Author: Sam Johnston
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St. Johns Defeats Morenci, 21–2
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MORENCI, Ariz. The Morenci Wildcats fell to the visiting St. Johns Redskins, 21–2, Friday night, October 16th, at Lawson Stadium. Despite the final score, the Wildcats’ defense delivered a strong performance against a formidable St. Johns opponent. St. Johns held a 7–0 lead at halftime and extended its advantage to…
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Round Valley Tops Show Low, 48–21
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The Round Valley Elks traveled to Show Low on Friday, October 9, and came away with a 48–21 victory over the Cougars in a 3A Mountain Region football matchup. Both teams entered the game undefeated at 6–0, making it an important meeting between two of the region’s strongest teams. The…
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Morenci Middle School Football Takes the Field
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Morenci’s seventh- and eighth-grade football teams took the field against Pima this week, giving young Wildcats a chance to compete under the lights and fans plenty of action from the sidelines. Here are a few scenes from both games. Photo Album: Morenci Wildcats vs Pima Roughriders (September 23rd, 2026)
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Lightning Cuts Safford-Winslow Game Short
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The Safford Bulldogs and Winslow Bulldogs managed less than four minutes of football before lightning brought Friday night’s game to a halt. There was plenty of action packed into those few minutes. Safford scored twice, including a touchdown one play after recovering a Winslow fumble on a return. Lightning then…
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Quiet Service: Greggy Martinez and the Spirit of Bagdad
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Quiet Service: Greggy Martinez and the Spirit of Bagdad After the flag-raising ceremony on the mesa here in Bagdad, Arizona, I had the chance to sit and chat with Greggy Martinez about his life in Bagdad and how it led him to serve in the United States Marine Corps.We met for lunch…
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A Blue-Collar Christmas: Between Shifts
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The Backbone of America In big cities, blue-collar work tends to disappear.It gets swallowed by glass towers, rebranded as “infrastructure,” and thanked once a year in a speech someone else wrote. The hands that built the city rarely get invited into the spotlight. They’re just assumed.Invisible.Background noise to traffic and…
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Bagdad Strong
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We wanted to live in a small town, somewhere with a higher quality of life. An opportunity brought my wife, Hope, to Bagdad, Arizona for an Environmental Engineering job. On the drive up, the exit was missed and the road carried on into Nothing, AZ. That’s a real place, and…
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Bagdad Student Earns Service and Leadership Scholarship
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*Photo of Ciarra Moore provided by Ciarra Moore Bagdad High School student Ciarra Moore was recently awarded a Grant McKee and Robert Caldwell Service & Leadership Scholarship through Catholic Charities’ North Star Youth Partnership. Moore participated in the organization’s PAL program for two years, helping with diaper drives, tutoring younger students, campus events, and presentations about…
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Wildcats Fall to Willcox in Home Opener
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The Morenci Wildcats opened their home schedule Friday night at Lawson Stadium, falling 43–12 to the undefeated Willcox Cowboys. Willcox entered the game 2–0 and kept its early-season momentum going, handing Morenci its second loss of the season. The Wildcats are now 1–2 after opening the year with a loss…
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Bats & Buzzards on the Bridge Returns to Wickenburg Sept. 25
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Bats & Buzzards on the Bridge Date: Friday, September 25, 2026 Time: 5:00–7:00pm Location: Hassayampa Event Bridge, 333 E Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg, AZ Wickenburg’s skies will once again come alive this fall as hundreds of migrating turkey vultures and thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats gather for one of the community’s…