Before kicking off their first 3A Conference Tournament game in the 2020 season, American Leadership Academy Gilbert North head football coach Randy Ricedorff was preparing for the game that his team worked all season for. However, he got the feeling that some of his older players that he us…
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Ty Borowski has a bright future ahead of him. As a senior at Notre Dame Prep, Ty is thankful for many of the impactful life lessons and moments throughout his life. Many people have left a mark, but most of all, his dad Joe.
Joseph Desjardins’ world was turned upside down when he dealt with the loss of his beloved aunt, Rhonda Andre, last year.
Matt Denny can’t help but smile when thinking about the players he has in this year’s Casteel baseball roster.
Growing up, two-sport athlete Jashawn Kinney didn’t think he’d play high school football and only wanted to pursue basketball.
Queen Creek’s baseball program was riding high last May.
Perry head basketball coach Sam Duane said Friday during his team’s media availability session his players have handled the expectations set on them this season well.
Highland’s boys’ basketball team has two opportunities to end Saturday’s 6A state championship against Brophy at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum.
As Campo Verde senior guard Justin Garcia dribbled the ball across the half-court line, fellow senior Josh Campbell and junior Cohen Ferguson began to celebrate alongside him.
Highland senior Noah Peterson said his heart dropped as he watched Mountain View get a clean look at a 3-pointer with just over a second remaining.
Seton Catholic girls’ basketball coach Karen Self’s tenure speaks for itself.
The kings of the 3A division showed no mercy in Saturday night's 3A state championship matchup versus Monument Valley. The Trojans of Valley Christian fueled off of a near-perfect second half to claim a 65-44 victory.
After reaching the 6A State Championship for the first time in team history, Pumas head coach Jason Berg and his boys soundly defeated the San Luis Sidewinders. This championship run has been a long time coming for the boys soccer program.
It all came down to the right foot of Chaparral senior Faith Secrest for the 5A State Title. She had her corner chosen and her mind empty as she placed the ball, staring down the Casteel goalie.
It was far from the best performance of the season for the Perry basketball program Friday night in the Open Division semifinals.
At a neutral site in Gilbert at Gilbert High School, the 2022 6A state champion runners up, Perry, come up short in the inaugural Open Division Semifinals to the reigning 5A state champion Millennium, 45-39.
For two years Grace Howell was faced with adversity in the form of a back brace doctors instructed her to wear 23 to 24 hours a day.
Highland started slow in the first quarter, unable to hit shots during its first few possessions.
Chants of “Two! Two! Two!” and cheers from family and friends rained down on all the state's top wrestlers from every school and division as they battled in the 2023 AIA state championship at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 18.
Keaton Jones had a feeling he could make something special out of swimming just before his freshman year at Higley High School.
The growth of girls’ flag football as an official sanctioned sport in Arizona high schools has been monumental.
The No. 1 seeded Perry Pumas continued their dominant run through the AIA Open Division Playoffs Saturday, dishing out yet another double-digit victory against the No. 8 seed Liberty Lions, 79-60.
Delin Peterson’s pace proved too much for Gilbert Christian as the Benjamin Franklin Chargers took girls’ soccer 3A crown.
The Valley Christian boys basketball team looks to create the same magic they did just a year ago.
Formerly a 3A team last season, the American Leadership Academy – Gilbert North Eagles got the nod up to 4A for the 2022-23 season.