A lacrosse stick is a simple piece of equipment: a metal pole, a plastic head and some coarse netting.

Well, that didn’t go as most had hoped.

The posturing and rebuffs ended on Thursday.

The Mountain Pointe football team went on quite a ride this season so why not get one more road trip out of three seniors before heading off to different destinations after graduation.

The thing about covering the sports scene in Ahwatukee Foothills is there is always going to be a contender.

Ahwatukee injury lawyers, Mark and Alexis Breyer, also known as the Husband and Wife Law Team, are hosting a free tailgate party on Saturday, starting at 4:15 p.m.

The signature play of Matt Guida’s astounding junior season looked like a split-second decision, but was actually days in the making.

Karl Kiefer is retired.

A lot of people like to make predictions on what is going to happen. Too few of us take responsibility for their successes and, yes, their failures. Here is what I forecast on December 23, 2011 followed by what actually happened and my report card:

The newly-created, unbalanced football divisions could necessitate a change in the number of playoff qualifiers for the 2013-2015 scheduling block.

Cera Hassinan had every right to come out of the match.

Area football players were snubbed on the All-Arizona team voted on by the football coaches association.

Now that schools are allowed to appeal up and down a division in high school sports in Arizona, even when we get answers it often leads to more questions.

Girls volleyball coaches and athletic directors received an unwanted email from the Arizona Interscholastic Association and MaxPreps on Thursday morning.

Phoenix FC, Arizona’s professional soccer franchise, announced recently that it has signed its first player to a one-year contract for the team’s upcoming inaugural season in former Aberdeen FC forward Darren Mackie.

Desert Vista felt slighted. Palo Verde thought it was disrespectful.

For the second straight season, the Desert Vista football program gets a jump on most of the state.

For the second straight season, the Desert Vista football program gets a jump on most of the state.

(Editor’s note: This is the final in a four-part series that takes a look into the proposed 50-mile transfer rule).

(Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part series that takes a look into the proposed 50-mile transfer rule).

(Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series that takes a look into the proposed 50-mile transfer rule).

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series that takes a look into the proposed 50-mile transfer rule).

The saga when it comes to the Nevada selection for the Barry Sollenberger Classic has heated up again as the game closes in on the one month mark.

From farms and Field of Dreams to Phoenix, another longtime East Valley-molder of young minds has moved on to smaller-but-better things.