The start of the quarterfinals for prep football across the state also presents the beginning of the historic Open Division playoffs, as the state’s top eight teams from 6A, 5A and 4A begin their quest for a true state championship.
The third-ranked Basha Bears girls volleyball program found themselves facing an uphill battle on Tuesday night at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, as they trailed top-seeded and district-rival Perry by two sets in the 6A Girls Volleyball State Championship.
Makayla Donahoo was not supposed to be on the badminton court, especially with her heading to college on a Division I softball scholarship at Weber State.
Desert Ridge High School swimmer Camron Pazand was used to being one of the fastest swimmers at his former high school located near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Higley High School boys golf program capped off one of its best seasons in program history with hardware, as the Knights captured the Division II championship in Tucson.
The teams from Mesa and Chandler were in the fifth set of a spirited girls’ volleyball match. As the score went back and forth, the crowd went wild with each passing point.
Red Mountain’s season ended Friday night in the 6A boys basketball quarterfinals, falling 66-53 on the road to Desert Vista.
Perry High School’s boys basketball team saw their season come to an end on Friday night, falling on the road to Brophy College Preparatory 47-38 in the quarterfinals of the AIA 6A Boys Basketball State Championships.
After notching an opening round victory against Desert Mountain, NO. 6-seeded Red Mountain is gearing up for a second-round matchup against No. 3-seeded Desert Vista.
The No. 16 seed, Corona del Sol High School boys basketball team (15-13) fell to top seed Brophy College Prep (25-1) in the first round of this year’s Arizona Interscholastic Association 6A State Championships Monday night, 57-37, at Brophy College Prep.
The No. 4-seeded Hamilton Huskies were taken down by No. 13-seeded Chandler, 44-41, in one of the craziest finishes this year in Arizona high school basketball. The game came down to the final seconds, as a Chandler three with 1.5 seconds left, propelled the Wolves to victory.
Back in November Jay Caserio's Gilbert Tigers beat Mesa 44-42. Coming off of the Welcome to the Jungle Tournament it was an impressive win that relaxed his young team. Little did the Tigers know that three months later they'd see them again.
No. 6 seed Red Mountain defeated No. 11 seed Desert Mountain, 70-68, in the first round of the AIA 6A state playoffs Tuesday night to advance to the quarterfinals.
Down a point with mere seconds on the clock, Josh Baker drove the lane against top-seeded Sunnyslope on January 26th.
Chandler High School narrowly won their play-in game against Millennium High School 44-42, on Friday.
All year long the Perry girls soccer team played from ahead, outscoring opponents 121 to 12. But, with their season on the line Tuesday night at Campo Verde High School, Perry fell behind 1-0 about 14 minutes into the game.
Junior defenseman Maddy Reuter stepped up to the ball. It was placed about 30 yards out from the Desert Vista goal mouth after the No. 5-seeded Huskies received a free kick two minutes into the first overtime period Saturday afternoon at Desert Vista High School.
The Perry High School girls soccer team grinded out a 2-0 win over Chandler Saturday afternoon, to advance to the AIA 6A soccer playoff semifinals.
After a closely contested game throughout, Horizon proved to be the better team and emerged victorious over Skyline with a final score of 83-75. The game was tight from start to finish, with Horizon only taking complete control of the game in the final minutes. The loss is an especially toug…
The Chandler Wolves boys soccer team continued their undefeated season for at least another game Wednesday, with a 2-0 home victory over Mesa, in the first round of the AIA 6A playoffs.
The Brophy College Preparatory boys basketball team remains No.1, beating No. 5-ranked Hamilton High school, 57-47, in a close game Tuesday night in Chandler.
Sunnyslope High School boys basketball team’s five game winning streak was halted by McClintock with a last second buzzer-beater Friday night as the Chargers came out on top, 56-55.
The Mesa High School slogan, “Carry on,” written on the scoreboard, held extra meaning for the boys soccer team Thursday night, as the Jackrabbits played themselves into a spot in the 6A state playoffs with a 2-0 victory over Tucson High Magnet School.
In overtime, the Mountain View boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Red Mountain, to win the Battle on Brown Road, 70-65.
For the third time in just four years, the Chandler Wolves captured the 6A State Championship with a win over another Chandler Unified School District opponent in Perry, 49-42, Saturday night in Tucson.
The last time two teams from the Chandler Unified School District battled it out for the 6A state championship, the Chandler Wolves captured their first state title in the Shaun Aguano era, defeating the Hamilton Huskies 28-7 in 2014.
Some schools wait awhile. Some have never experienced the thrill of hoisting the Gold Ball. For the Casteel Colts that won't be an issue. This was a quick rise to the top of the 3A mountain.
Famous wrestler Ric Flair lived by the principle "in order to be the best you've got to beat the best."
Chandler’s 2017 title defense hasn’t been easy.
Friday night’s AIA 6A quarterfinal between No. 4 Gilbert Perry and No. 5 Chandler Hamilton was supposed to be a shootout.
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