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Mingus Rams battle for and defend hoops titles

The walls of the Clarkdale-Jerome School gym are carpeted with 10 state and league basketball championship banners, which makes goal-setting easy for the boys...

Bulldogs winning fight greater than upcoming league games

Basketball helps South Verde High School win a struggle greater than any of its opponents on the court will present. Boys coach Darin Smith...

Ocelots struggle for wins, not support, in second year

Unlike what the scorebook might suggest, life is getting better for the boys and girls basketball teams at Mountain View Preparatory Academy. Those are...

Lobos place three in top 3 at Mingus wrestling tourney

Sixth-grader Elijah Miller went undefeated Saturday, Nov. 15, as Cottonwood Middle School finished eighth in a standing-room-only Mingus Mountain Tournament. The 68-pound Miller...

Bears capture first youth league title

Big Ty Lainhart scored two touchdowns Saturday, Nov. 8, to help avenge the Cottonwood Bears’ only loss of the fall and earn them their...

Coyotes avenge loss to Lobos for third place

Youth football head coaches survive many tests in their rookie season. Three years ago, Ryan Turnbell, first-year head coach in the Mighty Mites Division...

Wood bats fail to stop HDH dynasty

There’s nothing illegal about HDH — it’s just a dynasty. The first of two HDH teams rebounded from its first and only loss of...

Concussion concerns curtail football turnouts

Fielding full teams for the fall sports at the three area high schools and their four feeder schools has been an ever-growing challenge in...

Mingus Rams exit state tournament early

The Clarkdale-Jerome School finally met its volleyball match at home on Halloween. Although the Mingus Rams edged Big Park Community School again at...

Rams can’t be beat, as they take conference volleyball title

Can anybody beat Clarkdale-Jerome School? This fall, at least for Verde Valley Conference volleyball teams, the answer to that question is no. This was...

Verde Valley Heat rallies to place third in tourney

After an early injury to their starting catcher ended their 16-game winning streak, 10 softball players 14 years old and under from around the...

Cowboys end season in fourth

Head Coach Lori Showers ended her first season as Camp Verde Middle School head volleyball coach in fourth place at the Verde Valley Conference...

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