The Crusaders have dominated each of their seven opponents, outscoring them 40-1 in a perfect start that has garnered them national attention.
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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.
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.
Daejah Phillips scored 18 points Tuesday as Centennial’s girls basketball team opened defense of its fourth straight large school state title with a 90-31 home win over Cimarron-Memorial .
Emily Anderson had 20 kills, 10 aces and 11 digs to lead Centennial’s girls volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-22, 19-25, 25-11 home win over Faith Lutheran on Monday.
Justin Madsen and Tristan Valles each finished 2-0 in singles on Monday to lead Centennial’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 home victory over Sierra Vista.
Palo Verde’s Presten Manthey scored the go-ahead goal off an assist from Zechariah Ruffer with five minutes remaining Monday afternoon as the Panthers’ soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win at Cimarron-Memorial.
Tjaeden Giles finished 3-0 in singles, and Basic’s girls tennis team topped host Silverado 10-9 on a tiebreaker on Monday.
Coronado’s Jensen Boman had one goal and one assist to lead the Cougars’ girls soccer team to a 3-0 win at Desert Oasis on Monday.
Braulio Santiaguin”s bases-loaded chopper in the bottom of the seventh inning plated Joey Walls with the winning run as the Rancho baseball team nipped visiting Centennial 7-6 in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament on Friday.
Desert Oasis’ Brooke Locey has participated in a cross country meet at Veteran’s Memorial Park seven times since her sophomore year, but never came out on top.