Superior High School Principal and Athletic Director William Duarte emceed the annual Sports Awards Banquet, which took place on Wednesday, May 9, at the school. Several of the Panthers athletic programs have achieved highest level of success, especially...
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Bagdad thwarts Superior’s attempts at repeat history
There is a reason repeat championships are rare in sports. For the sixth-seeded Superior baseball team that reason was No. 1 Bagdad and starting pitcher Israel Loveall. The Sultans took advantage of a couple of errors by the Panthers that led to a...
Wayne Newman sets two ASUN records at championships in Jacksonville, FL
At the ASUN Championships Outdoor Track and Field held in Jacksonville, Florida, May 11 and 12, 2018, Wayne Newman starred for Lipscomb University, Nashville Tennessee, winning two individual titles, four All-Conference honors overall, and broke a pair of...
Waldo’s Gym in Oracle to host health fair
The award-winning Waldo’s Gym in Oracle will be hosting a health fair. The first Waldo’s Gym Health & Fitness Expo is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018. The event will be inside the gym and in a blocked off part of the parking lot at 1995 W....
Superior again: Panthers claim second State Championship in four years
The Superior softball team defeated third-seeded Bagdad, 13 – 7, at Arizona State’s Farrington Stadium on Monday night to win the 2018 1A Softball State Championship. It was the Panthers’ second state title in the last four years. They last won it in 2015, making...
Ray’s Ruiz signs LOI with MNU
Ray senior softball player Janae Ruiz will continue her academic and athletic career at the next level after recently signing her Letter of Intent to MidAmerica Nazarene University, an NAIA liberal arts college located in Olathe, Kansas, and a member of the...
Evan Apuron competes at Sectional Championship Swim Meet
In USA Swimming, the competition level between State Championships and National Championships is referred to as Sectional Championships. The United States is divided into Sections. This year’s Sectional Meet for the Four Corner States (Arizona,...
Miners crush San Carlos, 24 – 4
The San Manuel baseball team scored early and often on its way to a 24 – 4 run-rule victory at San Carlos last Tuesday. San Manuel scored in each of the first four innings, including a 10-run third. The Miners hit five doubles in the game,...
Top-ranked Ray defeats No. 2 Superior, 12 – 3
In the first matchup between the two teams that played for last year’s 1A State Championship, No. 1-ranked Ray defeated No. 2 Superior last Tuesday, 12 – 3. The most recent result was nearly as close as the narrow 1 – 0 Lady Cats’ victory in last year’s...
Superior comeback falls short against Ray
The No. 2-ranked Ray baseball team wants to end its season the same way defending champion Superior ended last year. The Bearcats showed they are a contender for the Panthers’ crown, holding off a late Superior comeback in a 6 – 5 victory last Tuesday. ...