Storms Boost Reservoirs

Storms earlier this month lifted Salt River Project’s reservoir system from 53% full on Nov. 1 to 70% by Nov. 6, the utility said.

The system gained about 120 billion gallons, with October and November bringing the Salt and Verde watersheds’ highest inflows on record.

The wet fall also boosted the Colorado River, with Lake Powell rising more than 21 feet from its mid-September record low.

Recent storms gave Flagstaff its wettest fall on record, local observers said.

Wildcats Hunt No. 2

The Arizona Wildcats climbed two spots to No. 22 in this week’s AP poll, ahead of their weekend showdown with undefeated Utah.

The Wildcats will host the No. 2 Utes at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Casino Del Sol Stadium.

Utah enters the game with its highest regular-season AP ranking ever.

A win would be Arizona’s first over a top-two team since a 2014 upset at No. 2 Oregon.

Tillman’s Legacy Endures

Pat Tillman’s legacy continues to inspire millions as Friday marked what would have been his 50th birthday.

The Arizona State and Arizona Cardinals star joined the Army Rangers following the 9/11 attacks and was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004.

On Saturday, Arizona State’s football team wore white-gold-white uniforms with a “PT 42” helmet decal in honor of Tillman. Bronze statues of Tillman also stand at the Sun Devils’ and Cardinals’ stadiums, and ASU players touch their statue on the way to the field each game.

Meanwhile, the Pat Tillman Foundation’s scholars program now has more than 1,000 members, and the annual 4.2-mile Pat’s Run draws about 30,000 people to Tempe.

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➤ Tucson: School superintendent Gabriel Trujillo withdrew his recommendation to close Dunham Elementary on Friday and proposed delaying Magee Middle’s move onto Sabino High’s campus to 2028-29. (More)

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➤ Sierra Vista: The city’s fire department answered more than 3,000 calls over three months, a record pace Fire Chief Bradley Dever partly attributes to an aging population. (More)

➤ Phoenix: Silent Witness offered up to $1,000 for tips on two masked men who crashed a stolen car into a North Cave Creek Road gun store in March and fled with two rifles and ammunition. (More)

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➤ Playoff brackets for boys football in 6A and the Open Division and girls flag football in 3A through 6A were unveiled in a live broadcast. (More)

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➤ Grand Canyon University men’s basketball improved to 2-0 on the season over the weekend, defeating defending SWAC regular-season champion Bethune-Cookman. (More)

➤ Mesa Solar Sox catcher Aaron Parker, a Blue Jays prospect, won the Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby, beating Tai Peete 2-1 in the final with 19 total homers. (More)

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➤ The Collegiate National Triathlon Championships in Tempe were switched to a run-and-bike duathlon Sunday because flood runoff left Tempe Town Lake’s bacteria levels above the event’s threshold. (More)

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