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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Centennial’s Braxton leaves field behind, claims crown

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.

Foothill’s Karina Haymore raises her arms while crossing the finish line during the Su ...

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Haymore grabs early lead, never lets go in helping Foothill to title

By BARTT DAVIS / RJ

October 30, 2014 - 8:38 pm

Sunrise Region girls cross country runners got a good look at Karina Haymore at the starting line Thursday.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Centennial’s Braxton lives up to No. 1 billing

By ASHTON FERGUSON / RJ

October 30, 2014 - 8:29 pm

Dajour Braxton was awarded the No. 1 racing bib by meet director John Dixon before Thursday’s Division I Sunset Region meet at Sunset Park.

HEAD OF THE CLASS: Green Valley’s Khumnark wins Sunrise Region golf title

October 22, 2014 - 6:32 pm

Follow the link for some of the top performances for the week of Oct. 13-18.

CROSS COUNTRY: Depth carries Arbor View girls to freshman title

October 14, 2014 - 9:38 pm

Arbor View’s girls cross country team didn’t have a runner at the front of the pack in Tuesday’s Southern Nevada Freshman Meet at Desert Breeze Park.

TENNIS: Lopez, Skyhawks edge Falcons’ girls in tiebreaker

October 7, 2014 - 7:47 pm

Megan Lopez went 3-0 in singles Tuesday, and Silverado’s girls tennis team won four of six tiebreaker games to nip visiting Foothill in a Sunrise Region quarterfinal.

TENNIS: Arbor View boys sweep singles sets to win Sunset quarterfinal

October 6, 2014 - 7:44 pm

Nevin Ly, Ashton Arizmendez and Alec Kline each went 3-0 in singles Monday to lead Arbor View’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 win over visiting Legacy in a Sunset Region quarterfinal.

TENNIS: Henderson, Palo Verde girls top Gorman to sweep season series

September 29, 2014 - 9:01 pm

Chloe Henderson went 3-0 in singles Monday as Palo Verde’s girls tennis team completed a regular-season sweep of host Bishop Gorman with a 14-4 victory.

TENNIS: Sierra Vista boys top Western at home

September 16, 2014 - 10:04 pm

Ethan Lancanienta and Daniel Vekanovic went 3-0 in doubles Tuesday to help Sierra Vista’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 win over visiting Western.

VOLLEYBALL: Nikodemus, Crusaders sweep Mountain Lions

September 16, 2014 - 9:20 pm

Cayla Nikodemus had 14 kills and five digs Tuesday to help Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team to a 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 win over visiting Sierra Vista.

Fast start helps Centennial’s Gourrier win Red Rock invite

By ROBERT HORNE / RJ

September 13, 2014 - 12:00 am

The top runners on the Centennial girls cross country team are starting to make winning look easy.

HEAD OF THE CLASS: Cimarron’s Bennett scores five TDs to down Durango

September 10, 2014 - 6:41 pm

Follow the link for some of the top performances for the week of Sept. 1-6.

Panthers’ Landers comes back to win Las Vegas Invitational

By ROBERT HORNE / RJ

September 6, 2014 - 3:34 pm

Palo Verde junior Noah Landers and Centennial senior Dajour Braxton have a budding cross country rivalry.

SOFTBALL: Stover’s RBI double lifts Panthers by Mustangs in eight

May 8, 2014 - 9:30 pm

Brooke Stover doubled to the left-center field gap to score Breanna Beatty with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday, and Palo Verde’s softball team rallied for a 6-5 victory over visiting Shadow Ridge.

BASEBALL: Spada helps Panthers keep postseason hopes alive

May 6, 2014 - 9:33 pm

Michael Spada singled home Bradley Lewis with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday, and Palo Verde’s baseball team kept its postseason hopes alive with a 4-3 victory at Sierra Vista.