http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/ The latest news from the www.willcoxrangenews.com website! Newsys Template Engine Sports http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-518503658 http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/02/04/sports/sports01.txt Ben Miller faced a precarious position during the 2A East 8-Team Wrestling meet last Wednesday. The host Cowboys finished 4th, despite 3 individual wins each from Paul Collins and Anthony Gomez, while Morenci edged Benson 34-32 for first place. Justin Rockhill went 2-1 during the meet. "We didn't do as well as we hoped, but our focus this week is to try to turn it around" at Regionals, Saturday at 10 a.m. in Benson, said head coach Neil Osterman. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:54:14 -0600 newsys-518503657 http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/02/04/sports/sports02.txt A late season slump (losses in 3 of last 5 games) hasn't affected the positive outlook of Coach Ted Dunlap's Varsity Boys. "I'm not concerned. We've had some personnel issues, but once we get back to full strength, we'll be fine," he said. Willcox (10-8) lost an upset bid against Safford 65-61 last Tuesday. Rudy Verdugo's 20 points and 12 each from Jake Shaver and Carson Skaarer kept them close against a team that beat them by 30 earlier in the season. Shane Hicks scored 23 points to help the Cowboys get back on track with a 56-55 win at Bisbee on Friday. They play at Thatcher on Friday and have a home game with rival Benson on Monday. The Benson game has been moved up from its original date of Friday, Feb. 12. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:54:13 -0600 newsys-518503659 http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/02/04/sports/sports03.txt The Willcox Cowgirls' (8-10) see-saw season continued on pattern with last week's 68-40 loss at Safford despite 22 points from Shelby Harguess followed by a 59-53 overtime win at Bisbee (Harguess-31, Nikki Dunlap-19). The Cowgirls (#17 power ranked) travel to Thatcher on Friday before hosting Benson in a bumped up meeting scheduled for this Monday instead of next Friday. An AIA mandate demands all regular season games conclude by Thursday, Feb. 11 to allow time for seeding and scheduling the 24-team state tournament that begins on Feb. 16. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:54:18 -0600 newsys-521037400 http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/02/04/sports/sports04.txt Willcox will be hard-pressed to replace the seniors who all started and helped lead the soccer team (whose banquet was just held recently) to the state semi-finals in November. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:54:13 -0600 newsys-521037401 http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/02/04/sports/sports05.txt Little League Willcox Little League will be holding registration every Saturday in February at Safeway from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you are interested in coaching, please come down and fill out an application. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:54:15 -0600