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Sanchez helps college team win NAIA World Series

EDWARD CARIFIO - @YSEDWARDCARIFIO

Everything about 2013 was new for Sergio Sanchez.New team. New part of the country. New position.But the biggest change for the former Kofa baseball standout comes with his new title — national champion.Sanchez helped lead Faulkner (Ala.) to an... Full story

Former Woodard star Shuler comes back to host basketball camp

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

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

BY JESSE SEVERSON @YSJesseSeverson

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

BY JESSE SEVERSON @YSJesseSeverson

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

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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

BY JESSE SEVERSON @YSJesseSeverson

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

ON DECK: The time I raced against a five-time NASCAR champ

BY RANDY HOEFT @YumaSunSports

While digging through some files I found an entertaining fact. I’ve raced against Jimmie Johnson, the five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. OK, not head-to-head, but in the 1995 SCORE International off-road series, my partner Dan Beaver and I... Full story

Former Cibola wrestler heading to Jr. Pro Am Games

EDWARD CARIFIO - @YSEDWARDCARIFIO

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

ON DECK: Sports Technology

By Jesse Severson @YSJesseSeverson

Technology sure is a beautiful thing. Monday night, I would have normally had to choose between two games that I was emotionally invested in. On ESPN, my favorite Major League Baseball team — the Boston Red Sox, sorry — were playing the T... Full story

Walkoff hit helps Angels top Diamondbacks to win YBBL championship game

MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS

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

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