Mark Nold has been hired as the new boys basketball coach at Chandler, district athletic director Marcus Williams said in an email.

After winning three consecutive state titles in the West Valley, Mark Nold is heading east.

Desert Edge boys basketball coach Joe Babinski has been hired to replace Mark Nold at Perry, Chandler district spokesman Terry Locke said in an email.

Gilbert Perry clearly isn’t an ordinary startup basketball program. Already armed with a coach that has won four state titles, the Pumas showed their prowess on the court Tuesday night, beating Queen Creek 65-48 to stay undefeated in 4A-II East Sky Region play.

Maybe Gilbert Perry was too naive to realize it shouldn’t win this game.

It figured to be a matchup of nearby schools each with dominant big men looking to take his team to the state quarterfinals.

With unparalleled attendance and interest, football is the king of high school athletics.

Phoenix Mountain Pointe boys basketball coach Sam Ballard resigned his position on Friday night.

Scottsdale Chaparral played Glendale Apollo even most of the night but could not overcome a poor first quarter, falling 62-52 in the first round of the 4A-I boys state basketball tournament Tuesday in Glendale.

Tempe Corona del Sol advanced 10 of its wrestlers to the championship quarterfinals, but Mesa High holds a slight lead after the first day of the 5A Division I state tournament at Mesa.

Glendale Apollo isn’t quite ready to give up its title as state boys basketball champion.

Now that a year has passed, Cody McDavis can admit how tough it was the first time he played in a big arena.

Sixty percent of the starters at Scottsdale Horizon are too young to watch an R-rated flick without a parent or guardian.

"Condoleezza: The Musical."