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TweetPinShareThe 61st annual Eastern Arizona Holiday Tournament opens Thursday By Raymundo Frasquillo SAFFORD – The once-beaten Morenci Wildcats take on 5A Tucson Pueblo at Safford on Thursday, Dec. 19, for …
Wildcats face Pueblo, Safford on Thursday Read More
TweetPinShareEagles seek initial seeding victory By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – The Elaina Estrada-coached Thatcher Eagles host the Christie Francis-coached Show Low Cougars on Tuesday, Dec. 10. It is the fourth …
Thatcher meets Show Low on Tuesday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – The Thatcher Eagles (10-1 conference, 10-2 overall) are preparing to take on the unbeaten No. 2-ranked ALA – West Foothills Guardians (10-0 conference, 12-0 …
Thatcher’s Bingham and Brown take 3A South Region Offensive and Defensive Player-of-the-Year Read More
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo RIO RICO – The Division III – South Sectional meet qualified Rio Rico with 48 points for first, Tucson Salpointe Catholic second (53), Tucson Tanque Verde third …
Safford, Morenci qualify for state meet Read More
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo RIO RICO – Morenci qualified for the state meet by finishing third of five teams in the Division IV – South Sectional meet in Rio Rico on …
Morenci cross country girls qualify for state meet Read More
TweetPinSharePima visits No. 3 Santa Cruz as No. 5 By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The No. 2 Thatcher Eagles (7-2 seeding, 16.5863 rating, 2-1 region) visit the No. 24 Morenci …
Lawson Stadium has No. 2 at No. 24 on Friday Read More
TweetPinShareMorenci bound for San Miguel on Monday By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Jasmine Aguinaga-coached No. 23 Morenci (7-6 seeding, 2.4229 rating) visits No. 53 Tucson San Miguel Catholic (1-14, …
Wildcats host Bobcats on Wednesday Read More
TweetPinSharePima visits Alchesay, Willcox hosts Palo Verde By Raymundo Frasquillo FOUNTAIN HILLS – The Pete Schermerhorn-coached No. 32 Fountain Hills Falcons (2-6 seeding, minus 9.1097 rating) host the Frankie Gonzalez-coached No. 22 Morenci Wildcats (2-5, 1.0903) on …
Morenci heads to Fountain Hills on Friday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The block letter “M” remains on the Lawson Stadium mid-field, but it adorns the players’ helmets no more. Replacing it on both sides is a …
Lions enter Lawson Stadium for first time Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – They say it’s not how you start but how you finish. That couldn’t be truer in the case of the Safford Bulldogs homecoming football …
Bulldogs come back to defeat Morenci at homecoming Read More