Led by their defense and senior wide receiver Carter Wojcik, the No. 3 Mesquite High School Wildcats remained undefeated in the 4A playoffs under coach Scott Hare, defeating No. 11 Lee Williams High School 27-13 on Friday night in Gilbert.On Friday Dec. 3, Mesquite (9-3) will travel to face …

Basha’s rise to prominence in the Arizona high school football scene was no fluke. It came behind talented, yet young players who aren’t afraid of the spotlight.

As the Valley cools off, winter sports are now heading into the start of their campaigns. At Skyline High School, the men's soccer team is building chemistry while they search for their identity.

The 3A semifinal between top-ranked American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North and fourth-ranked Yuma Catholic was billed as the matchup to watch at Campo Verde High School on Saturday night.

The Casteel Colts visited the Desert Vista Thunder in the first round of the 2021 AIA State Football Playoffs. Without the top teams in each conference due to the Open Division, the 6A playoffs become more competitive.

Red Mountain coach Mike Peterson could only laugh after his team’s victory over Centennial Friday night in the first round of the 6A playoffs.

From start to finish it was all top-ranked Highland in a 45-0 shutout against No. 16 Mountain Pointe in the first round of the 6A playoffs.

It’s here.

Williams Field golf has taken home the 2021 Division II state championship, the first in school history. The program has been successful since the school started in 2007, which also happens to be when Rick Miles was hired as head coach, beginning his quest for a state title.

Heading into the 2021 season, Steve Kanner won eight state titles and three national championships at Hamilton High School.

The Arizona State high school Cross Country championships were held at Cave Creek Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 13, and it showcased the best runners from across the entire state of Arizona.

The 2021 swim season has come to a close with local Mesa schools impressing at the state championship meet Nov. 7. 

Hamilton head volleyball coach Sharon Vanis told her team ahead of the 6A Conference state championship that in order to win, they had to establish momentum early on in the match.

Coach Lindy Ramsland and her Valley Christian volleyball team know all too well what it feels like to make a run to the state championship and fall short. It’s happened two years in a row for the Trojans.

The Battle for Arizona Avenue has always been a rivalry with emotions running high and vital implications to the 6A rankings. In recent history, it has been an even matchup, with both Chandler located powerhouses alternating domination in Arizona since 2000. This year proved to be much of th…

After a Zach Hammett touchdown tied the game up at 28 for River Valley with under two minutes left to play in the fourth quarter, Valley Christian head coach Jake Petersen knew there was one player that he had to give the ball to.

Lily Godwin is taking the obsolete insult, “running like a girl,” literally. And many would say it’s a strength of hers. 

Under the Friday night lights, the Mountain View home stand is decked out in a sea of blue, cheering the Toro football team on. This is made possible by the Toros Football Booster Club and the Mountain View Toros Booster Club.

As the world of broadcast journalism continues to grow, it was only a matter of time before high school football broadcasts would become a typical occurrence for many areas of the country.

Over the course of the last six years conversations surrounding high school football in the state have shifted from “who will be the favorite to win the title?” to “who can knock off Chandler?”

Skyline High School’s new Unified Sports team will allow students with intellectual disabilities to compete alongside and in front of their peers. 

Chandler head coach Rick Garretson held up a sticker he had placed on his hat for Friday’s game against Highland.

Jim Snow’s voice could be heard at every Desert Vista high school home football and basketball games. It had become a staple for the athletics community at the school.

Sammy Miller is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Highland High School athletics. 

Fireworks lit up the sky for Homecoming night, but it was not enough to propel the Gilbert Tigers to a victory as the Notre Dame Prep Saints throttled the Tigers 49-10 in Friday's matchup.