“It was a dark and stormy night.”

Higley Unified School District athletic director Art Wagner, 43, was found dead near Higley High School Wednesday morning, according to the Gilbert Police Department. Police say the matter is still under investigation, but believe Wagner died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Here is the 2013 Gilbert All-District boys and girls tennis teams as voted on by the district’s tennis coaches:

David Greer paced around his classrooms at Desert Mountain on Tuesday, anxiously awaiting the start of the Division I baseball state championship game.

Division II baseball state championship game

Division I baseball state championship game

Design magazines and home decorating catalogs tend to feature sprawling backyards with big wooden decks and room for everything from decorative fountains to artificial ponds.

The football coaches evidently can’t wait until August for their first showdown of the year.

Ky Westbrook’s standards are so high, it was hard for her to hide the disappointment of running an average race despite easily winning the 100-meter dash on Saturday.

The 2013 Arizona track and field championships started to resemble 2012 a little too closely for Devon Allen’s liking.

Many track athletes like the adrenaline rush of a neck-and-neck race with an opponent.

Boys volleyball state championship

The pendulum of momentum swung back and forth several times in the sixth inning of Thursday’s winners’ bracket baseball game between No. 1 Desert Mountain and No. 2 Tucson.

Maybe the hat on Sam Messina’s head is less about uniform attire and more to cover the continuous discoloration of his hair.

E-Books and Amazon.com may spell the demise of the publishing industry, but Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, named “Best Bookstore” yet again by “2013 Best of East Valley Voters, continues to thrive.

Cameron Dudley had a great view from the bench last year when the Gilbert boys volleyball team won the state title.

2013 Track and Field state Championships

After a prominent wedding and event venue closed its doors suddenly last month — leaving brides and grooms stranded without their deposit money and without a venue for their big days — the community has come together to begin finding alternate locations.