Division I schools will compete at Division II level
May 1, 2013 • Mateo Rosales, Staff Writer
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At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, all three Division I Yuma Union High School District schools will have their teams compete at the Division II level. Since Yuma High and Gila Ridge compete at the Division II level, Kofa, Cibola, and San Luis will be expected to join them. According to the YumaSun.com,... Read more »
Kofa introduced to Water Polo
May 1, 2013 • Aimee Garcia, Staff Writer
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District high schools are being introduced to a new water sport, water polo. On Mondays and Thursdays at the Valley Aquatic Center, Mr. VanVoorst and Mrs. Durham are teaching the rules, regulations and, positions of the sport. The pool is located near Cibola High School at 4381 W. 18th St. At 6:30 practice... Read more »
NFL owners agree on rule changes
April 11, 2013 • Mateo Rosales, Staff Writer
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The most controversial rule proposal was passed during the The NFL Annual Meeting which was held on Tuesday, March 20th, 2013. Offensive and defensive players are no longer allowed to lower the crowns of their helmet outside of the tackle box. This rule proposal passed by a 31-1 margin, according to... Read more »
Sports med to the rescue
April 10, 2013 • Aimee Garcia, Staff Writer
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In the event of an athlete’s injury during a game waiting along the side lines to aid the athlete are student athletic trainers. With all the action happening on the field during a sporting event, what can really affect an athlete’s ability to perform well happens off the field. These student... Read more »
Month of March: Expect madness
March 18, 2013 • Mateo Rosales, Staff Writer
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College basketball is not quite over yet, but it is that time of the season where the 2012-2013 season begins to wrap up. March Madness, the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, will determine the champion of college basketball. Performed mainly in March, the tournament was named March Madness... Read more »
Wiley known athlete
March 8, 2013 • Aimee Garcia, Sports Writer
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Adly Wiley is widely known across campus as “the athlete”. Not many athletes contribute to sports all school year long. With the few exceptions that do, they are classified by teachers and coaches as hardworking and dedicated to Kofa athletics. Since Freshmen year Adly has been involved with sports.... Read more »
Wrestling booted out of 2020 Games
February 27, 2013 • Mateo Rosales, Staff Writer
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Being tossed out of the 2020 Summer Olympics may have been the greatest upset for the sport of wrestling. The International Olympic Committee(IOC) announced that wrestling will be dropped from the 2020 Olympics. Rather than retaining modern pentathlon, the IOC executive board decided to remove wrestling... Read more »
Cheering their way to the top
February 19, 2013 • Aimee Garcia, Staff Writer
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Kofa’s cheerleaders are returning to the mat once again for the annual AA Cheer & Pom Competition. In the state competition of 2011, Kofa’s cheerleading team placed third in the 5A Varsity Show Cheer division, at the AA State Cheer & Pom Competition on Saturday, March 5th. Elisabeth English,... Read more »
A little luck, goes a long way
February 8, 2013 • Mateo Rosales, Staff Writer
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From a pair of lucky socks to game-winning balls, almost every athlete has their own game day superstition. A couple of student athletes at Kofa High School shared their game day superstitions. Varsity wrestler, Aaron Camarillo, said “Sometimes I feel like if I ask someone to record my match, I’m... Read more »
Building up for bigger competions
January 31, 2013 • Aimee Garcia, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
One of the many dreams of a high school athlete is a spot at state level competition. However, Kofa’s high school athletics only contains the common sports. Football in the fall, soccer in the winter and track in the spring. That is what most Kofa High School students think of when it comes to... Read more »
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