Two Gila Valley teams move on to basketball semifinals
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PRESCOTT VALLEY – And then there were two. The No. 1 Pima Roughriders boys and No. 1 Fort Thomas girls basketball…
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Rough day for Gila Valley teams at state basketball tournament
Numer one seeds only victors By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PRESCOTT VALLEY – It was a tough opening day for teams from the Gila Valley at…
Last second shot ends Morenci’s season
By Raymundo Frasquillo There is no joy in Mudville with a capital white ‘M’ as Morenci’s boys basketball team succumbed by two points, 48-50, during…
Bruins slip out of Morenci with state tourney slot
By Raymundo Frasquillo A heart-breaking one-point play-in contest loss ended Morenci’s 2017 season in Wildcat Memorial Gymnasium on Feb. 10. The Keams Canyon Hopi Bruins…
Morenci mat men earn second back-to-back state titles, net four individual champions
By Raymundo Frasquillo Morenci High School history teacher Casey Woodall recalled the Roman legions having trumpeters herald their triumphant return. In the 21st Century Saturday…
Eagles advance to state basketball tournament
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – With an invite to the state basketball tournament on the line, the Thatcher Eagles (19-8 overall, 9-3 region) took…
Morenci wrestling repeats as state champions
Wildcats qualify seven for finals in unheard of feat By Walt Mares The sirens of police cars and fire trucks wailed as they passed through Clifton. …
Morenci boys host Glendale Prep for post-season play-in game
By Raymundo Frasquillo The Patrick Hepper-coached Morenci Wildcats will host Glendale Prep in a play-in game at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11. Two other East…
Morenci girls fall in heartbreaker to Hopi Bruins in play-in game
By Raymundo Frasquillo Morenci drew one of the teams head coach Steve Chavez prepared the Wildcats to face, the Keams Canyon Hopi Bruins, but the Wildcats…
Morenci mat men capture sixth sectional, net seven champions
By Raymundo Frasquillo The most important wrestling meet of the season, the state qualifying meet, concluded with Morenci earning the team title. The sectional champions…
