http://willcoxrangenews.com/ The latest news from the willcoxrangenews.com website! Newsys Template Engine Sports http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-142573256 http://willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/09/08/sports/sports01.txt The three-time defending league champion WHS Soccer varsity will do the chasing instead of the leading after a season opening 4-1 loss to the St. Gregory Hawks last Tuesday. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:56:39 -0500 newsys-143285022 http://willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/09/08/sports/sports02.txt Justin Rockhill didn't have much playing time at Baboquivari during the Cowboys 55-0 win. Coach Jim Hughes said "the first string played only two series, so we can't judge where we are offensively on that." But, the team has improved in practice and he hopes they'll be ready by Friday's match at Safford. "It's going to be a fun game to play. It's probably the best Safford team since '97 when they kicked it out of me (at Thatcher). They have a lot of seniors and they're a very talented team. I hope we will be able to execute," Hughes said. The game is at 7 p.m. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:08:13 -0500 newsys-142573257 http://willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/09/08/sports/sports03.txt Jamie Franco, Willcox, Ariz., signed a letter of intent to play softball for the Bethany College Swedes, in Lindsborg, Kansas for the 2010-2011 academic year. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:56:35 -0500 newsys-142573258 http://willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/09/08/sports/sports04.txt The WHS cross-country team got off to a running start with strong finishes in the first two races of the season. Last Friday Willcox traveled to Thatcher and ran a course that was described as being different with flat fields by coach Calvin King. The top runners for Willcox were Eli Webster, 16th completing the course in 20:05, while Kendal Hale 21st had a time of 29:43 and Melody Motes, 34th, led the Willcox girls. The performance in Thatcher came after a strong performance in Benson by Webster who finished 4th overall and first-year runner Sarah Grimes, who completed the course in 30:17 and 8th overall. When asked about the team, King said, "The kids are coming around. We're very competitive and only getting better." The cross country team will travel to San Carlos today. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:56:35 -0500 newsys-142573260 http://willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/09/08/sports/sports05.txt Hear about Willcox v. Safford Friday! By Bob Dahlstrom/for the Range News Valley TeleCom Group has added a popular local sports talk radio show to its TV programming schedule. Lee Patterson's "Overtime", which currently airs live every Wednesday on radio station 1230AM KATO, will now be rebroadcast on Valley's Community Channel One every Friday at 12:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 9:30 a.m., Arizona time. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:56:31 -0500 newsys-142573263 http://willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/09/08/sports/sports06.txt The "Kick-Off Classic" was held on Aug. 7 with 29 teams competing. First low gross went to Kevin Schmidtke, Justin Shields, Butch Kelly, and Jason Jones, who shot a 54. They beat Josh Miles, Jake Shaver, Cheri Metts, and Brian Ridgley (who also shot 54) in a three-hole playoff. Low Net went to the team of Josh, Jake, Cheri, and Brian. Closest to the pins went to Brian Riggs and Andy Stark, while longest drive went to Jake Shaver. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:56:38 -0500 newsys-142573259 http://willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/09/08/sports/sports07.txt Anyone who is interested in running for the Willcox Little League Board, please contact Penny Long at 384-0685 or Lydia Torres at 384-2603 so we can add your name to the ballot. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:56:33 -0500