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Ehrig leads Hawks’ revenge win over Kings

BY EDWARD CARIFIO, SUN STAFF WRITER

This time there was no comeback. No seven-minute scoreless stretch.Just plenty of Summer Ehrig and a revenge victory.Ehrig scored 23 points as Gila Ridge avenged a loss to Kofa with a 60-36 home win on Friday in Gila Valley Region play.“We were... Full story

Local Roundup: Jan. 22

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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

Kofa drops Cibola, puts dent in Raiders’ playoff hopes

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

Cibola sophomore Edgar Rios slowly walked to his bench with both hands covering the bottom half of his face.The final buzzer sounded and reality had start to set in. The Raiders' chances of qualifying for the Class 5A state playoffs took a hit as the... Full story

Local Roundup: Jan. 21

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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

Cibola’s Jaimes chases dream, helps Raiders run the table at Kofa

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

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

Local Roundup: Jan. 19

FROM STAFF REPORTS

PREP GIRLS SOCCER Kings blank Hawks Kofa shutout Gila Ridge 3-0 at home on Wednesday. The Kings had three players score and had assists on each goal. Alicia Garcia, Lesly Salazar and Bri Rios scored for Kofa and Abigail Rosales had two assists. M... Full story

Raiders have 11 go perfect to claim city championship, trophy

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

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

Jordan Mitchell's free throws clinch Cibola's win over Kofa

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

After the final buzzer sounded, Paul Mitchell had his arms wrapped around his younger brother, Jordan Mitchell.As they walked toward the team's bench, Paul Mitchell had a message for his sibling.“I said that even though we struggled a little bi... Full story

Tying South Pointe goal waived; YC prevails

BY EDWARD CARIFIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

Pedro Lopez raised his arm in the air and ran toward the middle of Ricky Gwynn Stadium after his penalty kick tied the game against Yuma Catholic with 25 minutes left, erasing a two-goal Shamrock lead with Phoenix-South Pointe's second goal in less t... Full story

Wrestling city championship set for today

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

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. 18

FROM STAFF REPORTS

PREP BOYS SOCCER Jimenez's late goal lifts Kings past Criminals  The Kofa boys soccer team pulled out a 2-1 win at Yuma High’s practice field on Friday after the game was moved from Doan Field due to water damage. Kofa coach Jamie Nicew... Full story

New culture, new coach has brought Yuma Catholic back to respectability

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

Makena Zamora cried after many games.Her tears were born out of sadness and frustration.“Coming from junior high where we were undefeated for two years and then coming here and losing, it was just horrible because we were used to winning every ... Full story

Local roundup: Jan. 15

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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

Gila Ridge loses squeaker to Cibola a day after the death of fellow student

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

David Schultz's eyes reddened. His voice choked up.The Gila Ridge girls basketball coach wasn't emotional about his team's 47-43 loss at home to Cibola in a non-Gila Valley Region contest Friday. Schultz was looking at a broader picture after the dea... Full story

Local Roundup: Jan. 14

FROM STAFF REPORTS

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Raiders hold off Hawks Cibola boys basketball coach Tim Keller said Friday night was the best he had seen Gila Ridge play all year. In the end, though, it wasn’t enough. Gila Ridge missed the game-tying 3-pointer at the ... Full story

Local Roundup: Jan. 12

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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

Kings crash boards in second half to top Hawks

BY EDWARD CARIFIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

Despite a significant height advantage, Kofa went into halftime not only trailing Gila Ridge on the scoreboard but also in the rebounding battle.Coach Eric Krepps told his Kings they had to improve if they wanted to beat the Hawks for the first time ... Full story

Kings beat short-handed Sidewinders

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

After Angel Figueroa scored the game's final goal, he processed in his mind what it meant and ran toward his bench with his right index finger held high.Figueroa wasn't telling the Kofa faithful that he and his team were No. 1. Instead, the message w... Full story

Local Roundup: Jan. 11

FROM STAFF REPORTS

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Knights own boards, dump Hawks Lake Havasu used a dominating performance on the offensive glass to defeat Cibola 67-63 on Tuesday. “They beat us up pretty bad on the boards — they had more offensive rebounds than w... Full story

Estrella Foothills handles Yuma Catholic

EDWARD CARIFIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

When Ali Quintana sees an open teammate streaking down the field, the Yuma Catholic midfielder normally finds a way to get her the ball. On Monday, all she could do was cheer and hope for the best. With Quintana done for the year with a torn anteri... Full story

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