“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky   Andrew Yates’ intentions were simple. His primary goal was to be a high school varsity head football coach….

Life can move fast for teenagers. In an instant, Skyler “Sky” Ormita went from picturesque beaches of sand and surf to vast deserts of scorpions and snakes. For the Chandler…

High school athletics can be a fragile space. In a matter of seconds, the pendulum can swing from one extreme to another. With no redshirts available, it’s a four-year, now or…

In many ways, Andrew Taylor saw his football future as just a little boy exploring his vast west Valley neighborhood. “I remember, I had my little Huffy bike,” Taylor, flashing…

For decades, high school football in Arizona had been a tight-knit community affair. Players donned their high school colors with pride, not just because of the love for the game,…

Well, here we are. Mid-July in Phoenix. We often say there is no off-season for Arizona high school football, but this tiny little window, in the dead of the summer,…

Cameron Cox has been a familiar name, and face, in the Arizona high school football community for over a decade. The KPNX Channel 12 sport anchor, and host of the…

Last week we brought you the first installment of our in-depth sit down with outgoing AIA Executive Director, David Hines. Let’s dive back into the conversation. We, the media who…

When the 2024-25 school year ends at the end of June, AIA Executive Director David Hines will turn over the keys to Dr. Jim Dean, who will officially take over…

Will Shaffer, like many new era college football players, has taken a unique, and unexpected, route to find success on the gridiron. After playing and graduating from ASU with a…