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: 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

- 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

- 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

- 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
6. Cibo... Full story

- 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

- San Luis shuts down Antelope
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- The Antelope girls basketball team got a basket by Amirah Luna in the closing moments of the first quarter.The next time the Rams scored came a minute into the fourth quarter.San Luis took advantage of the Rams' dry spell on offense and picked up a 4... 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
- Shamrocks, Warriors game suspended in third quarter
- BY JESSE SEVERSON @YSJesseSeverson
- The girls basketball game between Yuma Catholic and San Pasqual was suspended Thursday — on account of rain. Thirty-one seconds into the second half, the referees decided that the leaky San Pasqual roof was too dangerous for the teams to contin... 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. 6): Prep Wrestling, Prep Girls Basketball
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- PREP WRESTLING
Pearson brothers, Peters shine for Rams
Three Antelope wrestlers were undefeated as the Rams went 4-1 at a meet at Valley Lutheran.The Rams beat Salt River 36-0, Arizona College Prepatory 30-6, Phoenix Christian 30-18 and Valley Luth... 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

- LOCAL GLANCE Dec. 3: Prep soccer, basketball, JUCO football
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- Freshman Karla Navarro scored three goals Monday as Yuma Catholic topped Yuma High 6-4 in a soccer shootout at Doan Field.Tied 4-4, Aryza Olague scored the game winner off a rebound with 11 minutes left. Yuma High had tied the game in the 60th minute... Full story

- Local Glance: Feb. 28
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- PREP GOLFYC sets record in openerThe Yuma Catholic golf team found a heck of a way to follow up a state championship: set a school record.The Shamrocks shot a 5-under-par 139 — both marks school lows — en route to a win in their opening t... 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 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