Puskas surged to the lead entering the final mile and held off the rest of the field to finish the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 25.7 seconds, for her biggest cross country win of a still-young prep career.
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Carlos Hernandez and R.J. Forbus combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Rancho blanked visiting Sierra Vista in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament on Thursday.
Ella Zanders had 13 points on Thursday as second-ranked Spring Valley defeated visiting Desert Oasis 64-50 to lock up the Southwest League girls basketball title.
Hannah Webster scored on a free kick from the top of the 18-yard box with about 10 minutes remaining to lift the Bonanza girls soccer team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Virgin Valley on Thursday.
Austin Dickieson and Marc Francis went 3-0 in doubles Thursday as Bishop Gorman’s boys tennis team defeated visiting Durango, 14-4.
The doubles teams of Abby Lewis and Kaya Richardson, and Isabella Shelton and Brooklynn Harris each went 3-0 to help Palo Verde’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 win over visiting Faith Lutheran on Thursday.
The schedule for the seventh season of Thursday Night Lights was released Friday.
Billy Crawford and Tristin Hansel each went 3-0 in singles Tuesday as host Foothill’s boys tennis team stunned 10-time defending Sunrise Region champion Coronado, 10-8.
Amanda Maloney connected with Alexis Villanueva on an 8-yard scoring strike with 46 seconds remaining on Thursday to give Durango’s flag football team a 28-26 home win over Spring Valley.
Amberlynn Twigg threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns Monday to lead Spring Valley’s flag football team to a 25-19 win over visiting Canyon Springs.
Basic’s cross country team had six of the top 14 runners and won a cluster meet at Cornerstone Park on Wednesday.
Andrew Weston distributed 55 assists on Thursday as Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team edged visiting Shadow Ridge, 22-25, 25-12, 23-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Jacob Skipper’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth broke a 5-5 tie and gave Durango’s baseball team a 7-5 home win over Sierra Vista on Thursday.
Brooke Stover doubled to the left-center field gap to score Breanna Beatty with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday, and Palo Verde’s softball team rallied for a 6-5 victory over visiting Shadow Ridge.