Gaona in the Game: Mayfield back for Round 2 at Palo Verde

Todd Mayfield

Gaona in the Game: Mayfield back for Round 2 at Palo Verde

Todd Mayfield isn't sure why he kept all his Palo Verde gear after retiring from coaching the school's football team in 2009.

Greg Hansen: Honk for Ollie, a coach who cared

Long after Ollie Mayfield coached his last state championship team at Tucson High, a decade after he rescued Sabino from an 0-23 streak and built the Sabercats into a first-rank football program, he quietly agreed to coach the Middle Park High School Panthers, aptly named for their location …

Greg Hansen: Honk for Ollie, a coach who cared

After taking Tucson High to two state titles, Ollie Mayfield turned winless Sabino into a playoff team in 1977, including this 9-7 victory over Salpointe.

Greg Hansen: Honk for Ollie, a coach who cared

Ollie was a regular on the Palo Verde sidelines in 2005, when his son, Todd Mayfield, coached the Titans to their first football state title since 1973.