Girls Cross Country

Cross country runners prepare for state meet

JESSE SEVERSON - @YSJESSESEVERSON

As a junior, Cibola's Monica Huston had her sights set on Xavier's Sarah Fakler at the 2011 Arizona Interscholastic Association Division I Cross Country State Meet. Huston pushed a little too hard, ran out of gas and dropped to eighth in the state wh... Full story

Gila Ridge girls, VanDeberg, two Criminals heading to state

FROM STAFF REPORTS @YUMASUNSPORTS

The Gila Ridge girls cross country took third in the AIA Division II Section I meet at Skunk Creek on Saturday.Madison Haynes (20:46) finished in first place for the Hawks, with Melia Harman (22:25) taking 12th with Camille Ochoa (22:26) right behind... Full story

Shamrock girls take 2nd, boys place 3rd at Joy Christian

FROM STAFF REPORTS @YumaSunSports

Adriana Solorzano finished seventh with a time of 22 minutes, 45 seconds to help the Yuma Catholic girls to a second-place finished at a ten-school meet at Joy Christian on Saturday. Louise Scholle (24:32) took 15th and her sister Patricia Scholle (... Full story

Local Glance (Oct. 3): Prep volleyball, Prep cross country

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PREP VOLLEYBALLGila Ridge falls to HavasuFour days after losing badly to Lake Havasu in the championship of the Colorado River Volleyball Challenge, Gila Ridge got another shot Wednesday night.The Knights still won but the Hawks made them earn the 25... Full story

Local Glance (Sept. 22): Prep Football, Prep Cross Country

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PREP FOOTBALL Rams play well on offense in loss The Antelope football team had a strong showing on offense against Phoenix Christian, but it wasn't enough and the Rams lost 53-24 on Friday night.Playing without starting quarterback Beto Castro, the... Full story

Local Glance (Sept. 19): Prep Volleyball, Prep Cross Country, Prep Golf

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PREP VOLLEYBALLShamrocks beat San PasqualA night after sweeping Tonopah Valley, the Yuma Catholic volleyball team had no problem doing the same to San Pasqual.The Shamrocks defeated the Warriors 25-8, 25-10, 25-6 at home on Wednesday night. Chelsey M... Full story

Local Roundup (Sept. 8): Prep Cross Country, Prep Swimming

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PREP CROSS COUNTRYYC has seven medalists in Calif.The Yuma Catholic cross country team had seven medalists Saturday at a six-team meet in El Centro against all Imperial Valley schools.Overall, the YC boys took fifth and the girls fourth.In the freshm... Full story

Local Glance: Prep Cross Country, Prep Volleyball, Prep Swimming

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The Yuma Catholic boys cross country team took first Thursday at West Wetlands in a meet against Yuma High and Brawley.Sophomore Becket Edwards won the race in 18 minutes, 23 seconds. The Shamrocks had five in the top 10, including freshman Nels Roge... Full story

Local Glance: Prep Volleyball, Prep Cross Country

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Prep Volleyball Cibola outlasts Yuma High After dropping the first two games, the Yuma High volleyball team scratched and clawed its way back but eventually fell to the Raiders in the season opener at Cibola.The Raiders won 25-19, 25-14, 16-25, 22-... Full story

Prep Cross Country Previews

BY JESSE SEVERSON @YSJesseSeverson

Cibola RaidersLast year: Boys finished 11th at state; Girls finished 12th at stateTop returners: Boys — Bernie Montoya, sr.; Jose Garcia, sr.; Keanu Nakasawa, jr. Girls — Monica Huston, sr.; Ally Jeffers, jr.; Shannon Norton, jr.; Alexand... Full story

Local Glance: Jan. 31

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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 Sidewinders had some costly lapses midway through ea... Full story

Local Roundup: Sept. 21

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PREP VOLLEYBALL Kings edge Sidewinders in five After falling back 1-2 Kofa forced a Game 5 and defeated San Luis on the road 25-16, 22-25, 22-25, 25-14, 15-7 on Wednesday. Miranda Brookhart led the Kings with 18 and added 25 digs. Jacky Fuentes ha... Full story

Local Roundup: Sept.15

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PREP VOLLEYBALL Kofa ends skid with win over Yuma The Kofa Kings beat the Yuma Criminals 3-0 on Thursday. Kofa (4-3) won 25-14, 25-14, 25-11 to end a two-game losing streak. “The girls got there and did what they had to do to get a win toni... Full story

Local Roundup: Sept. 7

FROM STAFF REPORTS

PREP CROSS COUNTRY Kofa girls perfect in tri-meet Lesly Salazar led the Kofa girls to a perfect finish in a tri-meet with Yuma Catholic and Yuma High at West Wetlands Park on Wednesday. Salazar finished first overall with a time of 16:51 and was f... Full story

Local Roundup: Sept. 6

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Cibola volleyball squeaks past Gila Ridge in five The Gila Ridge volleyball team forced a fifth and final game against Cibola, but the Raiders eked out a 25-23, 14-25, 25-22, 21-25, 19-17 win on Tuesday.The Raiders took the deciding game by taking a... Full story

Local Roundup: Sept. 1

FROM STAFF REPORTS

PREP CORSS COUNTRY   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

Raising the bar

ERIN REDMOND

They're back and ready for a challenge.Juniors Bernie Montoya and Monica Huston have returned to the Cibola cross country team with one goal on their minds: be better than last year.Montoya, the reigning cross country state champ, knows that this yea... Full story

Huston earns Cross Country Player of the Year honor

BY CHENG SIO - SUN STAFF WRITER

Monica Huston was taught to be all that she can be.After two years with Cibola's cross country team, she has yet to disappoint.Huston won at least four races in 2010 and was runner-up at the state meet. For her efforts, the sophomore was named the Yu... Full story

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

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