Only five high school athletes ever have cracked the famed 4-minute mile, the last being Lukas Verzbicas in 2011.
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Jacob Klein singled down the left-field line to score Preston Pavlica with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, and Liberty’s baseball team held on for a 5-4 road victory over Las Vegas.
Trinity Valentine tossed a no-hitter Thursday to lead host Durango’s softball team to a 5-0 win over Legacy.
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.
Patrick Savoy didn”t receive any scholarship offers after completing an all-state senior season with Las Vegas High. But the 6-foot-4-inch shooting guard hopes that will change this spring when he plays with Dream Vision AAU on the travel basketball circuit.
Martin Rodriguez had 13 kills and four blocks Tuesday to lead Rancho’s boys volleyball team to a 15-25, 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 15-8 home victory over Coronado.
Dajour Braxton set three individual meet records and was a part of a winning relay team to help Centennial’s boys track team win the Skyhawk Invitational on Saturday at Silverado.
Kevin Woodland won three events Wednesday to lead Foothill’s boys track team to a 108-34 win over visiting Eldorado.
Ty Burger doubled home Drake Maningo with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Green Valley’s baseball team rallied for a 6-5 victory over visiting Legacy on Tuesday.
Tyler Gralapp had 13 kills and 11 digs Tuesday to help Silverado’s boys volleyball team rally for a 25-11, 19-25, 20-25, 30-28, 15-12 win at Eldorado.
Spring Valley’s Michaela Hood fired a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts as the Grizzlies beat host Mojave 17-0 in five innings on Tuesday.
A.J. Amelburu scored the winning run on a throwing error with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday to lift Green Valley’s baseball team to a 3-2 home win over Palo Verde.
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.
Basic’s Tanner Roundy tossed a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and a walk to lead the Wolves to a 6-0 win over Sierra Vista in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament at Centennial on Thursday.