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Local athletes make college plans
Here’s a list of Class of 2012 athletes who have signed letters of intent or made verbal commitments to play in college.
Peoria names Babb new head football coach
Will Babb is the first new head football coach at Peoria High School since 1986, when Babb was the starting quarterback at the school.
Deer Valley football assistant Larsen moves up to head coach
Deer Valley High athletic director John Allen announced the hiring of Adam Larsen as the school's new varsity football coach Tuesday afternoon.
Kersting resigns from Deer Valley job
Deer Valley High School athletic director John Allen said football coach Joe Kersting
Valley Vista hires Sekoch as football coach
Thursday, Valley Vista athletic director Steven Pierce announced that Josh Sekoch will be the school's new head football coach.
Cactus football slates trip to Golden State
A year after Cactus had no luck finding an Arizona school willing to fill a blank on its schedule, the Cobras will make their first out-of-state trip thanks to their history of success.
Clapp retires from Peoria, on leave
Peoria High School football coach Doug Clapp retired Friday after 26 seasons as Peoria's head coach and 28 years with the program.
Peoria High not rushing football coach search
While the circumstances of the Peoria High School coaching vacancy are, to say the least, unusual, the school and the Peoria Unified School District are following their routine in searching for a new coach.
Hoffpauir's decision tops signing day intrigue
Once he de-committed from California earlier this month, Centennial safety Zach Hoffpauir joined Tempe Corona del Sol offensive tackle Andrus Peat in the local spotlight on national signing day Wednesday.
Valley Vista football, boys basketball coaches resign
Valley Vista is searching for a football and boys basketball coach after Jason Wilke and Mike Anderson resigned resigned.
Kersting earns lifetime achievement award
Deer Valley High School football coach Joe Kersting has been named the recipient of the 2012 Fran and Frank Kush “Lifetime Achievement” Coaching Award by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
This award will be presented to Kersting at the 31st Annual Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet in March. For the second year, westvalleypreps.com honors the best players from the 14 schools in its coverage area. The makeup of these teams is based on merit. Deer Valley senior Trae Armstong made his commitment Tuesday to play football and run track for the University of Idaho. Liberty football fans are two for two Like many in Arizona prep football, coaches in the Peoria Unified School District were frustrated by the new Arizona Interscholastic Association setup that eschewed regions for larger sections. West Valley Preps voters have spoken in record numbers. By BILL HARRIS In their fifth and final chance against Northwest Christian's class of 2012, Yuma Catholic made a breakthrough on all levels. The players that have carried Northwest Christian to a 26-1 record in the last two years expected this final challenge. They welcome it, in fact. For the 28 seniors on Cactus’ football team, Saturday’s Division III championship game in Flagstaff will be the biggest night of their careers. The Division III title game between No. 3 seed Cactus (11-1) and No. 5 Scottsdale Saguaro (11-2) boils down to a simple question. On the surface, it seemed all too similar for Centennial football fans. To make it back to the state finals, Northwest Christian must weather the latest stop on the Division V revenge tour. A little more than a year ago, the unique last name began popping up on rosters throughout Peoria. After Scottsdale Chaparral beat Centennial 32-17 in the 2010 5A-II title game, talk turned to when these powerhouses will meet again. Cactus has thrived this season with an undersized defense that creates pressure and flies to the football. By the time he marched onto the field - at the front of the platoon- quarterback Orbi Gonzales had found it: PRESCOTT VALLEY - A memorable season was ended in the grips of a crushing ground game. A storyline that has played out frequently on the 2A (now Division V) level of Arizona football has returned to the 8-man ranks for the first time in nearly two decades. Five weeks after putting Deer Valley football on the map with a 14-7 victory over then No. 1 Centennial, the Skyhawks came agonizingly close to doing it again Thursday.Second annual All West Valley Preps football team
Trae Armstrong commits to Idaho
Voters name Liberty's Paul Panaccione offensive player of the year
Peoria schools name first all-district team
Voters pick Liberty's Ben Kullos for defensive player of the year
Cactus nearly solves Saguaro before falling 31-23
Yuma Catholic ends Northwest Christian repeat bid
Division V final: #2 Yuma Catholic vs #1 Northwest Christian
Cactus football community united in wake of senior Tyler Bishop’s hospitalization
Division III final: #5 Saguaro vs. #3 Cactus
Centennial drops heartbreaker to Chaparral in semifinal
Division V semifinal: #5 St. Johns vs #1 Northwest Christian
OH THOSE BUSY BEENAUS: 2 families, 4 teens, 8 sports
Division II semifinal: #5 Centennial vs. #1 Chaparral
Division III semifinal: #7 Arcadia vs. #3 Cactus
Northwest Christian takes to the air
Joseph City runs over Joy Christian
Division VI title game: #3 Joy Christian vs #4 Joseph City
Centennial survives Deer Valley with goal line stand