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TweetPinShareCats gain Play-In berth as region runner-up By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Ruben Leonard-coached Morenci Wildcats (13-16 overall, 9-9 seeding, 7-1 region) succumbed to Willcox by five, 55-60 on …
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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnsonjonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER — In a heated desert showdown that lived up to its billing as a battle for Gila Valley supremacy, the Thatcher Eagles extended their dominance with …
Thatcher Eagles score Gila Valley bragging rights with decisive 63-48 win over Safford Bulldogs Read More
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Ruben Leonard-coached No. 32 Morenci Wildcats (3-6 seeding, minus 0.4944 rating) defeated the No. 21 Saint Augustine Catholic Wolves (7-1, 2.1854) 63-51 on Jan. …
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TweetPinShareWildcats head to Saint Johns on Saturday By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Albert Ortega-coached No. 30 Morenci Wildcats (3-6 seeding, minus 3.8266 rating) topped the No. 21 Saint Augustine …
Morenci limits Saint Augustine’s scoring Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – New year, new court, same old dominant Pima Roughriders. The Roughriders kicked off 2026 with a commanding 64-34 win over the visiting Round Valley …
Roughriders Dominate Elks in convincing 64-34 victory Read More
TweetPinShareFort Thomas slips past Sabino for third place By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Thatcher turned in a 28-16 effort in the final 9:12 to pull away from Pima for a …
Thatcher pulls away from Pima for title Read More
TweetPinShareApaches oust Roughriders as finalists By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – The Mike Brogan-coached Snowflake Lobos captured the girls 49th Eastern Arizona Holiday Tourney title, holding off the Lee Haws-coached Fort …
Snowflake earns second area tourney title Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – Isaac Palmer went for a game-high 26 points against Fort Thomas on Friday, helping his team catapult to a 69-50 victory and a date …
Palmer nets 26 to vault Thatcher over The Fort and into the EA Holiday Tourney Championship game against Pima Read More
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
TweetPinShareThatcher opened in Tucson last week By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The 3A South Region Thatcher Eagles (0-1 seeding) and the 1A East Region Fort Thomas Apaches (0-0) enter Wildcat …
Morenci girls welcome Eagles, Apaches Read More