Prep Sports

The Movement Dance Team, composed of 48 local dancers ranging from ages 5 to 17, recently completed their 2022-23 competition season with a bang.

The Fifth Annual Prescott Home Run Derby, sponsored by Major League Baseball (MLB) and Full Swing SportsCenter, concluded Sunday, May 21, with local hitters going yard 38 times during the event at Ziegler Field.

The AIA announced this past weekend that Cian McKelvey of Prescott High School was selected as the 4A-6A Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Rylee Hobson, a sophomore on the Prescott track and field team, finished 14th overall in the Heptathlon at the Arizona Open Division meet from Friday, May 19, to Saturday, May 20.

The 13U AA AZ Heavy Hitters, a travel baseball team based in Prescott, have won their last three tournaments, helping them earn the No. 1 spot in the state and No. 6 in the nation in the USSSA power rankings.

Chino Valley High School athletes had an impressive college signing day as seven players from five sports made commitments to play college sports.

Prescott High School’s Leyton Fetty signed with Paradise Valley Community College on Thursday, May 17, to continue his tennis career and education.

On Thursday, May 18, Prescott’s Madellena (Maddie) and Gabriella (Gabby) Antonini, twin girls soccer players, signed with Yavapai College to continue their education and soccer careers.

Austin Dorsey, of Prescott High School’s soccer team, signed with Yavapai College to continue his academic and athletic careers, on Thursday, May 17.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is once again sponsoring a free home run derby competition to all 12U and 14U boys and girls in the quad-city area.

Out of all the best Arizona athletes competing at the Open State Championships, Prescott’s Jack Mason was one of the ones to shine the brightest, taking first place in the triple jump and second in the long jump events on Saturday, May 12, at Mesa Community College.

Several members of the Northern Arizona Bird Busters, a local youth trap and skeet club comprised of kids aged 9 through college, recently competed in two different tournaments and placed high in their respective divisions.

Both the 13U, top photo, and 14U, bottom photo, Prescott Rebels Travel Baseball teams took first place in two different tournaments this Mother’s Day Weekend.

Brody Ryan, a junior on the Chino Valley track and field team, was chosen at the Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, May 1, to Saturday, May 6.

Prescott High School multi-sport athlete Megan Townsend signed with Yavapai College on Thursday, May 11, to continue her soccer career.

Danica McDonald of Chino Valley track and field took home the gold in the javelin event at the Division IV state meet on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Red Mountain High School.

No. 8 Bradshaw Mountain baseball tallied its biggest win in years, not only upsetting No. 1-seed Salpointe Catholic to knock them out of state playoffs, but also doing it in convincing fashion by run-ruling them 12-2 on Saturday, May 6.

Chino Valley made its mark at the Division IV State track & field meet this past weekend at Red Mountain High School, as two of its athletes were crowned state champs in their respective events.

The Phoenix Rising U16 club soccer team, which is made up entirely of girls from Prescott, put together a magical run in the recent Arizona State Champions Cup tournament in Mesa, going undefeated in six games, including a decisive 3-0 win in the championship game on Sunday, April 30.

Paul Fernow, senior pitcher/outfielder for Prescott baseball, takes a photo with his family after signing his letter of intent on Thursday, May 4, 2023, to continue his athletic career at Yavapai College.

Ben Wilder of Bradshaw Mountain boys Basketball signed with Yavapai College to continue his athletic and academic career on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Wilder said he wants to stay as a guard in his transition to Yavapai’s team.

Micah Buettner, a senior middle blocker on the Prescott boys volleyball team, was chosen as the Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, April 24, to Saturday, April 29.

Jack Mason is a senior on the Prescott High School Track and Field team

The sweet feeling of killing two birds with one stone.

Chino Valley High School softball came up with a big victory, beating Northwest Christian 6-4 Thursday, April 20.