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14Feb

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The lost art of sports card collecting

By KYLE McDANIEL The world of sports card collecting is an ever-shrinking market, as more and more children have less interest in them. Matt Mortenson from Mountain View Sports, a sports collectible shop at Speedway Boulevard and Wilmot Road spoke about his thoughts on card collecting today. “The biggest factor I think is kids have phones, iPads and so many other avenues besides cards, so it’s not as cool as it was when I was a kid,” he said. With the increased awareness about how some sports will leave you with health issues later on in life, parents are enrolling their children in other activities. Over the last seven years, children ages 6 to 12 that participated in team sports was about 56 percent, according to the Aspen Institute, an edu...

14Feb

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The Aztecs lack dominance on the mound

By KYLE McDANIEL After 11 seasons at the helm, Armando Quiroz called it quits as Pima Community College’s Softball coach. Rebekah Quiroz, who had been an associate head coach since 2013, was promoted to head coach. Quiroz, a former player at Pima, knows what it’ll take to get the Aztecs back on top of junior college softball. What has helped ease the transition is the eight returning players, including sophomore pitcher Alese Casper, who will have to step up this year as she takes over for last season’s ace Paige Adair. Sophomore Mya Cabral was named Pre-season NJCAA All-American after making the All-American team at the end of last season, which could help boost the team morale. The Aztecs kicked off the season at the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff...

14Feb

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Aztecs start 2019 season swinging

By ALEXANDER LOPEZ Women Aztecs Opens Season with Silver The Pima Community College women’s golf team took second place in its season opener at the Mesa Invitational in Mesa. The Aztecs’ two-day invitational total was 773 (391-382), but it wasn’t enough to hold off Chandler-Gilbert Community College, who won with a total of 755 (395-360). Although the Aztecs didn’t take gold, they still had three golfers place in the Top 10. Freshman Hallie Lawson (Campo Verde High School) was the top Pima finisher as she took eighth with the score of 190 (96-94). Freshman Katelyn Hutchison (Cienega High School) took ninth with the score of 191 (94-97) and sophomore Elizabeth Satterfield (Ironwood Ridge High School) rounded off the 10th spot with a score of (101-94). The team wi...

14Feb

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Pima Aztecs balling since break

By Monty Gantt On Feb. 9, the Pima Community College Men’s Basketball Team capitalized on a fast start to win its contest against the Tohono O’odham Community College Jegos 102-72. The Aztecs held the Jegos scoreless for 7 minutes, later taking a 51-33 lead at half- time. Sophomore Abram Carrasco led the team with 23 points and 6 assists. Sopho- mores Kennedy Koehler (20 points and 12 rebounds) and Robert Wilson (13 points and 10 rebounds) achieved their 15th and 12th double-doubles, respectively. Sophomore Jordan Robinson returned from a two-game absence with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. On Feb. 6, the 11th-ranked Aztecs defeated the 15th- ranked Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes by a final score of 91-65. The win gave the Fighting Artichokes their first home los...

14Feb

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Pima off to speedy start to begin season

BY ANGEL CANEZ The Pima Community College track and field team continued its strong start to the season as they had four run- ners set national qualifying times again during their fourth meet of the season at the Mesa indoor invitational. The Aztecs were led by Monte Albert as he took firstplace in the triple jump with a distance of 45 feet, 2.50 inches. The men’s 4 x 400 relay team of sophomores Erik Thompson, Duan Grant, Dehawn Gill and Robert Williams took fourth place with a qualifying time of 3.21.83. Freshman Mary Simi and sophomores Anahiamar Lopez and Katherine Bruno all set a national qualifying time for the women. Simi finished insecond place in the 1,000-meter race with a time of 3.12.07, and Bruno took third in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 11 minutes, .0188 seconds. ...

14Feb

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Back-to-Back canceled games wake up bats

By Kyle McDaniel The scheduled game at Paradise Valley Community College on Feb. 21 was cancelled and will be made up on Feb. 28 in Phoenix, the first pitch is 1 p.m. The scheduled game vs GateWay CC on Feb. 23 was also cancelled and the date of the make up game will be announced later. Feb. 26 (H): Game 1: PCC 14, Scottsdale CC 1 F/5 It looks like the back to back cancellations woke the Aztecs bats up, as they scored a combined 14 runs in the first three innings. Multiple players played a key role in the demolition of the Artichokes, but the main architects were sophomore Maria Vanezza Caldera and freshman Hope Adams. Caldera finished 2 for 4 with two RBI’s, while Adams went 1 for 3, but her one hit was massive, because it was a three run ho...

Pima Aztecs get off to struggling starts

6Dec

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Pima Aztecs get off to struggling starts

By ANGEL CANEZ Dec.2 Pima Community College took their talents on the road for the first time this season. The Aztecs took a trip to Yuma, Az to take on the number 17 ranked Western Arizona college Matadors. Pima fell on the road by 5 points 96-91. The Aztecs looked good at the beginning taking a double digit lead into the half as there were up by 13. However the Matadors would not be denied a victory, on their home court as they came storming out in the second half outscoring Pima by 18. Pima seemingly shot their way out of the game as they shot 16% from 3 point range going 4-24. Pima’s Abram Carrasco lead the game in scoring putting up 35 points but it wasn't enough. Pima’s Robert Wilson added 15 and 7 rebounds. Meanwhile Kennedy Koehler continued his strong season posting his 7...

6Dec

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PCC soccer are the national champions

By KYLE MCDANIEL The Aztecs previously were 0-2 in national title games before their win on Nov. 17. However, State Fair College who beat them in 1999 vacated its title. Sophomore Hugo Kametani was voted MVP of the tournament after scoring three consecutive game winners. Coach David Cosgrove received the Coach of the Tournament award for leading the Aztecs. Both certainly deserved the awards after the season and national tournament they had. The season was full of drama, with the team playing in six overtime games this year, including the championship game. “Honestly, we had played so many and had been so successful, and of course the fact is we had Hugo, who scored four game winners,” Cosgrove said. “We felt confident going in and we felt like if anyone was going to make a play...

Women’s Basketball in slump, drop last 3

6Dec

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Women’s Basketball in slump, drop last 3

By HANK ROUBICHAUD The Aztecs fell to 3-4 on the season and 0-2 in conference with their third straight loss on Nov. 28 by the score of 85-74 to the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters. The Aztecs started well, having outscored the Gila Monsters 26-14 in the first quarter. From there, the Gila Monsters went on a 23-5 run to give them a double-digit lead 39-28. Pima then trailed 44-37 at the half. The Aztecs started the third quarter on an 8-2 run, then took a 65-64 lead at the start of the fourth quarter. The Gila Monsters took the lead back with a 15-7 run to open the fourth, and the Aztecs could not recover. Sophomore Jacqulynn Nakai led all scorers with 27 points on 10 for 18 shooting. Fellow sophomore Shauna Bribiescas had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Freshmen Tyra Do...

6Dec

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C.H.A.M.P.S. Bowl for Aztecs

Story by HANK ROBICHAUD Photos by MADYSON HOWARTH The No. 20 Aztecs (6-4) traveled to Texas Dec. 1 for the C.H.A.M.P.S. to face off with No. 4 Kilgore College Rangers and play the program’s final game. The game was played in Waco Independent School District Stadium in Waco. The Aztecs were shut out by the Rangers in a 28-0 loss. The offense could not get momentum going in the game as they had a total of 195 yards (unofficial). The Aztecs only had 41 yards at the half. They also had 5 turnovers on the day, and allowed 13 points off those turnovers. The one bright spot on the offense for the game was Larry Rembert with 11 catches for 107 yards. He earned Player of the Game for the Aztecs. The defense played a decent game overall cutting the turnover margin to 2 with 2 interceptio...