Yuma High School’s boys basketball players were at their traditional team lunch last Friday when the word came — the rest of their regular season would be canceled due to a confirmed COVID-19 case. Coach Dave Sheffield was just getting ready to go across the street to the meal whenContinue Reading
Making the playoffs still is a long shot, but at least the Yuma High School girls basketball team finally has been able to enjoy a winning streak. The Indians had their first 2-0 weekend of the season, knocking off Peyton 41-37 at home last Friday, then rallying for a 63-55Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls wrestling team will be missing two of its crew when the Indians compete at regional at Coronado High School, Friday and Saturday. The Indians had a premature end to their regular season as they did not attend last Saturday’s quadrangular. School officials decided to not sendContinue Reading
The Otis High School boys basketball team is wrapping up this most unusual Season B on Saturday. The Bulldogs will play Prairie at home. They first were scheduled to play in Briggsdale, but the school announced Wednesday the game had been moved to Otis. They had two wins entering thisContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls JV basketball team got in only one game last weekend. After Friday’s game with Peyton was canceled, the Indians barely squeaked by Wiggins, 29-27, last Saturday afternoon on the Tigers’ homecourt. Caddis Robinson had five points and five rebounds, Hailey Eyring five points, Liddy Day fourContinue Reading
Apparently, the Yuma High School girls basketball team just likes having all the attention. With all other YHS sports — boys basketball and girls and boys wrestling — on hold this weekend, the Indians enjoyed their first winning streak of the shortened 2021 Season B, building on Friday’s home winContinue Reading
A big showdown is scheduled for inside The Pit, Friday night. Yuma High School’s boys basketball team will be hosting Peyton in the final game of the evening in a major non-league tilt. The Indians have won seven straight, 7-3 overall, 5-0 in league play, entering this week ranked No.Continue Reading
It has been a tough shortened Season B for the Yuma High School girls basketball team, but expect the Indians to keep battling. The Indians are 2-8 overall, 2-3 in Lower Platte Activities Association play, after splitting two games late last week. “We’re still going to go at it,” headContinue Reading
The top-ranked Wray High School wrestling team flexed its muscles in dispatching county-rival Yuma, 44-15, Thursday night in the Eagles Nest. Yuma entered the annual showdown with just one team loss in this dual-only Season B, and was looking to give the Eagles a scare like the Indians did lastContinue Reading
The Yuma High School boys wrestling team is enjoying a strong finish to the 2021 regular season. The Indians picked up three more dual wins late last week. Now they have a huge dual tonight, February 25, at Yuma County-rival Wray. The two-time defending 2A state champions currently are rankedContinue Reading