Ahwatukee Foothills News : Sports
- DV dismisses Harris as basketball coach
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- Doug Harris, the only person in Arizona to win a state basketball championship as a player and a coach, has been dismissed as head of the Thunder program.
“I didn’t see it coming at all,” Harris said. “It was kind of a... Full story
- Pride hope to win without a Nguyen
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- For the first time in eight years Mountain Pointe’s boys tennis team won’t have a Nguyen on the roster.
The Nguyen brothers, Dan and Andy, were not only the heart of the Pride lineup, they also dominated the sport in Arizona while they... Full story
- Coffinger does it all
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- They won’t allow Sean Coffinger to play badminton. It’s only for girls.
But that’s one of the few sports at which the Desert Vista junior hasn’t excelled.
“Yeah,” Coffinger quipped, “they wouldn’t... Full story
- Pride baseball a mystery team
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- Mountain Pointe could be the mystery team of the newly restructured East Valley Region this season.
The Pride will only return four starters from a team that went 16-16 and made it to the 5A-I playoffs last year.
“Most teams don’t know... Full story
- Thunder work on a baseball roster change-up
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- Moving to a new conference isn’t the only rearranging Desert Vista’s baseball team is doing this season.
The Thunder has nine players back from a team that went 24-10 and made it to the semifinals of the state 5A-I playoffs last season.... Full story
- Pride plan to erase softball nightmare
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- A 1-17 record can make for a forgettable season.
But Mountain Pointe girls softball coach Mel Wendell hopes the Pride have long memories.
“You look back on what we did last year and in order not to do that again we have to do things... Full story
- DV softball team on learning fast track
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- Desert Vista’s girls softball team is getting some on-the-job training this year.
The Thunder made it to the state 5A-I playoff last season, but lost six veterans to graduation last spring.
“We’re very, very young this year, and... Full story
- Thunder boys tennis wants it all this year
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- This could be the year.
The Desert Vista’s boys tennis team has finished second in the state 5A-I tennis tournament twice in the past five years and made it to the semifinals last season.
Thunder coach Wayne Brimley has everyone but Austin... Full story
- Pride score big in region hoop honors
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- Rising out of the basketball abyss, Mountain Pointe got the attention of East Valley Region coaches this season.
The Pride boys and girls teams scored big when it came to selecting the All-Region teams this year.
Mountain Pointe boys coach Brian... Full story
- Jitters, Dobson end Pride girls’ hoop season
- By Larry Ward Ahwatukee Foothills News
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- There isn’t a basketball drill in the book that beats having been there and done that.
Mountain Pointe’s girls basketball team hadn’t been to a 5A-I state playoff since 2006 and that inexperience started to show midway through the... Full story
