The confluence of prep sports and former professional athletes is beginning to look like a growing trend in Arizona. Most recently it has been football that has attracted these retired … Read More
It was less than 72 hours ago that Mike Bibby, basking in the glow of his Saturday victory that brought a fourth straight boys’ state basketball title to Shadow … Read More
The recent announcement that Brophy Prep has hired a former NFL quarterback to take over its football program seems to be following a new trend in high school sports. … Read More
Playing for the runner-up trophy in the playoffs has become something of a way of life for high school basketball teams that play in Arizona’s 4A division. It doesn’t … Read More
Something to ponder over the holiday break…”Who’s going to stop Shadow Mountain High School in its unrelenting march to the boys’ 4A state basketball championship?” Actually, time would probably … Read More
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. … Read More
This year’s MLK Classic high school basketball tournament here in the Valley didn’t look anything like those of recent years. In fact, it wasn’t even a tournament this year … Read More
There’s no way to tell whether the crowds that showed up at the Chaparral High School gym for the weekend’s Hoophall West Showcase were there to cheer on a couple … Read More
Looks like the elite programs in college basketball are finding that the weather isn’t the only thing that’s hot in Arizona. There’s also a hotbed of hoops talent building … Read More
High school basketball scoreboards have been on fire this season, as both state and national scoring records were broken out here in the desert. Ashley Wirtzberger, a senior point guard … Read More
