Buena girls march on
The Sierra Vista Herald02/15/2012 - 23:18

SIERRA VISTA — For the second straight year, the Buena girls basketball team has won a state tournament opener, handling Yuma Cibola, 48-37 Wednesday night at Ensign Gym.
Buena led from start to finish, but an 8-0 Raider run early in the third quarter trimmed the Colts’ lead, which had been as great as 10, to just two.
That’s when...

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