Martin ran the 100-meter dash in a personal-record time of 10.71 seconds on Saturday morning at Desert Oasis to claim the Mountain Region championship and an automatic bid in the state meet next week. The sturdy senior doubled as a running back for Legacy’s football team and said he started preparing for track season after football concluded.
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Edmond ran the 100 meters in 11.84 seconds on Saturday at Desert Oasis to secure the Moutain Region championship — and an automatic bid to the Class 4A state meet next week. Teammate Aniya Smith finished second in 12.11, and Centennial’s Quincy Bonds ran 12.16 for third.
Mojave’s Damon McDowell scored 18 points Friday night to lead the Rattlers to a 55-43 boys basketball victory over visiting Elko.
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The Centennial girls track team won eight events at the Heikotter Invitational at Faith Lutheran on Saturday, running away with the team score and defending its title from the last season. Centennial’s boys team won five events to win the meet, also winning for the second year in a row.
Green Valley sophomore Steele Dias won the 106-pound state championship to help the Gators to their sixth consecutive state title Saturday at Spanish Springs High School.
Betsy Bellinger scored two touchdowns and had two interceptions on defense Wednesday as Palo Verde’s flag football team knocked off previously unbeaten Cimarron-Memorial 46-27 at home in a Northwest League battle.
Zaahid Muhammad scored 19 points Thursday to lead Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to a 60-55 home win over Las Vegas.
Teconna Dyer hit a tie-breaking free throw with 24 seconds to play, and Bianca Matlock added a layup eight seconds later to lift host Las Vegas High’s girls basketball team to a 53-50 win over Shadow Ridge on Thursday.
Marissa Brackett had a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown as Foothill’s flag football team topped visiting Rancho, 20-6 on Thursday.
Mackay Boman and John John each went 3-0 in singles Thursday to help Green Valley’s boys tennis team to a 10-8 win at Basic.
Eddie Mercardo converted his second penalty kick of the match with just eight minutes remaining Thursday to break a 2-2 tie and lift Eldorado’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 win over visiting Shadow Ridge.
Rebecca Rodriguez made 10 saves to earn a shutout Thursday and help Liberty’s girls soccer team to a 2-0 win over visiting Green Valley.