Ahwatukee resident Matthew Hawkins, 14, son of Scott and Cara Hawkins, earned great accomplishments in the sport of trampoline and tumbling. He took first place in Level 10 Double Mini and Tumble Track at the Trampoline and Tumbling Region 2 Championships in Las Vegas on May 12. Hawkins was selected for the All-Star team and will represent our region at the National Championships to take place in Kansas City over the weekend of July 4.

What a crazy three days for area athletes.

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

The Big South Conference announced the official nominees for the Conference’s Woman of the Year award for 2012-13, with 13 student-athletes including Ahwatukee resident and Seton Catholic graduate Molly Barlow from 10 member institutions comprising this year’s candidates.

Lisa Spini has always had an eye for talent and 12 years ago, Stefani Catour caught her eye.

After 20 years, life-long runner and local coach David Allison returned to his alma mater recently to compete in the Penn Relays.

The 43rd Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Youth Sports Awards are on Thursday, May 9, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, in the new Virginia G. Piper Theater.

Izzy Marshall’s football career at Arizona State is over before it ever really got started.

While rowing has been a sport dominated by colleges and teams on the East Coast, crew teams have started to flourish in unsuspecting places—like the desert.

Individual and team national titles are on the line for top collegiate triathletes from across the U.S. at this weekend’s 2013 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships in Tempe this weekend.

Maybe it’s inaccurate to say Riley Unroe was born to be a switch-hitter, but the evidence was pretty clear by age 2.

The decision to postpone college for a year has worked out just fine for Robbie Mathers.

It has become clear in Sulem Urbina’s 22 years that she is persistent and thrives when she is tested.

Paul Lucas is no longer just creating a buzz. He is on his way to establishing a legacy.

An athlete well known to Arizona sports fans is coming back to the state, this time as a mixed martial arts fighter.

During his first track and field meet, Ahwatukee eighth-grader Joshua Bowden drew cheers and support from the crowd earlier this month.

Brian Brady has all the confidence in his son, Dalton, and the latter credited his father for developing him into one of the best wrestlers the state of Arizona has ever seen.

While the story doesn’t originate in Ahwautkee it should resonate with everyone.

Gabby Walton, a sixth-grader at Kyrene Altadeña Middle School, won the all-around gymnast award at the Phoenix Classic Rock gymnastics meet recently at the Phoenix Convention Center.

John Matthews knows all about having the Olympics taken away from him.

The next Henry Cejudo was told he needs to find a different route out of his tough neighborhood. There could never be another Rulon Gardner, but nonetheless a similar story can no longer be written.

The next Henry Cejudo was told he needs to find a different route out of his tough neighborhood. There could never be another Rulon Gardner, but nonetheless a similar story can no longer be written.

Fans of the Seattle Sounders or those who follow the U.S. National soccer team probably wouldn’t believe it, but there was a time when Brad Evans wasn’t so sure of himself on the pitch.

Around 25 years ago, I was racing bicycles in Southern California. It was mostly local club races and I enjoyed training rides with teammates. We began hearing stories of a talented junior (under 18) in Texas. He had gifts, but tended to be so relentlessly competitive that he wanted to lead a race from start to finish, which often is not the best strategy. That young Texan turned out to be Lance Armstrong.