Arizona Elks State Hoop Shoot champion, Ariana Arbizo arrived in Las Vegas, along with her family, by chartered bus to compete against, California-Hawaii, Nevada and Utah state champions in the 8 and 9 year old girls. Arizona Elks is very...
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AJ Lopez swims well at Junior Olympic Swim Meet
The Junior Olympic Swim Meet was held at the Cactus Pool in Scottsdale on Feb. 23-25. The meet required competitors to achieve qualifying times in a previous USA Swimming Sanctioned Meet. Ten swimmers from the Sea Lions Swim Team qualified and...
Former SMHS coach to take team to nationals
Vince Majalca, former San Manuel assistant to Many Yubeta, has coached the University of Arizona wrestling team to its third Regional trophy in four years. The wildcats were runners-up in 2015, champions in 2016 and runners-up again this weekend. The...
Former Superior resident Tomerlin signs NLI with Ottawa U
Former Superior resident and current Desert Ridge High School senior Bobby Tomerlin was one of six Jaguars’ football players to sign his National Letter of Intent on Feb. 7 during a signing event hosted at the school. Tomerlin, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound...
San Manuel softball primed for state title run
After winning the 2A South Region Championship with an undefeated record (10-0) and a run to the state semifinals a year ago, the San Manuel softball team appears ready to return to a place it’s accustomed to. State Champion. The Lady Miners...
Miners’ baseball is young but experienced
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...
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,...