Jerome Joseph is the new boys basketball coach at Gilbert Christian.

Connor Patterson will admit last year’s Class 1A boys basketball title game was not his shining moment.

The sentencing for one of two men Tempe police say were involved in the 2010 shooting death of Arizona State University honors student Zachary Marco initially scheduled for Tuesday will not happen for another month — or perhaps longer.

It is another trip to the state finals for Gilbert Christian.

Bonnie Patterson figures she has the perfect job.

Bonnie Patterson figures she has the perfect job.

About 400 graduates will receive diplomas this year from Mesa's Skyline High School.

Reality hit the Gilbert Christian boys basketball team hard last season, and Dylan Bliss has the picture to prove it.

It sounds kind of crazy, but Williams Field coach Steve Campbell was all about giving his defense credit in a football game that saw his Black Hawks get a 53-30 victory on Friday over Peoria Liberty.

PRESCOTT VALLEY - Logan Fougnies took the literal crushing blow when a pass by Orme’s Metehan Akcam smashed into his face midway through the third quarter of the 1A boys basketball state title game on Saturday afternoon.

Division I

No. 6 Red Mountain overcame a slow start to knock off No. 3 Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge, 65-46, in the first round of the Division I, Section II tournament at Desert Ridge High School.

Marcus Tipton scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Dobson to a 90-66 win, over Maryvale in the opening round of the Ironwood Ridge Thanksgiving Tournament at Dobson on Monday.

PRESCOTT VALLEY — Valley Lutheran had a chance Saturday. Not to actually win, mind you, but to become the first team to lose a game in single digits to the Gilbert Christian boys basketball team.

All-Tribune First Team

TUCSON - Style points don't count toward power rankings. Good thing for Gilbert Christian's boys basketball team following a 56-45 win Saturday over Thatcher that could be described as ugly.

The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions made a resounding point last year.

The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions made a resounding point last year.

If states are serious about getting more clout in the federal system, they should call a constitutional convention.

The Chandler Unified School District’s governing board will hear a proposal at 7 p.m. Wednesday to change attendance boundaries for incoming students at Ryan Elementary School.

Gilbert Christian boys basketball coach Steve Currier was fired Tuesday, less than a year after leading the team to the Class 1A state championship.

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