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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci junior Omar Ortega turns to make a tag on a Willcox base runner. The Wildcats won the home region contest 8-5 on March 5. Ortega …
Wildcats notch region win number one, head to Pima Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci senior clean-up batter Destiny Chavarria drew a two-out walk the first time at the plate, advanced to third, and became the first of 11 runners …
Morenci heads to Glendale after region loss to Willcox Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci junior shortstop Brigid Silvester goes down low to prevent the ball from getting past her. Morenci downed host Safford 9-7 in a bracket pairing of …
Morenci evens record at .500 after Safford tourney Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Aiden Alder throws up a shot during the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. Pima came back from the losers’ bracket to defeat Thatcher for the championship, Saturday, 33-21. Fort …
Pima threepeats at Gold Medal Basketball Tournament Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Third-year MHS head softball coach Joseph Garcia (45-19-1 overall, 3-2 state playoffs) tosses a ball during a hitting session. The 2017 East Co-Region Coach-of-the-Year has four …
Morenci softball opener against Safford called off; Pima game reset for Tuesday Read More
TweetPinShareJaden Preston shoots a free throw in the fourth period of the 1A state boys basketball semifinal. The Gregory School just edged Fort Thomas, 51-48, to move onto the championship …
Hawks outlast Apaches in 1A semifinal Read More
TweetPinShareTim Salyer (23) tries to get the ball down low to a posting Dawson Pruszynski (12). Pima’s big man was unstoppable down low all night but Alchesay prevailed 61-56. By …
Falcons buck Roughriders in 2A semifinal Read More
TweetPinShareThatcher’s Rulon White gets the dunk for Thatcher’s last points, but it was the No. 1 Scottsdale Eagles who slammed the door on Thatcher’s championship hopes. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Thatcher’s journey to state basketball championship ends in semifinals Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Senior right-hander Patrick Ornelas delivers a pitch during the opener with Morenci on Feb. 20. Ornelas struck out seven, walked two, beaned one, and yielded three …
Bulldogs leave Wildcat country with 5-1 opening win Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Stan Bonifacio: Thatcher’s Cole Motes, shown here in an earlier game this year against Pima, and the rest of the Eagles had no problem dispatching Chandler Prep …
Thatcher blows out Chandler Prep Read More