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Singles state champion Blake named All-American
By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP Arizona singles tennis state champion Hudson Blake ’13 was named an All-American May 19 by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation. The NHSTAA names 40 male and female All-Americans each year. Less than a month ago Blake helped the Broncos take home the team tennis championship and [...]
Weekend athletic events bring home 2 state championships
By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP The Broncos brought home two state titles in as many days. Lacrosse and Track won state championships on May 10 and May 12 respectively. Track tallied up a total of 85 points and scored points in 10 out of the 17 events. Brophy athlete Devon Allen ’13 won [...]
Productive season thus far leads Track and Field towards state meet
By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP The track and field team has set a number of state and school records thus far this season. Cole Walsh ’13 set the school record in the pole vault, Devon Allen ’13 set the state record in the 110m hurdles and the 4x400m relay team set a school [...]
Opportunity gap present in high school sports
Commentary by Andrew Marini ’13 THE ROUNDUP This year’s Summit topic on the economic opportunity gap presents itself on a daily basis in the form of high school sports. With the price of college already high and continuing to rise, many teenagers hope to use high school athletics as a pathway to pay for college [...]
Seniors sign to play college sports
By Michael Moroney ’13 THE ROUNDUP There are a total of 16 Brophy seniors who have made NCAA commitments so far this year to play athletics in college. Fifteen of these committed athletes will play Division I at their respective universities while one more athlete is heading to a Division II school. These 15 athletes [...]
Wrestling finishes dual meet schedule with winning record
By Michael Moroney ’13 THE ROUNDUP So far in the 2012-2013 wrestling season, the Broncos have competed in numerous dual meets with Arizona opponents and have traveled to a couple national tournaments. “We have to keep pushing to gain an advantage over other teams,” said varsity wrestler Ben Sierpina ’13. “Hopefully our hard work will [...]
Frank splits time on wrestling mat, in classroom
By Christian Guerithault ’14 THE ROUNDUP Coaching a varsity sport is a difficult job for anyone, adding five honors math classes to the mix just makes the challenge even harder. Head wrestling coach Mr. Brad Frank said he has been into wrestling for the majority of his life. “My dad got me to start in [...]
Grimes teaches athletes about life, basketball
By Jack Macias ’14 THE ROUNDUP Since 2006, Brophy assistant coach Trons Grimes has aided in coaching the Broncos basketball team along with head coach Mr. Tony Fuller. Although Mr. Grimes is a relatively recent addition to the Bronco basketball program, his coaching started almost four decades ago in 1975 coaching a junior-high girls basketball [...]
Brophy soccer takes 2nd in Florida MAST tournament
By Nick May ’13 THE ROUNDUP Brophy soccer earned a spot in the final match of a Florida tournament by defeating the No. 1 team in the nation 2-0 in the semifinal. However, they were unable to get past the tournament hosts, Montverde, in the final Jan. 12 and lost 3-1. Riggs Lennon ’13 opened [...]
Basketball edges Highland in final seconds
Brophy 65 Highland 63 By Chase Bayless ’15 THE ROUNDUP With six seconds to go and the game tied on Jan. 31, Tim Kempton ’13 was fouled as he drove toward the basket and missed the shot. As the crowd went crazy, Kempton hit both of his free throw attempts and the Broncos defense stopped [...]
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