Sports & Education

Cat is a senior at Williams High School. She has attended WHS since eighth grade after transferring from Peoria.

Jackie is a senior at Williams High School. She has attended WHS since third grade.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Williams Vikings baseball team has had an opportunity to get their cleats dirty as they pulled in four wins in the first two weeks of the season.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — High school seniors in Coconino County will be able to attend summer classes at Coconino Community College for free.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Williams Vikings softball team is hoping the winter weather is behind them and field time is in the future as they head into their third week of the season.

Avery is a senior at Williams High School. She moved to Williams in seventh grade from Oregon.

Ashlynn is a senior at Williams High School. She has attended WHS since kindergarten.

McKenzie is a senior at Williams High School. She has attended WHS since kindergarten.

Aaliyah is a senior at Williams High School. She has attended WHS since her freshman year after transferring from Seligman.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Coconino County Superintendent of Schools, Cheryl Mango-Paget announced the appointment of John Romero as a governing board member for the Williams Unified School District.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Williams Lady Vikings battled hard against the Mogollon Mustangs, but came up short losing to the team 73-62 in the 1A State quarterfinals March 10.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Williams Lady Vikings pulled off a first-round 54-51 win against Mayer in the 1A State tournament March 6 at Williams High School.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - The Williams Vikings boys and girls basketball teams are headed into the first round of the 1A State championship tournament this weekend.

High school athletes will not be required to wear masks during spring sports competition and neither will winter sports athletes during playoffs, the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board voted March 2.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — With COVID-19 cases dropping and many teachers getting vaccinated, some Arizona school districts have started the return to in-person learning.

Williams Elementary-Middle School students recently competed in an annual school spelling bee.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Spring and summer youth sports programs in Williams are gearing up. Little League baseball and softball signups are underway with the season set to begin in April. There is no early registration discount this year.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Williams Vikings had a full week of basketball, posting several wins over 1A rival teams.

PHOENIX – Apprehensive Arizona parents of high school athletes can rest easier now. Citing improving COVID-19 metrics, the Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board has amended its current attendance policy so that up to two parents or legal guardians of student-athletes can attend away games, the governing body announced via a release Feb. 4.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Nothing is guaranteed anymore.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Williams Elementary-Middle School recently announced its January Students of the Month (SOM).

After much backlash from the public and feedback from schools, the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) reversed its decision to cancel winter high school sports. The season has been reinstated with modifications.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Although the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Executive Board voted 5-4 Jan. 8 to cancel the high school winter sports season, the group is meeting again Jan. 12.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Winter athletes will have an extra two weeks get into shape following the announcement by the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) to delay the start of the season to Jan. 18.

The Maine Consolidated School Mustangs ‘A’ team won the I-40 League tournament for the second year in a row Dec. 11 at Williams.