Valley Christian High School’s 2011 Heritage Auction will be held 6:15 p.m. April 15 at Noah’s, 2100 E. Yeager Drive, Chandler. The event helps fund academics, fine arts, athletics and scholarships. For information, see vchsaz.org.

Kristen Johannsen summed up Valley Christian’s triumph Saturday night early in the fourth quarter when she jumped as high as she could and dislodged the ball stuck between the rim and backboard at the Trojans’ end of the floor so play could resume.

An update from Valley Christian athletic director Marlin Broek, about Dillon Lackhan, the LB who was injured on a tackle during Friday night’s loss to San Tan Foothills…..

In order to appreciate how dominant Valley Christian was in its 2A state quarterfinal boys basketball victory over Pinon, consider this:

Gilbert Christian Schools is building its first high school — an $8.5 million “state-of-the-art” building with new technology and sports facilities.

A Chandler high school student and football player died from a heroin overdose, the county medical examiner’s office confirmed Tuesday, the tragic end to a longtime addiction.

Members of the Valley Christian High School chorale returned after performing May 28 at the prestigious Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City. The young musicians joined other choristers to form Distinguished Concerts Singers International, a choir of distinction. Conductor, Dr. James Melton, music department chair of Vanguard University, led the performance and served as clinician for the residency.

Distinguished Concerts International New York City (DCINY) announced that Marianne Sloterbeek and the Valley Christian High School chorale have been invited to participate in a performance of The Music of Dan Forrest on the DCINY concert series in New York City.

Al Nelson broke out his trumpet Friday night, which means it was a very big night at Valley Christian High School.

Chandler Valley Christian had no problems with 2A Central Region rival Queen Creek Canyon State Academy, rolling to a 63-14 victory Friday night in front of an overflow homecoming crowd at Valley Christian High School.

In a packed auditorium at Cornerstone Fellowship Church in Chandler, friends, family and teammates gathered at a midday memorial service Thursday to mourn the death of Chandler Valley Christian football player Daniel Pasanella.

Hidden by a crowd of hundreds at Mesa Community College, Shamesha Smith sat in the bleachers with her mother, and nobody around her paid much attention. Turns out winning a pair of state championships for the third consecutive year isn’t enough to draw a crowd.

Hidden by a crowd of hundreds at Mesa Community College, Shamesha Smith sat in the bleachers with her mother, and nobody around her paid much attention. Turns out winning a pair of state championships for the third consecutive year isn’t enough to draw a crowd.

November 13, 2004

Explosive plays and record-breaking performances marked Chandler Valley Christian’s 54-20 dismantling of visiting Phoenix Bourgade Catholic in a 2A quarterfinal football game Friday night at Benson Field.

If there are tougher ways than this to get knocked out of the state tournament and lose a perfect season, it’s a short list.

It took two early running plays to put an end to No. 3 seed Chandler Valley Christian’s season and allow coach Bill Morgan’s brother to advance to the 2A state championship game for the first time since 2003.