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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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Dallas Escobedo
Phoenix St. Mary’s
Softball

Dallas Escobedo talks about taking a deep breath when she steps into the pitching circle for the Phoenix St. Mary's softball team.

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The deadline for nominations for 2010 Everyday Heores has been extended through Friday, March 19.  Click here for the nomination forms for Student, Coach, Official, and Administrator of the Yar, as well as the Director's Cup.

Legislative Council Minutes from 03.05.10

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Bordow: High school sports stories don't die; they evolve - AZ Republic
03/12/10
It doesn't look like the proposed Scottsdale Chaparral-Chandler Hamilton football game for late August will take place. Chaparral coach Charlie Ragle said there may be too many issues to iron out in regards to the game, which would have been played on Aug. 28 and was the brainchild of Arizona Football Coaches Association executive director Lee Brush.

Kane, Kofa hold off Desert View - Yuma Sun
03/12/10
Brandon Kane was cruising in relief and the Kofa offense was clicking on all cylinders as the Kings seemed to be headed for a lopsided win.

Change of plans really no problem for Sabino against 0-5 Santa Rita - AZ Daily Star
03/12/10
Sometimes everything works out as planned. Other times, things change, and plans go out the window. For the Sabino baseball team this year, it was the latter.

Lady Rams knock off Mohave, 9-2 - Mohave Daily News
03/12/10
The Rio Rancho Lady Rams mercy-ruled the host Lady T-birds, 9-2, in five innings during the first round of the Max Preps Softball Tournament of Champions at the Dave Kops Sports Complex at Mohave High School on Thursday afternoon.

Down 7-0, Basha rallies past Red Mountain - East Valley Tribune
03/12/10
The fences were packed with people. Cox TV trucks in tow. A rowdy crowd. Two of the best teams in Arizona. If not for the shivering and long sleeves worn by Red Mountain and Basha, you’d have thought this was a state softball tournament matchup in early May.

Goodyear player comes back from horrific injury - AZ Republic
03/11/10
Nothing seems to faze her. Not fear. Not failure. Not even her leg broken in two. Estrella Foothills junior Danielle Silverstein has been down before.

Prep Notebook: Eagles ready to get outside - AZ Daily Sun
03/11/10
When Bob Pastor and the Flagstaff High baseball team travel to Yuma on Thursday for the start of a three-day tournament, it will have been nearly two weeks since the last time the Eagles played a game.

Nighthawks take control on track, win 4-way meet - AZ Daily Star
03/11/10
Cool temperatures and gusting winds didn't slow down Ironwood Ridge in its first meet of the season on Wednesday.

Ross retires, Sessions joins Dust Devils’ staff at Mohave multi - Mohave Daily News
03/11/10
The River Valley High School Dust Devils track and field team competed in a meet for the first time in 18 years without head coach Dan Ross at the helm. Bill Patterson, Randall Guzik and Jessi Sessions are the new head coaches, and they led their Dust Devils into the Mohave multi at the Dave Kops Sports Complex on Wednesday after Ross retired on Monday.

Dobson's Andrea Jones has night to remember - AZ Republic
03/10/10
Andrea Jones has a confession to make. You know that 3-point bank shot she made with three seconds left in the Mesa Dobson Mustangs' Class 5A Division I state championship game against Phoenix St. Mary's? She didn't call glass.

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