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

Aaron Windler’s return to boys basketball was a one-year stay with Mountain Pointe.

Aaron Windler’s return to boys basketball was a one-year stay with Mountain Pointe.

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

Desert Vista senior defensive lineman Lorenzo “Zo” Melvin gave his verbal commitment to continue his career at Northern Arizona in the fall after taking an official visit to Flagstaff last weekend.

So much is happening at Mountain Pointe with the Pride in the state championship game there are very few spare moments right about now.

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

The diagram is titled, “The shot that cleared the clock.”

The diagram is titled, “The shot that cleared the clock.”

The four East Valley boys basketball coaching searches are either in the interview stage or nearing it. There doesn’t seem to be a ton of overlap among the top candidates for each position, and each situation is unique from the others.

The Corona del Sol gym isn’t Calaen Robinson’s home any more.

Every year for the last 20 years, Jack Heidemann has kept up a tradition of doing something his mind and body tells him he still can do, even if he knows it's not quite on the same level as it used to be.

With unparalleled attendance and interest, football is the king of high school athletics.

It was nauseating to witness the lineup of presidential wannabees at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's offices in downtown Phoenix last fall looking to be anointed by the unholy one as the heir apparent to John McCain as the Party's 2012 nominee.

Tis the time of (post-)season for nominations.

Here lies the 2011 East Valley football season in review.

The rivalry between Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista is palpable across every sport.

Baseball fans will have a chance to rub shoulders with Hall of Famers and some of baseball's most familiar players when the Fergie Jenkins Foundation hosts its annual celebrity charity classic event and golf tournament next weekend.

There's an old curse that begs, "O that mine enemy would write a book." That's a desire getting big play in the debates between Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who are both trashing my dad Ronald Reagan's so-called "11th Commandment" that Republicans must refrain from attacking each other in public.

Four years ago this week Devon Kennard's plans could have been wrecked.

Here are the Class 5A All-State football teams as determined by the Arizona High School Football Coaches Association:

The physical education lecture hall at Mountain Pointe was transformed into an open forum.

The playoffs are a whole different animal.

Postseason football returns to both Ahwatukee Foothills high schools for the first time since 2005.