Flagstaff Eagles

The Coconino Panthers needed a win to possibly cement a spot in the 4A play-in round, but the Flagstaff Eagles wanted to play spoiler as their season would come to an end Tuesday. Flagstaff’s Mike Becenti hit a three-pointer with two seconds to play to lead the Eagles to a 48-45 win over Coconino, inFull Story

The Flagstaff Eagles trailed Grand Canyon region leader Lee Williams by 17 at one time, but they rallied in the second half, but fell short, losing to the Volunteers Wednesday night 58-55. Troy Yazzie led all scorers with 30 points and Marcus Crowther added nine in the loss. The win keeps Lee Williams in theFull Story

Both Flagstaff and Coconino boys and girls teams won Grand Canyon Region games Friday night at home. The Flagstaff girls team remain unbeaten in region play with a 65-25 win over Mohave. The boys team got 25 points from Troy Yazzie in just three quarters of play as the Eagles beat Mohave 94-67 to sweepFull Story

Flagstaff High School has hired its new football coach. The school has hired former NAU Lumberjack player Todd Hanley to lead the Eagles. Hanley has spent 19 years as an assistant coach at Seton Catholic, Phoenix College and most recently at Florence High School, his alma matar. Including his on the field work, Hanley isFull Story

The Flagstaff Eagles and Coconino Panthers boys and girls basketball teams had dominating wins as they began Grand Canyon Region play Tuesday night. The Eagles traveled to Prescott to take on the Badgers. The girls won their region opener, 57-19. The boys were equally as dominating as the jumped out to a 19-9 lead inFull Story

A member of the Flagstaff High School girl’s soccer team won’t have to travel far to continue her career. Senior Taylor Hazlett signed a letter of intent Monday to play soccer at Northern Arizona University for head coach Andre Luciano. Hazlett is a Flagstaff native and will follow her parents’ footsteps to NAU, as theyFull Story

The Winslow Bulldogs started defending their 3A state title in good fashion as they beat the Flagstaff Eagles, 63-47, at Flagstaff High School. Zachary Wagner led the Bulldogs with 24 points and Darius Janes added 14 points in the win. The Eagles are coming off a 4A playoff appearance, but lost a lot of scoringFull Story

When the Flagstaff Eagles take the football field next season, they will under a new leader. Flagstaff officials are searching for a new head football coach, replacing co-head coaches Paul Wolf and Bob Castillo. However, it’s likely that both Wolf and Castillo could remain on staff as assistant coaches going forward. Castillo is currently theFull Story

Dawson Buckley rushed for 124 yards on 15 carries as the Coconino Panthers beat the Flagstaff Eagles, 24-10, in the 50th City Championship Game played at Cromer Stadium at Coconino High School. Coconino finished the game with 386 yards of total offense and held the Eagles to 169. Quarterback Ty Furr rushed for 83 yardsFull Story

The 50th playing of the rivalry football game between the Flagstaff Eagles and Coconino Panthers is Friday night, outdoors at Cromer Stadium for the first time in 42 years. There have been a few naysayers about moving this year’s game out of the Skydome and into the elements, but Coconino officials have all the basesFull Story