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See “Legends of the NBA” today at Metrocenter Mall

The Phoenix Mercury Hip-Hop Squad will appear at Metrocenter Mall today.

Phoenix Suns Charities and Metrocenter Mall are hosting a fun-filled “Legends of the NBA” event from 3 to 5pm today in the Dillard’s Court (first floor) at Metrocenter Mall, 9617 N. Metro Parkway in Phoenix. Suns’ DJ Dizzie will provide family-friendly music while the Suns Dancers and Phoenix Mercury Hip Hop Squad mingle with the [...]

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Weekly schools and education roundup

science at Rio Vista Elementary

Science is an exacting, careful manipulation of materials and processes. For a bunch of third graders at Rio Vista Elementary in the Pendergast Elementary School District, science includes giggling and fun. I was visiting Kara Ridgeway’s class to take a picture to go with an essay she wrote about the last day of school from [...]

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Soccer player to be honored by Phoenix Suns

Mackenzie Saunders at age 11.

Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie Saunders, who re-learned to walk after being paralyzed in a soccer game four years ago, and her St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute surgeon, Christina Kwasnica, MD, will be recognized before the start of Monday night’s Phoenix Suns game versus the Houston Rockets. The presentation will take place at 6:58 p.m. on the Suns’ [...]

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Mesa Aquatics Club hosts elite swim event…and more sports news

Skyline Aquatic Center in Mesa. Photo: City of Mesa.

Mesa Aquatics Club will host one of the premier swim events in the world next weekend at Skyline Aquatic Center. The Arena Grand Prix is a televised event and part of an eight-race series organized by USA Swimming. It brings top swimmers from around the U.S. to race in preparation for upcoming National and World [...]

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Small fish in a big pond: Swimming to save lives

Swimmers at Bartlett Lake in the northeast Valley.

She’s been in the water since the tender age of 6 months, so 12-year-old Bella Lantz isn’t fazed by the deep end. She progressed quickly through the Hubbard Family Swim School program, then joined the Valleywide Swim Neptune competitive team. Now she’s preparing for a whole new challenge. On Saturday, April 20, Bella will participate [...]

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Phoenix gymnasts qualify for JumpStart training, and more sports news

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Gymnasts Amy Magsam, 12, and Gabby Lawrence, 8, made this year’s JumpStart National Team, earning the right to train with the country’s Olympics coaches at the JumpStart National Team Training Camp at Bela Karolyi’s Ranch (The U.S. Olympic Training Center for Trampoline). Magsam and Lawrence are from North Valley Gymnastics in Phoenix, where they train [...]

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Sports and fitness roundup

Phoenix Suns Gorilla. Photo courtesy of The Gorilla's Facebook page.

Mascots from local and national sports teams will travel to US Airways Center Sunday, March 24 to celebrate The Gorilla’s birthday. The Phoenix Suns hosts the Brooklyn Nets at 6 p.m. The night’s festivities include a birthday party for young Suns fans in the APS Gorilla’s Greenhouse, hosted by the club, and a variety of [...]

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Irish students bring their game to Chandler

Seton Catholic Preparatory High School Chandler

Students at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Chandler welcomed 12 students from Sacred Heart Secondary School for Girls in Tullamore, Ireland for a week of classes, outings to attractions like Rawhide and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Tullamore and Chandler are sister cities. The Irish students brought their hurling skills. The 3,000-year-old Gaelic sport [...]

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Skating on fun ice: Starting your child in hockey

There's a good reason for all that padding. A Kids First clinic at Arcadia Ice Arena. Photo by Daniel Friedman.

Ice hockey is fast and highly entertaining. It emphasizes skill development, teamwork, dedication and sportsmanship. It’s a popular youth sport in states known for long, cold winters. But hockey in the desert? In fact, youth hockey is thriving in Arizona. Unlike outdoor sports like soccer and baseball, hockey means players, parents and fans never will [...]

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Thumbs up to Tough Lotus Aerial Fitness, and ways you can support your community

Photo courtesy of Tough Lotus Aerial Fitness.

Tough Lotus Studio hosted visually impaired students from The Foundation for Blind Children’s Sports, Habilitation, Arts and Recreation Program (SHARP) during two aerial fitness sessions this month. SHARP is a multi-faceted, year-round adaptive recreation program that gives children the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitive and recreational adaptive sports activities and workshops. It [...]

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