Katie Penney didn’t win this year’s Division I cross country state championship. Her teammate, Sarah Fakler, took care of that. But Penney, a senior at Xavier Prep in Phoenix, enjoyed … Read More
Some things never seem to change. That couldn’t be more true than in high school swimming competition in the state of Arizona. This year, the AIA split the state swimming … Read More
Arizona doesn’t just send high school athletes to the big track meets. It sends families. Erwin Jones Jr. and his brother, Jamaal, nearly swept the decathlon events in the Young … Read More
Runners enjoying success at the 2010 USA Track & Field Championships that just wrapped up at historic Drake Stadium in Iowa included many either attending one of Arizona’s major universities, … Read More
Ryan Whiting saved his best for last. On the very last throw of his collegiate career, the celebrated Sun Devil broke the 72-foot mark for the first time to win … Read More
Anyone who left the track early Saturday at the NCAA Preliminary Round West in Austin, Tex., probably won’t do it again. They missed the most exciting event of the day … Read More
No cigar this year… but close. The University of Arizona women ‘s team matched their best conference finish ever, while Arizona State once again dominated women’s discus. Those were just … Read More
Among the stories that played out during yesterday’s high school state baseball championships, the most intriguing had to be in 4A-II where a sixth seed and a 12th seed made … Read More
For the past couple of years, Jessica Tonn has pretty much owned high school distance races in Arizona. She just won another state 5A-I title in the 3200m run – … Read More
The 5A division of girls tennis at this year’s high school state championships had a familiar look. Actually, it was a re-wind of last year. Kelsey Lawson in 5A-I brought … Read More
They say there’s strength in numbers. The adage seems to have worked for University of Arizona swimmers. The Wildcats, who qualified the maximum number of swimmers (18) for the NCAA … Read More
The good news for ASU wrestling is they will be able to send five of this year’s squad to compete at the NCAA Championships this weekend, more than double last … Read More
A pair of true freshmen will make the trip to the University of Arkansas this weekend to represent Arizona State in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Track & … Read More
The gods must be smiling on the Aztecs. The Corona del Sol HS Aztecs won the Kiwanis tennis tournament over the weekend, repeating as champions. Brophy Prep was the boys’ … Read More
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 … Read More
ASU’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 … Read More
Revenge. 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. … Read More
Big-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 … Read More
A 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 … Read More
