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TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo TUCSON – A total of 19 schools have indicated participation in the upcoming Thomas Meixner Lancer Invitational on Saturday, March 21. Joining host Division III Tucson Salpointe …
Morenci and Safford head to Tucson on Saturday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – It’s always nice to go out on top. Pima’s Keegan Corona started his high school basketball career with a state championship back in 2023, …
Pima utilizes suffocating defense to win state over North Valley Christian Read More
TweetPinShareLions ousted Pima from Copper tourney By Raymundo Frasquillo PHOENIX – Top ranked Pima (15-3 seeding, 16.5213 rating) will face No. 2 Phoenix North Valley Christian 16-2, 15.3555) for the 2A state title on Saturday, …
Riders meet Lions for title on Saturday Read More
TweetPinSharePima defeats Fountain Hills 2A State Semifinals By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – Pima Boys Basketball Coach Cliff Thompson’s 28-year coaching career will end with a championship game. The No. …
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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The No. 1-ranked Pima Roughriders led from start to finish against the No. 8 Mohave Accelerated Patriots in the 2A Boys Basketball quarterfinal in …
Pima advances to state semis with 61-44 victory over Mohave Accelerated Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports WINSLOW — The Pima Roughriders girls basketball team’s spirited march through the 2026 AIA Arizona Copper Division playoffs came to a halt Saturday evening, Feb. 21, as the …
Pima Roughriders’ Copper Division run ends in semifinal loss to Tuba City Read More
TweetPinShareMorenci scores 192.5 points more than runner-up Elks By Raymundo Frasquillo PHOENIX – A total of 224 qualifiers will vie for 14 individual weight class titles during the two-day Division …
Wildcats vie for state crown after dominating qualifying meet Read More
TweetPinShareRoughriders host quarterfinal on Friday By Raymundo Frasquillo GRAHAM COUNTY – Three Graham County boys’ basketball teams remain in the hunt for a state title. Each joins the respective class …
Apaches, Eagles host Round 1 games on Tuesday Read More
TweetPinSharePima faces No. 2 Tuba City on Saturday By Raymundo Frasquillo BULLHEAD CITY – Willcox (11-6, 1.5369) travels across the state for a Round 1 pairing with No. 14 Bullhead …
Cowgirls travel across the state on Wednesday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Casey Woodall-coached Morenci Wildcats host the Division IV – Section IV meet on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Weigh-ins are scheduled for 8 a.m., a …
Learning, experience-gaining sessions end; Section IV meet looms ahead on Valentine’s Day Read More