Itâs unclear if the games will be rescheduled.
It was to be the 3A East Region opener for the two Longhorn varsity squads.
Itâs the third game on the girls basketball schedule that hasnât been played. The Longhorns opened the season with a win at Camp Verde on Thursday, Jan. 21 after their scheduled opener at home against Fountain Hills was canceled by Fountain Hills.
The girlsâ Saturday, Jan. 23 game at Benjamin Franklin was also canceled.
Both the girls and the boys now shift focus playing at Show Low on Friday in the new region opener.
The wrestling team returns from a three-match opening week with a 2-1 record and another three matches in four days this week, starting at Snowflake at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Cottonwood Mingus visits Wilson Dome at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29. The Longhorns travel to Queen Creek American Leadership Academy at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The Gila County Provisional Community College District Governing Board announced recently the election of Jan Brocker as board president, Samuel Moorhead as vice president, Connie Cockrell as secretary, and Kurt Knauss as treasurer and chief financial officer.
Brocker succeeds Jay Spehar who stepped down from the position earlier this month, and Moorhead replaces Brocker as vice president.
Cockrell and Knauss were elected to newly formed positions. Fernando Shipley was welcomed to the seat vacated by Spehar. Shipleyâs appointment extends through Dec. 31, 2022; the remaining four years of Speharâs vacated term will be filled by the successful candidate in the November 2022 election.
Gila County has set the pace for the state when it comes to moving through the COVID-19 risk groups with vaccination clinics to administer the first of two required shots,
The Payson school board at a special meeting this morning will decide whether schools should return to in-person classes as planned on Jan. 19, despite the surge in infections in the community.
The board had decided on Monday to return to in-person classes due to the known cases, however Superintendent Linda Gibson warned the board that the situation might change. Check the
Roundupâs website for the outcome of that Friday morning special meeting.
Currently, the districtâs tracking 21 positive cases among faculty, staff and students and about 45 close contacts, although everyoneâs still teaching and attending classes remotely.
âWeâve come back from the break obviously still in distance learning. Weâve had really good support from staff and families,â said Gibson.