Hayden wrestling head coach John Estrada believes as many as four Lobos have a “chance” to qualify for the State Wrestling Tournament in Prescott next month. Unfortunately, senior Joel Rodriguez (18 – 3, 220), junior Peter Kame (26 – 7, 195), senior Noah Monroy...
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Superior wins first two region games
The Superior boys’ basketball team is off to a 2 – 0 in 1A East Region games following victories against Ray and Hayden last Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. The Panthers defeated Ray, 44 – 38, before a 54 – 48 victory against the Lobos. Up...
Pantherettes’ trio star in win against Miami
Seniors Augie-Lou Hing and Anisah Cardenas combined for 23 points and six steals while junior Hailey Neal grabbed 10 rebounds and recorded a game-high seven steals for the Superior girls’ basketball team in its 40 – 33 victory last Thursday against visiting...
Tamayo, Moreno lead San Manuel in win against San Carlos
San Manuel juniors Javy Tamayo and Jose Moreno led the Miners to a 67 – 42 victory against visiting San Carlos last Tuesday. Tamayo scored a team-high 14 points while Moreno led the Miners in assists (6), steals (5) and rebounds (6). The victory was the...
Sea Lions Swimmers compete at the IM Xtreme Games
USA Swimming held the IM Xtreme Games in Mesa, Arizona at the Kino Aquatic Center Nov. 16-18. To qualify, swimmers in the Western Region of the USA (10 States from New Mexico to Alaska) had to achieve an IMX score of 1500 points or more in the...
3C Ranch, XMC host AMRA races
The Arizona Motorcycle Riders Association’s championship series presented by Motocity Anthem brought riders to 3C Ranch in Oracle, Arizona for the round 3 stop for big bikes, and round 2 stop for the minis. Xtreme MC hosted the event with over 60...
Ray, Superior volleyball teams end seasons at State Tournament
The Ray and Superior volleyball teams were two of 16 teams to qualify for the 1A Volleyball State Championship playoffs earlier this month. No. 10-seed Ray reached the quarterfinals, where it was defeated by No. 2 North Phoenix Prep, 3 – 1. The...
Cham-Panther-ship: Superior wins 1A Football Title
The Superior football team won its first state championship since 1954 with a decisive 70 – 20 victory against upstart Hayden last Saturday night at Maricopa High School. It wasn’t quite the 108-year championship drought that long-suffering Chicago Cubs...
Estrada: Hayden Lobos will be back sooner rather than later
It’s been 46 years since Hayden won a football state championship. That was 1972, when the school was playing 11-man football. It had been 30 years – 1988 – since the Lobos last appeared in a championship game before last Saturday night at Maricopa High School,...
San Manuel Jr. Miners win back-to-back CJHL Championships; Hayden plays a very close second
The San Manuel Jr. High football team won its second-straight Central Junior High League Championship by defeating Hayden Jr. High on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 22 – 20. “We stuck together as we made mistakes throughout the game,” San Manuel head coach Freddy...