Sports & Education

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Williams Vikings are set to return to the 1A State Championships after beating Superior 44-26 last weekend in Phoenix.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board has delayed the start of winter high school sports until January as coronavirus cases surge across the state.

The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) has made a recommendation to its executive board for consideration of postponing the start of the winter sports season.

The Williams Vikings (4-1) football team cruised past St. David, 38-20, in the quarterfinals of the 1A State football tournament Nov. 13.

Grand Canyon School Governing Board, board members decided to continue to postpone school athletics until at least Jan. 28, the start of the next semester.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Mogollon Mustangs attacked quickly, powerfully and early in a blowout win over Williams Oct. 30.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Williams Lady Vikes are on a roll as they cruised past Ash Fork and Seligman this week.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - The Williams High School homecoming football game has been cancelled for Oct. 23.

The Williams High School Vikings cheerleaders performed at the first home football game of the season Oct. 16.

Nurse Nell Brown retired after serving the Williams community and Vikings football team for the past 45 years.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Vikings football team cruised to another easy win Oct. 16, when they routed the Fredonia Lynx 67-0.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Vikings volleyball and football teams continued their winning ways last week, as the Lady Vikes beat Mayer, 3-0, Oct. 8 and Joseph City, 3-0, Oct. 9.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An Oct. 6 volley-ball match between Flagstaff and Coconino High Schools was canceled because of a person close to the team who was reportedly exposed to COVID-19.

Williams MIddle School Falcon took the field Oct. 3 for their first game of the season.

The Williams Middle School team took the field Oct. 3.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Drew Logan had three touchdowns and Blake Smith contributed two in the Vikings first game of the season Oct. 2 against Bagdad.

PHOENIX, Ariz. — My Freeze 13U team won the Cactus Classic in Phoenix Sept. 26.

ASH FORK, Ariz. — Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim Carter recently announced a vacancy on the Ash Fork Joint Unified School District Governing Board.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Williams Unified School District is encouraging the community to help keep its athletes healthy as its volleyball and football teams head into their first games of the season.

Third grade teacher Patti Jackson has been named a semi-finalist for the Arizona Rural Schools Association Teacher of the Year for Coconino County.

PHOENIX — Coconino County has met the benchmarks for returning to in-person classes state health officials announced.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — After several starts and stops and immense uncertainty because of the coronavirus pandemic, Williams High School athletics is on track for a fall sports season. Vikings football, volleyball and cheer have been hitting the gym and fields for preseason practices in preparation for the official season.

The Elephant Rocks Women’s Golf Association completed its annual club championship last week.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The debate as to whether a fall sports season would actually take place within the ranks of Arizona high schools due to the coronavirus pandemic was put to rest Aug. 5.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — As schools begin to reopen whether remotely or in-person, reports of cancelled fall sports programs are trickling in. These programs include football, volleyball, cross-country, swimming and others.