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Coming into this season, it was obvious Bradshaw Mountain softball was going to be good, especially when you consider that they’re the No. 24-ranked club in the nation, according to MaxPreps. But the way the Bears came out in their season opener on Wednesday by routing Youngker 19-0 could give them a great boost of momentum going forward.

While it’s difficult to gauge how strong Bradshaw Mountain track and field is due to them being a small school, head coach Jason Shaver said there is a number of bright spots on the team that can help put them on the map.

Chino Valley High School senior Phoenix Swiacki was one of four boys cross-country runners from around the state of Arizona to be named First Team All-American Saturday, Jan. 25.

The Roughrider baseball team used some late game heroics in game one and the offense exploded in the game two en route to a doubleheader sweep over the Thunderbirds from Mesa Community College Wednesday afternoon, 3-2 and 9-1.

Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Marcus Morris added 18 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Phoenix Suns 102-92 on Wednesday night.

With two late goals in five minutes, Manchester City turned the tables on Real Madrid and boosted its chances of finally winning an elusive Champions League title while it can.

This is a great time to focus on your aim and alignment. Most mishits result from improper aim or alignment. Let’s be clear on a few things. Aim involves the clubface and your target.

Last season, Bradshaw Mountain softball put together a magical campaign where they clinched the Grand Canyon Region crown and made it all the way to the state semifinals. However, the Bears fell just short in that semifinal game against Salpointe Catholic, ending their season.

The 2020 Prescott baseball team is hoping to make some noise at state a few months from now, and with several seniors on the roster who received regular playtime a season ago, this spring may be a special one for the Badgers.

As he looks forward to his first season coaching the Chino Valley High School baseball team, with the season opener against the Winslow High School Bulldogs at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, Jason Olson said he thinks things are looking good.

Bradshaw Mountain baseball missed the playoffs last year but is looking to make sure that won’t happen again this year.

Two years removed from winning a Division II, Section II championship and advancing all the way to the state semifinals, Bradshaw Mountain’s boys tennis team still has some rebuilding to do.

Bradshaw Mountain’s girls tennis team graduated four seniors from its nine-player roster in 2019, but that doesn’t mean that the Bears won’t be competitive this spring.

The Primavera Open Golf Tournament will be held at the beautiful Stone Ridge Golf Course, in Prescott Valley on Friday, April 17.

Ricky Rubio had 22 points, 11 assists and seven steals to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 131-111 victory over the reeling Utah Jazz on Monday night.

Boys high school wrestling participation numbers are dropping, but girls high school wrestling is booming in Arizona since it became a sanctioned sport two years ago.

José Altuve insisted he tuned out the hecklers. He couldn't avoid a pitch that grazed him. "He was hit in the foot. That ain't nothing, you know what I mean?" Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said Monday after an 11-1 win over Detroit at half-empty Joker Marchant Stadium. "It wasn't intentional."

When Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his last NBA game in 2016, Kristian Beflic was there, having come all the way from Germany to watch. When Bryant's jersey was retired at Staples Center before a game the following year, Beflic was there again.

The Arizona Diamondbacks knew Madison Bumgarner lives on a ranch but were unaware of his recently-discovered side career as a rodeo participant.

David Ayres was sitting in the stands with his wife at Scotiabank Arena when Carolina Hurricanes goalie James Reimer went down with an injury. The on-call emergency netminder in Toronto, Ayers left his seat and got half-dressed into his gear on the off-chance something might happen to Carolina's second option, Petr Mrazek.

Ryan Newman said he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details in a statement from the driver read before Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Oakland Athletics fan K.C. Sandstrom was sitting down the right field line watching his team warm up while armed with a small dry-erase board, a marker and a statement written in all caps. "MIKE FIERS FOR PRESIDENT"

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Madison Bumgarner has been competing in rodeo events under the alias Mason Saunders and even won $26,560 in a team-roping competition in December, according to a story published Sunday by The Athletic.

Patrick Reed made it hard for anyone to question his moxie. A week that began with Brooks Koepka saying he thought Reed cheated when he was penalized for swiping sand in the Bahamas ended with Reed delivering clutch moments down the stretch Sunday to win the Mexico Championship.

Joey Logano won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in a two-lap sprint to the finish Sunday that ended under caution.