So far, so good for SDO
Girls track takes fifth at N.C. Invite
by Jason Stone

NORTH VALLEY – The state championships are far in the distance, but Sandra Day O’Connor’s track and field teams saw a mix of quality competition from across at the state at last week’s North Canyon Invitational.

The Eagles’ girls team took fifth at the March 10 event, while the boys finished 11th.

As usual, O’Connor runners dominated the girls distance events. Defending state champion Lindsay Prescott won the 1,600 meters with a time of 5:02.98, which was five seconds better than a pair of Xavier runners who finished second and third. Prescott’s teammate, Camille Olson, took fourth at 5:12.52.

Aliena Eisenhauer, who was part of the state championship cross country team with Prescott and Olson, took second in the  800 with a time of 2:24.95. O’Connor’s Mackenzie Baksh finished sixth in the 400 with a time of 1:04.02.

Nicole Elliot highlighted O’Connor’s performance in the field events. Elliot won the shot put with a toss of 39‑9.25.

For the Eagles’ boys team, Jeffery Marquez turned in a solid showing in the 400 with a third‑place finish (52.07). Also, Chad Clark placed in the 110‑meter hurdles with an eighth‑place time of 15.98.

In the field events, Brandon Townsend scored points in two events as he took second in the discus (144 feet, 9 inches) and fifth in the shot put (43‑3.50). Oliver Penalba took sixth in the long jump with a leap of 20‑1.

TENNIS

Jaguars tennis earning easy 9‑0 victories

ANTHEM – Boulder Creek’s girls tennis team is making shutouts the norm so far this season. The Jaguars blanked Peoria 9‑0 March 6 to notch their sixth whitewash win of the year. Boulder Creek’s only blemish came Feb. 22 in an 8‑1 loss to powerful Desert Mountain.

The Jaguars begin Northwest Region play this week with consecutive matches March 14‑16.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Boulder Creek pounds Basha, McClintock

NORTH VALLEY – Wins over Basha and McClintock last week helped Boulder Creek’s boys volleyball team take a 6‑3 record into this week’s action. Brennan Zotovich collected 13 kills and Jay Alicandro had 12 in the Jaguars’ 22‑25, 25‑16, 25‑19,   25‑13 win March 8 over McClintock.

After a pair of home non‑region games this week against Sunrise Mountain (March 13) and Centennial (March 15), the Jaguars will travel to Tucson this weekend to play in the Marana Mountain View Tournament.

Goldwater (0‑5) and O’Connor (2‑6) are not in tournament action until the McClintock Tournament in late April.