Chris Moon was the consensus 2007 Southern Arizona baseball player of the year. The Tucson High pitcher/outfielder got the attention of the Atlanta Braves and was drafted in the 35th round.
Moon chose to play for the University of Arizona instead and signed up with Andy Lopez that fall. It was that class of commitments that eventually won the NCAA championship for the Wildcats in 2012 but Moon would not be one of them.
The Horizon baseball program has been on of the best in Arizona for decades as the Huskies head to the National High School Invitational as the third representative from the state in four years
The Rangers visited Section III favorite Tucson (4-1, 0-1) on Tuesday night in an important divisional match with early ranking implications with Tucson coming out on top 3-1 ( 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20).
Crushing playoff losses bounce St. Vincent-St. Mary, Bishop Montgomery and Fairfax from rankings as the end line nears on 2014-15 high school basketball season.
Session two of the Willie Williams Track & Field Classic is in the books and 13 high school events were decided along with the prelims of several running and relay events. A few college events were also decided at the University of Arizona Drachman Stadium because the meet is composed of both high school and collegiate competition.
Elite track athletes converge in Arizona for the 75th annual Chandler Rotary Invitational with events like girls 1600-meter race featuring the runner of the year from four different states.