Girls Cross Country

Raiders dominate dual meet

Cibola boys, girls cruise past Kofa

BY MATT MAXSON, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

Shamrocks medal 6

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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

Raiders cross country takes third

4 Raider boys medal

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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

Running on empty

Edward Carifio

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

Gila Ridge wins season opener

Hawks top Kings, Criminals

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

Benitez, Rodriguez, Leon earn top Sun/Rotary honors

Edward Carifio

Kofa wrestler Jorge Benitez thought he "kind of" had a chance to walk away with the 2008-09 Sun/Yuma Rotary Boys Athlete of the Year award, announced Wednesday at the Yuma Civic Center. That made him the most confident of the night's three big... Full story

Rascally rabbit

Ledgerwood blossomed into two-time state runner-up

BY EDWARD CARIFIO, SUN STAFF WRITER

Kofa cross country coach Charlie Splawn recalls a middle-school girl following her older sister to a meet in Lake Havasu. The girl ran in the middle-school race unaffiliated - Yuma doesn't have a middle-school cross country program - and took... Full story

Ledgerwood, Norton and Torregrosa aim for honors

BY DERRIK MILLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Cibola's Ryan Norton and Yuma High's Gabe Torregrosa kept an eye on each other's times throughout the cross country season. Kofa's Stephanie Ledgerwood only faced competition outside of Yuma County. The Gila Valley Region's top three runners lead... Full story

YC girls cross country wins region title

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Yuma Catholic girls stay the course and were crowned 2A Metro-West Region cross country champions on Friday. The Shamrocks finished with 49 points and placed three runners in the top 10 - Devon Graham was fourth in 22 minutes, 17 seconds followed... Full story

YC girls claim Metro-West Region championship

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Yuma Catholic girls stay the course and were crowned 2A Metro-West Region cross country champions on Friday. The Shamrocks finished with 49 points and placed three runners in the top 10 - Devon Graham was fourth in 22 minutes, 17 seconds followed... Full story

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