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The Ahwatukee Little League Majors division takes shape as teams begin the final week of the regular season. The Cubs have clinched the top spot for playoff seeding, while the Astros, Royals, and Dbacks vie for second place. Story via Ahwatukee Foothills News. ahwatukee.com/sports/cubs-cl…

With the baseball season coming to a close, the Devils, who currently hold first place in the 9U AA USSSA Power Ratings for Arizona, are hosting tryouts as they prepare to move up to 10U this fall. Story via Ahwatukee Foothills News. ahwatukee.com/sports/special…

The Ahwatukee Little League Majors Division has ended its regular season and teams are primed for a championship run as they embark on a double-elimination tournament over the final two weeks of play. Story via Ahwatukee Foothills News. ahwatukee.com/sports/playoff…




Two retired high school coaches with Desert Vista ties were inducted last month into the Arizona High School Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame. Story via Ahwatukee Foothills News. ahwatukee.com/sports/2-forme…

Gilbert High Coach JD Guerrero has a trio of players that make him one proud dad. Three of his daughters are excelling in not just one sport but the same three sports – flag football, soccer and track. Story via Gilbert Sun News. gilbertsunnews.com/sports/gilbert…

It was a night of celebration, pride and spirit as hundreds gathered for the 2025 Arizona Interscholastic Association Night of Champions that included Basha High School and two Arizona College Prep athletes. Story via The Chandler Arizonan. chandlernews.com/arizonan/sport…

Desert Vista High School rising senior Everest Leydecker will be in Newark, New Jersey, this weekend to compete in USA Wrestling’s 2025 Final X. Story via Ahwatukee Foothills News. ahwatukee.com/sports/desert-…

In a time where Arizona’s sports fashion seems to be at its hottest, some aficionados think the sports apparel industry in the Valley is hanging by a thread. Story via Ahwatukee Foothills News. ahwatukee.com/sports/valley-…

More Tempe Union students participated in either sports or extracurricular activities on campus last school year than in 2023-24 – an encouraging sign for administrators concerned about students’ emotional well-being. Story via The Tempe Tribune. tempenews.com/news/more-temp…


Although the NBA Finals were not within reach for the Phoenix Suns, the Valley was represented in this season’s championship series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. Story via Gilbert Sun News. gilbertsunnews.com/sports/perry-a…

Three Ahwatukee All Star Little League teams are preparing for their next stretch of games that could put them on their way to Pennsylvania for the World Series. Story via Varsity Xtra. ahwatukee.com/sports/ahwatuk…

Born in a suburb of Philadelphia before moving with his family to Gilbert in the early 2000s, the Patrick Murphy attributes all his life successes to hockey. Story via Gilbert Sun News. gilbertsunnews.com/sports/gilbert…


Anaiya Miyazato started playing soccer when she was 4 years old. Twelve years later, the Goodyear resident is now the youngest player on Desert Dreams F.C., the first Women’s Premier Soccer League in the West Valley. Story via West Valley View. westvalleyview.com/sports/goodyea…

The Red Hawk Academy is a renowned MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy that draws in talent from across the country. Among its emerging fighters is David Clay, who moved to the West Valley with hopes of becoming a pro MMA fighter. Story via Peoria Times. peoriatimes.com/features/west-…