By Nathaniel A. Lopez San Manuel Miner The San Manuel Miners basketball team continued their season with a three-game week. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, The boys and girls teams traveled to Desert Christian High School. The Lady Miners came out victorious in a...
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Ray Bearcats start week off strong on the court
By Nathaniel A. Lopez It was another busy week for the Ray Bearcats basketball teams. On Feb. 22, both teams were on the road. The Lady Bearcats faced off against Lincoln Prep, while the boys played against North Phoenix Prep Academy. The girls started...
Bearcats post wins over Miners in first games of 2021
By Nathaniel A. Lopez Last Tuesday, January 19, the Ray Bearcats Basketball teams traveled to San Manuel to face the Miners in the first game of the season. The Bearcats claimed the win for both the boys and girls. During the boys game, the Miners tried their...
Andrew Luberda – A Tribute
Andrew Luberda COVID-19 has touched so many lives. It seems to circle closer and closer to people we know. It’s taken the lives of community members and Tuesday morning, it took the life of our coworker Andrew “Andy” Luberda. Andy was our sports writer and in...
San Manuel season ends with playoff loss
The seventh-seeded San Manuel football team qualified for the playoffs in its first year in the 1A Division. The top two teams in each region earned automatic qualification in the eight-team postseason. The Miners were second in the 1A South Region. The Miners...
Riley Stewart State Champion swimmer
Riley Stewart competes at the 2019 Division II State Swimming Championships. This year’s competition was closed to spectators. Riley Stewart (16) of Mammoth has become 2020 AIA D2 State Champion in the 200 IM (individual medley) this weekend in Mesa, Arizona....
Evan Apuron medals at State Championship Swim Meet
Senior Evan Apuron earned two medals at the Division III High School State Swimming Championship. Photo by Apuron Photography The 2020 Division III High School State Championship Swim Meet was held at the Phoenix Country Day Aquatic Center in Paradise Valley on...
San Manuel looks dominant in home opener
By Andrew Luberda San Manuel Miner The San Manuel football team defeated Ft. Thomas in its home-opening game of the season last Friday night, 42 – 12. The Miners have won consecutive games by 30 points or more to start the season 2-0 for the first time...
Miners ready to make some noise after division reclassification
The entire San Manuel High School athletic program will compete in the 1A Division after years competing as a 2A member. “I think our teams can be really competitive,” San Manuel Athletic Director Damon Lovato told the Miner during the summer. According...
Hayden cancels fall sports
By Andrew Luberda Copper Basin News The Hayden-Winkleman Unified School District announced in a Sept. 14 press release that it was canceling fall sports. “Hayden High School will be canceling all fall sports for the health and safety of student athletes,...