Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
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Kierston-Joy Kuresa had nine kills, two aces and 20 digs to propel Desert Oasis’ girls volleyball team to a 25-22, 25-21, 24-26, 23-25, 15-5 home win over Liberty on Thursday night.
Amber Mallas had a goal and an assist on Tuesday to lead Arbor View’s girls soccer team to a 2-1 road win over Shadow Ridge.
Isabella Skrinjaric scored the game’s lone goal as Legacy’s girls soccer team battled out a 1-0 home win over Eldorado on Monday.
Franklin had the fastest time among boys over two races, racing through the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 0.4 seconds. Felix had the fastest girls time, at 18:31.8.
Tim Gordon and Thomas Blomquist went 3-0 in doubles Tuesday to help Liberty’s boys tennis team edge visiting Basic 10-9 in the Desert Region tournament.
Evelin Beltran and Carolina Acero finished 3-0 in doubles Tuesday to lead the Desert Pines girls tennis team to a 12-6 road win over Bonanza in the Mountain Region tournament.
Max Patton’s goal in the final five minutes on Monday gave Liberty’s boys soccer team a 2-1 road win over third-ranked Tech.