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Ja'Kobe Tharp reacts after stopping the clock at 12.75 in the men's 110-meter hurdles semifinal, breaking the world record at Hayward Field. EUGENE, Ore. — Every June, the nation's best descend on Hayward Field chasing NCAA titles. In 2026, they left with something even greater. One world record. Multiple NCAA records. Wind-aided marks that would have rewritten history. Breakthrough victories. Redemption stories. And performances that will be remembered long after the medals

By: Deion Trotter Basha made a statement Friday night, putting together a dominant first half to defeat Westwood 48-7 in a 6A Southern region matchup. The Bears controlled the game early, building a commanding lead before halftime and earning their fourth win of the season. Basha came out firing in the opening quarter, scoring 21 points while holding Westwood scoreless. The Bears continued their offensive momentum in the second quarter, adding another 20 points to take a 4

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Notre Dame Prep Saints continued their impressive run through the 2026 football season Thursday night, defeating the Chaparral Firebirds 34-14 in a 5A Northeast Valley region matchup at Chaparral High School. The victory improved Notre Dame Prep's record to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in region play, while Chaparral dropped to 4-3 overall and 0-1 in the region. Entering Thursday's matchup riding a three-game winning streak, the Saints were looking to continue

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — After suffering its first loss of the season just one week ago, the Horizon Huskies returned to their winning ways Thursday night, defeating the Cactus Shadows Falcons 34-21 in a 5A Northeast Valley region matchup at Horizon High School. The victory improved Horizon's record to 6-1 overall and 1-1 in region play, while Cactus Shadows dropped to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the region. For Horizon, Thursday night's victory was an important response following a di

GILBERT, Ariz. — The Campo Verde Coyotes continued their strong run through the 2026 football season Thursday night, defeating the Mountain Pointe Pride 45-12 in a dominant 5A San Tan region matchup at Campo Verde High School. The victory improved Campo Verde's record to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in region play, while Mountain Pointe dropped to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the region. Coming off a commanding 42-6 victory over Gilbert the previous week, the Coyotes entered Thursday's cont

GILBERT, Ariz. — The Higley Knights continued their winning streak Thursday night, defeating the Perry Pumas 45-42 in a thrilling Fiesta Bowl High School Football Showdown matchup at Higley High School. With both offenses delivering impressive performances, Higley senior Anthony Palka stepped up when his team needed him most. In just his second game back at quarterback, Palka threw for four total touchdowns and helped the Knights survive a late comeback attempt by Perry. Acco

October 2, 2026 MESA, Arizona: Mountain View delivered one of its strongest performances of the season Friday night, defeating No. 18 Queen Creek 36-15 at Mountain View High School. The No. 8 ranked Toros entered the matchup at 3 and 2 after a narrow 21-19 victory over Mesa the previous week. Queen Creek came in at 2 and 3 and ranked No. 18 in Arizona. Mountain View left the field with its fourth win of the season and another statement victory against a highly ranked opponent

By: Deion Trotter The Corona Del Sol Aztecs continued their strong 2026 campaign Friday night, holding off ALA-Queen Creek 35-28 in a game that came down to the final minutes. The victory improves Corona Del Sol to 5-1 on the season, giving the Aztecs their third consecutive win. It is another major step forward for a program that was in a very different position at this point last season. Through six games in 2025, Corona Del Sol was 2-4. This season, the Aztecs have flipped

By: Deion Trotter The Chandler Wolves overcame a slow start and took control late, defeating the Brophy Broncos 28–13 in a Thursday night matchup. Chandler entered the game without starting quarterback Will Mencl for the entire first quarter due to a coach’s decision. Brophy took advantage of the opportunity late in the opening quarter when quarterback Noah Stewart broke loose for a 64-yard run, setting up Ryder Noche, who scored on a 13-yard rushing touchdown. Brophy led

By: Deion Trotter Corona Del Sol continued its strong start to the 2026 season Friday night, dominating Cactus Canyon from start to finish in a 59-0 road victory. The Aztecs improved to 3-1 on the season, bouncing back from their 33-23 loss to Williams Field with a dominant performance on both sides of the ball. Corona wasted little time getting its offense going. Josiah Smith scored two touchdowns, while Trevyen Shuman returned two punts for touchdowns, giving the Aztecs

By : Deion Trotter Highland started its 2026 girls flag football season with a 41-16 win over Campo Verde on Tuesday night. The game featured two highly regarded Arizona programs, with Highland entering the matchup ranked No. 1 in 6A and Campo Verde ranked No. 1 in 5A. The two teams met at Campo Verde for the season opener. Highland got on the scoreboard early and took a 13-3 lead into halftime. The Hawks then added 21 points in the third quarter to create separation and e

By: Dallin Besse Benjamin Franklin continued its dominant start to the 2026 season Friday night, rolling past Odyssey Institute 63-0 in a convincing shutout at home. The Chargers controlled the game from the opening kickoff, putting together a balanced offensive attack that produced 259 passing yards and 165 rushing yards. The 63-point performance marked another dominant offensive showing for Benjamin Franklin, which has now opened the season with three consecutive shutout vi

By: Chase Slisky The Pioneers turned takeaways, defensive touchdowns, and a poised emergency quarterback performance into one of Arizona’s biggest early season surprises Pinnacle delivered the statement result of the young Arizona high school football season Friday night, overwhelming defending Open Division champion Basha 40-7 at Pinnacle High School. The Pioneers forced four documented turnovers, scored twice on defense, and controlled the game despite producing on

Horizon sophomore running back Dylan Brush opened the 2026 season with numbers that stand out on their own. 411 rushing yards. Eight touchdowns. 39 carries. But those numbers leave out perhaps the most impressive part: Brush played only the first half in each of Horizon's first two games. Against Verrado, the 5-foot-11, 187-pound sophomore rushed 26 times for 235 yards and four touchdowns, averaging nine yards per carry. A week later against Apollo, Brush needed just 13 carri

September 11, 2026 Hamilton survived a second half comeback attempt from Perry on Friday night, holding on for a 30-22 victory at Jerry Loper Stadium in Chandler. The win moved the Huskies to 3-0 on the season and kept them undefeated against a Perry team that entered the matchup at 2-0. Hamilton entered the game ranked No. 1 in Arizona 6A, while Perry was ranked No. 8 by The Arizona Republic. Hamilton controlled much of the first half and built a strong lead, but Perry respo

By: Deion Trotter Corona del Sol and Williams Field battled Friday night in a game that stayed competitive throughout, but the Williams Field Black Hawks ultimately came away with a 33-23 victory over the Aztecs. After opening the season with dominant wins over Valley Vista and Mojave, Corona del Sol faced a much tougher test against a Williams Field team that entered the matchup undefeated. Williams Field improved to 3-0 with the win, while Corona del Sol moved to 2-1

Desert Edge entered Thursday night undefeated and left no doubt about keeping it that way. The Scorpions took down Notre Dame Prep 46–7 in Goodyear, improving to 3–0 behind another dominant performance from an offense that has continued to find its rhythm early in the season. Desert Edge finished the night with 474 yards of total offense, including 410 through the air. Senior quarterback Blake Roskopf led the attack, completing 18 of 32 passes for 353 yards and five touchdown

PHOENIX — Three seconds remained between Mesa and its first win of the season. From 47 yards out, sophomore kicker Cage Moore made sure the Jackrabbits wouldn’t need another second. Moore connected on the game-winning field goal as time expired, lifting Mesa past O’Connor 31-28 after the Jackrabbits battled back from an early 14-point deficit. The win was a much-needed response for Mesa after opening its season with a 58-18 loss to No. 1 Liberty. Early on against O’Connor, th

By : Deion Trotter Corona Del Sol is off to a statement making start to the 2026 season. After opening the season with a dominant 58–0 victory over Valley Vista, the Aztecs traveled to Nevada on Friday night and delivered another shutout, defeating the Mojave Rattlers 50–0. From the opening whistle, Corona’s defense controlled the game. The Aztecs played physically throughout the night, making it difficult for Mojave to generate any consistent offense and keeping the

By: Deion Trotter 📸: Sutton Druck The stage could not have been much bigger. Under the lights and in front of a national ESPN audience, Basha and Chandler renewed their rivalry Saturday night in a rematch of last season’s Open Division championship game. This time, the Bears once again came out on top. Basha defeated Chandler 37 26 in a back and forth season opener that featured explosive plays, multiple turnovers and big performances on both sides of the footbal