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Yuma-based MMA promotion company taking off
First, they were just looking for a way into the cage. And now, they own one. Chance Farrar along with Anthony and Justin Haile are the co-founders of Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting. The Yuma-based mixed martial arts fight promotion company put on...
Flores wins Desert Rage heavyweight title
Carlos Flores latched on to the Desert Rage heavyweight title belt and said he was ready for anything. Flores fighting out of Torture Athletics in Yuma knocked out (strikes) reigning champion Ilario Castro (Holtville Fight Club) at 2 minutes, 43 seconds...
Fighters invade Yuma for Desert Rage IV
Nine cage fighters with ties to the Yuma area are on the card for Desert Rage IV at the Cocopah Casino on Saturday. The first of 12 fights, including three title bouts, begin at 6 p.m. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m. today at the Crossing Bar & Grill. "Just...
The sand and the fury just outside Yuma this weekend
Some of the fastest sand drag vehicles and most accomplished drivers will be just minutes from Yuma this weekend. At least 75 cars — from top-fuel eliminators and dragsters to A/Fuel cars and jeeps and trucks — will be racing at the Gordie's...
Arsenal win Halloween Challenge in Gilbert
The Yuma Arsenal, a 14-and-under softball team, competed in the Halloween Challenge fastpitch tournament held in the newly developed Big League Dreams Sports Park in Gilbert. Arsenal competed in the 14-team A-division bracket. Arsenal went 3-0 on Sunday...
Rudy's Poison wins Hispanic World Series
Rudy’s Poison a local softball team won the Hispanic World Series Championship. The tournament is held every year in Phoenix with more than 150 teams. This was the fifth trip Poison, also known as the X-Men, made it to the coveted series. The team...
Yuma High Hall of Famer, Super Bowl champ Curley Culp recalls playing days
At Yuma High's centennial celebration this plenty weekend, attendees told plenty of stories about legendary defensive lineman Curley Culp. Some listeners may have even heard these stories for the first time. Among those who had never heard some...
Possible arena should think small
Let me start right off by saying this column does not support Proposition 400. Let me also say it does not oppose it either. Heck, personally I won't be voting for or against the proposed arena - I don't live in the city limits of Yuma. No, this is...
Greats of their day
Some might say the Yuma High Athletic Hall of Fame has been 100 years in the making. Others might say, 'what took them so long?' But nearly everyone that helped usher in the school's inaugural class Saturday afternoon at the Palace on Prison Hill felt...
Gila Valley region to add Lake Havasu
Talk about a facelift. A four-team league with all 5A-II schools the past two seasons, the Gila Valley Region will transform for the next two years into a six-team conference with two teams moving up to Division I. In addition to the newest...
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