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TweetPinShareBy Matthew Singer/Cronkite News TEMPE – At recreation centers across the world, the sound is unmistakable – it’s the sharp pop of plastic ball meets paddle. What was once a quiet …
As more teens embrace pickleball, is it destined to become a sanctioned AIA Arizona high school sport? Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports PHOENIX – The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) has announced regions and sections for 2026-28 in all sports except tackle and flag football. The regions and sections are posted …
AIA releases 2026-2028 regions and sections for all sports except football and flag football Read More
TweetPinShareMorenci, Pima heads to Eagar on Thursday By Raymundo Frasquillo WILLCOX – The 2A South Region Willcox Cowboys (1-2 seeding) welcome the 3A South Region Safford Bulldogs on Tuesday, Dec. …
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TweetPinShareThatcher hosts Andrada Polytechnic on Friday By Raymundo Frasquillo DUNCAN – The 1A South Region Duncan Wildkats (3-1 seeding) hosts the 1A South Region Fort Thomas Apaches (4-0) on Tuesday, …
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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – While these type of games cause coaches to go grey early and diehard fans to clutch their chests, for the pure basketball fan an …
Eagles soar in overtime thriller over Longhorns: Thatcher opens season with 44-42 OT win over Payson Read More
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – Morenci has the first of six scheduled wrestling meets in December on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Expected to attend are Benson, Bisbee, and Tucson Andrada Polytechnic. …
Morenci hosts Multi-Meet on Wednesday Read More
TweetPinShareApaches host Wildcats, Braves; Roughriders host Bobcats, Eagles this week By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – The 3A South Region Thatcher Eagles (1-1 seeding) hosts 3A Metro Region Payson (1-0), the …
Thatcher girls host Payson on Tuesday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Adam Kunin/Cronkite News TEMPE – Arizona defensive back Treydan Stukes chuckled as he listened to fellow senior teammate Dalton Johnson talk about the Wildcats’ dominant defensive outing Friday night against …
‘We came to play’: Arizona defense stymies ASU in Territorial Cup win Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports PHOENIX – During the 2A State Championship football game at Mountain Pointe High School on Saturday, the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) paid homage to a razor-thin triumph that …
Echoes of Glory: 25 years later, Thatcher Eagles’ 2000 heroes honored amid modern 2A thriller Read More
TweetPinShareDalton Johnson’s final season in a Wildcats uniform has embodied everything Arizona fans hope to see from a program’s cornerstone defensive player. The senior safety’s commanding performance on Senior Day …
Dalton Johnson’s Standout Season: Arizona’s Defensive Anchor Read More