Welcome to PHXFan!
PHXFan is the leading sports blog for Arizona High School and College sports. It is the next generation of SportZine Magazine, which hit high school campuses throughout the Valley in 2003. More About PHXFan...
Arizona Sports (AZCentral)- Fan who signed with A's, Nathan Patterson, strikes out side in minor league debut August 19, 2019
- Phoenix Mercury rally in fourth quarter to edge New York Liberty August 19, 2019
- DeWanna Bonner sets Mercury double-double record August 19, 2019
- Arizona football benefits from new redshirt rule, set to play 'newcomers' August 19, 2019
- Diamondbacks ride roller coaster, strong Merrill Kelly outing to beat Giants August 19, 2019
Arizona Archive
-
![For some reason, there always seem to be interesting story lines that emerge in high school tennis, particularly in the state tournament. This year was loaded even more than usual. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tnsserve-115x115.jpg "Great stories…each AZ prep tennis singles title had one")
Great stories…each AZ prep tennis singles title had one
Posted on April 30, 2012 | 3,775 CommentsFor some reason, there always seem to be interesting story lines that emerge in high school tennis, particularly in the state tournament. This year was loaded even more than usual. […] -
![Nearly 3,000 high school track & field athletes showed up last year to compete in the Chandler Rotary Invitational. And this year an even bigger chunk of those will be […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/HStrckstart-115x115.jpg "Prep track champions gathering at Chandler Rotary Invite")
Prep track champions gathering at Chandler Rotary Invite
Posted on March 22, 2012 | 2,650 CommentsNearly 3,000 high school track & field athletes showed up last year to compete in the Chandler Rotary Invitational. And this year an even bigger chunk of those will be […] -
![Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. That could have been the theme for the day in the top two divisions of yesterday’s high school state basketball championships. In Division II… it was the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/boysbball-115x115.jpg "Prep hoops…Division 1 title games go according to script")
Prep hoops…Division 1 title games go according to script
Posted on February 26, 2012 | 4,372 CommentsWoulda, Coulda, Shoulda. That could have been the theme for the day in the top two divisions of yesterday’s high school state basketball championships. In Division II… it was the […] -
![The Kajikawa Classic softball tournament at Arizona State opens the season and is a good way to get an early preview of Arizona’s Pac-12 teams. It wasn’t ugly this year…but […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ASUpitchBach-115x115.jpeg "ASU, UA softball drop in rankings after Kajikawa Classic")
ASU, UA softball drop in rankings after Kajikawa Classic
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe Kajikawa Classic softball tournament at Arizona State opens the season and is a good way to get an early preview of Arizona’s Pac-12 teams. It wasn’t ugly this year…but […] -
![There were a couple of noticeable differences between the two women’s gymnastics meets that made up the Territorial Cup competition between Arizona and Arizona State this season. First, only one […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ASUgymnstcs-115x115.jpeg "ASU, UA gymnastics teams split Territorial Cup series")
ASU, UA gymnastics teams split Territorial Cup series
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 3,413 CommentsThere were a couple of noticeable differences between the two women’s gymnastics meets that made up the Territorial Cup competition between Arizona and Arizona State this season. First, only one […] -
![There will be some great high school football on display this weekend, as teams in the various divisions vie for state championships. But one game offers the best chance for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Cienega HS brings ‘Cinderella’ story to football title games")
Cienega HS brings ‘Cinderella’ story to football title games
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No CommentsThere will be some great high school football on display this weekend, as teams in the various divisions vie for state championships. But one game offers the best chance for […] -
Prep football rivalries in Week 8 fail to measure up
Posted on October 15, 2011 | No CommentsHigh school football rivalry games don’t always live up to the hype. Rivalries have their up years and their down years. Week 8 of the 2011 season had several rivalry […] -
Prep football Week 4: rearranging top big-school rankings
Posted on September 20, 2011 | 995 CommentsWe’ve only finished Week 4 of the high school football season, but there was no doubt that at least two of the top-ranked teams in the big-school divisions were about […] -
AZ team wilts in heat of high school football All-Star game
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsA high school football All-Star game in the middle of summer, in the Arizona desert? What were they thinking? It happened over the weekend, with teams assembled from Arizona and […] -
Jahii Carson v. Josiah Turner hoops match-up has to wait
Posted on June 18, 2011 | 3,032 CommentsJosiah Turner‘s last-minute decision to pull out of the USA Basketball U19 training camp is disappointing… and a little disconcerting. It’s disappointing because it would have offered a preview of […] -
ASU, UA in regional baseball finals, but Cats are in a hole
Posted on June 5, 2011 | No CommentsArizona and Arizona State have both advanced to the championship games in their NCAA baseball regionals. But the Wildcats had to do it the hard way…and still hold the short […] -
ASU going to softball World Series; UA must win 2 today
Posted on May 28, 2011 | 2,233 CommentsWhat a difference a year can make in college sports. Last year, the No. 1 Arizona State softball team lost two straight games to Florida in the Super Regionals to […] -
North High’s Daniel Bejarano will play at Colorado State
Posted on May 25, 2011 | 3,477 CommentsIt looks like Daniel Bejarano has found some love in Colorado. The all-star guard from North High School wasn’t getting enough love in Tucson – and not nearly enough playing […] -
Coaching carousel spinning in UA swim & dive program
Posted on May 25, 2011 | No CommentsLike his father before him, Augie Busch has left the University of Arizona swimming pool for fresh water. Frank Busch, a six-time NCAA Coach of the Year who led the […] -
Tempe Prep teams sweep state HS track championships
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe best high school track talent in the state gathered at Mesa Community College for four days of competition under the new format that offers just four divisions, instead of […] -
No mo’ MoMo: Jones is latest to leave UA basketball
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsWill the last guard out of Arizona please turn out the lights? We reported the decision of Daniel Bejarano to leave the University of Arizona basketball program a couple of […] -
A new era in ice hockey begins at UA; Icecats are no more
Posted on April 29, 2011 | 952 CommentsIce hockey at the University of Arizona is coming in from the cold. The program, run as an independent corporation for the past 32 years, will finally be aligned with […] -
Bejarano leaves UA basketball; Jahii hopes ASU fits better
Posted on April 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsDaniel Bejarano‘s basketball resume suffered a serious hit this year. The former No. 1 college prospect in the state of Arizona is leaving the University of Arizona basketball team after […] -
UA track teams will be hard to beat in Double Dual at ASU
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 720 CommentsThis weekend will present an opportunity for the three Arizona D-I universities to go head-to-head on the track in the annual Double Dual in Tempe. And each of the schools […] -
ASU softball sweeps UA for first time in program history
Posted on April 24, 2011 | 3,398 CommentsThe kitchen sink was just about the only thing the seventh-ranked Arizona softball team didn’t throw at No. 2 Arizona State yesterday, trying to stave off a first-ever Sun Devil […] -
UA track teams enjoying best outdoor season in years
Posted on April 20, 2011 | 1,013 CommentsThe University of Arizona women’s track team has been methodically working its way up the national rankings since the outdoor season started in mid-March. They have moved up exactly one […] -
Line drive fells Fowler; may miss softball series with ASU
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 825 CommentsThere’s never a good time for a sports injury. But the timing of the fluke concussion to Arizona’s premier pitcher, Kenzie Fowler, couldn’t have been worse. Not only was the […] -
Yet another major injury mars UA football’s spring game
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 45 CommentsThe 2011 football season can’t possibly be any tougher than spring practice has been. At least, that’s probably what the University of Arizona coaches are thinking after wrapping up three […] -
UA taps Big-10’s Eric Hansen to take over swim program
Posted on April 12, 2011 | 3,678 CommentsThis afternoon, the University of Arizona will formally introduce their answer to replacing the long-time face of the Wildcat swimming & diving program. Arizona has lured Eric Hansen from his […] -
Conference tourneys capping long college golf season
Posted on April 9, 2011 | 749 CommentsIs it any surprise that college golf teams do well in the state of Arizona? More than 400 golf courses ooze out of every pore of the state, they’re open […] -
AZ high school track teams flock to Sun Angel Classic
Posted on April 8, 2011 | 9 CommentsArizona State has opened its track facilities to some 2,500 high school and college athletes from around the country this weekend. But tomorrow’s events in the 32nd Sun Angel Track […] -
Football spring practice proves costly for both ASU, UofA
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 3,004 CommentsA run at a championship in college football is often as fragile as a knee ligament. And, believe it or not, a rash of injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament […] -
Arizona teams start Pac-10 softball in a winning way
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 3,547 CommentsSurf’s up for Arizona’s Pac-10 softball teams! Arizona’s representatives took to the road over the weekend to open conference play in California. Both swept their respective series, with No. 4 […] -
UA assistant hoops coach, Archie Miller, hired by Dayton
Posted on April 3, 2011 | 44 CommentsIt looks like they’re breaking up another brother act at the University of Arizona. This time, Arizona’s head basketball coach, Sean Miller, is saying goodbye to his little brother – […]