Only five high school athletes ever have cracked the famed 4-minute mile, the last being Lukas Verzbicas in 2011.
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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.
Sam Bond, Nathaniel Brill and Caleb Witsken each won two individual events Tuesday to help Moapa Valley’s boys track team win a four-team meet at Spring Valley.
Ariona Gill won three events Tuesday to lead host Arbor View’s girls track team to victory in a three-team meet.
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.
Madison Christian won both throwing events Friday to lead Arbor View’s girls track team to an easy victory in the 10-team Richard Lewis Invitational at Overton.
Jonnette Paddy scored the eventual winning run on a bases-loaded squeeze bunt with no outs in the top of the eighth inning Thursday to lift Cheyenne’s softball team to a 4-3 win at Spring Valley.
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.
Jack Trent carded a 5-under-par 31 at TPC Las Vegas on Wednesday to lead Palo Verde’s boys golf team to a 186-211 win over Arbor View.
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.
Brooke Leany won a pair of distance events on Friday to lead Arbor View’s girls track team to the title at the Bulldog Early Bird Meet in Mesquite.
Arbor View’s Van Thomas carded a 3-under-par 69 at Mountain Falls on Friday to win the individual title in the Pahrump Valley Invitational boys golf tournament.
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.