His right knee in a bulky brace, Loren Howard hobbled onto Bill Kajikawa Field on Sunday night, already looking forward to when he can run on it wearing maroon and gold.

His right knee in a bulky brace, Loren Howard hobbled onto Bill Kajikawa Field on Sunday night, already looking forward to when he can run on it wearing maroon and gold.

Corona del Sol senior Andrew Howard was a bit weary Thursday afternoon from the rigors of being a high school student and a standout swimmer. But, no one would have known it.

Anybody who knows anything about the NBA knows darn good and well that you’re not a true superstar in the league until you (a) win a championship and (b) get at least one coach fired.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Ryan Richardson scored 17 points to lead Perry past Hamilton, 56-54, on Thursday night.

Zach Green and Jordan Perry led Mesquite to an impressive home victory over Perry, 74-63, on Monday night.

In the new single-elimination format for the first two rounds of the Division I baseball tournament, there is very little margin for error.

Companies that don’t uniformly enforce certain policies can lose the ability to claim they were justified in firing a worker for violating one of them, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled.

The holiday boys basketball tournaments have wrapped up, and it’s time for the second half of the power points schedule. Before we move ahead, here is a look at the notable teams, players and moments from the first two months of the season:

Bre Macha threw 13 strikeouts in a complete game as Red Mountain beat Mountain View, 4-1, on Tuesday afternoon.

Boys Basketball

OFFENSE

Visiting Chandler had four players score in double figures in a 77-56 win over Mountain View in a Division I matchup of title contenders.

Football

"Big 25" AZFCA All-State football team

Marian Ruf threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts as visiting Red Mountain dismantled Phoenix North, 26-0, on Thursday.

4A-II East Sky All-Region team

This week’s top performances:

This week's top performances:

The ‘deja vu’ chant came from the Perry student section, and not even the Basha side could deny seeing a movie like this before.

There are so many great memories from NBA All-Star games, it's hard to choose just one favorite moment.

So it appears an NBA mascot shift is in the offing. New Orleans owner Tom Benson, who has been itching to change the name of his team since buying the struggling franchise, wants to rename the ill-titled Hornets – and call his team the New Orleans Pelicans.

Williams Field Black Hawks