There’s always anxiety and trepidation when a new season begins. That goes double for Mesa Dobson coach Alex Jacobson and new Phoenix Mountain Pointe coach Norris Vaughan. Those coaches and their teams debut Friday night at 7 p.m. at Dobson Stadium.

It was a cold, gray, blustery day and the sun had taken a day off.

Three months before training camp, Phil Abbadessa broke his first school record at Phoenix Mountain Pointe.

Three months before training camp, Phil Abbadessa broke his first school record at Phoenix Mountain Pointe.

The Mountain Pointe boys and girls golf teams will be hosting a clinic at Ahwatukee Country Club June 25-27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Mountain Pointe boys and girls golf teams will be hosting a clinic at Ahwatukee Country Club June 25-27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Mountain Pointe boys and girls golf teams will be hosting a clinic at Ahwatukee Country Club, 12432 S. 48th St., June 25-27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Mountain Pointe boys and girls golf teams will be hosting a clinic at Ahwatukee Country Club, 12432 S. 48th St., June 25-27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Mountain Pointe boys and girls golf teams will be hosting a clinic at Ahwatukee Country Club June 25-27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Mountain Pointe boys and girls golf teams will be hosting a clinic at Ahwatukee Country Club June 25-27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Mountain Pointe boys and girls golf teams will be hosting a clinic at Ahwatukee Country Club June 25-27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Mountain Pointe boys and girls golf teams will be hosting a clinic at Ahwatukee Country Club June 25-27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

September 18, 2004

For the better part of three quarters Friday night, Mountain Pointe was in just the kind of game it needed to be in for coach Karl Kiefer to pick up his 300th career victory.

October 2, 2004

It might be easier to list the number of Mountain Pointe defensive players who have missed games than those who have not.

Pride and respect. At this point in the season, that is what’s on the line for the Arizona Rattlers, who at six games below .500 are out of playoff contention.

Kristen Phillips doesn’t like crowds, so it’s a good thing she’s very skilled at pulling away from them.

January 12, 2005

By football rivalry standards the Ahwatukee Bowl featuring neighbors Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe is only entering adolescence.

GLENDALE - Jordan Kipper had many moments to reflect.

GLENDALE - Jordan Kipper had many moments to reflect.

A dozen East Valley schools have played two games to begin this football season, and, for those who are 2-0 in this heat, allow me to divvy up what we’ve learned.