Dennis Erickson has hit the trifecta in coaching honors in the Pac-10. The first-year leader of the Arizona State program on Monday was named the conference’s coach of the year, an honor he received at Washington State (1988) and Oregon State (2000).

There wasn’t much question about the best boys basketball team in Division I last year, as Corona del Sol finished the season on a 30-game winning streak and cruised past Laveen Cesar Chavez for the state championship.

There aren’t too many more unusual names than Riggs Lennon.

During the high school football season, there was plenty of talk about the haves and have nots in each division, and the divide seems to be at an all-time high. In boys basketball, that doesn't seem to be the case.

During the high school football season, there was plenty of talk about the haves and have nots in each division, and the divide seems to be at an all-time high. In boys basketball, that doesn't seem to be the case.

More than 100 high school students from the Chandler Unified School District participated in the Chandler Political Youth Forum Tuesday night, the most participants in all the other forums so far this election season, said candidate Lowell D. Huggins Sr.

During the high school football season, there was plenty of talk about the haves and have nots in each division, and the divide seems to be at an all-time high. In boys basketball, that doesn't seem to be the case.

The Tribune is sponsoring a series of debates among East Valley candidates running in March 9 primary municipal elections in Mesa, Chandler, Tempe and Queen Creek.