A look at the Arizona Republic Super 10, the top high school baseball teams, regardless of conference, through March 13, 2022. Super 10 Baseball 1. Chandler Hamilton Huskies, 6-0 The nation’s seventh-ranked team now face a gauntlet of top competition this week in the Boras Classic, where the best teamsRead More →
Arizona State (12-16 overall, 8-10 Pac-12) hosts California (12-17, 5-13) Thursday night in a Pac-12 men’s basketball game in Tempe, Arizona. The game is scheduled for 6:00 PM MST and can be seen on Pac-12 Networks. Who will win the game? Check out these picks and predictions for the contest.Read More →
Arizona State’s basketball team is only 12-16 this season. But the Sun Devils become the team opponents don’t want to face in the 2022 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament. Bobby Hurley’s side have won five of their last six games heading into the regular season finals against California and Stanford atRead More →
The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-16 overall, 6-10 Pac-12) and Colorado Buffaloes (18-9, 10-7) meet Thursday night in a basketball game male Pac-12 in Boulder, Colorado. The game is scheduled for 7:00 PM MST and can be seen on Pac-12 Networks. Who will win the game? Check out these picksRead More →
The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-15) and the UCLA Bruins (19-5) face off Monday night in a Pac-12 men’s basketball game in Los Angeles. The game is scheduled for 7:00 PM MST and can be seen on FS1. Who will win the game? Check out these picks and predictions forRead More →
The Oregon Ducks (17-8) and the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-15) face off Thursday night in a Pac-12 men’s basketball game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. The match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN and ESPN2. Who will win the game? Check outRead More →
During the Arizona State football team’s 2021 season, former ASU football player Jordan Simone, a school broadcaster, made critical comments about Herm Edwards and the state from the Sun Devil football program on a podcast. He was fired following those comments, he said at the time. As the NCAA investigationRead More →
Much of the talk surrounding Herm Edwards’ job security as Arizona State’s football coach was snuffed out when ASU athletic director Ray Anderson indicated Edwards would be back. after the Sun Devils’ victory over Arizona in November. Recent activity in ASU’s football program has reignited talk of Edwards’ potential firing.Read More →
January 27, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Mountain PointeÕs Jayven Price (5) and MaricopaÕs Bryson McLemore-Kelly (21) scramble for a loose ball during a game at Mountain Pointe High School. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Breen-La République Here are the top 10 Arizona high school basketball teams in the six Arizona Interscholastic AssociationRead More →
Here are the top 10 Arizona high school basketball teams in the six Arizona Interscholastic Association conferences hosted by The Republic through January 30, 2022: Conference 6A 1. Brophy Preparation, 19-2 2. Sunnyslope, 21-2 3. Perry, 18-4 4. Pointe Montagne, 14-1 5. Hamilton, 15-6 6. Mesa, 17-6 7. Highland, 16-6Read More →
Nate Gill, who reversed the football fortunes of Phoenix Sierra Linda and in the process was named Arizona Republic High School Coach of the Year, will be the school’s next head football coach. Secondary Desert Vista. “It’s a massive program with a ton of potential,” Gill said. “I’m excited toRead More →
here is The RepublicArizona Interscholastic Association Men’s Basketball Rankings 6A-1A through January 23, 2022: Conference 6A 1. Brophy Preparation, 16-2 2. Sunnyslope, 18-2 3. Perry, 17-4 4. Pointe Montagne, 11-1 5. Bacha, 16-4 6. Hamilton, 13-6 7. Mesa, 15-6 8. Maricope, 20-3 9. Freedom, 15-6 10. Highland, 15-5 5A ConferenceRead More →
January 12, 2022; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; Horizon goaltender Alex Tomos (33) reaches for a ball scored by Pinnacle forward Jake Heywood on the Horizon High School football field. Mandatory Credit: Michael Chow-Arizona Republic The Arizona Interscholastic Association’s ranking is different from that of the Arizona Republic. Let’s see who movedRead More →
Cruz Rushing has had to prove himself on the football field all his life, so this next step will be just another test of his resilience and perseverance that has helped him excel. Rushing, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior defensive back at Tucson Salpointe Catholic, announced Monday night on social mediaRead More →
Arizona State and the Pac-12 unveiled the 2022 ASU football team schedule on Thursday. The Sun Devils open the season Sept. 1 against Northern Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. Their other non-conference games include a Sept. 10 game at Big 12 runner-up Oklahoma State and a Sept. 17 home gameRead More →
March 20, 2021; Gilbert, Arizona, USA; Sunnyslope’s Oakland Fort (2) dives for a steal against Mountain Pointe’s Mark Brown (1) in the 6A State Championship game at Mesquite High School. Here’s the Republic’s Arizona Interscholastic Association men’s basketball standings through Dec. 13, 2021 in each of the six conferences: ConferenceRead More →
The All-Pac-12 selections were released Tuesday, and it didn’t take long for the Arizona State football community to notice the omission of a first-team Sun Devil player. Running back Rachaad White was a second-team selection, along with UCLA running back Zach Charbonnet. The team’s first selections for the position wereRead More →
June 25, 2021; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Perry’s Dylan Anderson (44) makes a three-pointer against Mater Dei in a Division 7 Finals basketball game at Brophy College Prep. Patrick Breen-Republic of Arizona As the Arizona Interscholastic Association men’s high school basketball season kicks off Monday for many schools, here’s the ArizonaRead More →
Here’s the updated Arizona Republic high school football rankings for major schools, which still have a week left in the season. The 3A and 2A qualifiers started on Friday. It’s until November 5, 2021. Conference 6A 1. Chandler, 9-0 2. Chandler Hamilton, 9-0 3. Chandler Basha, 10-0 4. Gilbert Highland,Read More →
Here are the updated Arizona Republic high school football rankings through October 29, 2021. Conference 6A 1. Chandler, 8-0 2. Chandler Hamilton, 8-0 3. Chandler Basha, 9-0 4. Red Mountain Mesa, 8-1 5. Peoria Liberty, 6-2 6. Gilbert Highland, 6-2 7. Mesa Mountain View, 7-1 8. Phoenix Brophy Prep, 6-2Read More →
There will be several future college football players on display Friday night at Central where Brophy Prep takes on Centennial at Central High Stadium. Here is an overview of the key players from both teams: BROPHY PREP BRONCOS (5-2) Benjamin Morrison, BC, 6-1, 180, Sr. He is hoping to comeRead More →
For Connie Cone Sexton, celebrating lives well lived has become a special calling. After years of covering communities, schools, city government and other topics for The Phoenix Gazette, The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, Sexton lobbied his editors for a new assignment: “A Life Remembered.” . It became a pioneering columnRead More →
Sixteen Arizona nonprofits will share more than $333,000 through the Gannett Foundation’s A Community Thrives grantmaking and crowdfunding initiative. Principal recipient, Tempe-based Lily’s Pad, is receiving $20,000 to help build a hyper-clean play facility for children with autoimmune diseases, cancer and heart defects. The 5-year-old Community Thrives program supports education,Read More →
As the first woman to be hired at the Arizona Republic’s news desk, Charlotte Buchen has always been respected and praised. And that praise, say her closest friends, was earned by her tenacious and crisp personality that would always drive her to get to the bottom of any story. “CharlotteRead More →
Ahead of its schedule Phoenix Rally SaturdayDonald Trump has taken aim at an Arizona senator who criticized the Trump-inspired election audit. The former president issued a press release on Thursday criticizing Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, for doing “everything in his power to delay the damning forensic audit of Maricopa County.”Read More →
Nice to meet you ! My name is Amelia Goe, and I’m your new wine columnist at The Arizona Republic. I’m a longtime food and wine professional who’s gone from being an editor at the student newspaper at Arizona State University to international cuisine and working with food-focused nonprofits. food.Read More →
¡Hola, family! I’m Joa Jacobo Rivera, communities editor for La Voz and The Arizona Republic, where my primary job intertwines beautifully with who I am — as a reporter and as a person. Soy de aquí. Y also soy de allá. This slight tweak to the tagline of La IndiaRead More →
Hello everyone, it’s a pleasure to see you again! Some of you East Valley kids might remember me as Andi, the quirky clarinetist who always talked about Korean barbecue. (People also called me Spam, but that’s another story.) Well, after high school, I left The Valley of the Sun forRead More →
Carol Sowers often went to great lengths to get to the heart of a story. Once during her more than 30-year career with the Arizona Republic, she was assigned to cover floods that occurred in the valley after a heavy monsoon. Dressed in a yellow linen outfit, she stopped atRead More →
Phone calls almost always began with “Hello, Kenton Eugene Somers”. How Tim Tyers knew my full name, I don’t know, but he was a reporter for 43 years at The Phoenix Gazette and The Arizona Republic, so it was no surprise. Why Tim, not my parents, gave me the middleRead More →
So far, so good. There is going to be a boys basketball season in high school. It’s taking longer than usual, due to a pandemic that continues to build and build, ruthlessly. While this is building, some teams have had to rebuild due to the fallout from COVID-19. Like defendingRead More →
The Society of Professional Journalists presented its Sunshine Award to a collaborative investigation by the Arizona Republic and USA TODAY into how special interest groups are drafting copycat legislation in state houses across the country. Both newsrooms and the Center for Public Integrity were honored for their work on “Copy.Read More →
The first edition of Arizona Republican newspaper did not contain a sports section, but a sports story featured on the front page. It wasn’t much, just the scores of five “live” “baseball” (two words) games played across the country the previous day, May 18, 1890, including the Toledo Maumees beatingRead More →
The Arizona Republic, along with two other news outlets, won the 2020 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Journalism, one of journalism’s most prestigious accolades. The “Copy. Paste. Legislate” series was published in cooperation with USA TODAY and the Center for Public Integrity. He was one of six finalists for the award.Read More →
A look at the final Arizona Republic Men’s High School Football Super 10 standings, regardless of conference: Soccer Boys Super 10 No. 1 Phoenix Brophy Prep Broncos 22-2-1 They end the season where they started, ranked No. 1 by the Arizona Republic. Once again, forward Francesco Montanile, player of theRead More →
Here’s the Arizona Republic’s 2020 preseason high school softball All-Arizona team, plus others to watch this season: All-Arizona Preseason Softball Team Launcher Morgan Smith, Phoenix Pinnacle, Sr. Signed with LSU, she was 15-0 with a .90 ERA and batted .591 with 40 hits and 38 RBI on the runner-up 6ARead More →
A look at the Arizona Republic’s preseason softball Super 10, which includes all conferences in the state: Super 10 Pre-Season Softball #1 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor Eagles The defending 6A champions return their two big bats to the lineup, sophomore Jocelyn Erickson (Oklahoma commit) and junior Rylee Holtorf (Washington commit),Read More →
As we begin the state tournaments, here’s a look at the Arizona Republic High School Basketball Super 10, the best teams in the state, regardless of conference. Great 10 Until February 17, 2020 No. 1 Goodyear Millennium Tigers 21-5 With super juniors DaRon Holmes and Justus Jackson leading this team,Read More →
The Arizona Republic, along with three news organizations, is a finalist for the 2020 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Journalism, one of journalism’s most prestigious honors. The “Copy. Paste. Legislate” series in cooperation with USA TODAY and the Center for Public Integrity is one of six finalists for the award. TheRead More →