- Gaud's eyes the future
- Pierre Gaud's first state title is barely a month old.That's not stopping him from thinking about Nos. 2 and 3.Gaud was the only local wrestler to win a state title, taking first at 145 pounds in Divi... Full story
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- Local Roundup: Feb. 4
- Meet Yuma's new Division II Section I wrestling champions — the Gila Ridge Hawks.Gila Ridge took first place at sectionals on Saturday with a team total of 296.5 points and qualified 12 out of its 14 wrestlers to make the trip to state.Now meet... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 28
- PREP WRESTLING Yuma Catholic third at tourney The Yuma Catholic boys wrestling team took home a third place finish on Friday. The Shamrocks finished behind first place Ironwood Ridge and second place Liberty High School at the Bourgade Last ... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 27
- PREP WRESTLING Shamrocks’ Gill returns from injury, goes undefeated at Bourgade After suffering an injury during the Yuma Catholic football state championship game, it looked as if Ryan Gill would not wrestle in his senior year.But Gill (170)... Full story
- Jaimes wins important match, Raiders top Hawks
- Leave it to a senior state champion to secure a win with a city championship on the line.With Gila Ridge inching back against defending champion Cibola, Rafael Jaimes hung on for the clinching victory in a hard-fought bout against Nathan Mendivil.Cib... Full story
- Yuma High's Gomez a bright spot at City Championships
- While Cibola and Kofa had plenty to celebrate Wednesday at the second annual Yuma City Championships, the other three teams had fewer bright spots.San Luis, Kofa and Yuma High combined to produce one champion: the Criminals' James Gomez at 182 pounds... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 25
- The Yuma Heat swim team will be hosting the Polar Bear Plunge for the third straight year this weekend.The three-day event will span from Friday-Sunday and brings teams from all over the area. Rio Salado Swimming Club (Gilbert), Tucson JCC, Imperial ... Full story
- Marquez gets key win for Yuma High against YC as Crims sweep tri-meet
- It was the first of what would turn out to be four bouts decided by two or less points between Yuma High and Yuma Catholic on Wednesday.But after Ernesto Sandigo struck first, Chris Marquez got a reversal and three-point nearfall in the only points h... Full story
- Local Roundup: Dec. 3
- WRESTLING Yuma High wins in Wellton The Yuma High wrestling team continued its outstanding performance at the Sid Grande Invitational in Wellton on Saturday.Four wrestlers placed first for the Criminals, who finished with 278 points. Kodi Doerr (10... Full story
- Local Roundup: Feb. 5
- PREP GIRLS SOCCER YC falls to Red Rock Short-handed Yuma Catholic didn’t have enough magic left for another run at the state semifinals, losing to Sedona Red Rock 4-2 on Saturday in a 1A/2A/3A Girls Soccer State quarterfinal. ... Full story
- Local Roundup: Feb. 4
- YC girls pull off another upset Once again, the Yuma Catholic girls soccer team pulled off a first-round stunner. For the second straight year, the Shamrocks entered the Class 1A/2A/3A State Tournament with a low seed, but still found a way to be b... Full story
- Local Roundup: Feb. 2
- Despite rumors to the contrary, the 2010-2011 NAPA Auto Parts Racing Series at Cocopah Speedway resumes Saturday night.“Somebody got the idea that the next race is Friday, and that’s not true,” said David White, the track’s in... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 30
- Things started off well for the Arizona Western baseball team at the Coyote Border Battle in Las Vegas, but they took a turn for the worse Saturday. The tournament started for the Matadors with a come-from-behind 8-6 win over host and 22nd-ranked So... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 26
- PREP WRESTLING Hawks sweep four-way Gila Ridge went 3-0 in a four-way meet at Lake Havasu on Wednesday. The Hawks defeated Parker 45-24, Lake Havasu 49-24 and Kofa 55-31, while the Gila Ridge junior varsity team went 4-0 in a five-way meet at the ... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 22
- PREP WRESTLING Gila Ridge takes second The Gila Ridge Hawks finished second out of 25 teams at the South Pointe Catholic Invitational at Tucson on Saturday. Tucson-Ironwood Ridge claimed first. Abel Mejia, a 119-pounder, and Jose Cazares, a 130-p... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 21
- PREP GIRLS SOCCERKings hand Raiders first region lossKofa took a 2-1 lead into halftime and held on to defeat Cibola by that score at home on Friday for the Kings' third win this week.Lesly Salazar scored the game-winner with 15 minutes left in the f... Full story
- Raiders have 11 go perfect to claim city championship, trophy
- Cibola made history.The Raiders became Yuma's first wrestling city champion as they defeated Gila Ridge 52-9 Wednesday in a five-way dual match at Ernest F. Rillos Gym. Both teams entered the final round of the tournament a perfect 3-0.“This is... Full story
- Cibola’s Jaimes chases dream, helps Raiders run the table at Kofa
- Like any ambitious wrestler, Rafael Juan Jaimes has lofty goals.One of the Cibola junior's goals is to win the state title at the 103-pound division. He got one step closer after helping the Raiders win the first city championship at Ernest F. Rillos... Full story
- Wrestling city championship set for today
- When Gila Ridge coach David King attended Howell High School in Howell, Mich., his rival school was on the other side of town. Every year, the two combatants battled for the city championship trophy, which was a road sign someone once stole.At 1 p.m.... Full story
- Local roundup: Jan. 15
- PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Warriors come back against Ajo Down eight after three quarters, the San Pasqual boys basketball team needed just two minutes of playing man defense instead of zone to take the lead for good in a 59-54 victory against Ajo on Sat... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 12
- PREP WRESTLING Rams go 5-0 at Camp Verde The Antelope wrestling team went 5-0 at a multi-team meet at Camp Verde on Wednesday. The Rams beat Show Low (46-36), Monument Valley (75-6), Gray Hills (78-3), Shanto Prep (78-6) and Canyon State Academy (... Full story
- San Luis sets school record
- Despite missing three starters, including leading scorer Orlando Lopez, San Luis topped Yuma High 53-47 for its school-record eighth victory.“It means a lot. This is a hard-working group of kids,” Sidewinders coach Guillermo Flores said. ... Full story
- Local Roundup: Jan. 8
- Antelope’s Johnny Salcido took first place in the heavyweight division at the Joseph City Invitational on Saturday by pinning his opponent in 37 seconds of the championship match. Salcido went 9-0 on the day and capped his performance by defea... Full story
- Jankowski wins first head-to-head match against Yuma, mentor
- Before warm-ups Thursday, Adam Ludwin said first-year Cibola coach Mike Jankowski told he and his teammates not to take the upcoming wrestling match lightly and even went as far as telling them not to let their opponent breathe.As harsh as those word... Full story
- Criminals win five-way meet at Antelope
- The Yuma High wrestling team edged Antelope 36-32 on a tiebreaker to win the five-way meet at Antelope on Wednesday.The Criminals got the win on the eighth criteria when breaking ties, which came down to most first points scored - Yuma had eight to A... Full story
- Local roundup: Dec. 28
- Rafael Jaime led six Cibola wrestlers into the semifinals of the El Cajon (Calif.) Invitational on Tuesday.Jaime won his three matches at 103 all on pins. He’ll be joined in the semis by Raider teammates Isaac Camarillo (112), Luis Nunez (119),... Full story
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