Sports Archives

Let’s get ’em in! Vote for Corbin and Lourdes

June 27, 2023 11:03 PM Scott Gross

Vote for Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and get them in the National League All-Star starting lineup…

Chicago streets closed ahead of NASCAR street race

June 27, 2023 7:44 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Some commuters and residents are starting to feel the pinch as more streets shut down ahead of this weekend’s…

Griner’s WNBA return a mixed bag, but experience in Russia helps her keep perspective

June 27, 2023 5:51 AM AP News

There was a time in Brittney Griner’s life when a mid-season coaching change might have been tough to handle. Her 10-month detainment in Russia has…

NBC 11 Sports: Martin puts El Centro on the map as high recruit, Imperial Valley College announces new mascot name

June 26, 2023 11:02 PM Cole Johnson

With the 2023 football season right around the corner, we catch up with Central junior Jared Martin on the latest wave of recognition headed his…

Racking up the recognition: Central’s Jared Martin enters junior season as one of California’s highest football recruits

June 27, 2023 9:00 AM Cole Johnson

A known reality across the Imperial Valley is that recognition comes few and far between when it comes to athletic talent – reasonable or not, the…

Yuma Catholic ranked the 16th most dominant football program in Arizona over the last decade

June 26, 2023 6:42 PM Cole Johnson

After a solid ten-year run, there was some deserved recognition headed towards the Yuma Catholic football program this past…

Imperial Valley College announces new “Desert Warriors” mascot

June 26, 2023 6:30 PM Luis Lopez

The new mascot replaces the “Arabs” which was retired back in 2021 after being in place since the…

Last-place Mercury fire coach Vanessa Nygaard and replace her with assistant Nikki Blue

June 26, 2023 5:40 AM AP News

Nygaard took over the team last season and went 17-31. It wasn’t an easy year-and-a-half for Nygaard, with star center Brittney Griner missing all of…

Arizona Coyotes sign backup goalie Connor Ingram to three-year contract

June 26, 2023 5:35 AM AP News

The 26-year-old led the Coyotes with a 3.37 goals against average and a .907 save percentage last season. Ingram made 47 saves in a shutout of Tampa…

NBC 11 Sports: College offers come rolling in for Central standout, Yuma Catholic football receives recognition

June 23, 2023 10:50 PM Cole Johnson

As we inch closer to football, we preview a full sit-down interview with Central’s Jared Martin after receiving 12 Division-I football offers heading…

SPECIAL REPORT: El Centro’s “Baby-faced Assassin” slays his way to the big show

June 22, 2023 4:32 PM Scott Gross

El Centro native Marco Peralta lands full time gig with MLB’s Angels…

Local stars join forces on the baseball diamond for summer league All-Star team

June 23, 2023 2:47 PM Cole Johnson

For the first time, Yuma is putting out a 16u All-Star baseball squad made up of some of the best young local talent to compete in a restructured…

CBS 13 SPORTS: More summer action on the hardwood, Yuma Catholic football recognized among Arizona programs, Central football stand-out Jared Martin talks about his career

June 23, 2023 10:52 PM Luis Lopez

Two storied rivals coming together to put in off-season work, Rhett Stallworth’s program honored as one of the best in Arizona, and a sit-down with…

NBC 11 Sports: First 16u All-Star baseball squad prepares for tournament, summer league hoops continues

June 22, 2023 10:55 PM Cole Johnson

Despite prep sports taking a short break before the fall season picks up, athletes across Yuma and the Imperial Valley are still ramping up the…

CBS 13 SPORTS: Local athletes putting in off-season work in basketball, baseball

June 22, 2023 10:57 PM Luis Lopez

Summer leagues for both boys and girls basketball and a baseball off-season travel team making up some of the ways local athletes are improving…

NBC 11 Sports: Central hosts 7-on-7 tournament in pre-season clash with Imperial Valley and Yuma schools

June 21, 2023 11:23 PM Cole Johnson

With the weather warming up, turning the page to another football season fills the…

Yuma Heat Swim Club aims for long course pools to better future of local swimming

June 21, 2023 1:38 PM Cole Johnson

The Yuma Heat Swim Club is coming off of a monumental trip to the big sectionals meet in Texas back in late March – where a record number of swimmers…