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Richard Obert

Phoenix

High School Sports and Rattlers Reporter at The Arizona Republic

Real Richard Obert covers HS sports, recruiting @azcsports https://t.co/jmuZD200P3 [email protected] 602 316 8827@

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  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Richard Obert

    This is The Arizona Republic's top 10 high school softball players for the week of April 28 to May 3, 2025. Coaches nominated the players. Top 10 HS Softball Players of the Week1. Lilly Goodwin, Desert Mountain, P, Jr.She struck out 10 of the 13 batters she faced and did not allow a hit in the four innings she worked in a first-round, 13-0 win over Campo Verde in the 5A playoffs. She also had two hits and an RBI. She improved her record to 16-0 and lowered her ERA to 0.39.

  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Richard Obert

    Sam Messina said he stepped down as head baseball coach May 1, the day after his Phoenix Pinnacle team was eliminated from the 6A postseason in a 6-1 play-in loss to Tucson Sunnyside. Messina, who won two state titles as Scottsdale Chaparral's head coach in 2011 and 2012, began leading the Pinnacle program in the 2020 season after being away from coaching and serving as athletic director at Chaparral from 2017-19. The 1983 Phoenix Cortez graduate spent 35 years as a baseball coach.

  • 1 week ago | usatoday.com | Richard Obert

    Sam Messina said he stepped down as head baseball coach May 1, the day after his Phoenix Pinnacle team was eliminated from the 6A postseason in a 6-1 play-in loss to Tucson Sunnyside. Messina, who won two state titles as Scottsdale Chaparral's head coach in 2011 and 2012, began leading the Pinnacle program in the 2020 season after being away from coaching and serving as athletic director at Chaparral from 2017-19.

  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Richard Obert

    Coach Jeremy Hathcock did his research before stepping foot on campus at the oldest high school in Mesa. Mesa High School, which opened in 1899, produced football greats such as Wilford White, Andy Livingston, Deuce Lutui and Vai Sikahema. It's a program that won 11 state championships, the last two under Jim Rattay in 1990 and '92.

  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Richard Obert

    Whether it is dealing with Type 1 diabetes as an elite athlete or helping youths find their football paths, Mark Andrews is willing to help. On Wednesday, April 30, the Baltimore Ravens tight end, along with the Cardinals' tight end Trey McBride, were at Mesa Westwood High, working 26 high school tight ends through drills in the 2nd annual Rockin' Protein Tight End Academy.

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Richard Obert @azc_obert
13 May 25

Bradshaw Mountain RB/DB Kylin Jackson has a chance to be the most dynamic football player in northern Arizona https://t.co/l0P2w70UbC

Richard Obert
Richard Obert @azc_obert
13 May 25

RT @azc_obert: Grand Canyon deal places softball coach among top 20 in D-1 https://t.co/ZTia1Er3vl via ⁦@azcsports⁩

Richard Obert
Richard Obert @azc_obert
13 May 25

Arcadia football for the North Phoenix spring showcase https://t.co/1CaD5bt9FP