By Kyle Wilcox Five years ago, a tall, skinny seventh-grader made his way onto the court with the hope of surviving tryouts for the Payne Junior High School basketball team…
McGlothan On Unique Path To Success
If you’ve read this weekly feature on a consistent basis you’ll know I preach prep football season never really sleeps here in Arizona. We are just a few weeks away…
Rich Wellbrock decided it was time to make the move. No, the well-established high school football coach is not leaving the Valley, just moving from one side to the other…
By Caitlin Slater Following his father Mike Benjamin’s footsteps, former Basha High and Arizona State baseball star Michael Benjamin shares the growing pressures moving up in the game. Mike Benjamin played…
By Cuyler Meade Despite being led by one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country last season, Basha football disappointed in 2015, rumbling to a 4-7 record and a…
The Basha Bears picked a bad time to play their worst half of the season. Second-seeded Mesa started fast and pulled away late for a 50-35 win in the Division-I State semi-finals. The Jackrabbits…
Injuries are a part of the game. Nobody needs to remind the Basha High School basketball team. First, star wing Devin Kirby suffered two broken tibia and dislocated knees going…
It’s a Division I battle between the Perry Pumas and Basha Bears. The Pumas enter the game with a 4-5 record and have a dynamic backfield with the sophomore duo…