trophies across five divisions, there were the expected wins by […]