Brian Bergner Jr.’s spring sports awards
With graduations around the Verde Valley taking place last week and school letting out for the summer, it’s time to announce my spring sports...
AIA realignment scheme for more money
An overwhelming sense of the let’s-just-rip-it-up-and-start-over mindset has haunted local head coaches in the past few weeks as the final sports season of the...
Bergner makes Playoffs, World Series picks
America’s pastime had stadiums filled to the rafters on opening day. Brats are on the grill and $4 beer is flowing from the tap....
Reflecting on first year as head basketball coach
I sit in my office at home, surrounded by sports memorabilia. Old team pictures, signed basketballs and baseballs, a “Godfather” poster and a few...
Coaches predict outcome of Super Bowl XLV
While sitting in a comfy chair at a friend’s house in the Village of Oak Creek on Jan. 23, I watched the seconds tick...
Bergner names Athletes of the Year
With January 2011 only a few days away, I thought it was time to hand out my 2010 Athletes of the Year awards. Covering...
Sedona cross country tops fall awards
To wrap up the fall 2010 season, I’d like to congratulate several high schools teams on a job well done. With All-Region and All-State...
AIA changes benefit AIA, but students suffer
The Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board and its athletic directors continue to spin heads like we’re taking part in the 1973 horror film “The...
