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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Seniors Clayton Basham, Maddux Martinez, and Steven Shawn Michael Chavez Jr. take part in a bicycle riding drill. By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – They completed their fifth …
Morenci student-athletes preparing for 2020-21 school year Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: EAC head football coach John O’Mera led his team to a conference championship in 2018 and the Mississippi Bowl. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Former EAC head football coach O’Mera to helm Safford Bulldogs’ squad Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher’s second ranked boy’s tennis team went 5-0 to finish first in its own tourney during 2019. Members of the team, from left, were head …
Thatcher tennis boys denied 2020 championship run Read More
TweetPinShareBy Zachary Spiecker/Cronkite News PHOENIX – It looks like the Phoenix Suns just might play basketball again after all. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN recently reported that the NBA is in …
Under likely NBA proposal, 26-39 Suns still have shot at postseason Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Stan Bonifacio: Thatcher running back Gavin Bryce scrambles for yardage against Safford in last year’s rivalry game. This year, both teams will be in the same region and …
Football regions and schedules released Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Stan Bonifacio: Brik Skousen and the Thatcher Eagles moved into the semifinals last year with a 21-7 victory over Trivium Prep. The Eagles will be playing in the …
AIA wins court case against schools fighting football reclassification Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – The early morning runs, two-a-day workouts, a strict diet, and a lifetime of preparation led to this, the moment in which Justin “The …
Gaethje wins Interim Lightweight belt after dispatching Ferguson Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Two-time all-region honoree Angel Ontiveros batted second in the 2020 line-up. The Morenci senior led the team in home runs (9) while batting .465 (40-86, 39 …
Morenci 2020 softball girls halted below .500 Read More
TweetPinShareUFC Photo: Safford native Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje, right, will battle Tony Ferguson for the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship on Saturday, May 9 on pay-per-view. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com JACKSONVILLE, …
Gaethje versus Ferguson back on for UFC 249 on May 9 Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo: Kyle Hull, far right, has been named the new boys basketball head coach for the Thatcher Eagles. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – The Thatcher Eagles …
Thatcher promotes from within – Hull named boys varsity basketball coach Read More