Only five high school athletes ever have cracked the famed 4-minute mile, the last being Lukas Verzbicas in 2011.
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Tanner Durkin had 15 kills, and Grant Nelson added 39 assists and seven aces Thursday to lead host Centennial’s boys volleyball team to a 25-17, 19-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-11 win over Arbor View.
Kayla Stephens’ two-run double keyed a four-run rally in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday that lifted Arbor View’s softball team to a 6-4 win at Green Valley.
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Michael Pecjak won two individual events at Municipal on Saturday to help Tech’s boys swimming team to a 124-116 victory over Virgin Valley.
Mckenzie Grimes won two individual events at Pavilion on Saturday to lead Centennial’s girls swimming team to a 163-130 win over Desert Oasis.
Dajour Braxton set three individual meet records and was a part of a winning relay team to help Centennial’s boys track team win the Skyhawk Invitational on Saturday at Silverado.
Quinn Peterson had 20 kills and 12 digs, and Jacob Ludwig added 10 kills and four blocks as Shadow Ridge held on for a 25-15, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25, 15-13 win over visiting Bonanza on Friday.
Liberty placed four golfers in the top 10 on Monday to win a Northeast League match at Stallion Mountain.
Lamont Traylor had 12 kills and five blocks on Friday to help Rancho’s boys volleyball team outlast visiting Las Vegas, 17-25, 25-14, 24-26, 26-24, 15-10.
Jaeger McDowell scored the tiebreaking run on an infield single by Braulio Santiguin in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday to give Rancho’s baseball team a 6-5 victory over visiting Sierra Vista in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament.
Basic’s Tanner Roundy tossed a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and a walk to lead the Wolves to a 6-0 win over Sierra Vista in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament at Centennial on Thursday.
The Aggies were the Northwest League”s No. 1 playoff seed last season but went 1-2, including a 21-7 loss to Palo Verde in the Sunset Region tournament that ended their season. Led by all-state shortstop Nick Quintana, Arbor View has high hopes for this season.
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