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Arizona becomes 1st state to offer concussion insurance for high school athletes

By Spencer Inglett ’19 THE ROUNDUP The Arizona Interscholastic Association revealed concussion insurance August’s board meeting, covering all high school athletes with a $0 out-of-pocket deductible. Arizona becomes the first state to provide this insurance, and many more states like Montana and Michigan are beginning to follow. The AIA says that this coverage will expand […]

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AIA football playoff locations unfair to lower seeded teams

Site choices contradict AIA’s “neutral” location listing Commentary by Henry Erlandson ’16 & Andrew Howard ’17 THE ROUNDUP The Arizona Interscholastic Association sure has a unique interpretation of the word “neutral.” In a Division 1 semifinal playoff game this December that was supposed to be at a “neutral location,” Centennial played Mountain Pointe at Desert […]

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AIA sanctions robotics as official activity

Photo by Devin McManimom McNally ’17 – Bryan Vo ’15 works on a robot in room K14, Dec. 9, 2014. Robotics has become recognized as an official high school sport as of late 2014. By Michael Scheinert ’16 THE ROUNDUP Robotics is now an official high school activity in the state of Arizona, a big […]

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Uneven distance between schools characterizes semifinal football game

Photo by Matthew Montes ’15 | Brophy lost to Hamilton 24-7 Friday, Nov. 21 in the state semifinals. Game hosted at lopsided field despite AIA policy on neutrality By Garrison Murphy ‘15 THE ROUNDUP Brophy football’s season ending semifinal game against Hamilton High School Nov. 21 should have been played at a neutral location, according […]

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