It was difficult not to notice Sydney Badger and Randall Cunningham.
Girls Track & Field
CARSON CITY — All the other competitors in the girls 1,600-meter relay left the podium Saturday, but Centennial’s Sydney Badger and Tiana Bonds remained on the top step so they could be honored by the crowd at Carson High for the final time.
CARSON CITY — Cayla Nikodemus had only one event Saturday, which afforded the Faith Lutheran junior the opportunity to kick back and revel in her team’s success.
CARSON CITY — Faith Lutheran’s Cayla Nikodemus and Mark Rubalcaba each were smarting after they finished second in their opening events at the Division I-A state track and field meet.
Sianna Nelson won four events Wednesday to lead Bonanza’s girls track team to an 88-58 victory over visiting Cimarron-Memorial in a Southwest League dual meet.
Ingrid Zarate-Albarran and Jazmyne Pascual each won two events Tuesday to lead Del Sol’s girls track team to a 79-63 home win over Basic.
Hannah Bunker, Alyse Vanek and Rakayla Tyler each won two individual events Wednesday to help Foothill’s girls track team to a win in a home triangular meet.
Sianna Nelson won three events Tuesday to help Bonanza’s girls track team win a home triangular meet.
Kennedy Wharton and Eimainei Thomas-Palmer each won two individual events and ran on a winning relay team on Wednesday to lead Valley to a 77½-59½ win over visiting Rancho.
Shakiya Hollis, Malissa Oliver and Marissa Suan each won two events on Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s girls track team defeat visiting Sierra Vista, 88½-56½.
Tiana Bonds had a perfect day Saturday, running away with both hurdle events and running a leg on two winning relay teams to help Centennial’s girls track team win the Skyhawk Invitational at Silverado.
Kelbie Middleton and Stefanie Thelaner each won two events Tuesday to help Pahrump Valley’s girls track team to a 77-65 win over visiting Clark.
Taylor Bryant won the pole vault, placed second in two individual events and ran a leg of a winning relay to lead Virgin Valley’s girls track team to victory at the Grant Bushman Invitational on Friday in Overton.
DaNiece Dixon won two individual events and ran on a winning relay to lead Valley’s girls track team to an 89-48 home victory over Canyon Springs on Wednesday.
Sydney Land won the 200- and 400-meter dashes Tuesday to help Sierra Vista’s girls track team win a three-team meet at Durango.