High School Sports Archives

An overload of CIF playoff games hit the Imperial Valley

February 15, 2023 4:54 PM Cole Johnson

Originally set to be a split schedule between both boys and girls side of CIF basketball and soccer, many games fall on one day after Tuesday…

Kofa boys soccer pulls off road upset in penalty kicks, advance in 5A state tournament

February 15, 2023 9:30 AM Cole Johnson

The road to the 5A state tournament turned out to be a wild ride for the Kofa boys soccer team. On Tuesday night, that ride added a little extra…

The shutout Sidewinders strike again, advance to 6A quarterfinals

February 14, 2023 11:09 PM Cole Johnson

When you can’t score against them, you simply can’t beat them. A simple observation in sports that has come to life for San Luis boys soccer.…

Severe wind causes several CIF state tournament games to be postponed

February 14, 2023 6:40 PM Cole Johnson

High wind warnings and dust advisories are in effect in the Imperial Valley until 7 p.m. Tuesday night which has caused a halt on the CIF state…

Kofa’s Stephany Montoya puts ink to paper, commits to NJCAA softball ahead of her senior season

February 13, 2023 7:56 PM Cole Johnson

With one more high school season to go, a three-year journey on the softball diamond has led Stephany Montoya to the college…

Reese Sellers, Sierra Bomhower both eclipse 1,000 career point marks in back-to-back nights

February 11, 2023 9:00 AM Cole Johnson

Making a stamp in the record books comes few and far between, but on consecutive nights, two Yuma girls basketball players etched their names as the…

AIA Girls soccer playoffs: Gila Ridge vs. Marana

February 10, 2023 11:26 AM Jalen Fong

YUMA, Az. (KYMA, KECY) – Gila Ridge girls soccer making the short trip over to AWC for their play-in match against Marana. Early on the Hawks on…

Claudio’s late goal lifts Raiders by Gilbert

February 9, 2023 11:37 PM Scott Gross

Cibola’s Esteban Bosquet and Nathaniel Claudio score second half goals in 2-1 play in win over Gilbert YUMA, Ariz. ( KYMA, KECY-TV ) – Nathaniel…

AIA state play-in preview

February 9, 2023 1:30 PM Cole Johnson, Luis Lopez

Several local teams vie for chance to reach state tournament on Thursday and…

Yuma Catholic’s Duran and Stoner commit to next level together as teammates

February 8, 2023 11:02 PM Cole Johnson

Brotherhood and family are two staples of Yuma Catholic football – and two more Shamrocks are taking the next step in their journey together as…

Gila Ridge’s Faber signs LOI with Ottawa University

February 8, 2023 2:09 PM Jalen Fong

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Brayden Faber, a senior from Gila Ridge, signed his national letter of intent and took the next steps in both his…

California approves girl’s flag football as an official sport

February 4, 2023 3:23 PM CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the statewide body that governs high school athletics, voted unanimously Friday to sanction high…

Kofa’s Tiernan Nicewander now tied for school’s single-season goal record after six-goal night

February 4, 2023 9:00 AM Cole Johnson

On Friday night, Kofa’s leading goal-scorer, Tiernan Nicewander, made one step closer to history in an unbelievable…

Cibola girls basketball takes down Kofa big in regular season finale

February 3, 2023 10:55 PM Luis Lopez

The Lady Raiders used an opening 10-0 run to propel themselves to their 18th win on the…

Yuma Catholic boys soccer survives play-in game on the road to advance to 3A state tournament

February 3, 2023 5:09 PM Cole Johnson

Following a 7-6-3 regular season, the Yuma Catholic boys soccer team worked their way into the postseason as the No. 18 seed in…

Yuma Catholic girls soccer defeated by Scottsdale Prep in AIA Conference Play-In Tournament match

February 3, 2023 1:32 AM Luis Lopez

The Lady Shamrocks season ended after a tough 6-1 loss at Ricky Gwynn…

Kofa, Gila Ridge win the day on the mat with District Championship on the line

February 2, 2023 3:30 PM Cole Johnson

With state tournaments coming up in the coming weeks, Wednesday marked the day for a Yuma County showdown on the mat in the City Championship…

Yuma Catholic sends two more football stars to the college level, Stallworth and Quintana sign LOI’s

February 2, 2023 12:29 PM Cole Johnson

The first day of February brought a double-dose of Yuma Catholic Shamrock football commitments to the floor of Carol McElhaney Oden Gym Wednesday…

A mega-Tiger celebration: six Imperial football players sign their Letter of Intent to play college football as one group

February 2, 2023 9:30 AM Cole Johnson

A giant round of applause at Imperial High School Wednesday morning, as six Tigers with six similar dreams made the next step in their path – some of…

Imperial Tigers’ Rich Ponchione wins 400th career game, aims for 20th win on the year and IVL title with trip to Holtville

January 31, 2023 7:01 PM Cole Johnson

In a meeting with Central last week, the Imperial Tigers girls basketball squad had an Imperial Valley League title on their mind with the regular…