AIA Everyday Hero

Xavier Hardy
Many Farms High School
Student of the Year Boy Finalist

A successful student, responsible citizen, and a talented athlete and role model for his community, Xavier is someone fellow students can look up to.  He demonstrates leadership in academics as well as when he is part of the Baseball and Basketball team.  All four years of high school Xavier has been elected as Class Officer.  He has also been involved in Lettermen’s Club and the Student Government Association.  Logging over hundreds of hours of community service shows us Xavier’s true moral integrity and selflessness.

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Allante Battle
Tempe Desert Vista
Track & Field

Battle held the top ranking all season in the 100 and 200 dashes, and after running the 400 only a handful of times during the season, captured the state title in that event in a state-best time of 47.17 seconds.

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Top Story

AIA Feature Story by Don Ketchum: Arizona to Host National Officiating Conference: Arizona’s high school athletes already are preparing for the 2009-10 school year by playing in summer leagues and working out on a daily basis.

But what about the men and women who officiate the estimated 48,000 games and matches throughout the year? Read More...

AIA Feature Story by Don Ketchum: How does Heber Mogollon coach Ron Tenney assess his team’s chances of winning its second straight Class 1A football championship in the fall of 2009?

All he has to do is look at the house next door.

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In the news

St. Johns' Shad Bride posts two seconds at state track meet; Valley Christian sweeps titles - White Mountain Independent
05/26/09
The St. Johns Redskins, led by senior sprinter Shad Bride, finished 10th overall at the 2A Boys State Track Championships at Mesa Community College May 15-16.

T birds shuffle their coaching staff - Mohave Daily News
05/26/09
Mohave High School T-birds head football coach Dan Stickel's coaching staff will be pretty much the same this upcoming season as it was last year except it has been reshuffled a little bit and will feature one new assistant coach.

Corona coach Vibber retires after 30 years - Arizona Republic
05/26/09
It's a good thing Dave Vibber is in good health, because the longtime Tempe Corona del Sol wrestling coach has some work to do now that he is retired.

Sky is the limit for Caballeros' Schultz - Arizona Daily Star
05/22/09
When you're good at everything, it's pretty tough to pick a college major.

Safford girls runners-up at state tournament - Eastern Arizona Courier
05/21/09
The payoff to the end of a long tennis season was worth it for Safford.

Greg Hansen : Golden age for Dorados coach - Arizona Daily Star
05/20/09
Len Anderson coached his last high school baseball game in 1989. That's what he thought, wasn't it? Why, in 20 years he'd be fishing.

Jackets claim crown! - Comeback wins cap Blue Ridge's historic season - White Mountain Independent
05/19/09
The Yellow Jackets assured themselves a spot in Blue Ridge High history by going 10-0 to win the school's first region softball championship a couple of weeks earlier.

Shining Ray-der - Yuma Sun
05/19/09
Shelly Baumann isn't a big fan of sports jargon, but the Cibola softball coach also knows an accurate term is an accurate term.

Southern Arizona's all-time high school athletes - Tucson Citizen
05/19/09
Southern Arizona has produced a plethora of talented high school athletes through the years, some who went on to professional and Olympic careers. This list is the best of the best based on their dominance during their high school years.

Illness, injuries don't slow Torregrosa - Yuma Sun
05/18/09
There are plenty of lessons Gabe Torregrosa learned from an injury-plagued 2008-09 athletic year, not the least of which is gas station hamburgers are not his friend.

Press Center

06/22/09
Defending Champ Mogollon Looks to Manner at QB PDF File

06/19/09
Chicago to host 90th Annual NFHS Summer Meeting PDF File

06/12/09
Centennial's Big Man Looks Forward to Another Big Year in Football PDF File

06/05/09
Northland Prep's Kilpatrick Good Example of Student-Athlete PDF File

06/05/09
National Event to Assist Arizona Officials in Improving Skills PDF File

05/20/09
Survey Indicates Nearly 400,000 High School Cheerleaders PDF File

05/08/09
End-of-game Replays Approved in High School Basketball PDF File

05/05/09
AIA Executive Board Meeting - Catalina and Window Rock PDF File

05/04/09
Five Changes Made in High School Wrestling Rules PDF File

04/30/09
Licensing Program to Benefit High Schools PDF File

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