Montoya, Westbrook earn Track Athlete of the Year awards
The Arizona Republic managed to spread the honors around in its selection of the Track Athletes of the Year, picking a sprinter on the girls side and a boys distance … Read More
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State track records fall as Brophy, Chandler win D-I titles
Brophy Prep won its second Division I boys’ state track championship in the last three years over the weekend, riding on the back of three individual titles from Devon Allen. … Read More
Track records fall, nat’l marks set at Chandler Invitational
Like so many other events during the high school track & field season, the prestigious Chandler Rotary Invitational has become yet another stage for the Chandler High School girls’ team. … Read More
Bernie Montoya latest local XC star signed by AZ colleges
The tide seems to be turning in the recruiting wars for high school cross country talent. Arizona colleges are beginning to enjoy some success attracting those local athletes who are … Read More
HS cross country says goodbye to two of its biggest stars
Sarah Fakler spent her first year of high school running in the shadow of her teammate, Jessica Tonn. Literally running in her shadow, since her lot in life was to … Read More
Fakler paces Xavier Prep to 4th straight Desert Twilight win
Maybe they should consider changing the name of the Desert Twilight Cross Country Invitational to the Xavier Prep Twilight Invite. The Gators just wrapped up their fourth straight team title … Read More
Xavier’s Fakler picks up second straight Gatorade award
Sarah Fakler picked up her second straight Gatorade Arizona Cross Country Runner of the Year award and Bernie Montoya collected his first – one more time their paths have crossed … Read More
Chinle’s Rolonda Jumbo leaves a legacy of state XC titles
As this year’s high school cross country season closed out at the Nike Cross Southwest Regional this past week, a decade-long period of individuals dominating the sport at various levels … Read More
Fakler, Montoya run to Desert Twilight cross country titles
If Rolanda Jumbo thought she was going to have a better chance of beating Sarah Fakler this year at the Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival, she was mistaken. Fakler, the … Read More
Alhambra, Xavier continue winning cross country titles
Katie Penney didn’t win this year’s Division I cross country state championship. Her teammate, Sarah Fakler, took care of that. But Penney, a senior at Xavier Prep in Phoenix, enjoyed … Read More