D-backs, Escobar agree to three-year contract
The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with INF Eduardo Escobar on a three-year contract through the 2021 season. Escobar, 29, established career highs in home…
Articles by Lee Patterson
Wild Finishes in High School Football Friday night
Close games, Overtimes and blowouts, oh my! There was a pinch of each on Friday night in Gila Valley football action. A few teams clinched…
Football playoff spots on the line this week
Two weeks remain in the 2018 regular season on the gridiron. As of this writing, every single Gila Valley football team would be in the…
Guard U to Guarding You: Arizona State determined to be defensive team
By ZACH PEKALE Cronkite News TEMPE — It was a combination of swagger, finesse and three-point shooting that propelled Arizona State to a marquee road…
Patterson’s Perspective: Can We Consider Gila Valley High School Athletics A Dynasty? Part 4
By Lee Patterson I had every intention of getting part 4 of this series done last week. That just wasn’t in the cards, though. But…
Despite recent upheaval, Suns remain optimistic, bring in Jamal Crawford
By JAKE GOODRICK Cronkite News PHOENIX – Still in the preseason and on the cusp of what is hoped to be a vastly improved season,…
Health insurance premiums to drop about 10 percent in Arizona next year
By ALEXIS EGELAND Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Healthcare premiums are expected to drop about 10 percent in Arizona next year, more than double the decline…
Cochise County vaccinating Naco residents after sewage spill reaches residential areas
By BRITTANY WATSON Cronkite News NACO – Francisco Romo wasn’t sure why volunteers had come to his small home to vaccinate him and his wife,…
Fort Thomas falls to #8 after 2 game skid, still secure home playoff game
The first six games for the Fort Thomas Apaches were a breeze, racking up a 6-0 record and getting ranked as high as #4 in…
Gila Monsters Survive Artichoke Attack
Everybody has heard the saying that football is a game of inches. That old saying came to life Saturday night at Mickelson Field at Eastern…
