Payson Roundup Sports

04/24/2024

No. 13 Payson hosts No. 20 Wickenburg in a 3A Softball State Play-In Game at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The winner advances to the 16-team state tournament at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Payson is one of our 3A East teams finishing among the top 24 and making at least the play-in round.
Snowflake and Winslow earned byes into the state tournament based on finishing among the top eight in the rankings.
No. 14 Show Low (10-8) hosts No. 19 Kingman (10-7) at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Payson finished third in the 3A East at 5-5. Show Low (4-6) finished fourth.
Snowflake (17-1 ranking games) and Winslow (16-3) both host first-round games at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 27.
The final rankings and state tournament bracket will be revealed on Thursday, April 25 after the play-in round.
The quarterfinals are at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 at the high seed. The semifinals are at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 3 at Papago Softball Complex in Phoenix.
The final is on Saturday, May 11, with time and location to be determined.

04/12/2024

Longhorns win again

Breeze Morgan went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead Payson's 14-hit attack in a 10-7 3A East softball win in Lakeside on Friday, April 12.

03/31/2024

It's a new era for Payson track.

Dominic DeOcampo is relying on others as he begins a new era with the Payson High track and field team.

03/23/2024

Payson's Kurtis Kelton works on his short game as he warms up for the Longhorns' four-team nine-hole golf match at The Golf Club at Chaparral Pines on Friday afternoon. Click on the link to read the story and view photos of all four Payson golfers playing.
https://www.paysonroundup.com/sports/kurtis-kelton-third-as-payson-golfers-finish-one-shot-back-of-second/article_0eaf786a-dde0-5b6a-8f16-4cc0900e4649.html

03/04/2024

Come on out and see the Longhorns in the home opener tonight at 6 o'clock.

Brian Young enters his 12th season as Payson’s varsity baseball coach looking for what he’s always looking for — a state tournament berth.

03/02/2024

Payson wins softball opener and is 1-1 heading into home opener at noon on Saturday, March 2. (photo from last season)

Payson opened the softball season with a 10-2 win at Florence on Feb. 29.