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HHS Spirit Line Takes Ninth At State

The Holbrook High School varsity girls’ spirit line went to the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s Division III regional competition in November, where 21 teams vied for the top 10 spots. Those teams that place in the top 10 were invited to compete in the 3A State Championships. Holbrook placed ninth at the regional tournament, qualifying for Read More…

HHS Teams Open In State Tournaments This Weekend

By Greg Perkins – Both the Holbrook boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will be in action at the Northern Arizona University Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff this weekend. The Roadrunners are the No. 1 seed in the Division III State Tournament and will face the No. 16 Saf-ford Bulldogs, who upended Payson in opening round action Read More…

By Greg Perkins – The Lady Wildcats breezed through the Division IV Section III basketball tournament last week, crushing all three of their opponents by an average of 33 points per game. As the top seed in the field, Joseph City opened sectional play last Tuesday with a 62-23 romp over eighth seeded Mayer. A Read More…

By Greg Perkins – The Wildcats didn’t fare well in the sectional basketball tournament played last week, but they more than made up for it with an upset win in the opening round of the state tournament held on Saturday in Prescott. Joseph City met up with rival Mogollon in the first round of sectional Read More…

By Sam Conner – The Winslow Bulldogs closed the regular season with a 64-48 win over the Warriors in Tuba City last Thursday. The win improved Winslow’s record to 12-14 and left the team with slim hopes for a berth in the state playoffs. Winslow’s chances for a playoff berth depended upon favorable outcomes in Read More…

By Sam Conner – Paul Jaramillo won the 126-pound division championship with a tough 4-2 decision over Cutter Gouker of Blue Ridge to take the only championship a Bulldog wrestler was to get in the Division III Sectional Meet. Three other Winslow wrestlers placed in the meet, which was hosted by the Bulldogs last weekend. Read More…

By Sam Conner – The Lady Warriors defeated the Winslow Lady Bulldogs 51-45 in Tuba City last Thursday. The win improved Tuba City’s record to 23-5 for the season and dropped Winslow to a still impressive 23-4 for its final regular season mark. Likely both teams will be competing in the sectional and state tournaments. Read More…

By Greg Perkins – The Lobos are heading to the sectional tournament on a roll, having won their last 14 games. Snowflake easily cruised past Joseph City last Tuesday, then controlled the game throughout against Safford on Thursday and won the season finale on Friday at Blue Ridge. Tuesday’s game at Joseph City saw the Read More…

By Greg Perkins – The Lady Lobos went just 1-2 in what may have been their final three games of the basketball season. Last week started on a good note, with Snowflake taking a 67-61 overtime win from Joseph City, but on Thursday the Lady Lobos fell at home to Safford in a close game, Read More…

By Greg Perkins – Joseph City will send five wrestlers to the Division IV state wrestling meet this weekend. Competing along with 17 other teams at the Section III tournament held in Holbrook last weekend, the Wildcats were led by Kyler Crosby as the only champion. Crosby won his title in the 106-lb. weight class, Read More…