Paul Lucas's News

Elite track athletes converge in Arizona for the 75th annual Chandler Rotary Invitational with events like girls 1600-meter race featuring the runner of the year from four different states.

Mountain Pointe's Paul Lucas and Corona del Sol's Cassius Peat switch commitments on signing day to lead large contingent leaving Arizona borders for other top programs.

Five weeks into the football season, and plenty of things have become clear but the second half could be even better.

Both coaches are alike in how they run their programs, and it has led to a mutual respect that isn't always found among coaching ranks.

The hype of the MaxPreps Game of the Week is surpassed only by the game itself.

Tailback and flanker hopes to break at least a couple long ones for No. 17 Mountain Pointe in the nation's top game of the week against No. 24 Chandler.

Jake Browning of Folsom and Austin Kafentzis of Jordan among those selected as the best in their states.

The defending Arizona state Division I champions look up to speed in season-opening rout of Reed.

Mountain Pointe is our pick as the top football team in Arizona this season. Also watch for Chandler, Hamilton, Saguaro and Centennial.

North Carolina sprinter Trentavis Friday takes national lead in two events; Washington distance runner Alexa Efraimson sets national 1,600 record; Texas continues to lead all states with seven national leaders; Five California national leaders look to improve their marks at state meet this weekend in Clovis.

Removing team scoring from the 74th annual Chandler Rotary track meet allows athletes to empty tank on a few events and the talented national field could lead to plenty of records.

I Section IV league recap: 12/3/13

The Pride overpowers and turns the table on Hamilton to bring home the Arizona Division I championship.

Top recruit Jalen Brown hauls in two touchdown passes from Antonio Hinojosa as the Pride roll.

Stout defense and speed key big Arizona win over Nevada at the Sollenberger Classic in Las Vegas.

Cibola's Bernie Montoya and Brophy's Devon Allen go down as two of Arizona's all-time best while several other athletes earn more than one gold medal at the state track meet

Meet has a bevy of talented athletes that should make this weekend's event the most competitive of the year.