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Five Rimrock residents throw, run to Special Olympics gold

At the end of a dusty Rimrock street, five gold-medal winning Special Olympics athletes live and prepare together in a special-needs group home for...

Clippers raise record amount at Jelly Bean Meet

A dessert auction Saturday, June 5, at their season-opening meet raised a record amount of money for the Cottonwood Clippers — nearly $1,300. “A...

Mamas of all league teams take first loss

The Baby Mamas were undefeated in the Women’s Summer Softball League for the third time in five seasons — until Tuesday, June 9. “That...

Errors haunt Giants in semifinal loss

After ending a Camp Verde win streak that had reached 14 games, the Cottonwood Giants saw their own 13-game tear end Saturday, June 6,...

Angels fall again to Cottonwood to end season

No team in the Camp Verde Little League was better than the Camp Verde Angels for the first 14 games of their season. But...

Fenn wins second straight D-Backs 5K

While her knee is injured enough to keep her out of competitive running for more than three months, Mingus Union High School incoming senior...

Giants stop Rangers in playoff to advance

It has been quite a run for head coach Jeff Lynch’s Giants at the end of their Verde Valley Little League season — one...

Angels fall a final game short of perfect for retiring Reddell

In more than 20 years of coaching Little League baseball in Camp Verde, Craig Reddell has gone undefeated just once with a team in...

Have fun, keep it clean in summer rec

With summer comes competitive basketball and softball leagues sponsored by Parks and Recreation departments in Cottonwood, the Yavapai-Apache Nation and Sedona. Get on out...

Take plunge in Verde Valley’s local swimming holes

As one of its wettest weekends of weather recedes into Verde Valley history, there remains an escape from the dry heat in the deep...

Local wrestlers to grapple with Antelopes at Mingus day camp

The newest Division I wrestling program in the National Collegiate Athletic Association is coming to Mingus Union High School. After a meteoric rise...

Baseball legend reflects on career, family, and Hall of Fame

He has won 354 Major League Baseball games and the most Cy Young awards of any pitcher in the history of the sport —...

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