Mia Duda is heading west toward Surf City. She’s following her dream and will play softball for the Golden West College Rustlers in Huntington Beach, Calif, next year.
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The Fighting Flock of Falcon Fury, also known as the Fountain Hills Marching Band, brought in an experienced and proven winner for next year. Jan Gardner will be the new band director at Fountain Hills, and he has 10 state championships to his name.
The Fountain Hills High School baseball season ended on Saturday, May 6. The Falcons finished the 2022 season with their most wins in a season since 2016, and their No. 3 ranking was their first top-three ranking since 2015.
The Fountain Hills High School golf team celebrated the end of its season with two fun matches. The Falcons showed their parents how much they improved this season at the family scramble last Wednesday, May 17, and they played in the Big Brother, Big Sister “Tee Up For Kids” Topgolf Tourname…
Last Friday, May 12, the Fountain Hills High School Athletic Department inducted 16 former athletes into the school’s Hall of Fame. Friends and families reconnected after years apart, and former teammates picked up conversations with each other like no time had passed at all.
The Fountain Hills High School track and field season came to an end after the AIA Division IV state championship meet on Friday, May 5. The Falcons set new records every week for three months, and 19 students made it into the top 10 list of school records this year.
For the past three years, the Fountain Hills High School golf team has sent at least one Schafer to the state tournament. Junior Ethan Schafer made his return to the championship tournament last week, and he finished 49th out of 468 golfers in the state.
The Fountain Hills High School track and field season came to an end after several Falcons competed in the AIA Division IV Championships last weekend. The Falcons competed in 12 events, set five new records, and had four top-10 finishes.
The Fountain Hills High School beach volleyball team sent two teams to the pairs state tournament last week. The Falcons were one of five schools in Division II to send two teams, and the postseason tournament was a great experience for the four girls.
The Fountain Hills High School golf team wrapped up its regular season last week. The Falcons were close but were ultimately left outside of the state championship team competition. Junior Ethan Schafer, ranked No. 35 in the league, represented the Falcons as an individual in the championshi…
The Fountain Hills High School baseball team (15-4) was eliminated from playoffs this past weekend. The No. 3 Falcons carried their hot streak into the first round of playoffs, but they were stopped short of their ultimate goal.
The girls had several chances to give up. They could’ve stopped trying and turned their focus somewhere else, but they didn’t. When the going got tough this year, the Fountain Hills High School softball team weathered the storm, and they gave all they had until the last out of the season.
The Falcons wanted to go out on top, and several Fountain Hills High School track and field athletes did just that at their last regular season meet of the year. They participated in the Northeast Valley Championships last week, and some of them will go on to divisionals this Friday and Satu…
The Fountain Hills High School varsity baseball team hosted No. 14 ALA – Ironwood (8-9) in the first round of state playoffs after press time Tuesday, May 2. If they advance, the No. 3 Falcons (14-3) will host the second round on Saturday, May 6, at 2 p.m.
The Fountain Hills High School golf team ranking has varied from No. 16 to No. 18 this year and head coach Bob Buczek hoped they’d be able to make the state tournament as a team since the top 17 squads went to state last year. Buczek found out on Monday, May 1, that only the top 15 teams wil…
The Fountain Hills High School track and field team went to Queen Creek for the True Grit Invitational last Friday, April 21. The Falcons had a few standout performances, and several athletes are closing the gap to qualify for state.
Juniors Bella Garman and Sydney Boeshans did something for the Fountain Hills High School beach volleyball team in the first round of the playoffs that they’d only done once before. The top pair put the team on their back and won in overtime to defeat No. 9 Mesquite (8-3) 3-2 on Monday, April 17.
The Fountain Hills High School softball team rolled with the punches all season and made the best out of difficult situations. The Falcons beat Scottsdale Christian Academy and won their first non-tournament game on senior night last Monday, April 17.
The Fountain Hills High School baseball team ended its regular season with two wins over No. 10 Scottsdale Christian Academy (8-7) last week. The Falcons hold the No. 3 ranking at the time of writing, and they will host their first playoff game next Tuesday, May 2, at 4 p.m. at Fountain Hill…
The Fountain Hills High School golf team had back-to-back matches last week and will have another pair of back-to-back matches this week. The Falcons will play their final home match today, Wednesday, April 26, and tee off will be at 3:30 p.m.
The Fountain Hills High School golf team is past the halfway point in its season, and the Falcons only have one more home match at Desert Canyon Golf Club. The team will host Gilbert Christian, Heritage Academy Laveen and Horizon Honors next Monday, April 24, at 4 p.m.
After nearly three weeks off, the Fountain Hills High School softball team has returned to action. They tied their season record with 16 runs scored in their home game against No. 6 Northwest Christian (13-2) last Thursday.
The Fountain Hills High School track and field team was busy with three meets last week. The Falcons only have three more meets before the postseason begins, and the team has several qualifiers already and even more athletes on the outside looking in.
Pete Schermerhorn is joining Fountain Hills High School as the new head football coach. Schermerhorn brings over 30 years of coaching experience with him, and he will be at the high school at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 19, for an information meeting.
Head coach Peter McGloin said before last week that the Falcons could be a really dangerous team entering playoffs if they won their last four games. The Fountain Hills high school beach volleyball team finished the regular season with four 5-0 victories, and they moved up high enough to hos…
The Fountain Hills High School baseball team will play its final regular season game at Scottsdale Christian Academy tomorrow, April 20, at 3:45 p.m., and then they’ll prepare to host the first round of playoffs on Tuesday, May 2, at 4 p.m.
The Fountain Hills High School beach volleyball team is in the final leg of the regular season. They went on the road the past two days for road games, and they end their regular season with a doubleheader against Payson today, Wednesday, April 12.
The Fountain Hills High School varsity baseball team improved to 11-5 this week and extended their win streak to nine in a row. The No. 5 Falcons beat Wickenburg twice, 14-8 and 14-3, and they finished the season series with Chino Valley with a 7-4 win.
Zion Atwood was one of two boys from Fountain Hills to go to the cross country state meet last fall and he’s no stranger to feeling his muscles ache after a long run. The decathlon he participated in last week was a little different, and Atwood said he was sore and slept for nearly 12 hours …
The Fountain Hills High School golf team continued its streak and placed second in its sixth and seventh matches of the season last week. Halfway through the season, the Falcons are ranked 16th out of 60 teams.
The Fountain Hills High School softball team has added athletes to the roster in order to have an acceptable number to continue on with the rest of the season. The Falcons will be coached by Chris Peterson for the remainder of the season.
The Fountain Hills High School beach volleyball team went 20 days without playing a match due to spring break and two weather cancellations. The No. 11 Falcons (6-2) had more schedule changes last week, and they went 1-1 with a sweep over Mountainside and a 3-2 loss to Northwest Christian.
The Fountain Hills High School track and field team went to Payson last week for the Battle of the Beeline meet. The boys got revenge from losing to their biggest rival by five points last year and beat the Longhorn boys by 20 points.
The Fountain Hills High School baseball team beat region opponent Camp Verde twice last week. The Falcons extended their winning streak to six in a row, and they’ve won eight of their last nine games.
The Fountain Hills High School golf team came in second place in both their matches last week. The Falcons finished one stroke behind the winning team on Wednesday, March 29, and they have placed second in all five of their matches so far this season.
The Fountain Hills High School track and field team competed in Arizona’s largest meet last weekend. The Falcons ran against more than 70 other teams, including two teams that made the long trip down from Canada.
Before the softball season even began, Fountain Hills High School players were concerned that they wouldn’t have enough girls to fill a team. Their fears have become an impending reality as the Falcons already forfeited three games they would have played this week.
The Fountain Hills High School baseball team continued its winning streak with a 4-3 win over Chino Valley and an 8-0 win over American Leadership Academy – Ironwood this past week. The Falcons have now won four in a row, and six of their last seven games.
The Fountain Hills High School golf team took second place in its third match of the season, and junior Ethan Schafer placed first overall among all four teams. The other match in Payson last week was cancelled due to snow.
The Fountain Hills High School track and field team went to Tucson last Friday, March 17, for the Mario Castro Invitational. The Falcons only took 12 of their 45 athletes over spring break, and five Falcons had a top-10 finish in their event.
This story has been updated from its original version to correct an inaccuracy.
No one on the Fountain Hills High School track and field team had ever had a home meet to start the season. The seniors spoke of comfort and excitement racing in their own back yard, and both the boys and girls teams won second place in the home Falcon Relays last Thursday, March 9.
The Fountain Hills High School baseball team beat Payson (2-5) 19-1 on Monday, March 6, and then won 2-0 in a pitcher’s duel on Wednesday, March 8. The Falcons are 4-1 in nontournament games, and they start the region schedule after spring break.
The Fountain Hills High School golf team started its season last week and took second place in both matches played. The team has high ambitions, and the new additions to the team have pushed everyone to do better this year.
The Fountain Hills High School beach volleyball team won twice and improved to 5-1 last week. The Falcons held their second round of challenge matches in between the two games, and there was some shake up at the top of the line up.
The Fountain Hills High School softball team lost both their games to Crismon and Show Low last week. They will play in their second tournament of the regular season up in Payson this Friday and Saturday, March 17-18. The young team has shown signs of progress so far and the four games this …
There can only be one champion per conference per year, but across all six conferences in Arizona boys high school basketball, the Fountain Hills High School team did something unique. They were the only team in Arizona to finish the regular season undefeated, at 25-0.
All winter sports at Fountain Hills High School have concluded, and 15 Falcons received all-region honors for all their hard work and achievements this year. The boys basketball team led with seven award-winners, and three of the basketball players received all-conference recognition as well.
The Fountain Hills High School softball team played in the Phoenix Country Day School Desert Classic tournament this past weekend and beat the host school 16-13 on Friday, March 3. They lost their other games but saw a lot of growth in their young players over the weekend.
The Fountain Hills High School baseball team went 2-1 with wins over Globe and ALA Anthem South this week. The Falcons found their footing after starting their season 0-4 in a weekend tournament, and they had two players hit home runs this week.
Once the beach volleyball season gets started, it’s almost nonstop. The Fountain Hills High School Falcons played four games in their first seven days of competition, and they would have had another game if not for rain.
