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- Olea's big year on offense gets her Sun/Rotary POY honors
- MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS
- For the past eight years, Cibola softball coach Shelly Baumann has had an Olea penciled in somewhere on her lineup card. Next spring will be the first time in almost a decade that she won't have an Olea sister on her team.Although it's the end of an ... Full story

- Castro’s performance on mound earns him Sun/Rotary POY
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Gila Ridge junior pitcher Victor Castro didn't waste time making a statement around the state.In the opening tournament of the season at Brophy, Hawks' coach Greg Osowski laid out the potential games in front of Castro and asked him which one he want... Full story

- Huston wins third-straight Sun/Rotary Player of the Year
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Cibola senior Monica Huston knew she could shatter her personal best in the 1,600-meter race. It was just a matter of when. The final 1,600 of her career as a Raider seemed as good a time as any. Huston broke her previous best time by nearly 6 second... Full story

- 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

- Montoya’s effort behind the scenes gives him third straight Player of the Year honors
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Everybody saw that Cibola senior Bernie Montoya won eight track and field state championships — including three straight years being king of the 1,600 and 3,200.But nobody saw him wake up at 5 a.m. on summer days to run two or three miles befor... Full story

- Manon wins second straight Sun/Rotary POY
- MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS
- Kofa No. 1 singles player Michelle Manon's junior year was full of seconds. She earned her second Crim Smash title, a second trip to the second round of the state tournament and now is receiving her second 2013 Yuma Sun/Yuma Rotary Girls Tennis Playe... Full story

- Boyer plays smarter, wins second straight POY
- MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS
- When Brett Boyer stepped onto the Cibola tennis courts for the first time, coach Duncan Phillips gave him only two instructions.“I told him to hit the ball to the net and run like hell,” Phillips said.While Boyer's game has become more so... Full story

- Lopez to stay in town, play for Arizona Western
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Gila Ridge senior Irving Lopez will be playing college ball down the street. The Hawk star signed his letter of intent to play at Arizona Western late last month, and Lopez's skills across the baseball diamond give the Matadors some flexibility.&ldqu... Full story

- Montoya wins eighth state title in final Cibola state meet
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Cibola senior Bernie Montoya was behind a pack of seven runners after the first lap of the 800-meter dash at the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division I Track and Field State Championship on Saturday at Mesa Community College.Montoya burst his... Full story

- Huston medals in last event
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- On the first part of the final straightaway of the 3,200-meter race, Xavier Prep junior Shelby Brown passed Cibola senior Monica Huston for fourth place – potentially pushing Huston out of a chance to medal in her last race for the Raiders.But ... Full story

- Haynes powers Gila Ridge to relay victory
- MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS
- The Gila Ridge girls 3,200-meter relay team hung their heads as they walked off the track and onto the concourse at Mesa Community College.A look of defeat was painted on all four faces, until their coach Lucas Wolthuis yelled at them from 20 feet aw... Full story

- Stiles finishes up and down state meet
- MATT CARSTENS - @YSMATTCARSTENS
- David Stiles had higher expectations of himself, but a centimeter came between him and one of his best jumps of the day.Stiles finished seventh in the triple jump with a jump of 42 feet, 8 inches.“I wasn't too pleased with myself because the on... Full story

- YC golf 8th, Bourguignon 10th, Anderson retires
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- The Yuma Catholic golf team climbed up a couple spots Saturday in the final round of the AIA Division III State Golf Tournament at Antelope Hills Golf Course in Prescott.Still, the Shamrocks' run on top of the state came to an end, as did Grady Bourg... Full story

- YC, Bourguignon both in 10th
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- Barring a miracle, the Yuma Catholic golf team's quest for a three-peat will come to an end.The Shamrocks finished the first day of the AIA Division III State Golf Championship with a 318, good for a tie for 10th place and 23 shots behind leader Estr... Full story

- Torres second for YC at state
- FROM STAFF REPORTS - @YUMASUNSPORTS
- Iran Torres came within 4 inches of a state championship Friday at the AIA Division IV State Track and Field Championships in Chandler.Torres threw 45 feet, 9 inches in the shot put, falling just short of Valley Christian's Dayton Nussle's mark of 46... Full story

- Shamrock throwers look for medals at state meet
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- The top three throwers for the Yuma Catholic track and field team have been solid all season long.With the start of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division IV Track and Field State Championship today at Mesa Community College, the Shamrocks'... Full story

- Montoya wins third straight 3,200 title; Huston, Watson, Haynes, Stiles also medal
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Add this gold medal to the pile.For the third straight year, Cibola senior Bernie Montoya took first place in the 3,200-meter at the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division I Track and Field State Championship on Wednesday night at Mesa Communit... Full story

- Two-time champ Shamrocks facing uphill battle for three-peat
- EDWARD CARIFIO - @YSEDWARDCARIFIO
- Last year, Yuma Catholic was the prohibitive favorite heading into the AIA Division III State Golf Championship and lived up to the billing, building an 11-stroke lead after the first day and cruising to a second state title.They finished with the fi... Full story

- Division I, II athletes ready for state track
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- There's something rather unusual heading into the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division I Track and Field State Championship today at Mesa Community College.Cibola senior star Bernie Montoya, who has dominated long-distance running in the stat... Full story

- Yuma High's Jose headed to state in first year of discus
- JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON
- Yuma High discus thrower Kody Jose's friends talked him into trying track his senior season. It's fun, they told him. You get to just hang out off to the side and throw. Now Jose is going to state. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior will compete for the ... Full story