Nick Witherill will eventually learn there is no hesitation in basketball.

Nick Witherill will eventually learn there is no hesitation in basketball. After all, Witherill is just a sophomore at Saguaro High School.

Scottsdale Saguaro assistant coach Frank Ruben just had to take a picture, for old time’s sake. He grabbed Austin Briehl from Scottsdale Notre Dame’s table and Drew Maggi and Ray Polk from Phoenix Brophy’s table at state championship media day on Tuesday.

November 26, 2004

Scottsdale Saguaro is 13-0. It has outscored its opponents 511-125. If it beats Tucson Canyon del Oro Saturday, it will win its second consecutive Class 4A Division I title.

Saguaro Sabercats

Six East Valley teams were idle this week while the 5A Division I and 4A-I playoffs took a holiday break before the semifinals Dec. 1.

Getting to the finish line requires getting off to a strong start, and the Scottsdale Saguaro boys did just that in the first round of the 4A Division I boys state basketball tournament.

October 9, 2004

B.J. Rogers’ three-point play with 29.9 seconds remaining in overtime gave visiting McClintock a 53-50 victory over Saguaro in a 4A Desert Sky Region boys basketball game Tuesday night.

B.J. Rogers’ three-point play with 29.9 seconds remaining in overtime gave visiting McClintock a 53-50 victory over Saguaro in a 4A Desert Sky Region boys basketball game Tuesday night.

November 27, 2004

The Arizona Rattlers have zeroed in on San Jose Saber-Cats defensive coordinator Kevin Guy to be the Arena Football League team’s next coach, a source told the Tribune Thursday.

Heading into the season, Saguaro baseball coach Ryan Dyer knew he had one of the state’s top hitters in Mike Petello. Dyer was just hoping other players would do their jobs.

Heading into the season, Saguaro baseball coach Ryan Dyer knew he had one of the state’s top hitters in Mike Petello. Dyer was just hoping other players would do their jobs.

Saguaro avenged its West Valley drubbing last week with a pounding 42-22 win over host Glendale Apollo on Friday night.

San Tan Foothills Sabercats

The comment was subtle, slipped into an answer about his defense, but it showed what Arizona Rattlers coach Danny White was thinking shortly after his team routed the San Jose SaberCats 58-41 Sunday.

Scottsdale Saguaro coach John Sanders doesn't think twice when uttering Beau Burton's name in the same breath as an ex-Sabercat currently playing on Sundays.

Scottsdale Saguaro's Shane Anderson wasn't having a stellar game Friday. But that changed quickly when he returned the second-half kickoff 91 yards and propelled the Sabercats past host Goodyear Millennium 37-0 in 4A Division I nonregion action.

Scottsdale Saguaro was aching to prove it could win without Nick Witherill.

There's no truth to the rumor that the Scottsdale Saguaro football program is sponsored by Target. That bull's-eye on the back of the Sabercats' uniforms is only imaginary, except for those who wear the gold and black.

They are facing the first 0-3 start in franchise history. Their offense is scoring at one of its lowest clips ever. Through two games, the Arizona Rattlers couldn’t have launched 2006 much worse.

Rattlers legend Randy Gatewood led an emotional halftime ceremony celebrating the retirement of his No. 17, but the Rattlers fell to the San Jose SaberCats 63-42 at US Airways Center.