Girls volleyball coaches and athletic directors received an unwanted email from the Arizona Interscholastic Association and MaxPreps on Thursday morning.

Arizona HS Baseball Leaders

Arizona HS Football Leaders | Offense

The folks over at Maxpreps.com will be choosing a national Player of the Year in early July, once everyone has finished up their baseball seasons.

The honors that come along with being Division I state champions has started to roll in for Desert Vista.

The honors that come along with being Division I state champions has started to roll in for Desert Vista.

It’s hard to fault local football coaches for being wary of the new power points algorithm.

Dobson point guard Jaron Hopkins has made a verbal commitment to Colorado, he announced on Twitter Monday night.

Former Desert Vista basketball player Simone Westbrook is changing schools - again.

Former Gilbert High star shortstop Drew Stankiewicz will play for Arizona State this season after de-committing from Cal State Fullerton following a coaching change.

White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko and Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier are each among five players remaining for the final MLB All-Star game slot in the American and National Leagues, respectively.

Mountain Pointe graduate Kevin Cron was taken with second pick of the the third round (92nd overall) on Tuesday morning of the MLB first-year player draft.

Mountain Pointe graduate Kevin Cron was taken with second pick of the the third round (92nd overall) on Tuesday morning of the MLB first-year player draft.

Big League Dugout Invitational

A lot of interesting tidbits - and some fireworks - came out of Monday's monthly AIA Executive Board meeting.

Obviously, the possible transfer legislation which heated up during Tuesday’s jam-packed Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board meeting is the big talker, full of arguments to be made on either side and plenty of details which will be decided upon quickly. It is and will be the big talker if/until pen is taken to paper (and even after).

There's no question St. Mary's is the team to beat in Arizona high school girls basketball.

There was a scary moment in the Joe Smith title game of the Nike Tournament of Champions on Thursday night at Hamilton.

Class 4A-2A boys volleyball state tournament outlook

Jalen Brown keeps on impressing.

Jalen Brown keeps on impressing.

Athlete of the week: Paije Pearson: The Chandler junior was named MVP at the Chandler Invitational on Saturday.

It's a disservice to the quality of play displayed by both teams to call Arcadia's volleyball playoff victory at Glendale Ironwood on Thursday a sweep.

Just about every local 5A or 4A school has played one of its two allotted baseball or softball tournaments as Week 3 of the spring season is nearing an end.