Mike Vaught has hit the ground running. The Grand Canyon University Vice President of Athletics has had no choice since arriving on campus last summer. The “Canyon chaos” continued Wednesday…
It’s hard to imagine the Desert Vista Thunder won more games three years ago (nine) than they did the the past two seasons combined (seven). Head coach Dan Hines and…
Archie Bradley isn’t accustomed to these bumps in the road. The former prep two-sport star, who opted to enter the baseball draft instead of sign with the University of Oklahoma…
Verrado High School’s football field sits in the shadows of the White Tank Mountains. The Vipers’ football program is climbing but they understand they’ve still got work to do to…
It’s never where you start but where you finish. At Arizona State and the University of Arizona the past five years or so have been, for the most part, successful…
Don’t mistake Roshaun Johnson’s polite, laid back demeanor around Desert Edge High’s campus tucked away in southwest Goodyear. The junior-to-be has been a terror under the Friday night lights starting…
All football coaches will agree you can never have enough excellent athletes on the field. Verrado High School’s Derek Wahlstrom is following the same philosophy out in Buckeye with talented…
Ask many around Arizona and they’ll tell you Northern Arizona University is one of the best kept secrets in the state. NAU offers a nice college town in Flagstaff, recently…
Like many college students Christian Kirk is back in the Valley for summer break with final exams quickly becoming a distant memory. Kirk’s “break” just happens to be much shorter…
Jack Smith went through a bit of a culture shock this past year. But you won’t hear him complaining. Relocation can be common when you’re the son of college coach…

