The Yuma Catholic boys and girls cross country team each qualified for the state meet Saturday after placing fourth and fifth, respectively, at the regional meet held in Phoenix.
Jacob Harmon placed... Full story
The Raiders captured the top four spots and five of the top six to claim the Gila Valley Region title in boys cross country Saturday at Lake Havasu City’s Bridgewater Links Golf Course.
Cibola finished with a team score of 16, just one point... Full story
Cibola teammates Ryan Norton and Jose Guerrero tied for first on Wednesday's cross country meet against Yuma, and Lady Raider Monica Huston and Amanda Martinez did the same thing.
Cibola beat Yuma 15-50 in the boys team total and 15-49 in the girls... Full story
The San Luis boys and girls cross country teams placed third in a three-way meet at Lake Havasu on Wednesday.
The host won the meet and Mojave finished in third.
San Luis' top-male finisher was German Altamirano in fifth place with a time of 18... Full story
Kris Norton teaches a business class at Cibola, but said he could use some brushing up with his math skills. He is, after all, accounting for all the variables that the Raiders' cross country team has been putting into his equation for a state... Full story
Jaclyn Hill picked up fourth place in the girls frosh-soph race and Yuma Catholic took five other medals during the Southwest Invite. Hill finished with a time of 13:28.
Samantha Barczynski finished sixth in the junior-senior girls race clocking a... Full story
Four Cibola boys cross country runners medaled at the Tempe-Marcos de Niza Padre Invite on Saturday.
The Raiders finished third overall with 95 points behind Gilbert-Highland (54) and Oro Valley-Ironwood Ridge (87) on the 3 mile course at Kiwanis... Full story
Rebuilding is part of high schools athletics. Kofa cross country coach Tom Spanton was one returning starter away from a literal complete rebuilding project.
Only Leo Barrera has cross country experience among the returning Kings' boys team. The... Full story
The Gila Ridge boys and girls cross country teams both won their three-way meets with Yuma and Kofa Wednesday at Kofa.
The Hawks' boys team won with 20 points, followed by Yuma with 34 and Kofa with 78. Gila Ridge had four top five finishes... Full story
Gabe Torregrosa still can't remember much about the 5A Division II state cross country meet in Phoenix.
He remembers cheers from the crowd for his Gila Valley Region rival, Cibola's Ryan Norton, who nipped him at the end in regionals. He remembers... Full story
Kofa's Stephanie Ledgerwood finished her prep cross country career as the 5A Division II state runner-up.
She also finished second at the state meet last year.
Ledgerwood completed the course at Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix in 19 minutes, 53... Full story