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West Valley Preps' top 10 recruits for the Class of …

8/8/2017
By Richard Smith West Valley Preps While the 2017 high school football season does not start until Aug. 18, the recruiting season for NCAA and NAIA football schools hardly slowed …

Football schools large, small have something to prove

8/1/2017
A blog by Richard Smith West Valley Preps Fans of local 6A, 3A and 2A teams may have wondered if they would be passed over in my football blog series. Fear no more. In the last of my …

Cord claims Boys Athlete of the Year vote

7/6/2017
Sunrise Mountain quarterback Chase Cord (10) runs for a 15-yard touchdown against Liberty on a quarterback keeper during the first half of their football game on Friday Sept. 9, 2016. (Ralph Freso …

The 2017 All West Valley Preps baseball team

6/9/2017
Sunrise Mountain's Kody Decker (#24) scores on a sacrifice fly by Trevor Pruitt (#11) in a 4A quarterfinal game against Marcos De Niza May 5 at Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria. (Jacob …

Slideshow: 3A Baseball Championship Game Northwest …

5/16/2017

Northwest Christian clinches title in big 7th inning

5/13/2017
The Northwest Christian baseball team celebrates after their win against Safford in a 3A championship game May 13, at Surprise Stadium. (Jacob Stanek/West Valley Preps) Richard Smith West …

Second Davis shutout returns Crusaders to title game

5/12/2017
Northwest Christian's Tyler Worrell (20) slides into second with a stolen base as Sahuarita shortstop Rigo Leon fields the throw during the second inning of their 3A state baseball semifinal Friday. …

Slideshow: 4A Semifinal- Sunrise Mountain vs Marcos De …

5/7/2017

Complete game shutout propels Northwest Christian

5/5/2017
Northwest Christian's Logan Ripple (#6) grounds out in a 3A first round playoff game against Chino Valley May 5 at the Surprise Stadium Practice Fields. (Jacob Stanek/West Valley Preps) Richard …

The 2016-17 All West Valley Preps Boys Basketball Team

4/8/2017
Northwest Christian junior Zach Johnson (#32) attempts to grab a rebound against Fountain Hills in a 3A semifinal match Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at Gila River Arena in Glendale. (Jacob Stanek/West …

The All West Valley Preps boys soccer team

3/24/2017
West Valley Preps For the second time, West Valley Preps watched enough soccer to put together a credible all Northwest Valley team. Here it is: Ironwood's Noah Beck (#16) dribbles past the …

Late collapse denies Crusaders spot in final

2/24/2017
Jeff Edgington Special to West Valley Preps Northwest Christian led 39-35 with just more than five minutes to play and looked primed for a 3A title game appearance. However the No. 7 …