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.
Schools
Coronado’s girls track and field team won two relays, and the Cougars went on to capture the team title at the Valley Relays on Saturday at Valley High.
Aaron Johnson and Marlon Harrison each won an individual event and finished second in another to lead Las Vegas’ boys track and field team to the title at the Valley Relays on Saturday at Valley High.
Joe Gerencser rolled games of 225, 258 and 226 for a 709 series Monday to help Green Valley’s boys bowling team to a 9-0 win over Silverado in the Sunrise Region quarterfinals at The Orleans.
Alajahn Banks had 20 points and Cheyenne’s boys basketball team was 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in two overtime periods Tuesday en route to a 74-67 road win at Shadow Ridge.
Billy Crawford and Tristin Hansel each went 3-0 in singles Tuesday as host Foothill’s boys tennis team stunned 10-time defending Sunrise Region champion Coronado, 10-8.
Chase Wood and Mark Rubalcaba each won two individual events Wednesday to help Faith Lutheran’s boys track team win a four-team meet in Overton.
Eimainei Thomas-Palmer won the triple jump and high jump Wednesday to lead Valley’s girls track team to a 70-61 victory over visiting Las Vegas.
Dajour Braxton could have sworn he heard footsteps in the closing stretch of Saturday’s Division I boys state cross country race at Sunset Park.
