She may have grown up in Michigan, but Jana Kramer is country at heart. The former “One Tree Hill” actress entered into the music scene in 2012 with the release of her self-titled debut album. She has since been enjoying success in the genre — gearing up for a tour with Blake Shelton, planning her wedding with fellow country music star Brantley Gilbert, and heading to Arizona for a performance at Country Thunder, the annual music festival in Florence. In between it all, she chatted briefly with the Tribune about her career and what fans will experience this weekend at her show.

Arizona’s biggest country music festival brings big names Kip Moore, Brantley Gilbert, Jana Kramer, Eric Church, pictured, Lee Brice, Toby Keith and Lady Antebellum to the Valley.

Down a run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, McClintock’s Andi Blodgett smacked a clutch two-run single to complete a nine-run rally as the Chargers’ beat visiting Westwood 10-9, Tuesday.

The lasting image of the 2012 baseball season was Dylan Cozens blasting a walk-off, opposite-field homer to lift Chaparral to the Division I championship over Brophy.

The lineup is out for Florence’s annual Country Thunder music festival and giant campout, slated for April 11-14, 2013.

When Zach Bauman lines up at tailback in Northern Arizona’s season opener against Arizona State on Thursday, he will look across the line of scrimmage and see the opportunity he wanted.

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Are you ready for some football? It’s about that time, as Desert Vista kicks off the season in the Sollenberger Classic on Saturday, and almost everyone else begins on Aug. 24. Here are the Tribune’s preseason rankings for every division:

Red Mountain Lions

The country singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert, whose songs have been recorded by Colt Ford and Jason Aldean, performs music from his album “Halfway to Heaven” including “Country Must be Country Wide.” Love and Theft, JT Hodges and Jana Kramer also perform.

Tim McGraw has chosen a new record label run by an old friend.

It’s a day – May 1, 2012 – that won’t be fondly remembered in the Ahwatukee Foothills sports annals.

Hamilton beat Brophy, 5-4, in pool play of the Horizon Big League Dugout Invitational on Tuesday.

All-Tribune First Team Offense

The honors that come along with being Division I state champions has started to roll in for Desert Vista.

No time like the present to relive the past.

Football coaches spend an ungodly amount of hours analyzing situations down to the last detail because no one wants to be unprepared.

Here are some of the best performances from the East Valley in Week 9:

Skyline should have known that Red Mountain can score quickly.