Congratulations! Chaparral’s emotional year ends with 5A-II title, East Valley Tribune. Chaparral defeats No. 22 Marcos de Niza to claim Ariz. state title, USA Today. Chaparral’s Brewer shines on big stage, Arizona Republic.

No sales in McCormick Ranch for a week! That’s wild. But we have some good news. The Arizona State 4A-I High School football championship game will be next Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium between Scottsdale arch rivals Saguaro High School and Chaparral High School. Saguaro is currently running a 32 game winning streak including 2 [...]

Once again it was a battle of two undefeated 4A-I football teams when #1 Saguaro High School met #3 Chaparral High School in the McCormick Ranch Bowl. Saguaro was the Arizona State 4A-1 Football Champions the last two years and this win was the 26th in a row for Saguaro. Last McCormick Ranch Bowl? This [...]

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Saturday, March 15 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Mountain View Park 8625 E. Mountain View Rd (East of Hayden Rd on Mountain View) On the soccer field closest to Mountain View Road and right next to the Community Center. McCormick Ranch Landscape & Garden Fair My wife Liz and I have put together a nice [...]

We got our postcard announcing the Fair in the mail today! Cool. Everything is on track for this Saturday from 10:00 to 2:00! I’ll have a complete post tomorrow with who will be “exhibiting” and the activities Liz is putting together for the kids. My wife, Liz, has been having a ton of fun planning [...]

Saguaro High School kicked a field goal with 6 seconds left to win 23-21 over Canyon Del Oro (Tucson) in an incredibly exciting game, where Saguaro had to convert two 4th down plays to keep their game winning field goal drive alive. Be sure and check out the video in the upper right column in [...]

It sure looks like McCormick Ranch was one of the greatest legacies of George Fretz. The city’s first planning director who later became the planning guru for Scottsdale’s first master-planned community, McCormick Ranch, has left a legacy as one of the city’s most outstanding and productive visionaries. George Fretz, who is credited with “having his [...]

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale 1:07 p.m. Saturday, December 9 CLASS 4A DIVISION I Tucson Canyon del Oro vs. Scottsdale Saguaro Directions

Saguaro High senior quarterback Tim Ruben has helped Saguaro win 17 straight games, a state championship, is on the verge of rushing for 2,000 yards to go with his 2,000 passing yards. And now he can call himself the best in Arizona. At least as far as Gatorade is concerned. Ruben, who has yet to [...]

Blocked punt helps Saguaro reach final McCormick Ranch Bowl turns into Mud Bowl as rain soaks field. Saguaro seeks 2nd title in row. It was a joyous scene after they defeated rival Scottsdale Chaparral 12-6 in a Class 4A Division I semifinal game, allowing them to return for a chance at a second straight championship [...]

Don’t miss it! Arizona Class 4A Division I Playoffs Semifinals Friday, November 30, 2007 Peoria vs. Tucson Canyon del Oro at Tucson High, 7 p.m. Scottsdale Chaparral (8-2) vs. Scottsdale Saguaro (10-0) at Mesa Dobson High School, 7 p.m. more… Championship Saturday, December 8, 2007 At University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale Semifinal winners, 1:07 p.m.

The two high schools that cover McCormick Ranch, Chaparral High School (10-2) and Saguaro High School (12-0), both won in their Class 4A Division II football playoff games last night. YEAH! Of all the Class 4A high school football teams in Arizona, 2 of the top 4 teams left in the Playoffs are from McCormick [...]

This is cool! It’s getting so big that organizers are hoping it will be a nationally televised event someday. “That would really be cool,” said O’Brien, who kicked the game-winning field goal for the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V against the Dallas Cowboys. “If it gets that big, that would be absolutely all you [...]

High Schools CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL 6935 E. Gold Dust Avenue, Scottsdale AZ 85253 (480) 484-6500 SAGUARO HIGH SCHOOL 6250 N. 82nd St, Scottsdale AZ (480) 443-7100 Middle Schools COCOPAH MIDDLE SCHOOL 6615 E. Cholla St, Scottsdale AZ 85254 (480) 443-7800 MOHAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL 5520 N. 86th St, Scottsdale AZ (480) 423-3700 Elementary Schools COCHISE ELEMENTARY [...]

“There are toothpicks larger than that fairway. Is that a green or a thimble? Those are two thoughts that spring to mind navigating the Pine Course at McCormick Ranch Golf Club. And then you step up to the 15th tee and are rendered speechless.”

Palm at McCormick Ranch Golf Club – Public 7505 E McCormick Pkwy Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 (480) 948-0260 Pine at McCormick Ranch Golf Club – Public 7505 E McCormick Pkwy Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 (480) 948-0260 Arroyo/Lakes at Gainey Ranch Golf Club – Resort 7600 Gainey Club Dr Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 (480) 483-2582 Dunes/Arroyo at Gainey Ranch [...]

“Ninety percent of the trip is on the greenbelt, on the Indian Bend Wash and McCormick Ranch greenbelt,” said Zimmerman. “It’s just heavenly, the greatest ride you could possibly imagine.”

The Arizona Republic took it from the McCormick Ranch Property Owners’ Association so I don’t mind including this entire article on the origins of McCormick Ranch. =========================== Today’s question: I live at McCormick Ranch. Who was McCormick and was this ever really a ranch? Gee, don’t you ever read your Property Owners’ Association Web site? [...]

It’s not uncommon for Arizonans to say that October is their favorite month. Like March, October is warm but not hot. And like March, it’s a transition between shorts and pants – by the end of October, I’ll have put my shorts away until March. Unlike March, however, October follows the long, hot summer. The [...]