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The Paper Cut

Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

From 1977 to Today: Sahuaro Keeps Rick Botkin's Spirit Alive

From 1977 to Today: Sahuaro Keeps Rick Botkin’s Spirit Alive

Nola Patino, Editor September 11, 2025

On Friday, September 5th, 2025, Sahuaro High School gathered once again to venerate the life and legacy of Rick Botkin at the 47th annual memorial football game - the longest-running memorial game in the...

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Girl’s Volleyball First Home Game

MacKenzie Comfort, Editor September 5, 2025

On Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025, the Girls Volleyball played their first home game of the season against Poston Butte. The season officially started last Wednesday, away at Crismon, where all three levels,...

Flag Football Flourishes at Sahuaro

Flag Football Flourishes at Sahuaro

Nya Brown, Editor August 26, 2025

Flag football is making its way to Sahuaro, and they want your support!  With no tackling, diving, blocking, and no contact, flag football is an accessible, incredibly inclusive sport that opens the doors...

New Volleyball Coaches for 2025-2026 Season

New Volleyball Coaches for 2025-2026 Season

MacKenzie Comfort, Reporter August 25, 2025

Sahuaro High School Cougars are welcoming 3 new Girls' Volleyball Coaches for the 2025 season! The summer went as usual, with Coach Haynes and Coach Connor running skills and conditioning sessions in June,...

Sahuaro Cougars' Annual Red & Blue Scrimmage

Sahuaro Cougars’ Annual Red & Blue Scrimmage

Sarah Bol, Editor August 25, 2025

Fall is here, and you know what that means: Sahuaro football! Every year, our team splits into two, and the Cougars play... well, the Cougars, for one night only. Essentially, it's an open practice, playing...

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Jen Pawol: The MLB’s First Female Umpire

Adrienne Saenz, Reporter August 21, 2025

On August 9th, 2025, Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire a regular-season Major League Baseball game. Pawol oversaw first base during Saturday's game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves,...

Sahauro Track Graduates!

Sahauro Track Graduates!

Lynnea Montgomery, Reporter May 16, 2025

Sahuaro's Track team's last Wednesday meet was hosted at Sahuaro and was the senior night. In the middle of the meet, there was a ceremony full of tears and laughs for the seniors who had graduated. Each...

Girls' Tennis Grand Slam Senior Night

Girls’ Tennis Grand Slam Senior Night

Sarah Bol, Editor May 15, 2025

If you know anything about Sahuaro's Girls' Tennis team, you would know it's packed with seniors, taking up roughly 85% of the team's roster. The eleven seniors on the main roster don't even account for...

Softball's Seniors Say Goodbye

Softball’s Seniors Say Goodbye

Nya Brown, Editor May 14, 2025

Starting off strong with Kaydence Cox, #6! Kaydence has played softball for the past 10 years and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. Although she isn't sure what she wants to do after graduation,...

Sahuaro Ranked as 4A Division Best Sportsmanship

Sahuaro Ranked as 4A Division Best Sportsmanship

Montana Poe, Reporter May 1, 2025

Sahuaro High School has made an impressive mark in the realm of high school athletics by winning the Arizona Interscholastic Association's (AIA) sportsmanship award for the 4A division. This achievement...

An Open Letter to the MLB

An Open Letter to the MLB

Matteo Cordova April 28, 2025

Don’t rush our athletes. With the presence of the show lights and the pitch clock ticking down every second, our favorite players feel stressed out. Hall of Famer, Yogi Berra, once said: “Baseball...

Texas, Stop Taking Our Athletes!

Texas, Stop Taking Our Athletes!

Alexander Heath, Contributor April 28, 2025

Dear Texas, Stop taking our athletes! We get it; we both want to be competitive in today's MLB, but why us? Why the Diamondbacks? You could just as easily get someone from the Reds, Blue Jays, even...

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