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.
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Carlos Hernandez and R.J. Forbus combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Rancho blanked visiting Sierra Vista in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament on Thursday.
Tiara Jimmison recorded eight tackles and five sacks on Friday to lead Green Valley’s flag football team to a 16-6 home win over Centennial.
The doubles team of Caleb Lewis and William Ballin went 3-0 to lead Rancho’s boys tennis team to a 14-4 win at Valley on Friday afternoon.
Centennial’s girls tennis team won a tiebreaker 4-2 en route to a 10-9 home win over Spring Valley on Friday.
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.
Winning pitcher Holly Severance had a three-run double in a five-run fifth inning Friday as the Desert Oasis softball team stunned host Centennial, 9-6.
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.
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.
Grayson Savio carded a 6-over-par 78 at Las Vegas National on Tuesday to lead Green Valley’s boys golf team to victory in a Northeast League match.