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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 …
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TweetPinShareThatcher doomed by turnovers/Red Zone folly By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MESA – The No. 2 ALA-West Guardians (13-0) and the No. 3 Thatcher Eagles (10-3) battled at Mesa High School …
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TweetPinShareRoughriders oust Pumas, meet No. 2 Phoenix By Raymundo Frasquillo MESA – The No. 3 Thatcher Eagles (10-2 overall) meet the No. 2 Waddell American Leadership – West Foothills Guardians …
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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
TweetPinShareSafford, Thatcher volleyball futures appear bright By Raymundo Frasquillo STATEWIDE – Safford senior outside hitter/blocker Breanna Arbizo (5) and sophomore middle hitter/blocker Payton Abalos (1), along with Thatcher senior libero …
Abalos, Arbizo, Draper tabbed 1st team all-region Read More
TweetPinShareRoughriders outlast Redskins, host No. 6 Bisbee By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Two South Region members remain in post-season contention following first-round pairings on Nov. 8. South Region entrants, Thatcher …
Eagles advance, welcome No. 6 Florence Read More
TweetPinShareEagles defeat Knights in 3A opening round By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The No. 3 Pima Roughriders (9-0 conference, 10-1 overall) scored 23 unanswered points in less than 4 …
Riders’ scoring spree ends Redskins’ season Read More
TweetPinShareEagles fall in five sets during play-in round By Raymundo Frasquillo GOODYEAR – The Robert Abalos-coached No. 9 Safford Bulldogs (13-4 seeding, 11.0058 rating) meets No. 8 Parker (14-2, 13.1110) …
Bulldogs meet Broncs on Saturday Read More
TweetPinShareRiders welcome No. 14 Redskins to Edd Hubbard Field. By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Two 3A South Region members qualified for the 2024 post-season beginning with the first round on …
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TweetPinShareCowgirls host Wranglers for play-in match By Raymundo Frasquillo SAFFORD – Five of nine 3A South Region members finished in the Top 24, with four involved in the play-in round …
Bulldogs welcome Wildcats on Tuesday Read More