The Desert Visa softball team was having an easy time with Mesa on Monday after a 12-run first inning on the way to a 20-0 five-inning win.

Running around their school field and doing drills just outside of the multi-purpose room, a team of girls from Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary School weren’t just training for their upcoming 5K in Tempe this Saturday, but also giving each other encouragement and learning self-esteem.

There are plenty of parents out there with teenagers that know exactly how Mountain Pointe softball coach James Bradford feels when watching Kristen McCann and Hannah Hoban warm up.

Their masks may conceal their eyes but it does not impair their vision.

“Those three seconds I took my eyes off the road changed my life forever.”

Traveling to countries around the world like Israel, Japan, Mexico and Taiwan, a group of Ahwatukee students have been chosen as youth ambassadors for the city of Phoenix’s Youth Ambassador Exchange program.

The Tempe All-City banquet was this week and several area athletes were honored.

With just over a month left in the spring regular season in most sports, it is time to take a look at where local teams stand with hopes of making the postseason.

Kent Chase really wanted to golf as a kid.

The transition to a new coach is never as simple as the athletic director and principal introducing the new leader of the program to the players.

The amount of emotion that poured out of Rachel Ressler nearly matched the sweat and dedication she put into her Desert Vista soccer career.

The annual All-Tempe picks were recently announced and per usual area schools were well represented.

The track and field season for the Ahwatukee area tends to bring in a boatload of success stories and along with it medals galore.

The area softball teams are going to have a different feel to them in 2013.