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Arizona high school football 2024: The Republic's Top 10 defensive backs to see
There is no shortage of defensive backs in Arizona high school football in 2024. Just look at the Division I offers going out to the DBs in this state. This last layer of defense — a combination of cornerbacks and safeties — has a skill level that's off the charts and will...
Chandler sneaker store helps prepare kids to go back to school with backpacks, haircuts
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — It’s back-to-school time, and everyone knows how expensive supplies can be. That’s why the owners of one East Valley business wanted to help families. Over 200 backpacks were passed out last weekend at a sneaker store called Boy You Late near Arizona Avenue...
Mountainside's Brayden Boe is transferring to Arizona's Dream City Christian School
In what’s become an ongoing trend in the state of Oregon, one of the area’s best boys high school basketball players is leaving to finish his career elsewhere. Mountainside High School’s senior Brayden Boe announced on Monday, July 22, via social media, that he’s transferring to Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona. Boe is one of Oregon’s highest rated high school recruits and was expected to lead a Mavericks...
Basha High School set to welcome Millard South of Omaha, NE to open the season
Written by Sports360AZ intern Eric Matsumoto. Basha High School will begin its 2024 football season on August 30 at home against Millard South, marking the first time a Nebraska high school team has played a regular season game in Arizona. Millard South head coach Ty Wisdom knows the area well,...
ASU has thousands of cameras on campus. Police say they keep students safe.
PHOENIX — The new academic school year is set to begin in two weeks for Arizona State University students. One resource ASU Police use to keep campus safe this year will be more than 3,000 cameras. On any ASU campus, cameras are everywhere. "Our goal is not to spy...
Schools comes full circle for 2 GPS principals
As students come back to the classroom this Tuesday at Gilbert Public Schools, it is a true homecoming for two of the district’s new school principals. Chip Pettit, the incoming principal at Patterson Elementary and Brian Lockwood, his counterpart at Greenfield Elementary, both share the distinction of being alumni of the school district.
1st year’s successes create cornerstone of more yet to come
With a new school year about to start, the Kyrene district’s superintendent offers an overview of the strategic plan that will form a basis for efforts taking place through 2025. One year into the Kyrene Strategic Plan 2023- 2028: Thrive! Ready for the Future, I am proud to share...
Three Gilbert students earn national recognition in career and technical education
Three career and technical education students from Gilbert were recognized at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta last month. They were among more than 6,000 students who competed at the ...
Johnson brings winning culture to Mountain Ridge
During Andy Johnson’s 16 years as an assistant coach at Saguaro High School, he had the chance to help build a perennial high school football powerhouse. After 12 state championships at an elite program, Johnson wants to bring the lessons he learned to Mountain Ridge High School. “I was...
Higley's first day of school brings reminders of needed renovations
GILBERT, AZ — From classes to friends, so much about the first day of school is new, however, some things never change. At Higley’s Traditional Academy, a school bell in front of the campus has been there for more than 100 years. The bell is from 1909 and rings fewer than five times a year.
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