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Mercury seek to silence Indiana crowd

Cappie Pondexter doesn't fear the road ahead. The Mercury guard knows when she enters Conseco Fieldhouse, her team will be looking up at a rare sold out crowd. And nearly everyone of those fans will be screaming for the Indiana Fever. And even though ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  3 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Mercury,  CONSECO INC,  Penny Taylor,  Diana Taurasi,  Cappie Pondexter

Apache Jct. steps up vs. Greenway

Apache Junction's Tanner Morgan saw the fumble and knew if he could get his hands on the loose football, the rest would be history. "I pretty much knew I was going to score," Morgan said. "Nobody out there was going to catch me." And Morgan soon made ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  3 Oct 2009

Apollo rolls to win over Thunderbird

Glendale Apollo coach Zach Threadgill wanted to knock the swagger out of a confident opponent right away. Three touchdowns by Kyran Smith and a trick play made Threadgill's gameplan a succcess. Apollo (4-0) spoiled Phoenix Thunderbird's homecoming with ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  26 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Jon Brown

Greenway's offense surprises in rout

Zander McKean was ready. No matter that he just moved to the Phoenix Greenway area late in the summer. No matter that he was tabbed Greenway's starting quarterback about a week before the season started. McKean showed he needed little time to prep. ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  5 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Mike Brown,  Shawn Jones

Agua Fria's Huckaby atones for his mistake

Keith Huckaby watched the ball squirt from his hands. He thought he had just lost the game for Avondale Agua Fria. Goodyear Desert Edge's Danell Miles scooped up the fumble and scampered more than 60 yards into the end zone to give the Scorpions the ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  29 Aug 2009

HS football preview: Tempe Buffaloes

Brian Walker has his work cut out for him at Tempe High School. He's in a "brutal region" in Class 4A Division II (East Sky) and has a roster that's still filling out after low turnouts during summer camp. But Walker knows there's one player he can ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  22 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Brian Walker (football),  Sandra Day O'Connor

Horner's game grew through 4 years at Apollo

Chuck O'Connor reaches into a white envelope and pulls out a series of photos. He starts with the smallest. "That's what he looked like," O'Connor says. He points to a scrawny, golden-haired Bob Horner. Horner kneels in front of O'Connor on the ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  22 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Bob Horner,  Atlanta Braves,  Los Angeles Dodgers,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Major League Baseball

Pondexter, Mercury looking to turn up intensity

Cappie Pondexter has sported a shorter, wilder haircut over the past few weeks. Asked about the new 'do, Pondexter said consider it part of her prep for a playoff run. "It's probably going to get real crazy when the playoffs come," Pondexter said. "I ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Cappie Pondexter,  Diana Taurasi,  Western Conference,  Alana Beard

ASU's Bass slims down to fit in

Arizona State features a clustered backfield. But a slimmed down Ryan Bass hopes his new fitness will help him stand out from the crowd. "It's made me a lot quicker, a lot faster, able to squeeze through holes easier," said Bass of the 20 pounds he ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Dennis Erickson

Mercury looking to rebound at Chicago

Mercury update: Not long after the Mercury were throttled 106-89 on Saturday by San Antonio, Cappie Pondexter vented her frustration via Twitter. "We just got smashed," she wrote. After beating the Silver Stars on Thursday at home, San Antonio crushed ...

From MATT LEVIN, AZ Central.com,  18 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Mercury,  Cappie Pondexter,  Twitter Inc,  Diana Taurasi,  Western Conference

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