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Fountain Hills native wins NAIA national title

4/6/2024
Three-time NAIA All-American Stefana Jelacic won the 101-pound weight class at the NAIA wrestling National Championships on March 9, 2024. Raised in Fountain Hills, Jelacic already made history …

Master Shim World Champion Tae Kwon Do comes to …

11/26/2023
Master Shim World Champion Tae Kwon Do opened in October at 1496 N. Higley Road, suite 100, Gilbert. It offers tae kwon do lessons for children, teens and adults. 480-915-7434. …

Rising FC brings home USL Cup to Phoenix

11/12/2023
The Phoenix Rising, coming off a disappointing 2022 season, started off the 2023 USL Championship campaign with a draw at Patriots Point Soccer Stadium in Charleston, S.C. on March 11. Sunday …

Bell Bank takes local children on Arizona Mills …

8/6/2023
Bell Bank Champion Larry Fitzgerald Jr. joined the long-standing financial institution to take 50 Kids from iCAN, a nationally recognized youth development program, on a $100 shopping spree and dinner on Monday, July 31.

Scottsdale doctor receives diversity champion title

12/15/2022
Dr. Alyx Porter Umphrey has been named the 2023 Diversity Champion by the Scottsdale nonprofit Community Celebrating Diversity. She will be recognized at the 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Dinner Celebration, which takes place 5:30 p.m., Jan. 12, at the Fieldhouse at Scottsdale Stadium.

Ice dancing champion in the desert

7/16/2022
Ice in the desert is unique. But it does exist indoors.

Willow Canyon retains players to continue softball …

5/22/2022
It is bad enough for the rest of 5A softball — the realization that Marissa McCann still has one more year to pitch in high school before heading to the University of Missouri. McCann just finished a near-flawless junior season, with an 18-0 record, 0.29 ERA and 275 strikeouts and 120 1/3 innings pitched.

Valley Vista's Nelson wins 2 major sprint state titles

5/18/2022
MESA — Blaise Nelson says he didn’t compete to his full potential — even as a sophomore. On May 14, the Valley Vista junior seemed to get a lot more out of his sprinting ability, …

Centennial's stunning comeback clinches 5A title

3/2/2022
PHOENIX -Arguably the most important shot of Centennial boys basketball's mammoth rally to win the 5A title did not count. The Coyotes finished with a jaw-dropping 16-0 run in the final five minutes to beat Gilbert 46-39.

West Valley basketball powers prepare for Tournament …

12/17/2021
After good starts on the road against other top teams, the two best Arizona high school girls basketball programs get another chance to take on the best in the Valley. Millennium and Valley Vista …

Vice Mayor Duff accepted into Complete Streets …

9/3/2021
Mesa Vice Mayor Jenn Duff is joining the second class of the Complete Streets Champions Institute. The champions institute is a program created to help motivated local elected officials from …

2021 Preps football preview: Sunrise Mountain

8/26/2021
During a punishing playoff run to the first football title in school history, Sunrise Mountain played against type. Known for their quarterbacks in previous years, the Mustangs ran the ball 142 times and threw 13 in three dominant playoff wins.