Superior Sun

Superior advances to Semis after ‘tough’ win

  The No.2-seed Superior football team defeated No. 7 Bagdad in the quarterfinals of the 1A state playoffs last Friday night, 36 – 18. The win was the Panthers second this season against the Sultans, but the most recent win was clearly more meaningful as a berth...

Superior JR/SR High Honor Roll list released

  Superior JR/SR High School has released its 1st Quarter Honor Roll.      Students on the Principal’s Honor Roll (All A’s) are: Jasmin Ortega, Adam Navarette, Dolores Ramirez, Queenie Hing, Augustin-Lou Hing, Kale Major and Makayla Martinez....

Letter to the Editor: Labeling Superior Schools

Dear Superior Community,   On Oct. 5, the State School A-F Labels were made public. There are basically two models used to label schools. The K-8 model focuses mainly on student proficiency as well as student growth in relation to the AZMerit test. The 9-12 model...

Ray, Superior volleyball teams earn berths in State Playoffs

  The Ray and Superior volleyball teams will compete for the 1A State Championship, which begins this Friday, Nov. 2.   All first-round and quarterfinals games will take place at Betty H. Fairfax High School in Laveen.   No. 10-seed Ray will take on No....

CASA of Gila County offers free training in Globe/Miami on Nov. 2

  CASA of Gila County is hosting two free trainings in Globe/Miami on Nov. 2, 2018 at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center in the Turquoise Room.   The morning training will begin at 10:30 a.m. Justine Jimmie, Deputy Attorney General for the San Carlos...

Letter to the Editor: CAC Governing Board Elections

  Greetings residents of the Copper Corridor.   Come Nov. 6, you will make some important choices and I’d like to illustrate the differences between two candidates running for the Central Arizona College governing board.    I am writing as a...

Along the Gila: A Farewell to Old Things

Old things are passing away. New things are coming into being. Resolution Copper in Superior will be taking down the old Magma smelter stack overlooking the town. The old smelter buildings have already been taken down, and the old diesel-electric locomotive has been...

Trunk or Treat – Monster amounts of fun for everyone!

  Downtown Superior will once again be the host for the annual Halloween Costume Parade and Trunk or Treat event.  The event is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 from 4-7 p.m.  The event is being organized by the Town of Superior Youth Council with...

Superior ready for difficult playoff road

  Nothing worth winning ever comes easy.   Such is the case for the No. 2-seed Superior football team, which will play No. 7 Bagdad this Friday in the quarterfinals of the 1A State Championship Playoffs.   The Sultans, a perennial playoff team that won...