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.
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.
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.
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.
Mason Archer and Bailey D’Alessio each won two events Saturday to lead Sierra Vista’s boys swimming team to a 168-69 win over Spring Valley at Pavilion.
Alexis Domingo won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 27.72 seconds on Saturday to help Arbor View’s girls swimming team to a 150-133 win over Desert Oasis at Pavilion.
Canyon Springs’ Bradley Alexander finished first in three individual events Saturday in the Heitkotter Invitational at Faith Lutheran.
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.
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.
Follow the link for the boys volleyball preview capsules, as submitted by coaches.