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Arizona East and West Valley sports news, features and game coverage from @TimesLocalMedia. #VXLive

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From church league teammates in the West Valley to national champions in Florida, Katelyn Jewell and Angelina Harrell have spent nearly their entire flag football journey side by side. Story via @WestValleyView.
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After years of training, travel, tournaments and balancing academics with elite-level competition, Ahwatukee volleyball standout Hayden Bahazhoni Conner is headed to the next level.
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Under the lights at Seton Catholic High School and in front of a packed championship crowd, the Desert Vista lacrosse team recently completed a perfect season by surviving a relentless back-and-forth battle with Chaparral.
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A Chandler High School graduate has emerged as a leading voice in a major national hot-button culture war debate.
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When Josie Dolan touched the wall and glanced up at the scoreboard, the reaction came instantly. It wasn’t just her personal best. It was history.
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The Tolleson Union High School District is taking a step to improve football safety, becoming the first in Arizona to equip its programs with a new generation of “smart” helmets designed to reduce head injuries and reshape how the game is taught.
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After the first week of Ahwatukee Little League playoffs, the A’s and Pirates will face off in the winners’ bracket semifinal.
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Last week the Ahwatukee Little League Majors Division delivered a thrilling blend of high-octane offense and dramatic late-game finishes.
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A Marcos de Niza High School senior is the 2026 state champion wrestler.
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Millennium High School senior Cameron Holmes has made a key decision about his basketball future. The 6-foot-6 small forward had multiple college options but chose to stay close to home, committing to the University of Arizona.
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The A’s currently lead the Ahwatukee Little League Majors Division with a 6-1 record after a thrilling 13-7 victory over the second-place Giants last week. https://t.co/W2cxvp3S9r

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A new mural of four local high school girls basketball players in Downtown Phoenix is celebrating female empowerment and championship spirit. https://t.co/OJgte3P1HK

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The air was electric at Perry High School earlier this month as the top runners gathered for the Chandler Unified School District Elementary Track Meet Finals.
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It took 10 years, but the Casteel High School girls soccer team is savoring its climb to the top of the 3A Conference. https://t.co/IBlyDM7Wen

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Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Blake Perkins recently had his jersey retired at his alma mater, Verrado High School.
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Blake Roskopf received his first Division I offer early last year from the University of Minnesota. That drop of interest turned into a waterfall, with recent interest in the Desert Edge High School quarterback surging.
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Onetime Pride men’s volleyball ace Drew Manusharow has taken on a different kind of mission. He’s got a part-time coaching job with the sole duty of resurrecting Mountain Pointe’s dormant girls beach volleyball program.
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Ahwatukee Little League's Majors division (ages 11-12) kicked off regular season play last week. The A's, Red Sox, and Cubs all finished the week unbeaten. But the season is young and every player remains hopeful.
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The East Valley Swim Team is conducting evaluations in Queen Creek for its upcoming training sessions that begin in April.
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Ahwatukee Little League kicked off its season on Feb. 21 with nearly every team playing its first official game of the year. Each week, AFN will include scores and game recaps for the prior week’s Majors division games.
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