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Angelo Alvarez ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns, but the rival Eagles scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, including one with 8 seconds left, to stun Mingus 49-42 in the Walkup Skydome on Friday night.

When you assemble more than 1,000 cross-country runners from 84 different Arizona high schools, something good is bound to happen.

Loki Legionson, 39, said he wants to fight and win so he can spread a positive message to people.

Quarterback Zach Harrison threw for two touchdowns, Angelo Alvarez ran for two more and the Mingus football team earned only their second shutout since 2017 with a 45-0 win over Youngker on Friday night.

Jacob Oothoudt carried the ball 19 times for 197 yards and three touchdowns, Matthew Nechvil was just shy of 100 yards rushing with a score and the Camp Verde football team rebounded from an ugly loss a week ago with a 42-21 rout over Trivium Prep. on Friday night.

Cottonwood resident Vicky Mulinski holds up her ball July 18, 2021, after sinking a hole-in-one on No. 5 at Coyote Trails Golf Course in Cottonwood.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is accepting applications for 2022 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for spring turkey, javelina, bison, bear and raptor capture, according to a news release.

Benefitting youth tennis in the Verde Valley, the 2021 Oxendale Auto Group Championship is scheduled for late September, according to a news release.

The historic Jerome Hill Climb went off on time early Sunday morning, Sept. 5, 2021, at the entrance of the Jerome Historical Museum as runners began the climb of the grueling, traditional 4.5-mile race.

The Rotary Club of Sedona Village is having a Golf Extravaganza at the Oakcreek Country Club Sunday, Sept. 26, according to a news release.

Quarterback Zach Harrison threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns, but the Mingus football team had no answer for a 27-point second quarter by the Chiefs in a 48-25 loss to Thunderbird on Friday night.

Jacob Oothoudt had 13 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown but the Camp Verde football team had 13 penalties for 108 yards and lost two fumbles, one coming inside their opponents’ 5-yardline, in a 19-8 loss to Holbrook on Friday night.

Mingus’ Cesar Diaz took off hard and fast from the get-go and never looked back en route to top individual honors in the elite Summit Race at the Peaks Cross-County Invitational on Saturday.

It’s been three years since the Mingus football team has looked anything like the program local fans have become accustomed to cheering on.

The Yavapai College volleyball team is making a trip to the Verde Valley to play two upcoming matches at Mingus Union High School in September, according to a news release Thursday.

The Rotary Club of Sedona Village is scheduled to host a Golf Extravaganza at the Oakcreek Country Club on Sunday, Sept. 26, according to a news release.

Jacob Oothoudt scored two touchdowns, Kayden Boggess ran for 173 yards on 15 carries and the Camp Verde football program opened the 2021 season with a 40-12 win over Valley Lutheran on Friday night.

In need of a head football coach after Doug Provenzano resigned his position just three weeks before kickoff of the 2021 campaign, Mingus seems to have found their man.

Second year Mingus head football coach Doug Provenzano has resigned, according to Athletic Director Yancey DeVore on Wednesday.

The Mountain View Preparatory (MVP) Bike Skills Park, possibly the first such park at any Arizona public school, was built from a big pile of dirt, donations and two success stories.

The Cottonwood Clippers ended a historic season with a Red, White and Blue swim meet and an end-of-the-year party on Saturday, July 31.

In the inaugural Olympic skateboarding competition, Arizona will have two representatives: Jagger Eaton and Alana Smith.

For opponents of Native American mascots in the Southwest, 2021 has been a banner year.

Luis Grijalva could see the finish line. He just wasn’t sure he could reach it.

The Arizona Interscholastic Association issued recommended guidelines Monday, July 26, for returning to athletic activity this school year, including a call for those involved in athletics to get a COVID-19 vaccine.