Champs!
TweetPinShareEAC holds off Arizona Western 66-63 to become conference champions By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – The Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters did what they’ve done all season and defended …
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Wildcats host Roughriders on Tuesday
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – A second 2025 home game will be played in Morenci as the Pima Roughriders visit for their season opener on Tuesday, March 11. Morenci also …
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Cats, Roadrunners open Lions meet on Thursday
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI — The 45th annual Morenci Lions Baseball Tournament begins Thursday, March 6, with four teams eventually playing 10 games before it ends. This meet differs from …
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Thatcher places three on All-Region teams
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER — While their season ended in the playoffs short of a championship, three players from Thatcher’s boys’ basketball team have been awarded All-Region status, with …
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Thatcher hosts Safford on Monday
TweetPinSharePatagonia is in Duncan; Saint John Paul II goes to Morenci By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Katie Jones-coached Safford tennis boys blanked the Wildcats in Morenci during the season …
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Eagles welcome Bulldogs on Monday
TweetPinShareKats host Lobos on Monday; Cats host Lions on Tuesday By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Brent Lunt-coached Safford tennis girls triumphed in Morenci, posting a 9-0 season-opening win on …
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Dawgs earn 300th Abalos win in Florence
TweetPinShareSafford’s home opener is on Thursday By Raymundo Frasquillo FLORENCE — The date Feb. 27, 2025, will forever be etched in the memory of Safford Schools’ educator Robert Abalos. The …
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Fort Thomas is the 1A Girls State Basketball Runner-Up
TweetPinShareJoseph City wins 1A State Championship 64-55 By Jon Johnson jonjohnnews@gmail.com PHOENIX — The No. 2 Fort Thomas Apaches battled valiantly to the end. Still, the hole they dug for …
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Pima loses heartbreaker at state semis
TweetPinShareThe official makes a foul call at the end of the game for Arizona Lutheran By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – You never want to see a good game ruined …
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‘The greatest athlete in Arizona history’: Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi makes it official, retires after 20 seasons
TweetPinShareBy Ari Wohl/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Turns out last season was, indeed, it. Diana Taurasi, the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer and three-time champion whose “If This Is It” campaign teased …
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