In April, Hudson Blake became the first Brophy tennis player to win the singles state championship in 16 years.

All-Tribune First Team

Ladies and gentlemen, start your summer. More than 20 neighborhood pools across the East Valley make affordable places to while away hot days, and many go beyond basic lap pools to mimic the attractions at pricey water parks.

Raise your caps and don your gowns: It's graduation month!

Five East Valley schools will compete in the Hoophall West, another top high school basketball tournament set for November and December.

Graduation is just days away. Then, they’ll be moving on to the next phases of their life.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board failed to approve Tuesday night future discussion about placing a budget override renewal on the November 2013 ballot.

2013 Track and Field state Championships

Mesquite High School will graduate 446 students this year. Students have been awarded just over $6 million in scholarships.

What a difference a year makes.

The first round of the Division I state baseball tournament saw several upsets on Saturday.

This is Year 2 of the new 24-team playoff field in baseball, and it went off without a hitch in Division I last season.

Updated baseball rankings, as of April 23:

Josh Webster pitched a complete game, allowing just one run on seven hits to lead host Mesquite to a 4-1 victory over Hamilton on Friday.

2013 Team tennis state tournament

Down two runs in the bottom of the seventh, Hamilton’s Ryan Peep smacked a walk off two-run double to propel the Huskies baseball team to a 7-6 comeback victory over visiting Horizon on Tuesday.

Updated baseball rankings, as of April 15:

Rick McConnell didn’t intend to spend the last 28 years coaching boys basketball at Dobson.

Here are the East Valley high school varsity football schedules for 2013. This list will be continuously updated.