His father scored his first high school points in the Palo Verde gym and Rincon/University senior Brendan Rumel came full circle when he scored 20 points on the very same court Wednesday night to pass the 1,000-point career mark.

Salpointe's quest to earn a top-four seed in the state playoffs was bolstered by a 3-0 win over Tucson on Thursday night. Teams seeded in the top four have a chance to host two matches in the playoffs depending, of course, on a victory in the opening round.

Cooper Bradford calmly approached what he thought would be his last official putt in high school. The Rincon/University senior knew his team needed to score a 157 to take over the last at-large playoff spot but he had no idea everything depended on how he finished.

State qualifying is getting heating up and teams and golfer are beginning to hit their stride heading into the final weeks. That was the case Monday when Catalina Foothills shot a 143 at Del Urich to get past Rincon/University (146) and Marana (150).

Born December 17, 1931, Joe Palomarez is 83 years young. Palomarez is the patriarch of one of Southern Arizona's greatest sports families.

Divisions I, II and III decide champions Saturday May 2 (afternoon)

D-I, D-II and D-III complete three rounds this weekend

Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge baseball coach Dennis Toia earned his 100th career victory Monday night with a 9-2 win over Tucson Pueblo at home.

Chris Moon was the consensus 2007 Southern Arizona baseball player of the year. The Tucson High pitcher/outfielder got the attention of the Atlanta Braves and was drafted in the 35th round. Moon chose to play for the University of Arizona instead and signed up with Andy Lopez that fall. It was that class of commitments that eventually won the NCAA championship for the Wildcats in 2012 but Moon would not be one of them.

The Rangers visited Section III favorite Tucson (4-1, 0-1) on Tuesday night in an important divisional match with early ranking implications with Tucson coming out on top 3-1 ( 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20).

Gilbert Perry defeated Gilbert at the Chandler Wolf Howl Tourney a week ago and Gilbert returned the favor Saturday to win the championship of the Tucson Catalina Foothills Invite.

Four teams from last year's state quarterfinals of the Division I boy's volleyball playoffs are playing in the Catalina Foothills Invitational this weekend and state runner-up Mesa is one of them. Chandler Hamilton, Gilbert Perry and Gilbert are the other three

Tucson Salpointe defeated Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge 7-2 Monday to remain undefeated in one of the most difficult early-season schedules in boy's tennis.

Tucson Palo Verde went 4-0 at the Lady Titan Invitational held this past week including a 5-2 win in the championship match Saturday afternoon against Tucson Rincon/University High.

Sahuaro girl's basketball coach Steve Botkin reaches 400 career wins

Salpointe Tipoff Classic Nov. 24-26, 28-29

Longtime Dobson basketball coach makes name for himself in Tucson and East Valley

Marana High School hosted the 13th Annual Valerie McGregor Rattler Invitational on Saturday morning. The Rattler was run on the same course that will host the sectionals for Division II/Section 2, Division III/Section 2 and Division IV/Section 3 on November 1.

Corona del Sol boys, Highland girls repeat as team champs

Many of state's best teams, individuals convene at Rolling Hills Golf Course

Southern Arizona preseason boy's golf all-stars led by CDO's Chris Meyers.

Ironwood Ridge senior Aunesty Jantz is the senior captain of Ironwood Ridge girls' volleyball.

Cibola's Bernie Montoya, Xavier's Sarah Fakler seek D-I three-peats

Basha faces challege in quarterfinals vs. Horizon

Rincon's Ryan Silva and Desert Vista's Dani Jones win D-I, Section 2 races.