Dave Lumia

Jan 15, 2025 | patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Dave Lumia

After hundreds of miles on a bus and five weeks of nothing but practice and road games, the Patagonia High basketball teams are settling in for an important stretch of games in front of their hometown fans. The Lobos have played just three home games thus far—most recently on Dec. 11—but they’ll play six of their final nine regular-season games at home over the course of the next three weeks. The Patagonia boys will take a four-game winning streak into Friday’s home game against Baboquivari.

Dec 4, 2024 | patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Dave Lumia

And just like that, the five-and-a-half-hour bus ride to Williams for this week’s holiday tournament shouldn’t seem quite so long and arduous for the Patagonia High School basketball program. The Lobos’ traveling spirits were lifted Monday night when senior Diego Carranza split the San Simon defense and banked in a shot with six seconds left to give Patagonia a 44-42 victory. The Lobos trailed by seven midway through the third quarter before rallying for the win.

Nov 21, 2024 | patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Dave Lumia

It’s basketball season at Patagonia High School, and it’s coming out of the chute fast and furiously. After scarcely more than two weeks of practice, the Lobos boys team opens its season Wednesday night in Maricopa against Sequoia Pathway. The Lobo girls open on Thursday night at Bisbee High, and both teams will be on the court for their home openers on Friday night against Lourdes Catholic. Next week, both teams head to Tucson for the Boyd Baker Tip-off Classic prior to Thanksgiving.

Nov 19, 2024 | patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Dave Lumia

With an all-new coaching staff and missing three starters who graduated last year, it might have been realistic to expect a rebuilding year for the Patagonia High volleyball team. Instead, the Lobos put together their best season since 2016, qualifying for the state tournament for the first time in eight years and compiling a 15-8 record. Those efforts were recognized with the announcement of the 1A South all-region team.

Oct 31, 2024 | patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Dave Lumia

For nearly the past 50 years, Michele “Chele” Shadrick has experienced the ups, downs and everything in between associated with Patagonia High School basketball. It seems she can’t get enough. After 16 years on the sidelines – cheering on the Lobos as a grandparent and a fan—Shadrick is returning to the bench this year as coach of the Patagonia girls’ basketball team. She previously coached the Lobos from 1999 to 2009, but that’s not even the tip of the iceberg.