The execution was perfect.

Tommy Martinez stands all of 5-foot-6, maybe 5-6 ½ in his cleats, hits ninth in the Mountain Pointe lineup and is just a sophomore.

Ahwatukee is a pretty tight community especially when sports involved.

At the time it was hard to imagine anyone at Opus Field on Saturday being more stunned then Austin “Crash” Hicks.

Brantley Bell has been around a couple of championship celebrations, but he wants one more in a Mountain Pointe uniform before heading to the next stage of his career.

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.

The area baseball teams are looking for the extended stay program this year.

The assignment is to predict the next year in sports.

The Desert Vista athletic programs produced another batch of scholarships for the November signing date as six Thunder athletes signed letters of intent on Wednesday.

Desert Vista senior shortstop Colby Woodmansee and senior pitcher Tyler Viza were expcted to sign letters of intent this week.

For more than 16 years Ahwatukee Board of Management has offered classes to keep toddlers busy on weekday mornings, but a recent drop in enrollment has the teacher, Mary Woodmansee, baffled.

The Mountain Pointe baseball team will not be sneaking any backdoor sliders past anyone this season.