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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2024-25 Arizona High School Sports Awards: See all spring player of the year nominees
The Arizona High School Sports Awards, Presented by Diamond Kitchen & Bath, is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program. The 2024-25 Arizona High School Sports Awards program, Presented by Diamond Kitchen & Bath, is proud to announce player of the year nominees for the spring sports season. The winners will be announced during the live show on June 4 at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix. The guest speaker is Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson. More information is available on the show's website. Advertisement During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the fall and spring sports seasons. The fall nominees have already been announced and can be found here. The winter nominees have also already been announced and can be found here. The show will also announce the winners of our premier awards, which includes boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, coach of the year and our Courage Award recipient. Nominated athletes who RSVP for the event here will receive a free ticket thanks to our sponsors. Additional tickets are also free, thanks to Diamond Kitchen & Bath, and can be obtained here. The Arizona High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Advertisement Here are the spring nominees: Baseball Jet Berry, Queen Creek High School Zane Burns, Corona del Sol High School Cooper Clouser, Corona del Sol High School Brock Cross, Lake Havasu High School Brett Crossland, Corona del Sol High School Caleb Danzeisen, Valley Christian High School Baylor Denny, Casteel High School Ryan Harwood, Casteel High School Landon Hood, Canyon View High School Boston Kellner, Hamilton High School Jack Lafflam, Brophy College Preparatory Tait Reynolds, Queen Creek High School Beach volleyball Madi Crnjac, Queen Creek High School Tatum Riggs, Queen Creek High School Alexia Heyn, Gilbert Christian High School Lillie Duitsman, Gilbert Christian High School Autumn Hill, Estrella Foothills High School Abby Stenz, Estrella Foothills High School Holly Matchinsky, Xavier College Preparatory Kate MacDonald, Xavier College Preparatory Emma McSorley, Notre Dame Preparatory Lauren Watson, Notre Dame Preparatory Bella Reyes, Saguaro High School Maddie Tately, Saguaro High School Softball Kendall Cochran, Red Mountain High School Angie Falls, Xavier College Preparatory Kendall Freidinger, Empire High School Lilly Goodwin, Desert Mountain High School McKenzie Leitgen, Desert Vista High School Emma Reynolds, Queen Creek High School Anaya Romero, La Joya Community High School Amelia Streuber, Canyon Del Oro High School Nicole Topete, Horizon Honors High School Kaitlyn Tso, Coconino High School Payton Westra, Red Mountain High School Brooke Zuluaga, Seton Catholic Prep Boys tennis Santiago Astengo, Catalina Foothills High School Grady Callahan, Eastmark High School Austin Cohen, Catalina Foothills High School David Gonzalez, Sabino High School Junchen Jia, Catalina Foothills High School Jaden Litt, Rancho Solano Prep Vikram Narendran, Rincon/University High School Adam Olson, Sabino High School Logan Phillips, Brophy College Preparatory Parker Servoss, Catalina Foothills High School Max Sheng, Hamilton High School Ryan Zerbib, Brophy College Preparatory Girls tennis Rylan Braspis, Saguaro High School Michelle Bullock, Boulder Creek High School Estelle Fetsis, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Hannah FitzGerald, Desert Mountain High School Margaux Gruhn, Notre Dame Preparatory Lacey Kaufman, Salpointe Catholic High School Maya Litt, Rancho Solano Prep Taryn Martin, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Noelle Oh, Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Leila Petelin, Notre Dame Preparatory Tess Wachtel, Desert Mountain High School Julia Zhang, Desert Mountain High School Boys track & field Bellemy Amina-Harris, Desert Edge High School Mason Aughe, Basha High School De'Mar Coleman, South Mountain High School Ethan Gomez, Valley Christian High School Ryder Hall, Snowflake High School Daniel Judd, Mountain View (Mesa) High School Joshua Lee, Red Mountain High School Jett Merrill, Ironwood Ridge High School Isaac Moyle, Salpointe Catholic High School Bryson Nielsen, Eastmark High School Sam Novak, Phoenix Country Day School Trace White, American Leadership Academy Anthem South - Florence Girls track & field S'Niyah Cade, Chandler High School Zalaya Dupre, Copper Canyon High School Imani Galera-Young, Chandler High School Juliana Garcia, Basha High School Rebekah-Jhade Garrett, North Canyon High School Devyn Henderson, North Canyon High School Mia Kemp, Liberty High School Katie McNulty, Catalina Foothills High School Annabelle Nally, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Nicole Ripperdan, Queen Creek High School Aniya Smith, Canyon View High School Gabby Taylor, Highland High School Boys volleyball Malakai Bredensteiner, Campo Verde High School Logan Coking, Arizona College Preparatory Logan Gray, Perry High School Devon Helmer, Northwest Christian High School Lincoln Holdaway, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Caden Ledbetter, Perry High School Heath McPherson, Deer Valley High School Troy Moser, Higley High School Britton Skousen, Higley High School Tony Taylor, Highland High School Rhett Yetter, Highland High School Casian Zirbo, Deer Valley High School This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Arizona High School Sports Awards: Spring player of the year nominees
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Queen Creek High School staffer complains of toxic district culture
A Queen Creek High School staff member expressed her concerns about the district during its April 8 board meeting's call to the public. Calling herself a 'whistleblower,' Jeanette Schade spoke of the toxic culture. Staff is discouraged from asking questions, and when they do, they are subject to retaliation. 'The district has a disease,' Schade said. 'And what do we do with diseases? We find the root cause and heal them, but this one is perpetuated by those at the top. It is called the culture of fear.' Many of these comments arise from disputes between the district and the community regarding its management of recent incidents related to social media posts. Former Queen Creek Unified School District Governing Board member James Knox resigned from his position in early January. Knox faced criticism for sharing explicit and potentially offensive content on his social media accounts. He blamed his resignation on a lack of community support and issues board leadership. 'I am unwilling to continue in this fight as it appears I no longer have community support,' Knox said. Irene Mahoney-Paige, the district's director of marketing and public relations, said QCUSD has since adopted a new social media policy for its governing board. 'We want to be clear: QCUSD does not condone the content of the social media statements,' she said via email. 'The district remains committed to providing a safe and secure learning environment for all students. Our hiring practices are conducted without discrimination and do not include routine review of personal social media accounts.' Parents and community members have voiced similar complaints about Queen Creek High School principal Scott Lovely, who has been criticized for social media posts before he was hired. 'Since then, I have been targeted by Mr. Scott Lovely, a man with a documented history of racist views through his social media posts,' Schade said. 'Was seemingly tasked with silencing me through false accusations and threats after inquiring about my political views.' Most of Schade's criticism was aimed at the Queen Creek School District and its handling of the situation. In a Queen Creek Tribune letter to the editor, community said they were disappointed with the QCUSD board's response. It pointed out that Lovely allegedly made posts that were allegedly 'clearly biased and racist views of white Republican people.' 'A community member, Mr. Quarter, brought up some disparaging and disgusting social media posts Scott Lovely made, the new principal at QCHS, and it received no media attention,' said community members in a letter to the editor. 'Why would one only focus on one person and pressure him to resign and not another for the same sin?'
