Jaylin Fleming leans back in the bleachers and suddenly breaks into unscripted laughter with several of his Arcadia Titan teammates. They see the popular junior guard as a selfless teammate,…
Basketball Diaries: Jaylin Fleming’s Unique Journey
Trevor Thompson Jr. doesn’t have a Twitter handle and no, you won’t find him on Instagram. The Moon Valley High School senior guard is unique in the fact that he’d…
Colten Kresl jogs out of the tunnel and takes his place in the middle of the Chaparral Firebirds’ lay-up line. The stoic, 6-foot senior rubs the palms of his hands together…
Spencer Rattler quietly sits on a plastic chair inside the Pinnacle High School gym. His left leg, sporting a black walking boot starting just below his knee, is stretched out as…
Sometimes in life you must create your own opportunity, even if it means taking a step back before taking two steps forward. Jared Martin, in many ways, is the perfect…
By Cuyler Meade Seton Catholic looked outplayed for much of the first three quarters of Monday’s Division II state championship game, but proved why they hadn’t lost to an Arizona team, holding…
The Basha Bears picked a bad time to play their worst half of the season. Second-seeded Mesa started fast and pulled away late for a 50-35 win in the Division-I State semi-finals. The Jackrabbits…
By Cuyler Meade Snowflake’s quarterfinal victory over North Canyon was closer than it was supposed to be. Almost as close as the relationship between one of the 2-seed Lobos’ star players and…
By Alex Stewart When pulling up to the gym at Mesa High School, loud music can be heard blaring through the speakers and echoing throughout an empty campus. Inside the gym,…