Local Sports Archives

El Centro Spartans 10U football team heads to Florida

November 30, 2025 12:06 AM Karina Bazarte

The Spartans kept rolling in Solano County, beating the 10U Oakland Dynamites 7-0 for the Northern California regional…

Vernon Smith resigns after one season as Yuma Catholic head coach

November 24, 2025 11:00 PM Samuel Kirk

Yuma Catholic High School announced Sunday that head football coach Vernon Smith has resigned after one season with the…

Local fighters participate in Yuma Fight League 7

November 23, 2025 3:09 PM Paul Vozzella, Dillon Fuhrman

Yuma Fight League (YFL) 7 showcased some of the best local talent the Desert Southwest has to…

Another season of coming up just short for the Matadors

November 22, 2025 11:14 PM Paul Vozzella

An undefeated regular season. A trip to the Region I finals. A three seed in the national tournament. Another year capped off with a heartbreaking…

Arizona Western cruises to win in first national tournament game

November 17, 2025 11:19 AM Paul Vozzella

The Arizona Western College (AWC) Matadors opened pool play at the 2025 NJCAA Division I Women’s Soccer National Tournament with a dominant victory…

Arizona Western women’s basketball falls to Lamar CC

November 15, 2025 11:08 PM Paul Vozzella

The Matadors took a road trip to Lamar Community College, but did not leave in the fashion they planned on, dropping their game…

Yuma boxer Erick ‘Panterita’ Gutierrez set to fight in Atlantic City

November 12, 2025 10:15 PM Samuel Kirk

The young fighter is preparing for the biggest opportunity of his career as he travels across the country to compete in Atlantic City, New…

Hockey thrives in the Desert: Yuma’s Youth Roller League

November 11, 2025 11:13 PM Samuel Kirk

In one of the hottest cities in America, you wouldn’t expect to find hockey sticks clashing and skates gliding but at Kennedy In-Line Skate Park,…

Yuma Catholic football gains first playoff win in Conference 5A

November 8, 2025 9:24 PM Paul Vozzella

Yuma Catholic High School has long been recognized as the premier football program in Yuma County, but this season has brought a new challenge, and a…

Arizona Western women’s soccer drops Region Final for first loss of the season

November 2, 2025 9:13 PM Paul Vozzella

AWC had plenty of opportunities in this one but, ultimately, was unable to find the back of the net. The team tallied 11 shots on goal in the…

Local golfers participate in Lower River Junkies Golf Tournament

November 2, 2025 4:41 PM Paul Vozzella, Dillon Fuhrman, Madeline Murray

It is the fifth time the group has put the tournament on. The Lower River Junkies did so in memory of Kermit McMillin and Jeff Brady, who drowned in…

Locals participate in Glow Up October 5K Run

October 19, 2025 4:25 PM Paul Vozzella, Dillon Fuhrman

The Glow Up October 5K Run is the first event in the City of Yuma’s 2025-26 run series. It took place at Ray Kroc Sports Complex from 6:00 p.m. to…

Yuma High inducts Hall of Fame Class of 2025

October 18, 2025 10:47 PM Paul Vozzella, Dillon Fuhrman

This year’s class includes former football coaches Al Alvarez (1965-74) and Tom Hurt (1988-1992), former swim and dive coach Deedee Baumgarner…

Football history is unfolding in front of our eyes

October 16, 2025 11:13 AM Morgan Feller

Roger Goodell wants to create a professional flag football league backed by the NFL, and the girls and coaches from teh Desert Southwest are fired…

Yuma Special Olympics athletes compete in area bocce tournament

October 5, 2025 10:46 PM Paul Vozzella

Special Olympics athletes in Yuma gathered this weekend at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex to compete in a bocce…

Happy Track MX park reopens under new ownership, set for grand opening

October 2, 2025 10:42 PM Samuel Kirk

Happy Track MX Park, located off County 13th Street, is reopening this week under new ownership. Local riders Bobby Lee and Jerren Ostberg are behind…