Snowflake’s strong boys basketball season was reflected as coaches voted for the All-3A East team. Read moreSix area players voted 1st Team All-3A East Boys Basketball
Payson was competitive with a young roster a year ago. Read moreVeteran softball team looks to compete again
Miguel Galindo figured his Payson High golf team would be better this season. Read moreLonghorn golfers scorching the links
Women of all ages and skill levels are welcome and encouraged to join a fabulous and fun group of ladies as the Payso… Read moreLadies 9-hole golf season starts Thursday, March 30
Payson and Winslow are fierce rivals on the softball field. Read morePHS softball, AD, families help rival
Six players from Show Low were recognized. Alex Swanson and Mikenzie Kulish made the first team. Swanson was voted se… Read moreSix Show Low girls recognized on All-3A East team
Alchesay’s deep and talented girls basketball team is raking in the accolades. Read moreSix Falcons fly away with accolades
Justin Hewitt, recreation coordinator with the Town of Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism department, recently shar… Read moreRim kids crazy about soccer
The 3A North tests you. Read moreNorth Region, fans fuel Falcons
Payson opened the varsity baseball season by going 2-2 in the Phoenix Christian Cougar Classic on Feb. 22-25. Read morePHS baseball looks to improve
Alchesay beat Show Low 52-35 at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix on Saturday in a to win its second stra… Read moreAlchesay claims second straight girls basketball state title
A large majority of Devin Kinlicheenie’s wins come by pin. Read moreSnowflake super soph caps perfect season
With a trio of starters among seven seniors on the roster, Alchesay figured to mount a bid for another title after wi… Read moreFalcons 2 wins from 3rd title since 2019
Blue Ridge freshman Erick Galindo capped a 45-1 season by winning the 106-pound title in the Division 4 state wrestli… Read moreBlue Ridge freshman pins down state mat title
Payson players and coaches hoped to get deeper in the state tournament this season than they did last year. Read moreAnother state tourney win before loss
Payson High’s baseball program will host its annual Sunflower Seed Scrimmage on the varsity baseball field at 10 a.m.… Read morePayson baseball's Sunflower Seed Scrimmage this Saturday
Wrestlers have two basic goals every season. Read moreFifty-four White Mountain/Rim Country wrestlers qualify for state
Round Valley’s girls basketball team beat visiting Phoenix Basis 51-29 in a 2A State Tournament Play-In game on Thurs… Read moreRound Valley slows down Phoenix Basis in 2A girls basketball state play-in game
Payson’s girls basketball team narrowly missed qualifying for the 3A state tournament. The Longhorns wound up #25 in … Read moreHorns just miss making girls hoops state tournament
Robert Mavis wanted to turn Payson High School boys basketball into a contender. Read moreBack to the dome once more
“We called timeout and I said, ‘get the ball to Alex.’ I turned to Alex and said, ‘go do what you do.’” Read moreLate layup lifts SL to 1st title since 1986
The seedings for the 3A state girls basketball tournament will be revealed on Saturday, Feb. 11. Read moreBlue Ridge girls hope to host state game
Round Valley senior Jaden Finch won the championship at 126 pounds to help lead the Elks to first place in the Divisi… Read moreJaden Finch wins section crown
Blue Ridge’s boys basketball team stood at #20 in the Tuesday, Feb. 7 3A state rankings. Read moreBlue Ridge boys basketball team hoping to make state tournament
Maggie Whaley made history this season. Read moreMaggie Whaley breaks school three-point field goal record
Payson trailed visiting Blue Ridge 19-12 at halftime of their 3A East boys basketball game on Friday night (Feb. 3). Read morePayson boys basketball team improves to 6-2 in its last eight games
Girls basketball region championships and Show Low don’t usually belong in the same sentence. Read moreShow Low girls looking to change history
St. Johns closed the girls basketball regular season with a 56-37 win over visiting Round Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Read moreSt. Johns girls earn top seed in 2A North tourney
Count Haley Heath among those thrilled to see girls wrestling continue to grow across the country and in Arizona. Read moreShow Low's Heath glad to see girls wrestling growing
Mogollon won the 20-team Rocky Nelson Invitational it hosted on Jan. 27-28. Read moreMogollon pins down title
Tournaments offer wrestlers a chance to test themselves against the best in the state. Read morePassing the Tim Van Horn test
Lizzy White scored 17 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Payson in a 66-56 home-court loss to Winslow on Wednesda… Read moreLizzy White's big night not enough for Payson girls basketball team
Dexter Waterman and the Longhorns have a flair for the dramatic. Read moreSurging Payson boys basketball squad pulls out 2 thrillers in 3 games
The three Navajo brothers all made the medal stand in last year’s Division 3 State Wrestling Championships. Read moreSiblings eye state glory
Welcome back 3A East football. Read morePayson back in 3A East in AIA football realignment
Snowflake continued its recent strong play with a thrilling 38-37 home-court 3A East girls basketball win over rival … Read moreSnowflake girls move into 1st
Snowflake boys basketball under the new tutelage of coach Joe Clare seems to be all about selfless play and team defense. Read moreSnowflake boys stay perfect in 3A East
Dexter Waterman scored on a drive to the basket with 1.35 seconds remaining to lift a suddenly-surging Payson boys ba… Read moreStampeding Longhorns pull out thriller for 4th straight win
The girls basketball team went 2-1 last week, winning non-region games at home against Globe 74-28 and at Camp Verde … Read morePayson girls basketball team goes 2-1
The girls basketball team went 2-1 last week, winning non-region games at home against Globe 74-28 and at Camp Verde 51-47 on Tuesday, Jan. 17… Read morePayson girls basketball team goes 2-1
Payson’s offense put on a show for two games then the defense came through to cap the best week of the season for the boys basketball team. Read moreBoys go 3-0 in best week on court
Seven White Mountain and Rim Country schools joined 46 others from around the state for one of the premier wrestling tournaments in the state … Read moreKinlicheenie, Wilhelm claim Doc Wright mat crowns
Joe Clare knew it would be sort of an adjustment period. Read moreCoach has Snowflake boys playing well after leading girls to region title
When Mike Brogan leads his Snowflake girls basketball team onto the court to face visiting rival Show Low tonight at 6 o’clock, he’ll have mix… Read moreSnowflake hosts Show Low in key girls basketball game
The Round Valley Elks hosted the St. Johns Redskins on Jan. 11 in the dome for the first of the two season matchups for the teams. Read moreRound Valley gets big win vs. rival St. Johns in girls basketball
They cut a 17-point deficit into a four-point battle late in a gutsy comeback bid in the 3A East opener at home against Show Low on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Read moreBoys need more offense to win games
Wrestlers returned to the mat following the holiday break with a round robin meet at St. Johns on January 4. Read moreWrestlers throw off holiday down time in St. Johns
OK, everyone has returned to action following the Christmas break and the basketball season really kicked into high gear with all schools invo… Read moreFour White Mountain/Rim Country schools ranked in top 12 in girls hoops
Jason Crawford was the Show Low boys basketball player drawing a foul in a photo that ran on Page 8 of the Jan. 6 edition of the 260 Connectio… Read moreCorrection
Mark Drouillet and Preston Power combined for 35 points as Show Low opened 3A East Region boys basketball play with a 67-60 win at Payson on T… Read moreSL holds off Payson comeback bid
St. Johns hosted a round robin wrestling meet on Jan. 4. Teams around the area brought both boys and girls teams to get a chance to face off a… Read moreWrestlers shake off holiday rust at St. Johns
Sal Sellis headlined a trio of medalists as Payson’s wrestling team finished 12th among 25 teams in the Mile High Challenge at Prescott Valley… Read moreOsier leads trio of Horns on Mile High podium
The three-sport Payson High star’s faced challenges before. Read moreDexter Waterman a three-sport star
We’ll get a chance to see just how good several girls basketball teams who’ve started strong really are as they face challenging January schedules. Read moreAlchesay, Payson, Show Low lead girls basketball teams into 2023
Editor’s Note: I would like to extend my prayers to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, his family, his friends, and his teammates. At the time… Read moreMy NFL predictions make me cry
The boys basketball season tipped off in the latter part of November, but the action really gets hot in January with battles going a long way … Read moreSnowflake cagers storm into 2023
The 2022 calendar year in Payson High School sports featured some notable highlights. Read morePlenty of highlights for PHS in 2022
Payson remains in 3A for football in the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s initial alignments for the sport recently released. Read morePayson remains in 3A in AIA's initial conference placement
Four Payson wrestlers placed in the 33rd Annual Marana Mountain View Duals held December 16-17. Read moreThree Payson wrestlers place second in Marana Mountain View Duals
Payson’s shorthanded wrestling team went 1-2 in a four-team match at Snowflake on Dec. 14. Read moreShorthanded matmen come up short
Call Anna Madrid a soccer veteran. Read moreGirl raising money to fund soccer tour of Spain
Payson’s girls basketball team keeps turning heads in the early going this season. Read moreGirls stampede to 8-2 start
Payson’s boys basketball team surprised many people in Robert Mavis’ first year as head coach. Read moreIroning out the wrinkles
Danny Kelly wasn’t smiling when he walked back to his seat after recording a spare. Read moreFriends bowling just for the fun it
On Monday, (Dec. 12) the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s Executive Board voted to establish girls flag football as the association’s new… Read moreAIA adding girls flag football starting next fall
Payson’s girls basketball team improved to 5-1 with a 55-40 win over visiting Coolidge on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Read moreGirls improve to 5-1, host tourney Friday-Saturday
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They call the area between the free throw line and the basket the lane or the “paint” because teams often paint it the team color. Read moreLizzy painting the lane White
Samuel Hogue (106), Gage Palace (126), Dillon Gressley (138), Ayden Ormand (165) and Jimmy Johnson (190) all went 2-0 for the Longhorns. Read morePayson goes 1-1 in mat opener
The scoreboard above the Wilson Dome court wasn’t something the Longhorns wanted to look at after the final buzzer on Monday night. Read moreHorns rebound to win
Anderson Hatch poured in a season-high 27 points to lead a trio of Longhorns scoring in double figures as Payson’s boys basketball team beat v… Read morePayson beat Bourgade Catholic in boys basketball, falls at Florence
Four Payson players made the All-2A Central Boys Soccer Team in voting by region coaches. Read moreTenney, Menghini lead honorees
“We’re gonna have a lot of fun this year.” Read moreHorns ready for ‘a lot of fun’ this season
Three Longhorns won titles as Payson finished second in the Pat Kenny Invitational at Holbrook on Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3. Read moreThree Longhorns win mat titles
Dexter Waterman scored 19 points to lead three Longhorns in double figures but Payson’s boys basketball team dropped its home opener 77-64 to … Read morePayson cagers fall to Ironwood ALA in home opener
Payson improved to 3-0 with a 67-36 girls basketball victory over Ironwood American Leadership Academy in the home opener at Wilson Dome on Fr… Read morePayson girls 3-0 after another blowout victory
Payson opened the boys basketball season by outscoring host Chino Valley by 16 points in the final quarter to turn a five-point lead into a 58… Read morePayson boys clamp down to put host Chino Valley cagers away in opener
Lizzy White’s double-double powered Payson’s girls basketball team as the Longhorns cruised to a 59-15 season-opening victory at Chino Valley … Read moreLizzy White's double-double, team defense pace Payson girls to season-opening triumph
Payson's wrestling team opened the season in a tight battle at Poston Butte on Tuesday (Nov. 29), Read morePayson wrestlers battle to the end in tough opening loss at Poston Butte
Everyone is welcome to try their luck at bow, handgun, rifle or shotgun contests in the annual Tonto Rim Sports Club Turkey Shoot at the Jim J… Read moreTurkey Shoot this Saturday
