Eastern Arizona upset in opening round of NJCAA Tournament
Summary provided by NJCAA Lubbock, Texas – Trailing 13 points early in the third quarter, North Dakota State did not perform well in the opening game of the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship against Eastern Arizona. But somehow, the Lady Wildcats found a way and pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the […]
Year of accolades continues for Jim Rosborough, now selected NJCAA D2 assistant of year
Jim Rosborough has been an assistant coach at Tucson for 28 years. 18 years in the Arizona Men’s Basketball Program, 1 year in the Pima Men’s, and 9 years in the Aztec Women’s (Javier Morales/AllSportsTucson.com). the honor of Jim Rossborough With a long coaching career, reaching 52 years, he is accumulating rapidly. Over the past […]
Pima standouts Luisa Chavez and Traivar Jackson named NJCAA All-Americans
Former Rio Rico Outstanding Player Luisa Chavez Earning all ACCAC and NJCAA all-region honors, the Pima sophomore earned her final rating Tuesday when the NJCAA named her D-II Second Team All-American. In addition, Traver Jackson (Alaska) was named a D-II Third Team All-American for the Pima men’s team. Jackson is his two-time All-American, the first […]
Pima soccer’s NJCAA ’21 nat’l champ Fernando Garate commits to Ivy League
Pima Community College male football player Fernando Galate (Salpointe Catholic High School) continues his education and college life at a prestigious four-year college. Sophomore defender Galate has committed to play at Cornell University, an Ivy League institution in Ithaca, New York. Cornell ranked 14th in 2022, losing 1-0 to Syracuse in the NCAA National Tournament, […]
No. 7 Pima women to face No. 10 North Central Missouri in NJCAA DII Tournament first round
The Pima College women’s basketball team lived up to expectations of the coaching staff with the No. 7 seed in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament Bracket announced Tuesday afternoon. The Aztecs (25-7) will take on No. 10 North Central Missouri (23-6) in a Round 10 match on March 21 at 10:00 am Tucson time […]
Chris Lopez earns All-American status at the NJCAA Wrestling Championships
A former Mountain View standout Chris Lopez Last week at the NJCAA National Championships in Iowa, he earned his All-American spot by finishing 4th in the 149-pound division. Lopez helped West Wyoming win its first national championship. This list is updated throughout the year to honor all former local prep stars who have won academic […]
