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CBS 13 SPORTS: Tucson area little league team advances to national World Series
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Little League World Series will now feature a team out of Tucson, and how local golfers in Yuma will be able to take on other competitors for a good cause, all in Friday's sportscast. Article Topic Follows: Sports. BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION. KYMA...
No horse racing next year at Tucson's famous Rillito Racetrack
Officials in Pima County say they’re pausing a search for a new operator of a long-standing horse racing track. Opened in 1943, Rillito Racetrack is a Tucson mainstay that’s heralded as one of the founding sites of modern, formalized Quarter Horse racing. In a memo this month, county...
2024 Arizona football season countdown: 35 days to kickoff
A LOOK BACK — NO. 35 JOE “JACKRABBIT” HERNANDEZ. With it being the 35th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 35 for Arizona is versatile athlete Joe Hernandez, nicknamed “Jackrabbit” during his Wildcat career in 1960 and 1961 because of his athleticism. He was part of one of the greatest teams Arizona history, the 1961 team that finished 8-1-1. He scored 12 touchdowns, seven via the pass in 1960 from quarterback Eddie Wilson. Arizona had a 10-0-1 stretch between the 1960 and 1961 seasons with Wilson, Hernandez and prolific halfback Bobby Thompson. Thompson and Hernandez, a member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, were nicknamed the “Touchdown Twins” after combining for 19 touchdowns in 1960. He was from Bakersfield, Calif. While attending Garces Memorial High School, he first played on the offensive line. In one game, he picked up a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown after nobody could catch him. Soon after, the alumni pressured the coach to put him in the backfield, where Hernandez ran for more than 2,000 yards in a shortened season. Joe’s quick and agile bursts of speed earned him his nickname, “Jackrabbit Joe,” in high school. After graduating from Garces, Hernandez attended New Mexico Military Institute and played on their national championship team. In 1959, he returned home to play for Bakersfield College on their national and Junior Rose Bowl teams. That year the team won the national championship and Junior Rose Bowl championship. Joe was the MVP of both games. Following Bakersfield, he was a top recruit for Arizona. He led the Wildcats in receiving and scoring in 1960, ranking ninth in the nation in scoring with 76 points. He was the leading pass receiver and top kickoff returner in 1961, tying school single-game record with three touchdown receptions against New Mexico. He competed in three post-season All-Star football games – All-American Bowl, U.S. Bowl and All-American Game in Washington, D.C. In track, he was the 1961 Border Conference champion in low hurdles and long jump. Member of the school record sprint relay teams which were ranked fourth and sixth in the nation in 1962. After his Wildcat career, he was a second-round draft pick (17th selection overall) by the Washington Redskins. He later played for the Atlanta Falcons and the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos (where he was a two-time All-CFL cornerback). After his football career, he was an independent insurance salesman in Tucson. He also counseled inmates in state prisons close to Tucson. He established a softball league for underprivileged children in Tucson. He created “Jackrabbit Ministries,” a nonprofit Christian ministry taking him to Eastern Europe, East Africa, and Mexico. He was inducted into the Pima County Hall of Fame, Arizona Mexican-American Hall of Fame, and the Bob Elias Hall of Fame. In 2008, Joe received the “Man of Faith” Award at the Athletes International Ministry Conference. Hernandez passed away at age 81 in 2021 from COVID-19 complications.
Arizona men’s basketball in the mix for several top 2025 recruits
Recruiting high school basketball players is not the lifeblood of high major college hoops programs like it once was only a couple years ago. The NCAA transfer portal has usurped high school recruiting as the way top programs like Arizona fill out rosters. Nevertheless, college basketball coaches are back to crisscrossing the country this time of year to recruit the next class of freshmen.
AJ Ramos, 14, shoots first-ever 59 in Arizona junior golf
The 59 Club has added a member. Its newest is 14-year-old AJ Ramos of Tucson, Arizona, who went sub-60 last week at a Junior Golf Association of Arizona event. Ramos shot his 59, which was a bogey-free, 11-under round, at Starfire Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the Sam Schanafelt Summer Classic. He had three birdies and an eagle on his front nine, then six birdies – including five in a row – on the back before making par at the last.
Montaya Dew excited about her long-delayed debut with Arizona women’s basketball
Montaya Dew was the highest-ranked player to ever commit to Arizona women’s basketball, coming in at No. 8 in the 2023 ESPN HoopGurlz rankings. She was part of the highest-ranked class to ever sign with the Wildcats, a group that finished No. 3 in the same rankings. After waiting since January of 2023, Arizona fans will finally get to see what all the fuss was about.
Arizona football: A look at the Wildcats’ defensive line entering 2024 training camp
The first preseason training camp under Brent Brennan is set on Wednesday, a month of workouts and practices ahead of the 2024 season opener Aug. 31 at home against New Mexico. To get you primed for camp, we’re breaking down each position group on the roster. Today we continue with...
Arizona Beach Volleyball earns postseason academic awards
The Arizona Beach Volleyball program received the AVCA Team Academic Award and was named to the Team Academic Honor Roll for having a team GPA in the top 20% nationally. This is the ninth straight year the Sand Cats have earned the Team Academic Award and the fifth straight year the team has been named to the Academic Honor Roll. Arizona Head Coach Steve Walker praised the hard work of current and former athletes as well as the support provided by staff at the University of Arizona. "I couldn't be more proud of our current and former teams that have...
1-On-1: with Austin Poganski
Roadrunners Forward Austin Poganski joined Adrian Denny and Kim Cota-Robles on this week’s Insider Podcast after signing a two-year contract with the team. To hear the complete interview and how Austin did on our first ever podcast BuzzFeed Quiz, download the full show below. Listen to “Austin Poganski Takes...
Wildcat Radio 2.0: A look back at recent UA news and a preview of Big 12 foe Oklahoma State
Wildcat Radio 2.0 is a semi-weekly podcast that takes a look at Arizona Wildcats sports through a thoughtful, humorous, hopefully insightful lens. Fans but not homers, hosts Adam Green (of AZ Desert Swarm fame) and Brett Berry (UA Class of 2007, football season ticket holder) do their best to inform and entertain while chatting about whatever is going on, often times with the help of guests from all over the country.
Arizona Places 78 Student-Athletes on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
TUCSON, Ariz. — An impressive 78 Arizona student-athletes earned Pac-12 2024 Spring Academic Honor Roll accolades, the conference announced on Wednesday. Any student-athlete on their respective team roster with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3-or-above, and who has served at least one year in residence at the institution, is eligible for the distinction. The spring award winners include members of Arizona's Baseball, Beach Volleyball, Men's Golf, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Golf, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, and Women's Tennis programs.
Arizona baseball notebook: Garen Caulfield to return for 2025, signs point to top freshman Mason Russell passing on pros
Arizona had all three of its starting pitchers, as well as its closer, taken in the MLB Draft earlier this month. But none of its draft-eligible position players were selected, and to this point none have opted to sign free agent deals to begin their pro careers, which means for those with eligibility they’re expected back for 2025.
Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (7/25)
NOTE: This is a compilation of stats involving players from Southern Arizona and the Arizona Wildcats’ program in MLB-sanctioned leagues (MLB and minor leagues). The list does not include players in foreign leagues or independent leagues in the U.S. LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE PROS. Listing of local baseball...
SaddleBrooke Niners Ladies Golf Support Girls Golf of Tucson
The SaddleBrooke Niners Ladies’ Golf Association made a generous donation to LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Arizona at their luncheon held on Tuesday, June 11. This active group of young ladies, age five to 17, participate in several golf clinics and on-course events throughout the year. Chris Hubbard, representative, accepted this donation on behalf of this organization and shared information about this active group. Ongoing venues encourage team spirit, good sportsmanship and positive attitudes. For more information about this group, visit girlsgolfoftucson.org.
Sommerhauser Named Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar
The Golf Coaches Association of America has announced the 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars and Arizona senior Sam Sommerhauser was among the honorees. It's the third time in Sommerhauser's career that he has received the honor. To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a...
Win or Go Home: Arizona Rattlers Clash with Vegas Knight Hawks in First Round of IFL Playoffs
(Glendale, AZ) The three-seeded Rattlers will square off with the second-seed Knight Hawks for a trip to the Indoor Football League semifinals this Saturday night, at 7:05 PM. Baffling enough, Vegas has had the last laugh not once, but twice versus Arizona this season. In both matchups, the Knight Hawks have come out victorious by a combined eight points total.
OL Javian Goo found what he was looking for at Arizona
Kapolei (Hawaii) offensive lineman Javian Goo found exactly what he was looking for with Arizona. Goo visited hometown Hawaii as well as Oregon State, but a visit to Arizona sandwiched between those two schools won him over. "The biggest reason would probably be the culture they have there," said Goo....
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