The 2018 edition of the San Manuel baseball team returns seven lettermen from last year’s squad that featured 11 of 16 players on the roster who were freshmen or sophomores. Miners’ third-year head coach Freddy Burnham and assistant coach J.R. Bejarano...
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Ray WBB nearing State Championship
The Ray girls’ basketball team is two wins away from bringing the 1A state title back to Kearny following a pair of victories last weekend in Prescott. The No. 3-seed Lady Cats handily defeated No. 14 Bowie/San Simon in their first-round game on Friday,...
Two girls excel at Elks State Hoop Shoot
On Saturday, Feb. 17, the Kearny Elks had two Hoop shooters represent Kearny in the Elks State Hoop Shoot contest, competing against four other shooters in their age group. These shooters are from all parts of Arizona. Kearny is very proud to...
Ray MBB, Hayden WBB are one-and-done at State Tourney
Exactly two weeks after suffering a 73 – 44 defeat in its regular-season finale against NFL Yet Academy, the No. 13 Ray boys’ basketball experienced a nearly identical fate in last Friday’s first-round state playoff game versus the No. 4 Eagles. In what...
Wayne Newman to compete at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Wayne Newman, former resident of San Manuel and graduate of San Manuel High School, will compete in the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held on Feb. 16-18, 2018, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He will race in the 60 meter hurdle prelims Saturday,...
State Champion: San Manuel’s Rodriguez makes dream a reality
San Manuel freshman wrestler Gilbert Rodriguez made a 10-year-old dream come true at the 2018 Division IV State Wrestling Championships, which were held at the Prescott Valley Event Center on Feb. 9-10. Rodriguez, the top seed in the 106-lb weight class,...
Ray’s Rodriguez, Yocum reach scoring milestone
Ray girls’ basketball stars Shelby Yocum and Savannah Rodriguez each eclipsed 1,000 points scored earlier this season. Rodriguez, a senior captain, reached the mark just before the holiday break in December and enters this weekend’s state tournament with...
Ray, Hayden basketball teams reach State Championship Tournament
The Ray boys’ and girls’ basketball teams along with the Hayden girls’ team will begin their quest for the 2018 1A State Championship this week in Prescott. The AIA announced the 16-team field, seedings and first-round games during its selection show...
Marco Salas signs with ASU
Marco Antonio Salas of Mesa AZ, will sign a Letter of Commitment to play football for the Arizona State Sun Devils on Feb. 7, 2018. Marco was offered a Preferred Walk On and later verbally committed to ASU in December of 2017. He has also been accepted...
Ray teams, Hayden WBB await State Tournament berths
Both the Ray boys’ and girls’ basketball teams as well as the Hayden girls’ team appear headed to the 2018 AIA 1A State Championship, which will begin Feb. 16 in Prescott. As of Feb. 5, the Ray girls’ team is ranked No. 3, the boys are No. 13, and the...