Sports and Recreation

AZSTA donates $80K Dignity, local school athletic trainers

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...

Senior football players get scholar honors from NFF

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...

New Arizona organization celebrates baseball

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...

Chandler freshman ready to dominate track

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...

Hamilton baseball hungry for redemption

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...

Chandler Sports Hall of Fame celebrates latest induction class

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...

Phoenix Scottish Games a feast for the senses

By Paul Maryniak, Executive Editor For 56 years, thousands of people each March have gathered at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix to celebrate their Scottish Heritage. But starting Friday afternoon, March 4, men in kilts, men...

Chandler Raiders win second consecutive flag national title

By Drew Schott, Contributing Writer When the Chandler Raiders arrived in Las Vegas, Caleb Ely and Trey Knox felt like they and their teammates would be lifting a trophy after the NFL Flag National Championships. Since Dec. 2016,...

Under new direction Casteel swim builds new culture

By Emeril Gordon Contributing writer With Covid behind them and a new coach on deck, Casteel swim sets its sights on developing a culture that extends to its school community and beyond. Like many programs last year, Casteel was...

3 Chandler schools leading the way in state’s playoff rankings

By Zach Alvira Sports Editor Over the course of the last six years conversations surrounding high school football in the state have shifted from “who will be the favorite to win the title?” to “who can knock off...