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Pinnacle High School Archive
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![Will this be the year someone else gets to play for the 6A state softball championship? Maybe. But don’t count on it. Hamilton High School and Pinnacle High have […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Sball6-115x115.jpg "6A softball: Pinnacle, Hamilton in 4th straight title game?")
6A softball: Pinnacle, Hamilton in 4th straight title game?
Posted on April 29, 2019 | No CommentsWill this be the year someone else gets to play for the 6A state softball championship? Maybe. But don’t count on it. Hamilton High School and Pinnacle High have […] -
![High school basketball players from 15 different states have received the National Senior Boys Basketball Athlete of the Year award. Georgia athletes have been honored three different times. Indiana […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nico_Mannion-620x250-115x115.jpg "Mannion is first from AZ to get NHSCA nat’l hoops honor")
Mannion is first from AZ to get NHSCA nat’l hoops honor
Posted on April 13, 2019 | No CommentsHigh school basketball players from 15 different states have received the National Senior Boys Basketball Athlete of the Year award. Georgia athletes have been honored three different times. Indiana […] -
![The high school basketball season in Arizona is officially over, and the most celebrated player in the state used his final game to put an exclamation point on a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/hsHoopss-115x115.jpg "Nico’s final bow: Pinnacle gets 2nd straight 6A hoops title")
Nico’s final bow: Pinnacle gets 2nd straight 6A hoops title
Posted on February 27, 2019 | 1 CommentThe high school basketball season in Arizona is officially over, and the most celebrated player in the state used his final game to put an exclamation point on a […] -
![As the No. 1 high school quarterback prospect in the Class of 2019, Spencer Rattler has been in the media spotlight more than just about any prep football player […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fbhelmet-115x115.jpg "Pinnacle QB Rattler ineligible for rest of the season")
Pinnacle QB Rattler ineligible for rest of the season
Posted on October 24, 2018 | No CommentsAs the No. 1 high school quarterback prospect in the Class of 2019, Spencer Rattler has been in the media spotlight more than just about any prep football player […] -
![History is in the making tonight. Not only will fans at tonight’s football game at Pinnacle High School likely be treated to a display of high-scoring offense, but they […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Football-and-helmets-115x115.jpg "State passing record, big scores likely at Pinnacle tonight")
State passing record, big scores likely at Pinnacle tonight
Posted on September 28, 2018 | No CommentsHistory is in the making tonight. Not only will fans at tonight’s football game at Pinnacle High School likely be treated to a display of high-scoring offense, but they […] -
![Even a call from John Calipari wasn’t enough to entice the hottest prospect in college basketball recruiting to leave his home state of Arizona. Nico Mannion said he enjoyed […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Nico_Mannion-115x115.jpg "Nico Mannion will stay in AZ, enroll in Point Guard U")
Nico Mannion will stay in AZ, enroll in Point Guard U
Posted on September 15, 2018 | 1 CommentEven a call from John Calipari wasn’t enough to entice the hottest prospect in college basketball recruiting to leave his home state of Arizona. Nico Mannion said he enjoyed […] -
![There likely won’t be another high school football game in this state the rest of the season that will have more significant story lines than the one that will […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fbFaceoff-115x115.jpg "4 reasons Pinnacle vs. Mountain Pte is must-see football")
4 reasons Pinnacle vs. Mountain Pte is must-see football
Posted on August 24, 2018 | No CommentsThere likely won’t be another high school football game in this state the rest of the season that will have more significant story lines than the one that will […] -
![The 2018 high school softball season started with a couple of Arizona teams leading the national preseason rankings. And, while that lofty status didn’t hold through the season, both […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Sball6-115x115.jpg "AZ prep softball teams ranked among nation’s top 50")
AZ prep softball teams ranked among nation’s top 50
Posted on June 30, 2018 | No CommentsThe 2018 high school softball season started with a couple of Arizona teams leading the national preseason rankings. And, while that lofty status didn’t hold through the season, both […] -
![Marissa Schuld pitched her Pinnacle High School softball team to a state title this season, finally getting over the hump after two years in the circle when the Pioneers […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Schuld-115x115.jpg "Marissa Schuld is Gatorade Softball Player of Year – again")
Marissa Schuld is Gatorade Softball Player of Year – again
Posted on June 5, 2018 | No CommentsMarissa Schuld pitched her Pinnacle High School softball team to a state title this season, finally getting over the hump after two years in the circle when the Pioneers […] -
![That wasn’t a monkey on the backs of the Pinnacle High School softball team. It was a 700-pound gorilla. And today, for the first time in years, that heavy […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sball4-115x115.jpg "Finally! Pinnacle HS beats Hamilton for first softball title")
Finally! Pinnacle HS beats Hamilton for first softball title
Posted on May 15, 2018 | No CommentsThat wasn’t a monkey on the backs of the Pinnacle High School softball team. It was a 700-pound gorilla. And today, for the first time in years, that heavy […] -
![It seems only fair that Xavier Prep let some other school win a state title. The small Catholic girls’ school in central Phoenix has won three state championships so […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HSboysBB-115x115.jpg "Valley Vista girls repeat 6A hoops title, Pinnacle wins 1st")
Valley Vista girls repeat 6A hoops title, Pinnacle wins 1st
Posted on March 1, 2018 | No CommentsIt seems only fair that Xavier Prep let some other school win a state title. The small Catholic girls’ school in central Phoenix has won three state championships so […] -
![A rare opportunity for softball fans is just days away. And requires just a short drive to northeast Phoenix. That’s where Pinnacle High School will be hosting Hamilton High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SoftSwing-115x115.jpg "Hamilton, Pinnacle to meet as nation’s top softball teams")
Hamilton, Pinnacle to meet as nation’s top softball teams
Posted on February 27, 2018 | No CommentsA rare opportunity for softball fans is just days away. And requires just a short drive to northeast Phoenix. That’s where Pinnacle High School will be hosting Hamilton High […] -
![If college recruiters haven’t put Arizona on their travel schedules, then they just haven’t been paying attention to what we’ve been growing out here in the middle of the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ThrowFB-115x115.jpg "Arizona keeps popping out top-ranked college prospects")
Arizona keeps popping out top-ranked college prospects
Posted on February 23, 2018 | No CommentsIf college recruiters haven’t put Arizona on their travel schedules, then they just haven’t been paying attention to what we’ve been growing out here in the middle of the […] -
![It doesn’t look much like it used to, but the Sollenberger Classic is still with us. Gone are the glitz and glamour of years gone by, when the top […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HSfoot4-115x115.jpg "Slimmed-down Sollenberger Classic returns for 2017")
Slimmed-down Sollenberger Classic returns for 2017
Posted on June 28, 2017 | No CommentsIt doesn’t look much like it used to, but the Sollenberger Classic is still with us. Gone are the glitz and glamour of years gone by, when the top […] -
![The math doesn’t add up for this year’s high school baseball state tournament – at least not the way it should. One way to know whether the tournament selection […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/baseball-bats-in-dugout-631-115x115.jpg "Seedings meant nothing in 6A state baseball tournament")
Seedings meant nothing in 6A state baseball tournament
Posted on May 15, 2017 | No CommentsThe math doesn’t add up for this year’s high school baseball state tournament – at least not the way it should. One way to know whether the tournament selection […] -
![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 […] -
![As Arizona’s high school football playoffs got underway, the first round in the state’s top division went pretty much as expected, with the key title contenders moving on to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/UAfbCatch-115x115.jpg "State football: Brophy’s 2 OT win full of 1st round thrills")
State football: Brophy’s 2 OT win full of 1st round thrills
Posted on November 9, 2015 | No CommentsAs Arizona’s high school football playoffs got underway, the first round in the state’s top division went pretty much as expected, with the key title contenders moving on to […] -
![It has been a tough start to the 2015 season for football powerhouse Saguaro High School. Not only did the Scottsdale school move up a division this year to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/footblgrass-115x115.jpg "28-game win streak ends, Saguaro football starts over")
28-game win streak ends, Saguaro football starts over
Posted on September 2, 2015 | No CommentsIt has been a tough start to the 2015 season for football powerhouse Saguaro High School. Not only did the Scottsdale school move up a division this year to […] -
![Apparently, loading up both sides of the championship games with a boys’ team and a girls’ team doesn’t improve the odds of a school winning a state title. At least, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cuttngNets-115x115.png "Division I state hoops titles go to Corona del Sol, St. Mary’s")
Division I state hoops titles go to Corona del Sol, St. Mary’s
Posted on February 24, 2013 | 42 CommentsApparently, loading up both sides of the championship games with a boys’ team and a girls’ team doesn’t improve the odds of a school winning a state title. At least, […] -
![Pinnacle High School had a rare opportunity over the weekend, as both the boys and girls basketball teams were playing the showcase games at this year’s Martin Luther King Classic. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Bballsfacing-115x115.jpg "Another showcase of prep hoops wraps at MLK Classic")
Another showcase of prep hoops wraps at MLK Classic
Posted on January 22, 2013 | 1 CommentPinnacle High School had a rare opportunity over the weekend, as both the boys and girls basketball teams were playing the showcase games at this year’s Martin Luther King Classic. […]