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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci girls jump for joy as they defeated Willcox 58-56 in overtime during a play-in game on Feb. 8. The No. 11 Wildcats advanced to the …
Morenci girls face No. 6 Saint Johns on Friday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: The 2024 Morenci Wildcats earned third consecutive Division IV – Section IV title, the ninth under 11-year MHS head coach Casey Woodall. Morenci tallied 225 points …
Morenci earns ninth section title in 11 seasons Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Safford slipped past Sahuarita 218-216 for the Division III – Section IV wrestling tile on Feb. 10. The Herman Andrews Jr.-coached Bulldogs qualified 13-14 for this …
Safford slips away with wrestling section title Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Players line up to perform the sportsmanship ritual following the match. Extending a hand is Safford freshman Aleena Romero (15), junior Robyn Motes (11), junior Sophia …
Safford upsets Thatcher for semifinal berth Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Fort Thomas girls basketball team fell to the Mogollon Mustangs in the quarterfinals on Friday, 52-54. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com The saying goes it’s tough …
Mogollon upsets Fort Thomas in the quarterfinals Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Adysen Smith (12) readies a shot on goal. The Thatcher junior scored four goals against Scottsdale Christian on Feb. 7. Thatcher hosts Safford for a quarterfinal …
Thatcher hosts Safford for the quarterfinals on Saturday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Breck Williams (157/165) awaits the call on a second-period pin of Tombstone sophomore Jacob Jacquay on Dec. 13. The 2-time state champion went 19-2 with 10 …
Morenci hosts sectional wrestling meet on Saturday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Noah Chavez (10) pushes the ball up-court during a fast break. The Morenci junior had 10 points and has contributed double digits in 16 of 27 …
Morenci upsets region champion Pima Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Elena Leonard (5) drives the lane unchallenged. The Morenci senior had a team-high 13 points for 12 double-digit efforts, eight in the last nine games played. …
Morenci hosts No. 22 Willcox for the play-in round on Thursday Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Jaime Johnson, left, and Adalia Lorenzo led Fort Thomas over Patagoinia 51-30 on Tuesday night. Johnson finished with a game-high 14 points and Lorenzo hit three …
Fort Thomas opens playoff with blowout win over Patagonia Read More