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Millennium head coach Courtland Rojeck holds up the basketball net as he acknowledges the crowd following a 59-30 victory over Sunrise Mountain to win the 5A girls basketball state championship in Tempe on Monday, March 2, 2020. (Ralph Freso for West Valley Preps)
Lady Tigers coach Rojeck steps down to move near family
Courtland Rojeck could not keep his family decision secret any longer, even though our current circumstances prevented him from saying farewell to his players and job of leading Millennium girls … more
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Teammates and friends surround Peoria football seniors Gabriel Ocampo, sitting at left, and Jovon Scott sign with their college football team Feb. 5. They will be rivals in college. Ocampo, a defensive end, signed with Arizona Christian while Scott, a wide receiver, signed with Ottawa Arizona.
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.   West Valley Preps will update the list … more
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Millennium senior quarterback Jalan Early tries to sidearm a pass against Casteel during a 5A playoff quarterfinal Nov. 15 at Casteel High School in Queen Creek.
Jalan Early gets shot at becoming Division I quarterback
Waiting nearly two months beyond the Feb. 5 National Signing Day paid off in almost every respect for Jalan Early. The Millennium senior received offers from a mixture of higher profile FBS … more
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Hohokam Stadium in Mesa hosted many state baseball playoff games in 2019, including the 3A and 4A finals. This May, the ballpark and others will be vacant since the school year and spring sports have been cancelled.
School year's end stops spring sports season
In the end, the decision about what to do with spring high school sports seasons shortened by the spread of COVID-19 was wholly out of the hands of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Early … more
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Millennium junior center DaRon Holmes (23) dunks the ball against South Mountain during the second half of their 5A state basketball semi-final game on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Holmes is the West Valley Preps player of the year for the second straight year.
The 2019-20 All-West Valley Preps boys basketball team
For the seventh year, West Valley Preps has announced honors for the best boys basketball players it covers in the West Valley. This time around, we saw so many quality players that a third team was … more
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Millennium senior forward Alexandra Zelaya (3) shoots over the defense of Sunrise Mountain freshman forward MacKenzie Dunham during the first half of the 5A girls state championship basketball game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on March 2, 2020.
The 2019-20 All West Valley Preps girls basketball team
For the seventh year, West Valley Preps has announced honors for the best girls basketball players it covers in the West Valley.   With so many quality players in the West Valley, a third … more
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Paradise Honors senior midfielder Sierra Sweeney controls the ball near the top of the box in the Panthers' 6-1 victory over Sedona Red Rock in a 3A girls soccer play-in game Feb. 7 in Surprise.
The 2019-20 all West Valley Preps girls soccer team
For the fifth straight year, West Valley Preps watched enough soccer to put together a credible all Northwest Valley team. Here it is: First team F – Anacel Valenzuela-Acosta, senior, … more
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The Millennium beach volleyball team gathers for a photo after the OC Invitational Feb. 29 at the Victory Lane Complex in Phoenix.
West Valley Preps catches up with beach volleyball
Last month marked the beginning of the beach volleyball regular season. West Valley Preps asked coaches to take a look at their teams: Millennium Tigers Division I Section II Co-coaches: … more
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A recent aerial photo of the Paradise Honors High School baseball field and tennis courts in Surprise. High school ballparks and tennis courts like these will remain empty through at least March 30 as concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak caused Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Department of Education to close all schools until at least that day. On March 16, the Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board decided to cancel all games scheduled through March 28. Further cancellations may follow.
AIA postpones high school sports until at least March 30
On Monday morning, the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board, at this time, decided not to postpone or cancel the spring championship season. “At this time,” is the key … more
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The 2019 Millennium boys volleyball team celebrates after winning a point during a game at Deer Valley that season. Most of this 5A quarterfinal team is back for the 2020 season.
West Valley Preps catches up with boys volleyball
Last week marked the beginning of the high school boys volleyball regular season. Peoria Independent asked Northwest Valley coaches to take a look at their teams: more
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Millennium players celebrate following a 59-30 victory over Sunrise Mountain in the 5A girls basketball state championship game in Tempe on Monday, March 2, 2020. (Ralph Freso for West Valley Preps)
NO END IN SIGHT
Beyond being undefeated against its new conference since moving down to 5A in 2018-19, the Lady Tigers are virtually unchallenged in those two seasons.   Gilbert, led by NCAA Division … more
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Cactus sophomore pitcher McKenna "Bub" Feringa prepares to deliver a pitch during the second game between Cactus and Tucson Canyon del Oro May 11, 2019 at Rose Mofford Sports Complex in Phoenix. Feringa pitched two complete games to earn the Cobras a berth in the 4A state finals.
West Valley Preps' 2020 softball preview
Cactus Cobras 4A West Valley Region Coach: Bartt Underwood (ninth year at Cactus) 2019 Record: 32-4 (4A runners up) Top Players: McKenna Feringa, Jr., P/LF (19-2, 2.09 ERA, .510, 6 HR, 14 … more
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Ironwood senior guard Trent Hudgens (1) celebrates as the final seconds tick off the clock during the teams 78-70 victory over Millennium in the 5A boys state championship basketball game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on March 2, 2020.
Ironwood basketball plays its way to knock off Millennium for state title
TEMPE - Nothing - not the big stage of ASU, not the largely unfamiliar arena backdrop, not even a mighty Millennium team undefeated against Arizona foes - could stop Ironwood from playing its kind of … more
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Millennium senior guard Jasmine Singleton, right, and freshman guard Mia Amundsen defend Sunrise Mountain senior forward Teryn Demaree (24) during the second half of the 5A girls state championship basketball game in Tempe on Monday, March 2, 2020. (Ralph Freso for West Valley Preps)
Millennium girls continue dominance in second straight 5A final
It took a quarter, but eventually, as the Millennium girls basketball team has all year against 5A opposition, the hammer came down. Second seed Sunrise Mountain was up for the challenge in the … more
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Liberty's Jeremy Davidson tags out Mountain Ridge's Ryan Ellis on a stolen base attempt on April 12, 2019 at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale.
West Valley Preps' 2020 baseball preview
Last week marked the beginning of the high school baseball regular season. West Valley Preps asked Northwest Valley coaches to take a look at their teams: Centennial Coyotes 5A Northwest … more
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Millennium junior center DaRon Holmes (23) drives to the basket past the defense of South Mountain's Damarion Pouncil during the second half of their 5A state basketball semi-final game on Feb. 27, 2020.
Millennium boys rout competition on way to 5A final
The Millennium boys basketball team in full flight is a frightening sight. For the last month of the regular season, the Tigers geared down, limiting their star players and playing their entire … more
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Apollo’s Gabriel Nyawumenya drives to the basket against Millennium junior Michael Batchelor during a 5A boys basketball semifinal Feb. 18, 2019 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Batchelor is one of five returning starters for the Tigers. [Independent Newsmedia file]
FINDING THEIR NICHE
Since they arrived on the Millennium campus three years ago, DaRon Holmes and Justus Jackson earned the lion’s share of the basketball team’s headlines, highlights and points. But the … more
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“If (a muscle group) is kind of stagnant and stuck, we create a little localized inflammatory response to jumpstart that healing process,” says Mark Jagodzinski, who has been a physical therapist for 20 years.
Cupping therapy is popular recovery method in high school sports
PHOENIX — The science and research to back cupping therapy, the popular recovery method, is still fuzzy, but it remains widely used. Those in the sports therapy industry are lauding its … more
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Valley Vista junior forward Marisa Davis drives to the basket against Millennium in Goodyear Feb. 6.
Monsoon win battle of #1 basketball teams 43-42
Valley Vista girls basketball played 10  players significant minutes during Thursday's renewal of the state's best girls basketball rivalry at Millennium in Goodyear. Nearly all of them contributed as the Monsoon erased a nine-point deficit on the road. Then the team's two veterans brought the #1 team in 6A home against the #1 team in 5A. more
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Peoria's Kaleb Brown drives to the basket against Mequite during the first round of the 4A basketball tournament Feb. 12 2019 at Peoria High School.
Former Phoenix Suns venue to host some Arizona high school tourney games
The Madhouse on McDowell will say hello to basketball once again as several state high school basketball championships will be played at the Phoenix venue. The Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1826 W. … more
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