Vail Cienega senior track and field athlete Ari Dubin and Glendale Copper Canyon junior track and field athlete Zalaya Dupre have been chosen as this week's Arizona Republic high school athletes ...

John-Alexander Lopez signs his national football letter of intent to Northern Arizona at Copper Canyon High School on Dec. 4, 2024.© Richard Obert/The Republic ...

Richard Obert has been covering high school sports since the 1980s for The Arizona Republic. He also covers Grand Canyon University athletics and the Arizona Rattlers.