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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Torii Forsberg went 4-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and two RBIs as Arbor View’s softball team routed Las Vegas in four innings at the Battle of the Bats Tournament, 16-3 on Thursday.
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.
Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.
Teionni McDaniel had 27 points, five rebounds and five steals to lead Cheyenne’s girls basketball team to a 54-43 home win over Rancho on Friday.
Inclement weather in the Las Vegas Valley on Friday forced the postponement or cancellation of several high school football games.
Understandably, Kayla Roberts looked a little dejected just after finishing the Division I state girls cross country meet Saturday at Sunset Park.
Ryne Nelson slugged a solo home run to highlight a six-run fifth inning, and Basic’s baseball team rallied to earn an 11-5 victory over host Coronado on Tuesday.
Sarah Murphy scored the winning run on an error with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s softball team rallied past visiting Legacy, 4-3.