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2026 Preps football preview: Willow Canyon

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By Richard Smith Verified
| Surprise Independent Verified
Junior receiver Tobi Alade looks in a touchdown pass for Willow Canyon during a Sept. 26, 2025 home game against Tolleson. Alade is back this season. (Courtesy Ryan McGinley/Dysart Schools) Whenever a new coach takes over a high school football program and brings a largely new staff in, players about to go into their senior year have a natural tendency to wonder where they will fit in. Seniors want to know if they will be pushed aside to develop players for the future.
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Electrical fire shuts down library in downtown Glendale for months

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By Richard Smith Verified
| Glendale Independent Verified
Temporary site coming for Velma Teague branch The front of Velma Teague Branch Library in Murphy Park in downtown Glendale. The building is expected to be closed at least six months after a July 2026 electrical fire. (City of Glendale) Velma Teague Library in downtown Glendale will not be open for quite a while, following an electrical fire on the outside of the facility.
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2026 Preps football preview: Mountain Ridge

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By Richard Smith Verified
| Glendale Independent Verified
Mountain Ridge junior linebacker Nick Motz lines up on the perimeter of the defense during an Aug. 29, 2025 home game against Cactus. Motz is a captain this season. (Courtesy Ed Russell Photography/For West Valley Preps) If Mountain Ridge football is to put together its first winning season since 2021 — and its second winning season since 2010 — it will do so via in house growth.
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