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TweetPinShareDuncan girls among top four in region By Raymundo Frasquillo TRI-COUNTIES – Final regular-season home games for different class levels are scheduled this week. Duncan hosts 2A South Region Willcox, …
Apaches host region tourney on Thursday Read More
TweetPinShareEvery four years, the World Cup captures global attention not only because of its scale but also because of its unpredictability. Matches that look straightforward on paper often take unexpected …
Are World Cup Games Harder to Predict? Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnsonjonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER — In a heated desert showdown that lived up to its billing as a battle for Gila Valley supremacy, the Thatcher Eagles extended their dominance with …
Thatcher Eagles score Gila Valley bragging rights with decisive 63-48 win over Safford Bulldogs Read More
TweetPinShareApaches remain top-ranked, average 23-point margin By Raymundo Frasquillo FORT THOMAS – The Matthew Dona-coached top-ranked Fort Thomas Apaches will be tested by the No. 2 Joseph City Wildcats this …
Willcox slips past Morenci for region lead Read More
TweetPinShareRoughrider girls first in 2A statewide rankings By Raymundo Frasquillo TRI-COUNTIES – Several area home games in different class levels are on tap this week. Morenci hosts Benson on Tuesday, …
Apaches ranked No. 1, host No. 2 on Thursday Read More
TweetPinShareWhite House card next? By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com LAS VEGAS – After a brutal five-round war, Safford’s own Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje defeated Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett via unanimous decision …
Gaethje defeats Pimblett for Interim Lightweight Championship Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The Pima Roughriders dominated from the opening tip, cruising to a convincing 63-36 victory over the Gilbert Classical Spartans in a high school boys …
Pima dominates Gilbert Classical 63-36 Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports LAS VEGAS – As the lights of the Strip illuminate the fight capital of the world, UFC 324 descends upon the T-Mobile Arena this Saturday, Jan. 24, marking …
UFC 324 Preview: Gaethje vs. Pimblett – A clash of generations for Interim Lightweight gold Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports Safford High School’s star senior forward Trynity Dominguez etched her name deeper into the Bulldogs’ record books last night, reaching a remarkable milestone that has the entire community …
Safford soccer star Trynity Dominguez reaches 100-goal plateau . . . and then some Read More
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo WILLCOX – The Farbod Safavi-coached Willcox Cowboys welcome the Yellow Jackets from “the town too tough to die” on Friday, Jan. 23. It is the first of …
Willcox wards off Santa Rita surge Read More