My two cents: Uniform contracts in prep sports are insult to fairness

My two cents: Uniform contracts in prep sports are insult to fairness 

State football power Scottsdale Chaparral High School last week signed a contract with Nike, a deal that includes a provision in which Nike will create new “Mach Speed” uniforms for the Firebirds and “Untouchable” cleats.

Another Phoenix-area football power, Chandler High School, has been sponsored by Under Armour. Scottsdale Saguaro is Arizona’s only Adidas Elite-sponsored football team.

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That can’t be good for the base mission of high school sports, which is, after all, a system built on the principles of amateurism. Compare that to TUSD football teams, which can barely afford to have their fields properly maintained.

The lines of competition inside the Arizona Interscholastic Association haven’t just been blurred, but obliterated.