There have been highs and lows from the 2012-2013 athletic year.

It was no surprise a 20-year-old man was arrested over the weekend for stabbing another man at the Country Thunder music festival in Pinal County. News reports tell of an argument escalating into violence. I’d bet excessive and criminal alcohol consumption played a part in this crime.

Rebuffed in his bid for oversight of Colorado City marshals, Attorney General Tom Horne now wants taxpayer funds for another police agency to patrol the polygamous community.

TUCSON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and other federal officials will be in southern Arizona on Friday to inspect security operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Westwood boys basketball coach Hosea Graham has been chosen as Aaron Windler's successor at Mountain Pointe, Westwood athletic director Reggie Castro said.

Aaron Windler resigned on Monday after one season as coach of the Mountain Pointe boys basketball program, he said in an email.

“Just spent the day doing my federal and state tax returns. The good news is I don’t owe anything. The bad news is that, for the first time in 40 years, I didn’t earn enough to owe any income tax.”

Every time an opposing coach schemes to stop Casey Benson from driving left, wry smiles from a knowing few pop up across the gym, because arguably the most well-known boys basketball player in the East Valley has a secret.

‘Twas not the winter of everyone’s discontent. At least, not for all the basketball players, soccer studs and wrestlers who took their shots, saves and takedowns for glory’s sake and found some.

My interface with Hollywood chiefly consists of driving each weekday underneath the Interstate 10 sign downtown saying “Los Angeles” near my exit, thinking that I should just keep going west, to take a long-delayed shot at pitching my screenplay.

He pulled his jersey over his head in disgust before putting it back on. Eight painful seconds later, a captivating Division I boys basketball championship game was over and Pinnacle was left holding a runner-up trophy and their heads buried in their arms on the bench, Drew Bender pulled his jersey off for the last time.

Bryan Siefker’s eyes were wide and his gaze distant.

It didn’t matter that Paradise Valley's boys basketball team was facing a No. 1 seed. It didn’t matter that it was the state tournament semifinals.

The Corona del Sol boys basketball team won last year’s Division I title and followed it up by earning the No. 1 seed in this year’s state tournament.

The NRA and their willing allies — denial, deception, and deflection — are working overtime in the nation’s newspapers, and our Valley dallies are no exception.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — In 12 years, my husband and I have had two vacations without our daughter. Once, we drove 200 miles to drop her at her godparents; the other time, her grandfather flew 850 miles on an $800 plane ticket to spell us.

It hasn’t been the smoothest postseason ride for the top-seeded Corona del Sol boys basketball team.

The boys basketball game between Corona del Sol and Mountain Pointe on Saturday night was one of the best postseason contests in years.

It's true we tend to better remember things that happened most recently, but it's unlikely anyone who witnessed Saturday night's 66-65 final in double overtime saw a better basketball game in the past several years than what Corona del Sol and Mountain Pointe took to two overtimes before the Aztecs won in fitting fashion for this night.

Mountain Pointe had the right guy with the ball. It was the right shot from 10 feet away. It was in the basket.

Seton Catholic's quest to retain its status as Division II championship contenders nearly came to an end Friday night after pesky No. 15 Williams Field took the defending champions to overtime before Seton held on for a 49-43 victory.

Two minutes left in overtime, and Hamilton was down by five.

It was the system.

Kyle Davis scored 27 points to lead No. 10 Poston Butte to a big 80-53 first round win over visiting No. 23 Prescott in the Division II boys basketball state tournament Thursday.