By Nathaniel A. Lopez When Superior comes to town, you don’t know what will happen. For the men’s team, it was a high-scoring tie. For the ladies, it was a heart-breaking loss. The San Manuel baseball team started last week off with a tough...
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Lady ‘Cats post win over St. John Paul II; Lady Lobos host annual softball tourney
By Nathaniel A. Lopez Softball and baseball games typically slow down when schools are on spring break. That was true for the Ray High School teams. The boys were on hiatus. The Ray softball team had a light schedule last week, with one away game against...
Lady ‘Cats and Hayden Lobos post big wins this week
By Nathaniel A. Lopez The Ray Lady ‘Cats and the Hayden Lobos were on fire this week. The Lady 'Cats kicked off the week on March 8, with a home game against Duncan. The girls came out on top, defeating Duncan in a devastating 26-3. On March...
Spring season kicks off with Ray, Hayden competing at Joe Padilla Tourney
By Nathaniel A. Lopez The Ray baseball team spent their week competing in the 34th Annual Joe Padilla Baseball Tournament in Florence. The first day saw the Bearcats beat Coolidge in a close 4-3 game. The second day the boys faced off with Round Valley and,...
Copper Classic returns to San Manuel
By Nathaniel A. Lopez The dust will fly and the engines will roar as the 16th annual Copper Classic off-road motorbike race returns to the desert of San Manuel on Saturday, March 5. The Copper Classic will be the third round of the AMRA Off-Road Championship...
Panthers do well at pre-season tournament; Joe Padilla Tourney next
By Nathaniel A. Lopez The Superior High School baseball team started its 2022 season on Feb. 24, competing in the Charger Pre-Season Classic. Over the three days of the tournament, the Panthers faced Mogollon, Scottsdale Prep, and Benjamin Franklin high...
Hayden, Ray baseball teams head to Florence for annual Joe Padilla Tourney
By Nathaniel A. Lopez The Ray High School baseball team began its season on Feb. 24 with a game against San Tan Foothills. Ending the first inning behind by two runs, the point gap continued to grow as the Bearcats struggled to keep the Sabercats from...
Nail-biting game brings Lobos’ post-season to a close
By Nathaniel A. Lopez On Feb. 8, the Hayden boys basketball team traveled to Tucson to compete against Desert Christian in the first round of the 1A State Play-Ins. Desert Christian's small gym was completely filled. Half were Desert Christian fans, and the...
Lady Miners to face Salome today in 1A Conference Play-In game; boys’ team ends season with loss to Superior
By Nathaniel A. Lopez On Jan. 31, the San Manuel Boys Basketball team traveled to Tucson to face off against the The Gregory School. It was a tough night for the Miners, who suffered a loss of 37-52. The following day, both the boys and girls basketball...
Ray teams, Lady Lobos close out 2021-2022 season; Lobos to ‘play in’ for playoff standing
By Nathaniel A. Lopez The winter season has officially drawn to a close for Ray’s boys and girls teams as well as for the Lady Lobos. The playoff dreams for the Hayden Lobos remain in reach and depend on the outcome of yesterday’s play in game. Due to a...