Area teams take advantage of nearby 7-on-7 football sessions
By Raymundo Frasquillo It’s never too early to start talking football in the Gila Valley. An opportunity to improve their football skills was too good…
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Morenci-Clifton Little League 11-12 All-Stars, Pinal Mountain to face off Wednesday
By Raymundo Frasquillo SAFFORD – Morenci-Clifton and Pinal Mountain, both 2-0, face off in the District 11 Little League All-Stars Tournament on Wednesday (June 28)…
Morenci-Clifton Little League All-Stars edge Mount Graham, 2-1 in District 11 tournament
By Raymundo Frasquillo SAFFORD – In football its the last-second touchdown; basketball has a three-pointer to win it all, and in baseball children pretend to…
Swimmers head toward finals
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – In the blink of an eye, swimmers who didn’t know the difference between butterfly and breaststroke are now preparing…
Morenci concludes four-day volleyball fundamentals camp
By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – Forty-two Morenci students, 20 high school and 22 middle school, attended the four-day Gold Medal Squared volleyball fundamentals camp in…
Pima and Safford square off in the pool at second swim meet
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – In the Gila Valley swim team league, points aren’t kept in regular meets, so it’s hard to tell which…
Morenci – Clifton Little League All-Stars begin District 11 tourney June 24
By Raymundo Frasquillo Morenci-Clifton Little League completed its regular season with the conclusion of the Braves-Rangers game June 9. The visiting Braves prevailed 22-4 over…
Gila Valley swim teams open season
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA/THATCHER – The unofficial beginning of summer has arrived as the Gila Valley swim teams opened their season Friday with meets…
Safford native Lopez pounds Eduardo into submission at UFC 212
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net RIO DE JANERIO – Safford native Matthew Lopez (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) went into the lion’s den Saturday to take on…
Wildcats have banner year, earn region title
By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – Morenci’s softball team completed the regular season with a 10-game win streak and a program first 2A East Region title,…
