It’s turkey trotting time
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – An event that mixes serious racers with pregnant moms pushing strollers is the Gila Valley’s signature family race of…
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Benson ends Pima’s Cinderella story
jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – The No. 5 Benson Bobcats upset the No. 4 Pima Roughriders at Edd Hubard Field in Pima on Saturday, ending the Roughriders’…
Eagles soar into state semifinals
By L. Scott Bennett The No. 6 seed Phoenix Christian Cougars traveled to the Gila Valley to take on the No. 3 seed Thatcher Eagles…
Roughriders stampede Knights in playoffs
jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – After being pelted by Mother Nature the previous day, the #4 seed Pima Roughriders pounded the visiting #12 seed Gilbert Christian Knights…
Roughriders’ defense tames Wildcats
jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – Known for its big-play air attack, the Pima Roughriders (8-2 overall, 4-2 section) utilized its ground game coupled with a stifling defense…
Eagles dominate Senior Night
By L. Scott Bennett It was Senior Night at John T. Mickelson Field as the Miami Vandals (4-6 overall, 1-5 section) came into town to…
Pima loses heartbreaker against Round Valley
jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – The Pima Roughriders (7-2 overall, 3-2 2A East) were 12 seconds away from sending the Eager Round Valley Elks (9-0 overall, 5-0…
Construction of new basketball courts begins
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The saying goes, “When one door closes a window opens.” While a freak storm may have shut the door on an elementary…
Wildcats edge Yellow Jackets in overtime
By Raymundo Frasquillo It wasn’t ABC’s Wide World of Sports spanning the globe to bring you the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,…
Mount Graham state hill climb rolls to a start on Sunday
brooke@giliavalleycenytral.net SAFFORD – Breathless peddling with the Arizona sun beating down, the riders had 20 miles to go before sundown. Starting at 3,400…
