Safford boys squelch Pima three-peat bid, earn ninth tourney title
EAC Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament rundown By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Third-seeded Safford had its say in the outcome of the three-day 55th annual Eastern…
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Safford sweeps EAC Holiday Tournament
Bulldogs bump off Roughriders in upset By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Defense wins championships. Just ask the Safford Bulldogs (1-2 conference, 11-5 overall), who…
Safford’s Frias signs National Letter of Intent to play football for ASU
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The long two-a-day practices on the field, the hours spent pumping iron in the weight room and in the…
Safford girls capture fourth straight Eastern Arizona Holiday Tourney title
By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – The Robert Abalos-coached Safford Bulldogs outlasted the Thatcher Eagles, 72-48, in Guitteau Gymnasium on Dec. 16. The pairing was the…
Pima flexes its muscle over 2A East opponents
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – The Pima Roughriders (6-0 conference, 10-1 overall) stretched its first-place lead in the 2A East with a decisive 70-58…
The 42nd annual Girls Eastern Arizona Holiday Tournament begins Thursday
By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – The 42nd annual Eastern Arizona Holiday Tournament for girls has the same eight teams attending for a fifth straight year,…
Thatcher outlasts Safford in early season rivalry matchup
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – An 8-0 run in the middle of the fourth period ended up lifting the visiting Thatcher Eagles (1-0 conference,…
Morenci boys run past Tigers, Bobcats, and Cowboys for 3-0 mark
By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Patrick Hepper-coached Morenci basketball boys opened the season with a trio of wins over Cochise County schools, 52-24 over…
Morenci girls slip past Bobcats in home opener
By Raymundo Frasquillo The Steve Chavez-coached Morenci basketball girls slipped past the Benson Bobcats 35-34 in Wildcat Memorial Gymnasium on Dec. 1. St. David handed…
Lucky knee fells Gaethje in second UFC fight
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net DETROIT – Number 5-ranked Safford native Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje (18-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took on No. 4-ranked Eddie Alvarez (29-5…
