Sports
Eagles answer challenge Friday night
Thatcher coach Chris Cook didn’t like what he saw from his team Tuesday at Benson. He was hoping for a much different effort at home Friday against Willcox — and he got it.
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Home-court advantage looms large for Safford
By Brian Wright
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EAC’s Stanley drops UT, signs with USC
The honeymoon in Knoxville, Tenn., was a short one for Eastern Arizona College defensive end Glen Stanley.
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Eagles bludgeon Cowgirls 56-31
The learning curve is still steep for the Thatcher girls basketball team, according to Eagles coach Dave Henson.
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The Safford girls finished the regular season Tuesday with a 79-29 throttling of Tucson Empire at Safford High School.
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Whitmire is Outstanding Wrestler at Mogollon tourney
In the last tournament before regionals and state, Pima and Thatcher finished 10th and 12th, respectively, at the Mogollon Tournament on Jan. 29-30.
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Sports Update: Safford girls eliminated, boys advance at state
The state soccer playoffs kicked off yesterday for both Safford teams. It turned out to be a short ride for the Safford girls.
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State playoffs underway for Safford soccer
The regular season is over, and the playoff push has already begun for the Safford boys and girls soccer teams.
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Monsters defensive end picks Tennessee
The controversial departure of head coach Lane Kiffin hasn't cost the University of Tennessee football program all of its good recruits.
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EAC drops to 4-10 in conference
The Monsters are an exciting team to watch, but exciting doesn’t always translate into victories.
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2A basketball teams jockeying for position at state tournament
The Class 2A state basketball playoffs begin Feb. 16 for boys and Feb. 17 for girls.
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Back-to-back conference champs!
The Safford eighth-grade basketball team won its second straight conference championship Jan. 30 by beating the Duncan Wildkats. The Bulldogs include, front from left, Analyse Angle, Dom Burgman, Johnna Johnson, Maria Kazzar and Stevie Southwell; middle, Ashley Fenn, Sage Ward, Trina Ward, Trina Fox and Kaden Klajda; back, coach Karen Cornelius, coach Robert Abalos, Miranda Bingham, Jordan Abalos, Ashtyn Taylor, coach Karen Ramirez and Laramie Maki.
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