Boys Basketball

- Teachers win again in Staff vs. Students game at Yuma High
- BY JESSE SEVERSON @YSJesseSeverson
- The students at Yuma High School are going to have to hear it from their teachers for another year.For the second straight time, the Staff brushed aside the Students 71-61 in the 2nd Annual Pros vs. Joes basketball game on Wednesday night at Palace G... Full story

- Cibola senior racks up assists as Boys Basketball Player of the Year
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- More than likely, Cibola senior point guard Jordan Mitchell could have averaged more than 25 points per game if he wanted to. With a powerful 6-foot-1 frame, Mitchell created matchup problems for nearly every opponent he faced. But Mitchell, who is t... Full story

- San Luis' Ochoa stymies Yuma High
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- San Luis starting pitcher Alexander Bazua gave the Yuma High baseball team fits on Thursday. On Friday, Sidewinder starter Jerry Ochoa didn't make the Criminals' lives any easier. The sophomore right-hander shut down the Criminals and the Sidewinders... Full story

- LOCAL GLANCE (Feb. 22): JUCO basketball, Prep soccer, basketball, baseball
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- JUCO MEN'S BASKETBALLAWC falls to Mesa
Marvin Whitt missed a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer as Arizona Western lost at Mesa 55-52 on Friday.The loss knocks the Matadors (24-6, 19-3 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference) into the No. 3 seed in... Full story

- Three teams prepare for state, Kofa girls left out
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- There was a mixture of emotions for the area basketball teams when the Arizona Interscholastic Association State Tournament bracket was announced on Sunday.The Yuma Catholic boys were announced as No. 8 at Division IV, which is good enough to land a ... Full story

- LOCAL GLANCE (Jan. 31): JUCO Softball, Prep Basketball
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- The Arizona Western softball team opened the Great Western Shootout with three wins Thursday, including a 6-4 win against No. 1 Salt Lake.“We did a very good job of playing hard all day today to get three wins,” coach Nikki Bethurum said.... Full story
- Updated AIA Power Points (Jan. 11)
- This is a list of the local area teams’ Arizona Interscholastic Association Power Points and their ranking in their respective section. The team’s record and state ranking are in parentheses.
Boys Basketball
Division ISection 1
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- LOCAL GLANCE Dec. 15: JUCO football, prep basketball
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- Four Arizona Western football players signed letters of intent to continue their careers at NCAA Division I colleges, the school announced Thursday.The players were tight end Emmanuel Bibbs, linebacker/defensive end Sam Wren, defensive back Cassius S... Full story

- LOCAL GLANCE Dec. 14: Baseball, prep basketball, prep soccer
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- Up three goals with less than eight minutes to play, Kofa boys soccer coach Jamie Nicewander thought it was safe to put in his backups against Gila Ridge.He was almost wrong.Gila Ridge scored two late goals, but it wasn't enough in the Kings' 4-3 win... Full story
- Local Glance (Dec. 13): Boys soccer, boys basketball, girls basketball
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- PREP BOYS SOCCER
Sidewinders, Crims game called in second half
San Luis soccer coach Ian McDougall said he doesn't consider his team the winner of Thursday's game at Yuma, which was called due to rain with 22:36 left and the Sidewinders leading 3-2... Full story

- LOCAL GLANCE Dec 4: JUCO soccer, volleyball, Prep basketball, soccer
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- Arizona Western midfielder and San Luis grad Erik Luzanilla became the first Matador since 2009 to earn a NJCAA First Team All-American nod for soccer.Luzanilla was just one of two Arizona Community College Athletic Conference players on the first te... Full story
- Boys Basketball Previews
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Antelope RamsLast year: 8-13Top returners: Wilfredo Gallego, sr., G; Ramon Alcala, sr., GKey newcomers: N/ACoach Lance Wagner's comments: “Right now, we're really sharing the ball well and trying to find the open shot.”The lowdown: Wagner... Full story
- Local Roundup: Feb. 22
- FROM STAFF REPORTS
- Cibola guard Ashley Doering and Gila Ridge guard Summer Ehrig were named the co-players of the year for the region formerly known as the Gila Valley Region as voted on by the coaches. Gila Ridge’s Mariah Carter, Kofa’s Jasmine Ortiz and R... Full story

- YC boys advance; girls season ends in Prescott Valley
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- It was a bittersweet first round for Yuma Catholic in the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division IV State Tournament. The Shamrock boys advanced with a 72-59 win over No. 22 Rock Point on Saturday morning, but the girls lost to No. 10 San Migue... Full story
- YC boys win again; Kofa, Cibola lose
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- The Yuma Catholic boys basketball team is proving that its seed isn't anything but a number.The No. 8 Shamrocks topped the No. 4 Valley Lutheran 57-43 on Wednesday at the Division IV Section I tournament.The Shamrocks were dominant from the start, ta... Full story

- YC boys win first round sectional game, Cibola girls lose
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- Carter Rodriguez hit the game-winning shot on a layup at the buzzer as No. 8 Yuma Catholic stunned No. 1 Arizona Lutheran 57-56 in the first round of the Division IV Section I tournament on Tuesday.The Shamrocks trailed by as much as 12 in the third ... Full story

- Local Roundup: Feb. 1
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- The Division IV Section I tournament may be out of reach for Yuma Catholic, but the state tournament isn't.The Shamrocks lost 53-43 in double overtime to Tonopah on Wednesday, having four players foul out and needing to play three freshmen in crunch ... Full story

- Sidewinders fall in opening round of the SWRC
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Sometimes a team is simply overmatched. That was the case for San Luis on Thursday, which lost to Arbor View (Nev.) 78-26 in the opening round of the Southwest Rotary Classic.The Aggies were bigger and faster than the Sidewinders and forced them into... Full story

- Local Roundup: Dec. 3
- FROM STAFF REPORTS
- 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

- 2011 Sun/Rotary All-Region teams
- FROM STAFF REPORTS
- Yuma Sun/Yuma Rotary Club 2011-All-Region Teams
Girls soccer*Andi Bedoya, CibolaNicole Hartman, KofaItzel Ramos, San LuisMichelle Soto, CibolaCarolyn Sosa, San LuisNaby Rodriguez, CibolaBri Rios, KofaDiana Mendoza, San LuisMorgan Frank, Yuma Catholi... Full story