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‘Big plans’ open Little League

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It wasn’t a costume party at Riverfront Park, nor a hallucination from the near-80 degree heat Saturday, April 2. There really were...

Cowboys challenge for conference lead

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When the Verde Valley Conference baseball tournament comes to Camp Verde Middle School in three weeks, new head coach Bobby Justice hopes his host...

Black wrestles to top state honors

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Camp Verde Elementary School fifth-grader Tori Black was named Most Outstanding Wrestler as her team, as well as the local middle school girls, won...

Dixon tops 2 sports in week

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Another crazy thing — or two — happened during the latest Leap Week in February. On Feb. 20 and 27, they happened...

Badgers give rookie coach title in upset

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It’s never too early to learn, even in the Camp Verde Grasshopper basketball leagues, to never underestimate the girls. Even when they are down...

Keep the games about the kids

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As basketball season ends, and Big Park Community School faces closure, I want to say that, regardless of the personal feelings rival parents, coaches...

Cowboys, Marauders hoops face playoff challenges

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Although Camp Verde and Mingus Union high schools each begin their basketball postseason Friday, Feb. 19, the commonalities end right there. ...

Mejia, Uhler win while Miller takes 6th

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End of the trail for the Cowboys. While two Camp Verde High School wrestlers won individual state titles, the team fell...

Seniors lift valley hoops teams to playoffs

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The Verde Valley is filled with dangerous, experienced guards. Consistent perimeter scoring has been the name of the game in lifting Mingus...

Mingus Rams scrape by Bobcats

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Clarkdale-Jerome School dodged many bullets en route to its fourth straight Verde Valley Conference boys basketball title — most of them fired by athletic...

Here’s to year free of Roman numerals

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Forget the metric system — no more Roman numerals. In case you haven’t heard, the National Football League has dropped its use...

Speedy Excelsiors turn back clock

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Jan. 20, 1881, the Prescott Weekly Miner documents how the Fort Verde Excelsiors challenged “any club in the city of Prescott to a game...
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