Those Friday night lights are about to turn on and our boys of fall are gearing up for another season on the gridiron. What have the teams been up to over the summer? Superior Panthers The Superior High School football team is preparing for their 2025 season....
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Hayden hosts annual basketball tournament
On Saturday, July 19, the 2nd Annual 3v3 Basketball Tournament was held at Hayden High School’s gym. The tournament was to benefit the 2025-2026 Hayden High basketball and cheer teams. “This being our second annual 3v3, our expectations were exceeded,” commented...
Two wrestlers work hard in the off-season towards a successful on-season
There is a saying that goes, “summer wrestling makes winter champions.” San Manuel High School wrestlers, Sienna Taylor and Jose Torres are putting in that summer work. After they both finished up their winter season at state, with Taylor placing 4th, the two...
San Manuel home to new Arsenal Wrestling Club
Coaches Gilbert Rodriguez, Sr. and Gilbert Rodriguez, Jr. are bringing back the powerful wrestling history and tradition to the Tri-Community. Arsenal Wrestling is now in San Manuel at the same complex with the Elks Lodge 2007 and right across from the car wash. The...
Hayden High School hosts athletic awards
On Tuesday, May 27, Hayden High School hosted its athletic awards and banquet in the high school lobby. The athletes sat at a long table at the front of the lobby, with coaches and faculty at another long table off to the side, then family and supportive community...
TRS Rider Appreciation Day and Dirt Bike Rodeo
On Sunday, May 4, over 30 TRS members, family members and friends attended the Appreciation Day and Dirt Dike Rodeo. As planned, participants went out and rode the trails in the San Manuel area, returned for lunch for the rodeo, rodeo medal awards ceremony and...
Hayden, San Manuel face off in softball quarterfinals; Hayden falls in semifinals
On Wednesday, May 7, two Copper Corridor teams met on the softball field to see who would continue on the journey to 1A State. Hayden traveled to take San Manuel on for the quarterfinals play-off game. The Lady Lobos started the game off with a bang, scoring 5...
THREE-PEAT for the Hayden Lobos! Hayden wins third baseball championship in a row
What a game! What a game! The Hayden baseball team found themselves in the championship game for the third year in a row. The lights shined down on Tempe Diablo Stadium, as the final 1A baseball game of the year was about to take place. The Hayden Lobos seeded...
Copper Corridor teams advance to quarterfinals in post-season play
This past week started the first round of 1A State Playoffs for softball and baseball. The teams of the Copper Corridor have been working hard to get the chance at the championship title. Several teams advanced, while some teams closed out their seasons. Ray vs...
CJHL holds track and field championships
On Friday, April 25, the Central Junior High League Track and Field Championships were held at Miami’s track. Competing in the tournament were Ray, Mt. Vista, Miami, Eloy and Cibecue. All of the athletes put a lot of effort into their events, knowing it was their...