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Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center's 27th Annual Community Breakfast presenting the new Arizona Support Autism license plate. From left to right : Daniel Openden, President and CEO of SARRC; Joe Bradley, Support Autism license plate artist; Arizona state senator Flavio Bravo (D) District 26; and Denis Resnik, founder, president and CEO of First Place AZ hold their own personalized license plates. The event was held in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on April 17, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of SARRC)

Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life

Gas prices at a Circle K location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Standard fuel has up to a 10% ethanol blend, labeled 'octane 87.'

Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 

Vaughan (right) teaches his students about the history of Clonmacnoise, a 6th century monastic community, during the Study Abroad Ireland 2022 trip. There were no cities in Ireland until the 9th century, so communities like these were the only representations of advanced knowledge in early Medieval Ireland. (Photo: Barry Vaughan)

MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer

Gas prices at a Quiktrip station in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Arizona's statewide average is $4.57 per gallon as of April 21, according to AAA, over one dollar more than the statewide average in 2025. (Photo: Angel Marcos)

Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver

Brian spends hours a day on the field carefully supervising and mentoring the Thunderbirds men's soccer team. (Photo: Erick Romero)

Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC

Gas pump fueling up a car

MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them

Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College

Voters waiting in line outside of the SRP headquarters in Tempe on April 7, 2025, the last day to drop off ballots. (Photo: Gwendolyn Owen/The Legend)

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority

Cesar Chavez (center) on march from Mexican border to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members in Redondo Beach, California. (Photo: John Malmin/Los Angeles Times)

Mesa removes Cesar Chavez honorary plaque, street signs

United States Supreme Court building (Photo by Wally Gobetz, Flickr)

Future of mail-in voting uncertain

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Category: Sports

Sports

Women’s golf off to nationals; men’s to regionals

Mesa Legend Staff 04/28/2015

The Lady T-Birds golf team closed out regular season tournament play with a victory at the South Mountain Invitational April 20-21.  This season the Lady T-Birds placed first in seven … Read More

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Thunderbirds face playoff test: Season finale preview

Mesa Legend Staff 04/28/2015

John Tenney Mesa Legend The MCC Thunderbirds baseball club has faced many opponents this season. This April, the boys in red and white have slipped a bit, losing two straight … Read More

Sports

Nine shutouts for men’s tennis

Mesa Legend Staff 04/28/2015

MCC men’s tennis team only has one championship to date, that was back in 1972 when Lot Christensen led the T-Birds.  During this run Christensen, led the T-Birds to 29-1 … Read More

Sports

Player Profiles

Mesa Legend Staff 04/15/2015

Softball player shows passion on the field “Growing up my father used to tell me to sit in front of the television and watch the way every softball catcher played … Read More

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College athletes deserve cut of the riches

Mesa Legend Staff 04/15/2015

How will the NCAA basketball tourney complete a college sports entertainment season that so far includes the first ever college football playoff which became the highest rated program in the … Read More

Sports

MCC golf teams show promise for upcoming season

Mesa Legend Staff 04/15/2015

“Since I started coaching golf at Mesa Community College in 2001 we have been extremely competitive at both the regional and national levels, said Coach John Guerrero.”  “The reason for … Read More

Sports

Softball pitching staff relentless, determined on the field

Mesa Legend Staff 03/31/2015

“Pitchers are important to softball because the sport was designed to be played off a pitched ball, the game doesn’t start until a ball is pitched,” said Robert Villegas, pitching … Read More

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Team ownership a reality for fantasy baseball enthusiasts

Mesa Legend Staff 03/31/2015

According to Tom McFeeley, fantasy baseball in its simplest explanation can be seen as the collection of actual baseball outcomes by means of using various baseball statistics to determine who … Read More

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Collections help turn baseball into more than a sport

Mesa Legend Staff 03/31/2015

John Tenney Mesa Legend  Baseball, our beloved national pastime, has been collected by millions of Americans for generations. Cards, gloves, antique equipment and signed memorabilia are all sought after by … Read More

Sports

MCC tennis team wins over Portland State, now 6-2

Mesa Legend Staff 03/31/2015

Mesa Community College Men’s tennis team is home to three international students. “There is three reasons why I think international students come to MCC to play tennis,” said head coach … Read More

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