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- Former Woodard star Shuler comes back to host basketball camp
- Professional basketball player Jamal Shuler was in Yuma Saturday to teach Woodard Junior High students how to improve their game during the inaugural 2013 WJHS Free Summer Basketball Camp. Shuler, who lived in Yuma for a short time as a child, has... Full story
- Norton to become second player on Arizona State cross country, track
- It turns out Arizona State isn’t going to have only one Cibola alum on its cross country and track team. Former Raider distance runner Ryan Norton has given a verbal agreement to run for the Sun Devils next season, joining former teammate Be... Full story
- Blankenship to be inducted into second hall of fame
- Many times the efforts involved with semi-pro football go unnoticed. The stands are rarely full and games and practice pass by with little recognition. That’s what makes it so special for Ken Blankenship. In January of next year, Blank... Full story
- 4 Hawks perfect in Las Vegas
- It was a long but successful weekend for the Gila Ridge wrestling team in Las Vegas. The Hawks had 14 duals in two days — going 12-2 — in the Arbor View Summer Duals at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas. Gila Ridge won 46-27 to the h... Full story
- Bourguignon runner-up at tournament in Scottsdale
- Yuma Catholic golfer Grady Bourguignon shot under par three straight days and was runner-up in the Under Armour Vicky Hurst Championship last week in Scottsdale. Bourguignon finished 11-under with a 67-69-69—205. "After the first day, I w... Full story
- Former Cibola wrestler heading to Jr. Pro Am Games
- Adam Ludwin is a state champion and is searching for a national championship.But next month he'll have a shot at an international title.The Cibola graduate and sophomore at Fort Hays State (Kan.) earned a spot on the United States team and will compe... Full story
- Walkoff hit helps Angels top Diamondbacks to win YBBL championship game
- After the Yuma Boys Baseball League Diamondbacks pushed across the tying run in the top of the sixth Monday night, Angels shortstop Dominic Avila knew he had to take the game into his own hands, or in this case legs.Avila drew a walk, stole second, t... Full story
- Arlia takes feature event win in Lucas Oil ASCC off-road show at Cocopah Speedway
- Steven Arlia said he was talked into making the trip to Cocopah Speedway for the Lucas Oil Regional Arizona Short Course Championship Series race.It was the veteran off-road racer's first time at the Somerton oval, and it didn't start out on a good n... Full story
- Yuma defeats Somerton 12-2 in 8U semifinals before losing 13-5 to Phoenix
- Eight and under pitching machine baseball is pretty similar to the Major Leagues, but instead of calling time to have the coach run through the signs, it's usually to have the coach tie their shoes.The Phoenix-area Ramms defeated Yuma 13-5 in the fin... Full story
- Flag football gives youth a chance to learn
- While 7- and 8-year-olds are starting to grasp the intricacies and complexities of football, their attention span might not always lead to an immaculate reception.“Coaching these younger guys — it helps you practice patience,” said ... Full story
- LOCAL GLANCE (June 6): Youth Sports Camps
- YOUTH VOLLEYBALLMatadors to host campsArizona Western volleyball coach Jason Smith will host four volleyball camps, two in June and two in July.The first all-skills camp will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. from June 17-19 at the AWC gym. There will be a posit... Full story
- Ryan Therkildsen is coming home for Lucas Oil event
- Ryan Therkildsen is nervous.And it has nothing to do with racing in this weekend's Lucas Oil Regional Arizona Short Course Championship Off-Road Series event at Cocopah Speedway.It has everything to do with the fact that the 15-year-old driver is goi... Full story
- Desert Stars traveling team attempting to put Yuma volleyball on the map
- Yuma is known for Criminals, lettuce and scorching summers, not necessarily volleyball.The Desert Stars 14U volleyball club is trying to change that perception, however, ending its season ranked No. 13 in the USA Volleyball Arizona Region.“It's... Full story
- Gusty weather causes havoc in first round of Southwest PGA Antigua Junior Tour
- The field at the first 2013 Antigua Junior Tour event at Desert Hills Golf Course Monday was not exactly a deep one.For the boys 15- to 18-year-old division, Kody Fiser shot a 82, eight strokes back of the only other competitor, Grady Bourguignon, wh... Full story
- YBBL has 8U, 10U, 12U, tournaments going all week
- Youth baseball in Yuma is getting a shot in the arm this week with not one, not two, but three tournaments going on throughout town.The Yuma Boys Baseball League (YBBL) is holding its city championship tournament at Sanguinetti, while the same organi... Full story
- Southwest PGA Antigua Junior Golf Tour set to kick off
- As school lets out and the weather heats up in Yuma, so does the junior golf scene as the Southwest PGA Antigua Junior Golf Tour gets underway at 8 a.m. today at Desert Hills. Golfers ages 5 to 18 as of July 2013 are eligible to compete in the tour, ... Full story
- Rhaburn, Alvarez Reyes get best relay time, husband and wife each win individual race
- Running down the final stretch of the Third Annual Somerton Tower Triathlon, 22-year-old Maurice Rhaburn had a little help.As he came down the grass at Perricone Park, his 2-year-old son, Jayden, excitedly flailed his hands and — for a split se... Full story
- South African da Ponte new coach for Yuma swim team
- When new Yuma Heat coach Marcel da Ponte first moved to the United States from his native South Africa, he was greeted with something he'd never laid eyes on before — snow.Da Ponte earned a swimming scholarship to Ball State University in India... Full story
- LOCAL GLANCE (MAY 31): Track and Field, Youth Volleyball, Youth Soccer, Youth Basketball, Youth Wrestling
- Most seniors take it easy after graduation. Cibola grad Bernie Montoya just keeps running.Montoya finished eighth in the Prefontaine Classic International Mile in Eugene, Ore. Friday alongside long-distance runners from around the world.Montoya ran a... Full story
- Five Yuma wrestlers take first at USA Wrestling state meet
- It was three months later than planned, but Luis Nunez is a state champion.After losing a controversial match in the 120-pound championship match at the AIA Division I State Wrestling Championships in February, Nunez exacted his revenge on Glenn Fari... Full story
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