Sports

For just about every play the Mingus Union football team faced in 2020, Drew Meyer was on the field.

Thanks to COVID-19, Camp Verde’s varsity played three football games this season.

With the number of COVID-19 cases surging in Arizona, the football season for Tucson schools came to an abrupt end this week.

During Kellen Mills’ journey from college football to the construction industry, he made a pit stop that changed his life.

Nathan Wright scored three touchdowns and had nearly 200 yards rushing, Cody Leopold had two scores and the No. 13-ranked Prescott football team stretched their winning streak to four with a thrilling 43-35 win over rival Mingus on Friday night.

Mingus Union first-year coach Mike Madore was presented the championship plaque for the girl’s golf team winning Division 2, Section 5 team category for the 2020 season at the Arizona State tournament this week.

Saving your best for last was the theme of the day for the Mingus Union cross country delegation competing in Thursday’s state championship race.

The story of the Mingus Marauders’ 2020 football season has involved opponents of varying toughness. However, the success the Marauders have had has depended greatly on how well they conquer the opponents in their own minds.

Six Mingus Union swimmers qualified for Division 3 Arizona High School State Swimming Championships, held Saturday at Phoenix Country Day Pool in Paradise Valley.

Mingus sophomores Cesar Diaz, Makena Bliss and Maisie Babcock, and junior Aubrey Peterson all took the next step to the Nov. 12 state championship race in Thursday’s Division 3 North Sectional Championships at Rose Mofford Park.

Wednesday, the Camp Verde boys soccer team’s season came to an end with a 4-0 loss at Snowflake in the first round of the AIA State Boys Soccer Championships, 2A Conference.

The Mingus Union volleyball team (2-10) lost 3-0, at Flagstaff on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and on Saturday, Oct. 31, they lost to Lee Williams, 25-19, 25-13 and 25-16.

The six Mingus Union swimmers headed to the state championships this year took advantage of their one chance to become 2020 state qualifiers.

At 5 p.m. Wednesday, Camp Verde boys soccer faces Snowflake in the first round of the 2020 AIA State Boys Soccer Championships.

Coming off of a tough road loss, the Mingus Union football team faces one of its tougher challenges as they prep for their last home game of 2020.

On two first-half goals and a second-half score, Camp Verde’s boys soccer team beat Snowflake 3-0 at home Tuesday at Sam Hammerstrom Field.

The 2020 golf season started out like a bad left-hook off the tee for Coach Craig Mai and the Mingus boy’s golf team.

Two Mingus girls’ golfers have made it into the state tournament as individuals, but the team’s run during the past few weeks fell short.

The Camp Verde girls soccer team won its final two matches of the season, 3-0 at home on Oct. 22 to Holbrook, 3-0 at Payson on Oct. 26.

Arizona high school swim teams haven’t gotten into the same water at the same time this fall.

Friday, Camp Verde boys soccer travels to Flagstaff to face the 2-5 Northland Prep Academy Spartans. That game starts at 4 p.m.

In one of the few times this fall they’ll face a large field of competition, the Mingus Union cross country teams showed Friday they can pace themselves and finish competitively.

With about five minutes to go in the first quarter, junior quarterback Garrett Dulaney scored a touchdown for Camp Verde against Scottsdale Christian Academy.

With five runners among the top 18 finishers, the Camp Verde boys cross country team was a decisive winner in the open division of the Holbrook Invitational Friday.

With the Arizona sun shining, players scored goals, officials blew whistles and spectators cheered as youth soccer took center stage at the recent 2020 Arsenal Challenge tournament at sports complexes around the Valley.