Rain washed out the Gracie Lee Haught Classic. Read more
Thirty-five golfers participated as the Payson Men’s Golf Association teed off its season a week late with a four-man… Read more
“You better ask him,” Sara Curtis said, nudging her husband, Tim, and pointing my direction. Read more
Payson pro angler Clifford Pirch was eager to get back into competition after he failed to qualify for the final day … Read more
One sport not postponed or canceled over COVID-19 concerns was hit by something else on opening day. Read more
Chelsea Hathaway is stepping down as Payson High School’s cheer coach shortly after leading the team to the first sta… Read more
Spring officially sprang on Friday. Read more
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has left the sports world in a holding pattern. Read more
Every week, John Renwiewicki wakes from his Olympic dream on the Payson High School track. Read more
Clifford Pirch got off to a slow start and wasn’t able to make up for it enough on the second day to earn a spot on t… Read more
The following statement was released by the Arizona Interscholastic Association on Monday morning. Read more
Colton Justice fired a 40 to finish second and lead Payson’s golf team to a second-place showing among five teams in … Read more
Raci Miranda keeps baffling batters. Read more
Payson’s boys track team finished second and the girls third in the Round Valley Invitational on Friday. Read more
UPDATE: Today's game against Scottsdale Christian has been postponed because of the weather. Read more
Colton Justice carded 40 to tie for medalist honors and lead Payson’s golf team to triumph in the season-opening meet… Read more
NOTE: Tuesday's home game against Phoenix Northwest Christian has been rescheduled for 3 p.m. Read more
Payson head coach Brian Young was thrilled to add retired college coach Michael Price to his baseball staff this seas… Read more
Raci Miranda struck out 15 Cowboys and didn’t allow an earned run as Payson opened the regular season with an 8-1 hom… Read more
Faith Haught didn’t have to wait long to find out if all the hard work she put in since last season paid off. Read more
Payson opens the softball regular season at home against Camp Verde at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Read more
The bats didn’t heat up and neither did their gloves as Payson’s baseball team struggled both at the plate and in the… Read more
Payson’s track and field team opened the season in the Run With The Pack Invitational at Scottsdale Horizon on Friday. Read more
Colton Justice enjoyed a breakout season a year ago, qualifying for the state tournament. Read more
In addition to the games in the Special Olympics Arizona Mountain Area Basketball Tournament held Saturday, Feb. 22 i… Read more
Three Longhorns were recognized on the All-3A East Girls Basketball Team in voting by coaches. Read more
A trio of Payson boys basketball players earned recognition on the All-3A East team in voting by coaches. Read more
Committing four errors in the first inning isn’t the way the Longhorns envisioned opening the baseball season. Read more
Just call them Triple Thunder. Read more
A high school softball team with a dominant pitcher can win a lot of games. Read more
Sunflower seed scrimmage Saturday Read more
No Horns reach state medal stand Read more
Former Payson resident Brady Ellison made history as the first recurve archer to score a perfect 900 at The Vegas Sho… Read more
Not all losses are equal. Read more
Payson High honored the six seniors on its boys basketball team before Tuesday’s game against Winslow at Wilson Dome. Read more
The strictest drill sergeant would have been proud. Read more
Months of hard work paid off for four Payson High wrestlers at Wilson Dome on Saturday. Read more
It’s all on the line as Payson hosts the Division 3 Section 4 wrestling tournament in Wilson Dome on Saturday. Read more
Watch a Payson High varsity boys basketball game and you can’t miss Hunter Lee. Read more
About 100 Payson High wrestling supporters sounded like a much larger crowd as they shouted their approval on Wednesd… Read more
Watch a Payson High varsity boys basketball game and you can’t miss Hunter Lee. Read more
About 100 Payson High wrestling supporters sounded like a much larger crowd as they shouted their approval on Wednesday afternoon and evening … Read more
Emmy White did all she could. Read more
It didn’t take Jaeden Perez long to fit in with her Payson High wrestling teammates. Read more
Defending 2A state champion Round Valley will play in the 3A East region in football beginning this fall. Read more
Five Payson wrestlers battled their way onto the podium during the annual Tim Van Horn Memorial Invitational in Wilson Dome on Friday and Saturday. Read more
The Longhorns engaged in a toe-to-toe boys basketball fight with visiting Show Low on Tuesday night. Read more
Young teams usually struggle. Read more
Show Low boasts one of the premier Division 3 wrestling programs in the state. Read more
K’manii Hinton, 11, a sixth grader at Rim Country Middle School, won the 48th Annual Payson Elks Lodge #2154 District Hoop Shoot on Jan. 12. S… Read more
A nine-minute scoring drought in a 32-minute high school basketball game is hard to overcome. Read more
It took Will Howell a few years to grow into his body. Read more
It took Will Howell a few years to grow into his body. Read more
Payson fell to visiting Holbrook 58-17 in a 3A East girls basketball game on Tuesday night. Read more
Hunter Lee and Will Howell both scored 12 points but it wasn’t enough for Payson in a 67-40 3A East boys basketball loss to No. 7 Holbrook on … Read more
Payson opened 3A East girls basketball play with a 71-40 loss at Holbrook on Friday. Read more
Hunter Lee scored eight points and grabbed 18 rebounds but Payson’s boys basketball team lost 60-23 at No. 6 Holbrook in the 3A East opener on… Read more
The outcome had long been decided when Jimmy Johnson stepped onto the Wilson Dome mat on Tuesday afternoon. Read more
Will Howell poured in a season-high 26 points and Hunter Lee added 14, but it wasn’t enough for Payson’s boys basketball team in a 70-57 loss … Read more
Autumn Cline scored 15 points to lead a trio of Longhorns in double figures as Payson beat host Scottsdale Coronado 59-41 in girls basketball … Read more
The Payson Knights of Columbus raised $2,036 for Payson Special Olympics through its annual Tootsie Roll Drive. Read more
In a story about hunter Harry Shill killing an elk that ran on Page 9 of the Jan. 7 Roundup, two names were misspelled. The correct spellings … Read more
Friday is the deadline to become a sponsor for a corn-hole tournament set for 2-5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17 at Mazatzal Hotel & Casino. Read more
They didn’t celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square like an estimated million, but Payson’s Longhorn wrestlers couldn’t be happier with the c… Read more
The boys varsity basketball team hosts Scottsdale Coronado tonight at 7:30. Read more
Payson’s best football season in 11 years and another strong performance for the baseball team highlighted the 2019 calendar year for Payson H… Read more
Hunter Lee averaged 16.3 points and 9.5 rebounds as Payson’s boys basketball team went 3-1 in the Camp Verde Yvonne Johnson Memorial Tournamen… Read more
Payson’s wrestling team competed in the 31st Annual Marana Mountain View Duals on Dec. 20-21. Read more
Hunter Lee scored 19 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and came up with five steals to lead Payson in a 85-56 boys basketball loss to 2A power Alche… Read more
Big changes appear to be coming to 3A football in Arizona. Read more
One of the most significant consequences for Payson High in the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s announced realignment for the 2019-20 sc… Read more
Jesse Conway and Trevor Cline stood out on the football field this season. Read more
McKayla Taylor scored 17 points and dished out five assists for Payson in a 50-42 girls basketball loss at Fountain Hills on Tuesday. Read more
Will Howell scored 14 points and Hunter Lee 12 points for Payson in a 76-53 boys basketball loss at Fountain Hills on Tuesday. Read more
Joe Sanchez clasped his hands together with interlocking fingers as he looked at his players on the bench in the second half of Thursday’s gam… Read more
Payson’s wrestling team went 7-3 in the Mingus Mountain Duals on Dec. 6-7. Read more
Payson’s girls put a sluggish first half behind them with a strong third quarter in Thursday’s basketball game against visiting Phoenix Northw… Read more
Four Payson football players were rewarded for their standout seasons with recognition on the 3A Conference All-State Football Team. Read more
Four Longhorns were recognized on the All-2A Central Girls Soccer Team in voting by coaches. Read more
Will Howell scored 15 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Longhorns lost 70-51 to Chino Valley at Wilson Dome on Tuesday night. Read more
McKayla Taylor and Emmy White combined for 34 points as Payson beat visiting Chino Valley 63-33 in girls basketball on Tuesday. Read more
Payson’s boys basketball competed better than its 1-4 record would indicate in the Sedona Invitational on Dec. 5-7. Read more
No Payson High girls team had ever won a state championship. Read more
Hayden Gibson is one of those players all coaches covet. Read more
Last week’s storm forced Payson to cancel its plan to participate in the Goodyear Desert Edge Scorpion Shootout girls basketball tournament. Read more
It wasn’t the kind of start Joe Sanchez was hoping for. Read more
Payson started the season with three matches at Prescott High on Wednesday. Read more
