No. 11 San Luis may have physically played with No. 6 and defending state champion Brophy in the first round of the state tournament on Tuesday night.Mentally, however, was different case.The young Si... Full story
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Yuma High boys take first in BrawleyRodolfo Alvarado’s second-place finish paced the Yuma High cross country team as the Criminals won the boys three-way meet against Brawley and Yuma Catholic in Brawley on Thursday.... Full story
Old press clippings. Old Cibola records. Old meet results.They all sat at Bernie Montoya's house.In a season where Montoya won at least seven cross country meets, it's easy to assume the sophomore was reliving his glorious season. But that may be the... Full story
Cibola cross country runner Bernie Montoya already has a state championship under his belt.Now he can go after a national title.Montoya finished 10th at the Nike Cross Country Championship Regional race Saturday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Tucson.T... Full story
Bernie Montoya was all alone. Nothing but green grass was in front of him. But that's not what the sophomore Montoya was thinking.“I was hearing the crowd and they were saying, ‘Just go, just go, just go,'” Montoya said. “In m... Full story
Every morning, a certain memento catches Ryan Norton’s eyes.
It sits on his father’s desk at Cibola High.
What Norton gazes at on a daily basis is a Male Athlete of the Year plaque won at Yuma High from 1981. The award lists all of the ... Full story
With almost 2,000 participants at the Central Park Invitational in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Saturday, Cibola and Yuma Catholic cross country runners were able to make a name for themselves.Cibola's Bernie Montoya won the boys race in 15 minutes, ... Full story
Bernie Montoya, Ryan Norton and Richard Clayton were shoulder to shoulder to shoulder as they crossed the finish line.With no instant replay, there was no objective way to decide who finished where. But the Cibola trio had a great solution to differe... Full story
Leonardo Montoya knows a thing or two about cars. After all, he owns an automotive repair shop.After watching his son, Bernie Montoya, jet to a course record at Cocopah Golf Course on Saturday morning, he compared his son to a Ferrari.“I think ... Full story
Kris Norton is facing quite a dilemma.Norton and his Cibola cross country team wants to win Saturday's 12-team Cibola Invitational. However, after two wins and a strong showing at the Padre Cross Country Invitational in Tempe last week, Norton must l... Full story