Game Reports
On-site analysis and in-depth reporting from the heart of the action.
My Role
Beat Reporter: AIA; Covering Red Mountain High School
As Red Mountain High School's beat reporter, I covered the team's March 12, 2026, road win over Queen Creek, delivering an alternative-game story under deadline for AZPreps365.com. I kept real-time statistics throughout the game, live-tweeted updates and video from the field and interviewed seven players and coaches after the final out. I synthesized the firsthand accounts and tracked data into a focused narrative that captured how Red Mountain controlled the contest from start to finish. The story was published on AZPreps365.com and demonstrates my ability to manage multiple reporting tasks simultaneously while producing a polished, deadline-driven piece.
My Role
Beat Reporter: AIA; Covering Red Mountain High School
As Red Mountain High School's beat reporter, I covered the team's October 10, 2025, home win over Desert Ridge by producing a full game story on a three-hour postgame deadline. I conducted interviews with five Red Mountain standouts and both head coaches after the game. I used those interviews and the data I gathered from tracking every play to build a clear narrative that highlighted why the matchup shifted in Red Mountain's favor. The story highlights my ability to recognize key performers and ensure their chance to speak on their play. This story also emphasizes my resilience in covering a football game in on-and-off pouring rain.
My Role
Beat Reporter: AIA; Covering Red Mountain High School
As Red Mountain's beat reporter, I covered the team's September 26, 2025, road loss to Brophy by reporting live throughout the game and delivering a full story under a three-hour postgame deadline. I kept play-by-play stats in a notebook, tweeted real-time updates from start to finish, and interviewed both head coaches, Brophy's standout players and their quarterbacks coach, Donovan McNabb, after the game. I synthesized the interviews and tracked data into a clear game narrative, which was published on September 28, 2025. This game story demonstrates my ability to collect relevant interviews from opposing personnel I've never interacted with before, handle multiple tasks throughout the game and create a comprehensive report on deadline.
My Role
Beat Reporter: AIA; Covering Red Mountain High School
As Red Mountain’s beat reporter, I covered their Sept. 19, 2025 game on deadline for AZPreps365.com. I tracked live play, kept accurate statistics and identified trends that shaped the game’s outcome. I interviewed multiple players and coaches, from both teams, after the game and filed a story within three hours of the game’s end. I tweeted key updates during play and embedded select posts into the article to strengthen the narrative flow. The story highlighted my ability to multitask efficiently, providing fans with live, accurate updates, while closely following game flow and tracking everything necessary to put together a story worth reading.