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Boulder Creek overcomes slow starts, rally to reach Final 4
Prior to the start of the 5A Div-II state tournament Boulder Creek Jaguars coach Randy Walker predicted that it would be his team’s defense that would determine whether his his squad would be able to hoist a state championship trophy at the end of the week-long event.

Falcons earn 5th straight final four trip
A year after a making the program’s state tournament debut the Boulder Creek Jaguars enter the 2009-2010 postseason with a different look.

Falcons football coach heads to Colorado
Cactus Shadows football coach Chad DeGrenier, who led the Falcons to a state championship in 2006, is leaving the Cave Creek school to take over at Fort Collins Fossil Ridge High School in Colorado next season.

Boulder Creek enters state as top seed
A year after a making the program’s state tournament debut the Boulder Creek Jaguars enter the 2009-2010 postseason with a different look.

Anthem resident earns honor
Northern Arizona freshman Malia Wahinepio earned her first-career Big Sky Women’s Tennis Player of the Week awa

Waste Management Phoenix Open tees it up
Despite changing sponsors to the Waste Management Phoenix Open, “The Greatest Show on Grass” celebrates its 75th anniversary when it tees off Thursday with first round action getting under way at 7 a.m.

Cactus Shadows open state playoffs
The Cactus Shadows girls basketball team will attempt to keep its run of four consecutive state semifinal appearances alive at 7 p.m. Friday

Boulder Creek puts stranglehold on Northwest Region
In all but locking up their second straight Northwest Region title the team from Anthem overcame a physical and desperate Mountain Ridge team to improve to 21-2 on the season and remain perfect in region play, now sporting an 11-0 mark.

Boulder Creek finds offensive flow in region win
Boulder Creek girls basketball coach Theresa Beall has ridden a roller coaster this season, otherwise known as her team’s offense this season.

Cave Creek teen wins national competition
While soccer is her favorite sport, one which has her playing on a travelling Olympic Development Program team, the 14-year-old Cactus Shadows freshman has already shown her talents on the basketball court, helping Desert Arroyo Middle School to a state championship last year as an eight grader.

Boulder Creek shreds O’Connor
The Boulder Creek Jaguars made the game of basketball look startlingly easy Friday night at Sandra Day O’Connor High School.

Cactus Shadows hunts down Bears
The Cactus Shadows girls basketball program has racked up an 83-24 record in the state of Arizona dating back to the 2006-2007 season. Having won 73 percent of their games during that stretch, losses of any kind have been uncommon, with the Falcons being on the short end of blowouts occurring even less frequently.

Boulder Creek sends 2009 out with a bang
New Year’s Eve is known for its extensive fireworks displays, but it’s hard to believe that there was a show anywhere Thursday night that could match the one delivered inside at Cactus Shadows High School on Dec. 30.

Boulder Creek finishes 2nd in Horizon tourney
The frustration was evident after coming up just short in a hard-fought Horizon Invitational Tournament championship game Saturday night.

Motorcross track drops flag for 1st race
North Valley off-roading enthusiasts have to watch their speed heading west on Carefree Highway. But once they arrive at the Valley’s newest motocross track, Canyon Motocross, at 9777 West Carefree Highway, all bets are off.