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girls basketball Archive
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![An expanded Nike Tournament of Champions rolled through the Valley just before Christmas, giving local high school girls’ basketball programs a chance to test their game against some of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/girlsBBhands-115x115.jpg "Desert Mtn. only AZ hoops team to win a title at Nike TOC")
Desert Mtn. only AZ hoops team to win a title at Nike TOC
Posted on December 27, 2018 | No CommentsAn expanded Nike Tournament of Champions rolled through the Valley just before Christmas, giving local high school girls’ basketball programs a chance to test their game against some of […] -
![Are the Gators for real? We’ll know tomorrow night. That’s when the Xavier Prep girls’ basketball team will try to match up with the Mesquite High School Wildcats in a game that will […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bbTOC-115x115.jpg "Mesquite girls will test Xavier’s 13-game hoops win streak")
Mesquite girls will test Xavier’s 13-game hoops win streak
Posted on January 11, 2018 | No CommentsAre the Gators for real? We’ll know tomorrow night. That’s when the Xavier Prep girls’ basketball team will try to match up with the Mesquite High School Wildcats in a game that will […] -
![It seems like every time Miner Webster hits a milestone in his long high school coaching career in girls’ basketball, he does it with authority. When Webster hit the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bbCU-115x115.jpg "Highland’s Miner Webster notches prep hoops win No. 800")
Highland’s Miner Webster notches prep hoops win No. 800
Posted on November 30, 2017 | No CommentsIt seems like every time Miner Webster hits a milestone in his long high school coaching career in girls’ basketball, he does it with authority. When Webster hit the […] -
![Despite all its success in sports, Desert Vista High School just might have set a record it really didn’t want. Desert Vista won back-to-back state titles in girls’ volleyball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Basketball8-115x115.jpg "Coaching turnover continues for Desert Vista girls’ hoops")
Coaching turnover continues for Desert Vista girls’ hoops
Posted on June 26, 2017 | No CommentsDespite all its success in sports, Desert Vista High School just might have set a record it really didn’t want. Desert Vista won back-to-back state titles in girls’ volleyball […] -
![Candice Gonzales needs to send a thank-you note to the Cactus Shadows High School girls’ basketball team. The Falcons’ upset win over Seton Catholic last Friday dropped Seton to fourth […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/girlsbb2-115x115.jpg "Girls’ hoops: An Arizona team finally beats Seton Catholic")
Girls’ hoops: An Arizona team finally beats Seton Catholic
Posted on January 25, 2017 | No CommentsCandice Gonzales needs to send a thank-you note to the Cactus Shadows High School girls’ basketball team. The Falcons’ upset win over Seton Catholic last Friday dropped Seton to fourth […] -
![Winning your own holiday basketball tournament is kinda like giving yourself your own Christmas present. That’s just what the Red Mountain High School and Arcadia High girls’ basketball teams […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/girls-hoops-115x115.jpg "Holiday hoops: Arcadia, Red Mtn. win own girls’ tourneys")
Holiday hoops: Arcadia, Red Mtn. win own girls’ tourneys
Posted on January 3, 2017 | No CommentsWinning your own holiday basketball tournament is kinda like giving yourself your own Christmas present. That’s just what the Red Mountain High School and Arcadia High girls’ basketball teams […] -
![When the high school basketball season rolls around in November, there are just a few weeks for teams to begin preparing for the first game on the schedule. So […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bbTOC-115x115.jpg "High school hoops: summer tourneys in full swing")
High school hoops: summer tourneys in full swing
Posted on June 24, 2016 | No CommentsWhen the high school basketball season rolls around in November, there are just a few weeks for teams to begin preparing for the first game on the schedule. So […] -
![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 […] -
![Cinderella has left the dance. Actually there were three teams vying for the “Cinderella” label at this years’ girls’ basketball Division I state tournament as No. 9 Red Mountain […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/GirlshsBB-115x115.jpg "‘Cinderella’ stories end in girls’ basketball D-I quarterfinals")
‘Cinderella’ stories end in girls’ basketball D-I quarterfinals
Posted on February 24, 2016 | No CommentsCinderella has left the dance. Actually there were three teams vying for the “Cinderella” label at this years’ girls’ basketball Division I state tournament as No. 9 Red Mountain […] -
![High school teams generally have to find an out-of-state tournament during the season to get an idea of just where their programs stack up with others across the country. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TOCbb-115x115.jpg "Nike TOC shows AZ girls’ hoops still playing catch-up")
Nike TOC shows AZ girls’ hoops still playing catch-up
Posted on January 5, 2016 | No CommentsHigh school teams generally have to find an out-of-state tournament during the season to get an idea of just where their programs stack up with others across the country. […] -
![If you follow women’s college basketball, you may recognize some familiar faces roaming the East Valley high school gymnasiums this weekend. It’s time again for the annual Nike Tournament […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BallOnFloor-115x115.jpg "Nike girls basketball TOC draws college recruiters to AZ")
Nike girls basketball TOC draws college recruiters to AZ
Posted on December 18, 2015 | No CommentsIf you follow women’s college basketball, you may recognize some familiar faces roaming the East Valley high school gymnasiums this weekend. It’s time again for the annual Nike Tournament […] -
![The Coronado High School girls’ basketball team will play Camelback High tomorrow night – and will likely enter the game thinking it has a chance to win. That’s such […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Girlsbbll-115x115.jpg "Hoops hex broken: Coronado girls end 3-yr losing streak")
Hoops hex broken: Coronado girls end 3-yr losing streak
Posted on December 7, 2015 | No CommentsThe Coronado High School girls’ basketball team will play Camelback High tomorrow night – and will likely enter the game thinking it has a chance to win. That’s such […] -
![It would have been interesting if Mountain Pointe High School had been among the participants in the Lady Hoops Extravaganza basketball tournament over the weekend because Trevor Neider was […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girlsbb-115x115.jpg "Girls hoops: coaching changes, tourneys kick off summer")
Girls hoops: coaching changes, tourneys kick off summer
Posted on June 16, 2015 | No CommentsIt would have been interesting if Mountain Pointe High School had been among the participants in the Lady Hoops Extravaganza basketball tournament over the weekend because Trevor Neider was […] -
![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 […] -
![The spotlight today belongs to the underdogs and over-achievers as the Division II girls’ basketball state tournament semifinals take the stage this afternoon at Grand Canyon University in west Phoenix. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/girlsbb-115x115.jpg "D-II hoops: Girls semifinal features ‘Battle of Underdogs’")
D-II hoops: Girls semifinal features ‘Battle of Underdogs’
Posted on February 27, 2015 | No CommentsThe spotlight today belongs to the underdogs and over-achievers as the Division II girls’ basketball state tournament semifinals take the stage this afternoon at Grand Canyon University in west Phoenix. […] -
![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 […] -
![Call it the luck of the draw. Or, in the case of the Hamilton High School girls’ basketball team, the lack of luck. Hamilton has been playing in the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/girlsHSbball-115x115.jpg "AZ schools show well on Day 1 of Nike basketball TOC")
AZ schools show well on Day 1 of Nike basketball TOC
Posted on December 19, 2014 | No CommentsCall it the luck of the draw. Or, in the case of the Hamilton High School girls’ basketball team, the lack of luck. Hamilton has been playing in the […] -
![With the high school hitting the holiday break, there will be plenty of basketball still taking place in the many tournaments offered around the state. And that’s when we […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/girlsbb-115x115.jpg "Desert Vista girls on track to repeat as D-I hoops champs")
Desert Vista girls on track to repeat as D-I hoops champs
Posted on December 15, 2014 | No CommentsWith the high school hitting the holiday break, there will be plenty of basketball still taking place in the many tournaments offered around the state. And that’s when we […] -
![You had to see this one coming. The No. 3-seeded Flagstaff High boys’ basketball team has been living on borrowed time throughout the state playoffs and were ripe for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cuttngNets-115x115.png "Shadow Mtn, Seton add more state basketball titles in D-II")
Shadow Mtn, Seton add more state basketball titles in D-II
Posted on March 1, 2014 | 3,368 CommentsYou had to see this one coming. The No. 3-seeded Flagstaff High boys’ basketball team has been living on borrowed time throughout the state playoffs and were ripe for […] -
![The Desert Vista High School girls basketball team was just seven games away from a perfect season when they tripped over Mesquite High School last week and showed the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/girl-basketball-player-New_Lothrop_girls74-115x115.jpg "Mesquite HS downs unbeaten DV to heat up state playoffs")
Mesquite HS downs unbeaten DV to heat up state playoffs
Posted on January 27, 2014 | 3,690 CommentsThe Desert Vista High School girls basketball team was just seven games away from a perfect season when they tripped over Mesquite High School last week and showed the […] -
![Liberty Brittain was announced just yesterday as the new girls’ basketball coach at St. Mary’s High School and already she has probably been on the job longer than the last […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/StMarybb-115x115.jpg "St. Mary’s HS hires girls’ basketball coach…no, really")
St. Mary’s HS hires girls’ basketball coach…no, really
Posted on August 21, 2013 | 2,671 CommentsLiberty Brittain was announced just yesterday as the new girls’ basketball coach at St. Mary’s High School and already she has probably been on the job longer than the last […] -
![It has been an incredibly eventful year for Miner Webster. And, by association, for high school girls basketball in the state of Arizona. The head coach at Highland High School in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/clipboard-115x115.jpg "Prep hoops: Miner Webster named national Coach of Year")
Prep hoops: Miner Webster named national Coach of Year
Posted on August 12, 2013 | 973 CommentsIt has been an incredibly eventful year for Miner Webster. And, by association, for high school girls basketball in the state of Arizona. The head coach at Highland High School in […] -
![The day before the Fourth of July holiday, St. Mary’s High School had a new head coach for its defending state- champion girls’ basketball program. The day after the Fourth […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bball-0420b69f61ae5629dbbed5e2c326d392c3d9df80-s6-c30-115x115.jpg "St. Mary’s HS hires girls’ basketball coach…no, wait")
St. Mary’s HS hires girls’ basketball coach…no, wait
Posted on July 6, 2013 | 2,610 CommentsThe day before the Fourth of July holiday, St. Mary’s High School had a new head coach for its defending state- champion girls’ basketball program. The day after the Fourth […] -
![The Nike Tournament of Champions, which has been held in Chandler since 2001, provides the Arizona high school girls’ basketball teams a chance each year to test their progress against […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bball-lights-115x115.png "No AZ titles at this year’s Nike TOC; St. Mary’s gets 3rd")
No AZ titles at this year’s Nike TOC; St. Mary’s gets 3rd
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 795 CommentsThe Nike Tournament of Champions, which has been held in Chandler since 2001, provides the Arizona high school girls’ basketball teams a chance each year to test their progress against […] -
![The halfway point in the high school basketball season is just around the corner, but it’s already shaping up to be a three-horse race in Division I. St. Mary’s High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/basketball-115x115.jpg "St. Mary’s girls basketball has some challengers this year")
St. Mary’s girls basketball has some challengers this year
Posted on December 5, 2012 | 2,554 CommentsThe halfway point in the high school basketball season is just around the corner, but it’s already shaping up to be a three-horse race in Division I. St. Mary’s High […] -
![Aside from death and taxes, the only other thing we can count on is that St. Mary’s High School will win a state girls’ basketball championship this year. The Knights […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bsktbllcloseup-115x115.jpg "Who can keep St. Mary’s from girls’ hoops crown? No one")
Who can keep St. Mary’s from girls’ hoops crown? No one
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 705 CommentsAside from death and taxes, the only other thing we can count on is that St. Mary’s High School will win a state girls’ basketball championship this year. The Knights […] -
![How does a girls’ high school basketball team earn the right to be considered the best in the nation? It involves a lot of factors, but one thing needs to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "St. Mary’s HS stakes a claim to No. 1 by winning Nike TOC")
St. Mary’s HS stakes a claim to No. 1 by winning Nike TOC
Posted on December 24, 2011 | No CommentsHow does a girls’ high school basketball team earn the right to be considered the best in the nation? It involves a lot of factors, but one thing needs to […] -
Running up the score in HS hoops – here’s how to avoid it
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No CommentsWe can’t seem to get through a high school basketball season without at least a few teams throwing sportsmanship to one side by running up the score on some hapless […] -
AZ girls hoops teams take on nation’s best at Nike TofC
Posted on December 16, 2011 | No CommentsEighteen local high school girls’ basketball teams are entered in the Nike Tournament of Champions again this year, as Arizona is one of the two most heavily represented states in […]