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SanTan Sun News By Zach Alvira Sports Editor Growing up in Ahwatukee, Larissa Blanchard took to soccer as her primary sport. There were moments where she believed her skills on the field would help lead her to college. That was her goal as she...
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SanTan Sun News By Zach Alvira Sports Editor The Arizona Interscholastic Association has partnered with Arizona’s Family to broadcast select high school championship games live on local channels beginning this season. The announcement comes...
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SanTan Sun News By Zach Alvira Sports Editor Biruk Stephens was just 5 years old when he was uprooted from Ethiopia, his home country. Wanting a better life than what she could provide, his birth mother made the decision to give him up for...
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SanTan Sun News By Zach Alvira Sports Editor Dylan Raiola’s time as quarterback in football has been limited. He only started playing the position two years ago under former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna at Burleson High School in Texas. He sat...
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SanTan Sun News By Zach Alvira Sports Editor Athletic trainers are often the forgotten about piece to any successful sports program, especially at the high school level. They can treat a wide variety of injuries, from bumps and bruises to...
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SanTan Sun News By Zach Alvira Sports Editor Bryce Chen takes pride in Arizona College Prep football. It was the program he found his calling in when he was a freshman at the school’s old campus, a small building along Alma School Road. It was...
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SanTan Sun News By Mike Phillips Guest Writer Baseball is back. But baseball never really leaves the Arizona desert. It’s a year-round enterprise woven into our economy, culture and history. While the Cactus League rules March and the...
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SanTan Sun News By Zach Alvira Sports Editor S’Niyah Cade looked over to her mother, Keri Suell, to see her reaction when she finished the race. Cade, a freshman at Chandler High School who is still a bit shy and reserved at times, wasn’t...
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SanTan Sun News By Zach Alvira Sports Editor The last time Hamilton right-handed pitcher Logan Saloman took the mound in a state title game, he was a wide-eyed freshman that had earned the trust of his coaches and teammates. Saloman threw a...
March 1st, 2022 | by
development By Zach Alvira, Sports Editor N’Keal Harry’s favorite memory from his time at Chandler High School came in the 2014 state championship game at State Farm Stadium. Knowing the Wolves had the game secured, he stood on his...