Monty – Pima Post

By Monty Gantt On Feb. 9, the Pima Community College Men’s Basketball Team capitalized on a fast start to win its contest against the Tohono O’odham Community College Jegos 102-72. The Aztecs held the Jegos scoreless for 7 minutes, later taking a 51-33 lead at half- time. Sophomore Abram Carrasco led the team with 23 points and 6 assists. Sopho- mores Kennedy Koehler (20 points and 12 rebounds) and Robert Wilson (13 points and 10 rebounds) achieved their 15th and 12th double-doubles, respectively. Sophomore Jordan Robinson returned from a two-game absence with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. On Feb. 6, the 11th-ranked Aztecs defeated the 15th- ranked Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes by a final score of 91-65. The win gave the Fighting Artichokes their first home...

The weekend of Jan. 26 was memorable. The WWE presented one of its premier pay-per-view events, The Royal Rumble, live from Phoenix’s Chase Field. On Jan. 26, my friend Jake Gerhard and I woke up early to get ready for WWE Axxess, a session of meet and greets with WWE superstars, and chances to see live matches and tapings for TV shows. Shaking hands and conversing with these stars that I’ve watched on television for many years was a breathtaking experience. I also got to witness one of my favorite wrestlers perform. WALTER, a 6-foot-4-inch, 300-pound Austrian with chops so loud they envy the noise of a gunshot. It was special because WALTER wrestling in the United States is a rare sight. Later that night I attended my first NXT TakeOver show. NXT is the WWE’s developmental brand, ...

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