Sports

How closures are affecting sports

By Alex Zener Currently it is estimated that about 54 million children in the United States are not in school, with a signification number of those not able to practice or participate in any...

Tempe wrestlers prepare as state championship approaches

By Alex Zener Editor's note: The following sports commentary was originally published in the February 8th issue of Wrangler News. For current rankings and results that may have changed since the publication date,...

Sports notebook: Aztec hoopsters start strong with 11-3 record

By Alex Zener Corona’s boys basketball team, led by two senior guards, started the season strong with an 11-3 record and is currently ranked No. 3 in the 6A Division after winning all four of...

Championship-event runners all deserve recognition; here it is

By Alex Zener The Tempe City Cross Country Championship was held Oct. 23 at Kiwanis Park, where athletes from all Tempe Union high schools ran the 5,000 meters. Although Desert Vista won both...

Aztecs’ close win over Westview shows why every point counts

The Aztecs had a great reason to celebrate Friday night. After defeating Desert Ridge 26-19, and then Westview, 20-19, they not only had a back-to-back winning streak but won more games—three—than they had...

The impact of concussion: What our high schools are doing to minimize injury on the field

By Sammie Ann Wicks It’s a sport that abounds with every heroic human metaphor—watching it, playing it—we glimpse humanity’s highest good cast on the world stage: where you fight to the end, ignore...

Coach Martinez departs Corona; multi-time champ is successor

By Alex Zener Corona del Sol hired a new head wrestling coach, Jesse Whitson, this summer to replace Jim Martinez, who had been just the second wrestling coach in the school’s 40-year history. Martinez,...

Football players learn ways to avoid concussions on the field

By Alex Zener Mike Pollak, a former NFL football player and Aztec alumnus, came back to Corona on July 8 to teach football players about a relatively new program, Tip of the Spear,...
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