There were hurdles, blocks and bars all over the track Saturday at Mesa Community College.

MESA – There were hurdles, blocks and bars all over the track Saturday at Mesa Community College.

Sherrelle Jordan and Ky Westbrook finished with the same impressive result on Saturday.

If area track athletes are posting state-leading and even record-breaking times and jumps just three weeks into the season, just what can be expected at the end of the year?

On Jan. 22, Priest Willis slipped on a pair of powder blue football gloves, aligned his hands in the sign of a “U” and confirmed to the college football world what everyone long suspected: He was verbally committing to UCLA.

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

It was another memorable football postseason, as Hamilton assumed its familiar place atop Division I, while Queen Creek and Seton Catholic also won championships.

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

The accolades from a state championship berth are starting to roll in for Mountain Pointe.

At this time of the year everyone loves some leftovers.

The Brophy football team brought its firearm to a gunfight, it just happened to be an antiquated six-shooter.

Two quarters of bad football, the equivalent of 24 minutes of game time out of a total of about 580, marred an otherwise perfect season.

The turn of events bordered on the ridiculous.

Norris Vaughan has some bluster about him.

If you have been following Arizona prep sports over the last year, then you know all about Brophy’s Devon Allen.

Are you ready for some football? It’s about that time, as Desert Vista kicks off the season in the Sollenberger Classic on Saturday, and almost everyone else begins on Aug. 24. Here are the Tribune’s preseason rankings for every division:

Took in the first scrimmage of the year as Desert Vista traveled to Brophy’s Sports Campus.

The offense gets the majority of the headlines, but playmakers on a defense can affect games in a hurry. The ballhawks are plentiful this year, so quarterbacks must be careful when throwing passes. Here are five players set to make big impacts on Friday nights this fall:

The offense gets the majority of the headlines, but playmakers on a defense can affect games in a hurry. The ballhawks are plentiful this year, so quarterbacks must be careful when throwing passes. Here are five players set to make big impacts on Friday nights this fall:

Saguaro running back D.J. Foster and Chaparral wide receiver Davonte Neal ran wild on opposing defenses last year, putting up eye-popping numbers and leading their teams to state championships.