Girls 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

Column: Best games of the year

JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON

Riding home from Mesa on Saturday was a big moment for me. After covering the state track meets, it dawned on me that it was the final prep sporting event I'd cover during this school year. The sports seasons are all done now, ready to give way to su... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (May 14): Baseball, softball, girls basketball, wrestling

FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS

PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL All-Section teams announced The Yuma Catholic baseball team had five players make the first team of the all-section team for Division IV Section III.Making the 14-player first team from the Shamrocks were Matt Milnick, Sam At... Full story

COLUMN: Brazeel’s own Flu Game

BY JESSE SEVERSON @YSJesseSeverson

On a Tuesday night in late January, Yuma Catholic point guard Madison Brazeel bent over at halfcourt — her hands on her hips while a fellow Shamrock was shooting free throws. You could see the physical frustration on the face of the visibly ill... Full story

Brazeel gets to free-throw line frequently, earns Player of the Year honors

JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON

In the biggest win of the season, Yuma Catholic junior point guard Madison Brazeel did what she does best.She got to the free-throw line.In a 64-50 overtime win over previously unbeaten Salome, Brazeel went 15 for 24 from the free-throw line and scor... Full story

YC, Cibola heading to state

FROM STAFF REPORTS @YumaSunSports

Three teams will represent the Yuma area when the 2012-13 AIA Basketball State Playoffs start Wednesday. Yuma Catholic is sending both their boys and girls teams. The boys earned a first-round bye with a No. 8 seed and will play the winner of No. 24... Full story

Kofa and Cibola girls both fall in section tournament

FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS

The Kofa girls basketball team got an up-close look at one of the best teams in the state in St. Mary's. The Knights jumped out to a huge lead early and beat the Kings 68-33 in the first round of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division I Sec... Full story

Lakey helps lead Cibola into the playoffs

JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON

Last season, Baylee Lakey watched in the stands as a sophomore as the Cibola girls basketball team advanced to the state tournament.A year later, the junior Lakey is trying to help the Raiders get right back to the big dance.The No. 7 Raiders face un... Full story

Basketball section tournaments set to begin

JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON

One area boys basketball team is heading into its section tournament as a favorite.Another has to get a win in order to make the state tournament. In the meantime, two girls basketball teams are clinging for dear life to their spot at the state tourn... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (Feb. 2): Girls basketball, boys basketball

FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Gila Ridge upsets Lake Havasu Nadine Gil hit a 3-point shot at the end of the third quarter as the Gila Ridge girls basketball team topped Lake Havasu 37-36 on Friday.The teams played a one-point game in Yuma earlier this year... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (Jan. 28): Girls basketball, boys basketball

FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Kofa keeps playoff hopes alive Fighting for its playoff lives, the Kofa girls basketball team got a 63-25 win on the road at San Luis on Monday night. Jocelyn Castaneda scored a team-high 23 points for the Kings, sophomore poi... Full story

Four Yuma Catholic teams moving up to Division III

JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON

Not every prep sports team in the area is moving down a division.With realignment under the Arizona Interscholastic Association starting this coming fall, the Yuma Catholic boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball and softball teams are moving up ... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (Jan. 25): Prep soccer, wrestling, boys basketball, girls basketball

FROM STAFF REPORTS @YUMASUNSPORTS

PREP SOCCERPlayoff bracket announcedFour soccer teams earned spots in the AIA state playoffs in the brackets posted on the AIA website Friday. San Luis and Kofa both made the boys Division I bracket, with the No. 11 Kings facing No. 6 Gilbert in a 5... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (Jan. 23): Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer

FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Brazeel, Zamora lead Shamrocks Madison Brazeel and Makena Zamora combined for Yuma Catholic's total offense in their 53-40 win over San Pasqual Wednesday night.Brazeel had 33 points, three assists and five steals while Zamora ... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (Jan. 22): Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer

FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS

Francisco Urenda scored in the fourth minute of the game Tuesday as Cibola won 2-0 against Kofa, which entered the game fifth in AIA Power Points.The Raiders, who started the night 22nd in power points with the top 16 making the soccer playoffs, adde... Full story

Updated AIA Power Points (Jan. 22)

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 16. Cibola... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (Jan. 18): Boys basketball, girls basketball, boys soccer, wrestling

FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS

PREP BASKETBALL Raiders bench comes up big The Raider bench was busy Friday night, scoring 50 points in Cibola's 92-43 win over San Luis.They were led by Cibola sixth-man Noah Thompson, who scored 17 points on five 3-pointers. Daniel Kirkland had e... Full story

LOCAL GLANCE (Jan. 15): Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer

FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS

San Pasqual's Ceara Ingraham scored 11 points and had 12 rebounds in the Warriors 35-30 win over Tonopah Tuesday, but it was her final two free throws that were the highlight of the night.Ingraham was fouled, and in the process her glasses came off a... Full story

Shamrocks fall in Parker

FROM STAFF REPORTS @YumaSunSports

Trailing most of the way, the Yuma Catholic girls basketball team got to within five points of Parker early in the fourth but no closer in a 56-39 loss to the Broncs Monday. Madison Brazeel scored 23 to lead the Shamrocks, while Makena Zamora added ... 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 6. Cibo... Full story

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