Chinle defeats Winslow - Arizona Republic - 03/07/09 After leading his team to the state final for the first time in school history, senior point guard Mathias Claw said, "Oh, man, the whole Chinle town is going to be here (Saturday night)."
Dogs defeat T-birds, 4-1 - Mohave Daily News - 03/04/09 The Kingman High School Bulldogs scored a run here and there and chipped away throughout en route to their 4-1 victory over the T-birds at Mohave High School on Tuesday afternoon.
Highland girls beat Mesquite, reach semis - East Valley Tribune - 02/28/09 The beat goes on for the defending 5A Division I state champions, as the No. 2 seed Gilbert Highland girls basketball team's winning streak rolled on with a 73-56 victory against Fiesta Region foe and No. 10 seed Gilbert Mesquite in the quarterfinals on Friday night.
Cooper places fifth to lead Thunderbirds - Mohave Daily News - 02/23/09 T-birds senior No. 4 seed Derek Cooper placed fifth to pace six Mohave High School grapplers at the Arizona Interscholastic Association 4A-II State Wrestling Tournament at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale on Saturday.
Girls soccer: Notre Dame takes title - Arizona Republic - 02/14/09 Third-ranked Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep won its third consecutive playoff game in penalty kicks Friday night at Arizona State University to capture the Class 4A Division II title 2-1 over No. 1 Cottonwood Mingus.
1A-3A girls soccer: Championship game set - Arizona Republic - 02/13/09 Goodyear Estrella Foothills' duo of Kelsi Roberts and Casey Grant had three goals apiece Friday, leading the offensive effort as it shut out No. 6 seed Sedona Red Rock 6-0 in a Class 1A-3A girls soccer semifinal at Mesa Mountain View High School.
Red Mountain rallies for nail-biting win over Mesa - East Valley Tribune - 02/13/09 It was fitting for these rival schools to have a sudden-death shootout decide their respective seasons. It happened a few weeks ago between Mesa and Red Mountain, so a repeat felt inevitable to both sides heading into Thursday night’s 5A Division I boys state semifinal match.
Tigers just shy of perfect - Kingman Daily Miner - 02/12/09 It was another resounding win for the KAHS girls basketball team, as the Tigers cruised past Sequoia 45-9 on Saturday in Mesa. KAHS (22-0, 13-0) held the Stallions to only one point in the first half, but coach Dave Scroggins liked what he saw from the Stallions.
Double elimination - Eastern Arizona Courier - 02/12/09 A Safford soccer team that had perhaps a better chance than any other in the program’s four-year history to win state was eliminated 2-1 in the second round of the playoffs Saturday afternoon in Tempe.
Semifinal surge - Arizona Daily Sun - 02/11/09 Flagstaff High girls soccer coach David Meyers will have a simple message for his team before the Eagles play Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep tonight at 7 p.m. in the Class 4A, Division II state semifinals.
No. 2 Xavier bounces Mountain Pointe - East Valley Tribune - 02/09/09 These are tough times and Phoenix Xavier made sure that Mountain Pointe didn't get any overtime with a 3-0 victory in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A-I girls state soccer tournament Saturday night at Paradise Valley.
Perry can't stop Cortez - Arizona Republic - 02/07/09 For only having one junior and no seniors, Gilbert Perry put up a good fight, but it wasn't enough to stop Phoenix Cortez in the Class 4A Division II boys soccer quarterfinals.
Mesa boys soccer reaches state semifinals - East Valley Tribune - 02/07/09 Mesa High's boys soccer team was trying to go where no previous squad in school history had ventured before. Competing in the sport for nearly three decades, the school had never reached the semifinals of the state tournament.
Two shots. Two goals. It doesn't get much better than that for Phoenix Desert Vista, which scored early and held on for a 2-0 win over Gilbert Highland in a Class 5A Division I tournament quarterfinal match Friday at Phoenix Paradise Valley High.
Red Mtn. tops Chandler in OT - East Valley Tribune - 02/06/09 The corner kick came at Alyssa Freeman as if it was magnetized. All that was there was Freeman, Chandler goalie Morgan Pena, and the ball coming down toward the Mesa Red Mountain forward’s forehead.
Free kick leads Cibola into second round - Yuma Sun - 02/05/09 Cibola scored four goals in the first 14 minutes and seemed to be on its way to a shellacking of Marcos de Niza in a girls soccer 5A Division II first-round playoff game Wednesday at Raider Field.
Nogales edges Sabino, 48-46 - Nogales International - 02/02/09 The Lady Sabercats came to town looking for an upset Friday, but Nogales High held them off for three quarters, scoring 18-17, 11-9 and 11-6. Sabino tried to turn the tide in the fourth quarter, and take advantage when Abigail Garcia went out with a sprain with six minutes left. The Lady Apaches fought on, and finished with a narrow two-point victory, 48-46. It came down to the wire, with Sabino scoring their final two points as the buzzer sounded. “It was a really tight game, but we pulled it off,” Garcia said.