Only five high school athletes ever have cracked the famed 4-minute mile, the last being Lukas Verzbicas in 2011.
Liberty
Jacob Klein singled down the left-field line to score Preston Pavlica with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, and Liberty’s baseball team held on for a 5-4 road victory over Las Vegas.
Trinity Valentine tossed a no-hitter Thursday to lead host Durango’s softball team to a 5-0 win over Legacy.
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.
Ryan McHale smacked a two-run home run, and Nick Quintana finished with four RBIs as Arbor View routed host Liberty 16-4 in five innings Tuesday in a matchup of top-five baseball teams.
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.
Nik Fava had nine kills and six digs Thursday to help Sierra Vista’s boys volleyball team to a 25-16, 20-25, 25-17, 24-26, 16-14 win at Chaparral.
Chandler Gehring’s RBI single with two outs in the top of the fifth inning Wednesday gave Tech’s baseball team a 1-0 road win over Del Sol.
Cheyenne Cudahy tossed a no-hitter and struck out 12 Wednesday to lead host Centennial’s softball team to a 9-0 win over Valley.
Jennifer Cerrone tossed a five-inning no-hitter Monday to lead Centennial’s softball team to a 14-0 win over visiting Legacy.
Noah Parker went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs Monday to lead Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team to a 6-2 home win over Las Vegas.
Senior Mark Rubalcaba, who has won five individual state track titles and was part of the 2013 state football championship team, knows when to have fun and when to get serious. “If you”re not having fun doing sports, then there”s really no point,” he says.
Omar Rubio won three individual events Wednesday to help host Del Sol’s boys track team win a four-team meet.
Ashley Sands won two individual events Wednesday to lift Green Valley’s girls track team to an 84-61 win at Foothill.