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TweetPinSharePima draws St. Johns as a first-round opponent By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – The brackets are in and Pima and Santa Cruz flip-flopped while Thatcher slid to third for …
Pima and Thatcher both ranked third as 2A/3A Conference football playoffs begin Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Usually, a penalty against a team in the waning seconds of a trailing game is not beneficial. In the case of the Pima Roughriders …
Last second TD steals game for Pima over Scottsdale Christian Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – It’s been an up-and-down rollercoaster ride for the Pima Roughriders (3-0 conference, 4-1 overall) this season, and the ride continued Friday night with a …
Pima celebrates homecoming with 54-12 blowout over Miami Read More
TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo LAKESIDE – The Frankie Gonzalez-coached Morenci Wildcats journey into the White Mountains this week. They take a 2-2 overall record against the 4-0 Eric Hjalmarsen-coached Lakeside Blue …
Morenci journeys to White Mountains Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com “I went over to Jerry and I said, ‘Hey, it’s you four times. We’re scoring the ball,’ And he said, ‘I got it.’ And he did.” …
Pima upends Morenci in double OT, 20-14 Read More
TweetPinSharePima hopes to even 27-game Lawson Stadium series By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – Pima brings a 1-1 overall record into Lawson Stadium on Friday, Sept. 13. It is the Roughriders’ …
Wildcats host Roughriders on Friday Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Stan Bonifacio Sports Photography: Cole Yentsch and the Safford Bulldogs upended Jeremiah Martinez and the Pima Roughriders 14-7 on Thursday night. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – This …
Safford upends Pima, 14-7 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Pima player Cheyanne Alder spikes the ball. Pima defeated Duncan 3-0 on Wednesday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The Pima Roughriders opened their 2024 volleyball …
Pima sweeps Duncan in straight sets to open the season Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Christopher Lopez (3), Emilio Roybal (1), Andrew Chavez (5), and Bryant Figueroa (2) encourage teammates during the final Morenci plate appearance against Pima. The No. 10 …
Morenci welcomes Bisbee for rematch on Friday 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