Before every Desert Vista football game that I covered the last two years one of the first things I did when I hit the sidelines was find Benny Hinds, especially before a big game like Hamilton and the Ahwatukee Bowl.

Mohammed Saleem bet one brother instead of chasing another.

It’s more than 75 days before the first kickoff, but there’s plenty of preparation going on already.

There have been highs and lows from the 2012-2013 athletic year.

Norris Vaughan looked at peace sitting at his desk in the football office after a recent spring football practice.

Last week, the Division I and II baseball state tournaments moved to spring training stadiums across the Valley.

The Mountain Pointe duo of Natrell Curtis and Jalen Brown keep getting national attention.

The last two sessions of spring football have led to two great rides during the regular seasons.

It took a special meeting but the football schedules are near finalization.

The Mountain Pointe football program is headed to Nevada to open the season.

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

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

It wasn’t hard to choose last year’s Tribune Player of the Year, as Saguaro running back D.J. Foster broke several state records, ran for 508 yards and 10 touchdowns in one game and led the Sabercats to the Division III state title.

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

The measure of success at Ahwatukee Foothills schools during the fall season seems to get higher with each passing school year.

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

Trevor Neider knew he was up against it.