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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
TweetPinShareStaff Reports THATCHER – The Eastern Arizona College (EAC) men’s basketball team broke its recent three-game slide with a thunderous statement at the Eastern Arizona Men’s Classic, dismantling two out-of-state …
Gila Monsters roar in home classic: Eastern Arizona College Men’s Basketball serves up back-to-back blowouts Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports THATCHER — The Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters men’s basketball team is gearing up for a high-octane weekend as they host the annual Eastern Arizona Men’s Classic on …
Eastern Arizona Men’s Classic Set for Nov. 14–15 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Dylan Kane/Cronkite News PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns have traded star forward Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, pick No. 10 in …
‘Crazy last couple weeks’: Phoenix Suns trade Kevin Durant to Houston Rockets, reshaping roster and future Read More
TweetPinShareBy Dylan Kane/Cronkite News PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns have hired Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott to become their next head coach, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday. The Suns fired …
Report: Phoenix Suns hire Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott to become 4th head coach in 4 seasons Read More