Girls Cross Country

Cibola’s Montoya wins state title

CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

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

Norton family grows closer over love of cross country

CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

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

Huston, Montoya propels Cibola cross country teams

Raiders boys and girls wins GVR

CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

Monica Huston enjoys running with others.But when it was just her and her shadow in unfamiliar surroundings, Huston found a way to succeed.Leading for much of the cross country meet with no one in sight, Huston was the best girls runner in the Gila V... Full story

Runners get taste of rugged San Luis course for regionals preview

CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

Shane Hengesh and Ruth Hanson have probably never met before, but they do have two things in common.The first being victory in Wednesday's cross country races.The other thing they shared was they were glad to get a sneak peak at the sandy and hilly S... Full story

YC, Cibola runners stand out at California meet

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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

Shamrocks take sixth at Havasu meet

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Yuma Catholic boys cross country team finished six out of nine teams Saturday at the Mark Weston Cross Country meet in Lake Havasu.The Shamrocks did not bring their full team to the event, missing both seniors. Nico Franco had the highest YC fini... Full story

Raiders working on depth

Cheng Sio

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

Cross country roundup: Sept. 11

FROM STAFF REPORTS

PREP CROSS COUNTRYCibola boys secondThe Cibola boys cross country team nearly came away with an upset of Mesa-Mountain View at the Padre Cross Country Invitational Saturday at Tempe. Instead the Raiders will have to settle for the top two runners.Sop... Full story

Huston emerges as Raiders' top runner in freshman season

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Cibola cross country coach Kris Norton likes to bring his freshmen runners along slowly to make sure they don't burn out before they ever get started.He wanted to be extra careful with Monica Huston, given that she hadn't trained with the team in the... Full story

Raider boys runners-up at state

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Cibola boys cross country team grabbed three top-10 finishes and took second place at the 5A-II State Championship Meet at Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix Saturday.  The Raiders finished seven points behind first-place Tucson-Ironwood Ridg... Full story

Barczynski leads Shamrocks at 2A state meet

Faster than the speed of sound

Yuma tops San Luis

Raider boys take fifth, girls 11th

Shamrocks earn single medal

Hawks sweep 4-way

Barczynski 8th at Havasu Invite

Crims cruise by Sidewinders

Cibola runs by Gila Ridge

Cibola boys, Havasu girls win Cibola Invite

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