Richard Obert

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Richard Obert

Tyon Grant-Foster, a 6-foot-7 wing, is transferring to Gonzaga from Grand Canyon University and seeking an NCAA waiver to play. The 25-year-old Grant-Foster was the WAC Player of the Year in 2023-24, leading GCU to their first NCAA Tournament win. Tyon Grant-Foster apparently is counting on one more Senior Night in his college basketball career. He went through the past two at Grand Canyon.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Richard Obert

Share Open Division, power shifts In 2019, Hines led the association's creation of the Open Division eight-team football playoff due to the so-called "destiny" schools dominating their respective big-school conferences year after year. Arizona's open school enrollment policy has made it easier for student-athletes to transfer to such schools regardless of where they live, although under AIA rules, they sit out part of the following season.

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Richard Obert

David Hines spent the last week on the job keeping his arm warmed up. He threw out ceremonial first pitches for state softball and baseball championship games on back-to-back nights. At the Open boys and girls basketball championship games in March, he was introduced as retiring at the end of this 2024-25 academic year as executive director of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Hines was accompanied by his wife, children and grandchildren.

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Richard Obert

Here is The Arizona Republic's 2025 All-Arizona High School Softball Team, along with honorable mentions and our Coach of the Year. The 12 All-Arizona Team players (listed alphabetically) are finalists for Player of the Year. Coaches provided input. The player of the year will be announced at the Arizona High School Sports Awards show on June 4, 2025, at 7 p.m., at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix. For more information, including tickets, visit sportsawards.usatoday.com/arizona.

2 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Richard Obert

This month has gone fast. College football coaches have swept through Arizona, searching for players not yet on their radars. With spring football finished, and teams now heading into the 7-on-7 and big-man competitions, some starting as soon as May 24, The Arizona Republic looks at 10 players who emerged. We call them the Top 10 Hidden Gems (graduation class included).