What happened to Bishop Gorman junior Vashti Cunningham on Saturday is the equivalent of Gordon Ramsay overcooking a steak.
Girls Track & Field
Faith Lutheran’s Cayla Nikodemus came off the curve in the girls 200-meter dash Saturday and was exactly where she wanted to be.
Silverado senior Monet Salazar is the top seed in the discus for the Division I girls state track and field meet. She won the Sunrise Region meet with a throw of 131-0. She also won the shot put at the region meet with a mark of 35-9¼ and is the No. 5 qualifier for state.
Coronado’s Charleen Jordan knew she was in for a long day Saturday in the Division I Sunrise Region track meet, so she decided to take a nap under her team’s canopy on the bleachers just before her final event.
Faith Lutheran’s Mark Rubalcaba won three individual events, setting region records in all three to lead the Crusaders to the boys team title at the Division I-A Southern Region meet at Boulder City.
Bishop Gorman’s Vashti Cunningham concedes she used to get nervous when people cheered for her at big events.
At some point in the near future, Vashti Cunningham and her dad are going to have the talk. It’s the one most two-sport athletes have with a parent when it’s time to decide their athletic future.
Grace Martin and Alexis Gourrier each won two individual events Wednesday to help Centennial’s girls track team to a 111.17-44.83 win over host Palo Verde.
Alexandria Roberson won two individual events and finished third in another on Tuesday to help host Las Vegas High’s girls track team edge Cimarron-Memorial, 82-80.
Bishop Gorman junior Vashti Cunningham broke the national high school record in the girls high jump Saturday at the 57th annual Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.
Eboni Thomas won two events on Wednesday to lead Green Valley’s girls track team to a 111-29 victory over visiting Rancho.
Tawny Rodriguez swept the throws on Tuesday to lead the Desert Oasis girls track team to a 91-57 victory over host Bonanza.
Eimainei Thomas-Palmer won the triple jump and high jump Wednesday to lead Valley’s girls track team to a 70-61 victory over visiting Las Vegas.
Aelicia Taylor won the 100-meter dash and ran on two winning relays Tuesday to lead Arbor View’s girls track team to an 80-57 victory over host Desert Oasis.
Mojave’s Kationa Baughman won three individual events Friday, and shattered the meet record in the 300-meter hurdles to earn Outstanding Female Athlete honors at the Grant Bushman Invitational in Overton.