If you missed Thursday's rivalry game, here's the short version: No. 2 Chandler rallied from a 14-0 deficit to beat No. 3 Hamilton 31-24 in front of an overflow crowd at Hamilton. Oregon commit Will Mencl ran 62 yards for a touchdown to tie it at 24-24, then ran in a 4-yard score for Chandler's first lead.
Mencl said of preparing for the rivalry, "Just telling Coach Wiz (Ty Wisdom) I want the ball in my hands." Wisdom, though, said Chandler was "very undisciplined for a lot of the game."
Records: Chandler 9-1, Hamilton 8-2
Halftime: Hamilton 21, Chandler 17
Playoffs: 12-team Open Division bracket due Saturday morning, Nov. 7
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A Salt River flood warning runs until 11 p.m. tonight, and Tempe Town Lake stays closed
If you're near the Salt River today, the National Weather Service's flood warning for Maricopa County runs until 11 p.m. MST Sunday. Dam operators reported around 1,400 cfs coming out of Granite Reef Dam at 7:17 a.m. Saturday, and low water crossings upstream of Tempe Town Lake, including McKellips Road, were flooding. SRP says it's the biggest flood on the Salt and Verde rivers in more than 30 years.
Granite Reef Dam released about 1,400 cfs Saturday morning
1,400 cfs
released from Granite Reef Dam at 7:17 a.m. Saturday
2,000 cfs
measured by a gauge downstream of the dam
30+
years since a flood this big on the Salt and Verde, SRP says
Tempe says record runoff is creating water quality issues, including E. coli. 12News reported the closure also covers rowing, pedal boats and paddleboards until further notice. If you see water over a road, turn around.
Warning ends: 11 p.m. MST Sunday
Closed: boating and fishing at Tempe Town Lake
Open: walking and biking around the lake
Triathlon: Sunday's collegiate championships become a duathlon
The flood and the lake closure have unfolded over four days
Nov. 4SRP says it's the biggest flood on the Salt and Verde in over 30 years.
Nov. 6Tempe cites E. coli and record runoff; lake stays closed to boating and fishing.
Nov. 7Weather Service issues flood warning at 7:20 a.m. as dam releases flood the Salt River.
Nov. 8Flood warning runs until 11 p.m.; collegiate triathlon is scheduled, as a duathlon.
SRP says its reservoir system rose from 53% full on Nov. 1 to 70% by Nov. 6, with the storms sending 120 billion gallons into it. They brought record October and November inflows to the Salt and Verde watersheds after three years of low runoff. AZ Family
SRP's reservoirs climbed from 53% to 70% full in under a week
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Chandler now has a second Costco, and it's not your usual warehouse. The new spot on Pecos Road, which opened Saturday, Nov. 7, is a Costco Business Center. It's only the second one in Arizona and the 40th in the country. Chandler's Costco count just doubled.
Missed yesterday’s newsletter? SRP reservoirs hit 70% full as Tempe Town Lake stays closed
The downpour that blanketed the Valley last weekend continues to have effects – good and bad – on the Valley and rest of Arizona. A national collegiate triathlon has turned into a two-event …
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