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With the start of in-person school and practice pushed back until at least Aug. 17, the earliest games could return to Ironwood's Chuck Esquivel Stadium - shown here during its December 2017 dedication ceremony - and elsewhere in Arizona is Friday, Sept. 11 (or Thursday, Sept. 10 in a couple cases).
Delay in start of school will also push back high school fall sports
In response to Governor Doug Ducey’s executive order that will delay the start of in-person classes for the 2020-21 school year, the Arizona Interscholastic Association has also delayed all … more
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Then-Valley Vista senior softball player Josette Orion smiles with Hall of Fame Phoenix College softball coach Heinz Mueller after signing with the Bears in November 2019. Maricopa County Community Colleges are considering canceling the 2020-21 athletic season and will have community forums July 8 and 9.
Baseball, softball players hope for Maricopa JUCO sports reprieve
Recent Valley Vista graduate Josette Orion was at work when she heard she was losing another season of softball. more
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Estrella Foothills senior Racheal Jesionowski smiles as she signs to play softball for Mesa Community College next season. She pitches for the Wolves.
More Class of 2020 athletes sign with universities
The following local high school seniors have signed a letter of intent or made a verbal commitment to the following college programs. more
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GCU men’s basketball team in quarantine after positive COVID-19 results
The Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team has been placed in quarantine after four student-athletes and two support staff members tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving on campus. more
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Welcome to Glendale! Host of Super Bowl 2023
If five years seems like a long runway to get up to speed, this is, after all, the Super Bowl. It was more than two years ago, in May 2018, that the NFL announced that Glendale’s State Farm … more
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A recent aerial photo of the Paradise Honors High School baseball field and tennis courts in Surprise. The school athletic fields will be empty until at least July 7 as school officials postponed summer workouts due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the state.
Plenty of Panthers among teams pausing summer workouts
As new COVID-19 cases in Arizona pile up daily at a record pace, some West Valley high schools and teams responded in the last week by pressing pause on offseason workouts. Many of these teams are … more
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Fans cheer after an Arizona Coyotes goal against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 19, 2019 in Glendale, Ariz. (Photo by Brady Klain/Cronkite News)
New Coyotes CEO Gutierrez looks to mobilize Arizona’s Latino community
GLENDALE – Alex Meruelo made history in July when he became the first Latino controlling owner in NHL history after he purchased the Coyotes. He made more history on June 8 when he announced … more
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Northwest Christian junior Bennett Beltramo throws a pitch against Kingman during a May 3, 2019 3A baseball first round game at the Surprise Stadium practice fields in Surprise. After an abbreviated senior season Beltramo earned state all academic honors from Sports360AZ.
Baseball players earn Sports360AZ academic honors
On April 29, the website Sports360AZ named the baseball and softball all-academic teams. Players from local schools are included. more
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GCU men’s hoops returns to Jerry Colangelo Classic
The Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team will participate in the Jerry Colangelo Classic for the third consecutive season, matching up against San Francisco at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. more
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Grand Canyon University and Arizona State University will meet during the 2020-21 season for the first time as Division I opponents.
Grand Canyon, ASU to meet as D1 men’s basketball opponents for first time
Grand Canyon University and Arizona State University will begin a home-and-home men’s basketball series with the Sun Devils visiting GCU Arena in the upcoming 2020-21 season. more
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Christian Kirk (13) and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dante Pettis (18) meet at midfield after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 18-15. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)..
Different worlds, same inspiration: Cardinals’ Kirk, Suns’ Baynes moved to speak out after Floyd protests
PHOENIX – They grew up nearly 8,000 miles apart, with different life experiences in matters of race. But what two Arizona professional athletes did share is a desire to speak out about the … more
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Ironwood junior quarterback William Haskell (1) is sacked by Sunrise Mountain senior linebacker Chase Rudders (27) and junior defensive lineman William Howard (5) during the second half of their 5A football game on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Ralph Freso for West Valley Preps)
It’s all fair game as Arizona high school football eyes new year
Every aspect of the upcoming Arizona 2020 prep football season is considered tentative as the spread of COVID-19 will ultimately determine where, when and by whom prep football will be played. more
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Recent Deer Valley graduate Oliver Boleratsky, pictured here in 2018, did not get the chance to win his third straight Division II tennis state title. But Boleratsky was named to the state All-Academic team by Sports360 AZ.
Tennis players earn Sports360AZ academic honors
On April 29, the website Sports360AZ named the boys and girls tennis all-state academic teams. Players from local schools are included belowBOYS TENNISAll state academic team (first team)Centennial: … more
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Millennium senior opposite hitter Oskar Kozieja serves during the Wolf Howl Invitational in early March at Chandler High School. He made the first team all academic for boys volleyball, as compiled by Sports360AZ
Volleyball players earn Sports360AZ academic honors
On April 29, the website Sports360AZ named the beach volleyball and boys volleyball. Players from local schools are included below BEACH VOLLEYBALLAll state academic team (first team)Estrella … more
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Arizona Coyotes' Derek Stepan (21) shoots the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
‘We got a second chance’: Coyotes thrilled to be among 24 teams to resume play
PHOENIX — Derek Stepan was ecstatic over the news that the Arizona Coyotes would be returning to the ice this season. “We got a second chance, and we get to play in the … more
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Mountain Ridge head football coach Doug Madoski leads conditioning drills during a summer workout on June 19 at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale. The Mountain Lions and other DVUSD teams are tentatively set to return to weights and conditioning June 3, in small groups that will rotate stations.
AIA, Gov Ducey start to lay out conditions for high school, youth sports to return
During an Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board meeting via Zoom May 28, the board endorsed a set of guidelines produced by the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee for what a safe return … more
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Deer Valley junior quarterback Trent Green throws a screen to sophomore tailback Ashton Hill during the Skyhawks’ 28-11 victory over Buckeye Youngker on Nov. 1, 2019 in Glendale.
DVUSD, Dysart football teams release schedules, hope for some signs of normalcy
While little is certain and all starting dates — including those for high school football — should be considered written in pencil instead of pen, some recent developments provided hope … more
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Centennial senior safety/tailback Zach Hoffpauir takes down Deer Valley senior quarterback Auston Hillman as Deer Valley senior lineman Stephen Arnold tries to block Oct. 6, 2011 at Deer Valley High in Glendale. Hoffpauir — who went on to start for Stanford in football and baseball, play in the minors for a Diamondbacks farm team and start coaching safeties at the University of Northern Colorado this spring — died May 14 at age 26.
REQUIEM FOR A COYOTE
Life after college sports ended had been extremely rocky for former Centennial High and Stanford two-sport star Zach Hoffpauir, but the past year appeared to have given the 26-year-old a new career … more
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Kyle Aucoin has worked out with his father, former Coyotes defenseman Adrian Aucoin, for most of his 17 years. The two are back together during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy Kyle Aucoin)
During pandemic, NHL prospect Kyle Aucoin counts on perspective learned from father
PHOENIX – At this point, hockey players have come up with just about every creative way to manage their time while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rollerblading? Tried it. In-home … more
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The 2020 Northwest Christian softball team.
THE LOST SEASON
Everything was falling into place for Jordyn Van Metre’s senior season of softball at Northwest Christian School in Phoenix. The Surprise resident finally got to play with her sister, … more
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