History was made last Saturday at Brush High School. The Lone Star girls basketball team won its Sweet 16 game over Merino, earning the program’s first-ever trip to the Class 1A State Tournament. “The girls are excited,” coach Kyle Arnoldy said. “They knew the moment was bigger than them whenContinue Reading
An up-and-down season came to a fitting conclusion for the Yuma High School girls basketball team, last weekend in the Class 2A regional at Rye High School. The “up” was a 42-38 win over Heritage Christian in the regional semifinal, Friday night. The “down” was a 44-11 loss to RyeContinue Reading
Yuma High School boys basketball finally got back on top of Class 2A District 2. The Indians are hosting a four-team regional in The Pit, Friday and Saturday, because they finally were able to win the district title again for the first time since February of 2019. It came downContinue Reading
Here they go again, the Yuma High School girls basketball players hitting the long road for another shot at a postseason upset. The Indians’ season somewhat was put in peril when they lost February 22 at home to Burlington, 54-50, in the first round of the Class 2A District 2Continue Reading
The Lone Star girls basketball team won the District 5 Tournament title, last weekend, and now is two wins away from advancing to the Class 1A Great 8. The Longhorns, 16-5, are the fourth seed in Region 2, which will be held Friday and Saturday at Brush High School. TheyContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team already has a regional berth in hand, heading into this week’s district tournament. However, the Indians want more than just a regional berth — they want to be one of the eight 2A teams hosting one next weekend. “Districts looks to be a greatContinue Reading
Mia Dischner definitely has set the early standard for the Yuma High School girls wrestling program. The senior capped her third straight state tournament appearance last Saturday afternoon at Ball Arena with a third-place finish at 185 pounds in the CHSAA Girls State Wrestling Championship. She also placed fifth lastContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team came home with two placers from the CHSAA Class 2A Boys State Wrestling Championship. Senior John Smith placed sixth at 126 pounds, and junior Kevin Hermosillo sixth at 182, to lead the seven-wrestler Yuma contingent. Two others earned one win as the Indians finishedContinue Reading
Somehow the Yuma High School girls basketball team ended up with the second seed in the Class 2A District 2 Tournament. However, it ended up not paying off, as the Indians lost 54-40 to seventh-seed Burlington, Tuesday night in The Pit in the district opener. They played one of theirContinue Reading
Lone Star and Genoa-Hugo/Karval are the top seeds in the girls and boys Class 1A District 5 Tournament taking place all this week at various locations. The district is a combination of the YWKC League, and the 1A schools from the Union Pacific, creating a 10-team bracket. The action beganContinue Reading