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The Northwest Christian football players did not push for a lawsuit against the Arizona Interscholastic Association after the AIA football committee moved the Crusaders up from 3A straight into the most difficult region of 4A.
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 By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 9/29/20 |
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A somewhat shorter high school girls volleyball season began Sept. 21 at schools across the state. West Valley Preps and the Glendale and Peoria Independent newspapers asked local high school coaches about their teams.
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 9/28/20 |
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The COVID-19 stoppage of spring and summer football, along with a few potential players opting out of the 2020 football season hurt the Raymond S. Kellis football team that looks to beat last season’s 1-9 record.
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9/23/20
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The high school girls badminton season began Sept. 14 at schools across the state. West Valley Preps and the Glendale Independent and Peoria Independent asked local high school coaches about their …
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 9/21/20 |
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The Chicago White Sox on Sept. 16 released the schedule for their 2021 Cactus League season, the team’s 13th at Camelback Ranch-Glendale, 10710 W. Camelback Road.
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Most Valley high school football teams are experiencing a particular side effect of COVID-19 — veteran players who would almost certainly come back under normal circumstances are not returning because of health concerns
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 9/15/20 |
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Mountain Ridge’s 2020 squad is led by a group of seniors that helped revive the moribund program last year and a new wave of sophomores that won big on the middle school and freshman levels.
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 9/14/20 |
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Golf was the first fall high school sports to start, though COVID-19 has pushed the start date back and shortened the regular season — and remains a threat.
Here's a look from local coaches …
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 9/10/20 |
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The high school boys and girls cross country season begins today at schools across the state.West Valley Preps , the Glendale Independent and Peoria Independent asked local high school coaches about …
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 9/8/20 |
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Massive reductions in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Arizona in August allowed the Arizona Interscholastic Association to solidify its fall sports calendar.
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 9/2/20 |
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Shortly after releasing its return to play schedule for fall sports practices and games, the Arizona Interscholastic Association laid out a series of modifications for pre-game, in-game and post-game …
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 8/31/20 |
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Ready to get back into your favorite seat at State Farm Stadium?
What about enjoying that tasty Diamondbacks Dog at Chase Field?
It is still too soon to pinpoint when we can head back with …
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 By Matt LoeschmanTwitter: @MattLoeschman | 8/29/20 |
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PHOENIX – The Arizona Cardinals are among at least seven NFL teams to cancel or postpone practices Thursday in light of protests over the death of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, …
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By Harry Croton, Cronkite News
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8/27/20
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Golf was the first fall high school sports to start, though COVID-19 has pushed the start date back and shortened the regular season — and remains a …
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 8/25/20 |
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SCOTTSDALE -- Junior Flemmings continued his hot goal scoring streak with a helping hand from his teammates Saturday as Phoenix Rising FC shut out San Diego Loyal SC 2-0 on Pride Night at Casino …
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By Matt LoeschmanTwitter: @MattLoeschman | 8/16/20 |
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COVID-19 changed many aspects of American life, so it is no surprise college football recruiting is not an exception.
The initial wave of the virus hitting in mid-March was particularly …
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 8/9/20 |
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During a special meeting Aug. 5 the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s Executive Board approved a fall 2020 high school athletics calendar.
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 8/5/20 |
![Cardinals kicker Zane Gonzalez (center) was so moved by the economic struggled caused by the coronavirus pandemic that he is awarding scholarships to several young athletes in his Texas hometown. [Photo courtesy Zane Gonzalez]](https://cdn4.creativecirclemedia.com/yourvalley/medium/20200728-235042-Screen-Shot-2020-07-09-at-5.01.29-PM.png.jpg)
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PHOENIX – When his high school coach reached out for a jersey donation, Cardinals kicker Zane Gonzalez was on board. Soon, however, he decided it wasn’t enough.
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By Mike McQuade and Brett Bavcevic, Cronkite News
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7/28/20
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When Craig Marcus finished two years as the Mountain Ridge boys basketball coach in spring 2010, he never imagined he would return to the same job a decade later.
Heck, five months ago Verrado …
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By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 7/28/20 |
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Following the lead of the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Maricopa County Community College District announced Thursday that it is pushing fall and winter sports to the spring due …
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By Christian Babcock and Jackson Lautaret, Cronkite News
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7/22/20
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