Olivia Bejarano has spent all of her life in a white house in the town of Guadalupe, nestled between Tempe and Interstate 10.

Olivia Bejarano has spent all of her life in a white house in the town of Guadalupe, nestled between Tempe and Interstate 10.

Olivia Bejarano has spent all of her life in a white house in the town of Guadalupe, nestled between Tempe and Interstate 10.

Mesa Dobson boys basketball coach Rick McConnell insisted that his players just barely escaped with a 66-62 victory over Phoenix North Thursday night at Dobson Gymnasium.

It’s been anything but a typical year for Daniel Bejarano.

It looked like Corona del Sol was going to run into the Daniel Bejarano express. Instead, the 12th-seeded Aztecs were within one possession in the final 16 seconds before getting eliminated Saturday from the 5A-I boys basketball state tournament.

Jahii Carson knew 6.6 seconds was plenty of time to race down the length of the court.

 Where’s 6A when you need it?

Two teams from Illinois held a memorable conclusion to a tournament that organizers hope won't be forgotten on the AAU circuit.

Monday night’s matchup between Gilbert Highland and Phoenix North had its moments.

Tempe Marcos de Niza knocked off top-seeded Phoenix North, 71-68, in double overtime to advance to the 5A Division II boys state basketball final at Jobing.com Arena on Wednesday.

The tournament field is strewn with gaudy records and high-powered competition, but it has a different atmosphere than many tournaments.

A preview of Wednesday's 5A-I and 5A-II boys state basketball championship games:

For Chandler Seton High School girls basketball coach Karen Self, Monday afternoon will be a flashback to days in the not-so-distant past.

A look ahead at this week’s 5A-I boys state basketball tournament semifinals:

The Gilbert Highland girls jumped out to an early lead and coasted Monday to a 62-45 victory over Tempe Marcos de Niza in the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Classic at ASU’s Wells Fargo Arena.

When Jeff Lowery was little, his two older brothers would play football with him.

When Jeff Lowery was little, his two older brothers would play football with him.

A preseason look at how the prep basketball teams stack up against each other.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Dave Stark knew he had to be patient. First he had to wait for half of his Tempe Marcos de Niza boys basketball team to switch from the football field to the basketball court.

There’s room at the top, but not much.

The Red Mountain boys basketball team needed two wins in its final three games to help secure a spot in the 5A-I tournament.