Two weeks ago when Nick Johnson and his Blue Ridge teammates played at Surprise Stadium they walked away with the 3A baseball title on a Johnson 9th-inning home run. Two weeks later, Johnson walked off the same field as the 3A all-star game MVP with a monster 11-RBI game.
Catalina Foohills won eight state titles and was runner-up in three other championships this past year to pace schools in Southern Arizona and the East Valley in athletic accomplishments.
It's about time we met. If you're at all familiar with high school sports and/or the AIA, you've probably heard my name or read something about the staff of the AIA.
Jordan Kipper was talking with his father not long ago about state championships.
His father, Bruce, the principal at Mountain Pointe High School, won one as a coach at Tempe High.,
Now Jordan has one to talk about, too.