Sports

May 082013
 

By Greg Perkins The first round of the state tournament was unkind to both the baseball and softball teams from Joseph City. The baseball squad entered the bracket as the 22nd overall seed and fell 9-6 to 11th seeded Northland Prep on Tuesday. The Wildcats finished the season with a 7-12 power point mark. Northland Read More…

May 082013
 

By Greg Perkins Competing in their final invitational meet of the season May 1 in Snowflake, Holbrook finished 13th in the boys’ rankings and 14th in the girls’. Snowflake won the boys’ title, followed by Show Low and Payson. Blue Ridge took first on the girls’ side, followed by Snowflake and Payson. Eighteen teams competed Read More…

May 082013
 

By Greg Perkins The Lady Roadrunners simply made too many errors in the first round of the state tournament on Thursday, and with those mistakes came the end of their season, although it took until the seventh inning before Chinle was able to outlast them to advance with a 23-22 win. Both teams started well Read More…

May 082013
 

The 2013 Southwest Junior Rodeo Association Benefit Basketball Tournaments will be held Friday through Sunday, May 10-12, at the White Cone Gym. One tourney is open to boys age 15 and under, and requires a team fee of $125. The second is an open co-ed tournament with a team fee of $150. For more information, Read More…

May 032013
 

Final Holbrook Little League signups for T-ball and Coach Pitch will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, at the Hulet School Fun and Fitness Night.

May 032013
 

By Greg Perkins Competing at the White Mountain Invitational held in Snowflake last week Holbrook placed seventh in the eight-team field with a total of 555 team strokes. Payson won the meet, carding a total of 458. Holbrook’s top golfer was Andon Hatch, who posted a 35 on the opening nine holes on the first Read More…

May 032013
 
Birds’ Comeback Falls Short In State Tourney Loss To Morenci

By Greg Perkins Holbrook’s baseball season came to a close in the opening round of the Division III state tournament Tuesday evening with a first round, 10-8 loss to Morenci. The Roadrunners, who were seeded 22nd, fell behind early as the 11th seeded Wildcats scored once in the bottom of the second. Holbrook came back Read More…

May 012013
 

By Greg Perkins Hosting 25 other teams at their own invitational meet last Friday the Winslow Bulldogs had many athletes finish in the top 10 in their respective events, and the previous Friday, the Bulldogs took first in the Mingus Invitational, while the Lady Bulldogs placed seventh in their division. In the boys’ 100 meter Read More…

May 012013
 

By Greg Perkins After falling as far as number six in power points following their first two losses of the season, the Lady Bulldogs of Winslow bounced back with three wins last week and moved back up to the number three seed for the state tournament, which begins on Thursday, May 2. Winslow defeated Show Read More…

May 012013
 

By Greg Perkins The Winslow Bulldogs found themselves on both sides of five-inning outcomes in the final week of the regular baseball season. They fell in five innings to Coconino on Monday, then bounced back to defeat Chinle in five innings on Wednesday to wrap up the regular season. The split earned them the 20th Read More…