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Cougars Defended Their 2A Regional Titles

The Laughlin High School Cross-Country teams successfully defended their 2A Regional titles on their home course at Mountain View Park in Laughlin.

For the second straight year, the Cougar boys and girls teams won the Southern Nevada 2A Regional Championships and qualified for State competition to be held next Saturday in Reno.

Laughlin’s Scott Eubanks won individual honors capturing the 2A race in the fastest time of the day of 17:24. Teammate Derek Fajardo captured runner-up honors with a time of 18:49. Earning a medal in the 6th spot was Kyle Winters with a time of 20:40 followed closely by teammates Devin Tilley and Richard Swartz in 8th and 9th places with times of 21:03 and 21:09 respectively. Completing the varsity roster were Julian Estrada (16th) in 22:04 and Steven Koonce (18th) in 22:40.

The Laughlin boys won easily with a team score of 23 points compared to 2nd place Trinity High School finishing with 59 points. The Meadows school finished 3rd with 71 and Indian Springs was 4th with 74 points.

The Laughlin girls were paced by Senior Chynna Yates’ 2nd place finish in 23:54. The Cougar girls then captured the next 4 spots with Alexandra Condray (3rd) in 24:04, Gracie Geremia (4th) in 24:52, Cady Groves (5th) in 25:16, and Brenda Cortez (6th) in 25:58. Christine Acosta (8th) and Alejandra Zuniga (12th) finished in 27:22 and 33:12 respectively.

Because the overall female winner, Wendy Harris (Lund High School), was the only participant from her school, she was removed from the team scoring leaving the Laughlin girls with a perfect score of 15. The Meadows School finished 2nd with a score of 46.

Quotes from Coach Lori Petrik:
“I’m really proud of how all the kids performed today. Scott and Derek have been a dominant force in our conference all year and today was certainly no exception. Even though Scott is a senior, this is only his first year competing in cross-country so I can’t say enough about what he has been able to accomplish this season. The runners from the northern region are always very tough so he’ll have to work much harder next week if he wants to bring home a state championship but he certainly has the talent to do it. The key to our hopes in the team competition lies with our 3rd, 4th, and 5th runners who have really shown improvement over the past few races.”
“Chynna has really stepped up her effort over the past month and is getting back to her all-state form. I like the tight grouping we have with our girls right now. We have competed much better as a team over these past few races and I’m excited to see what they can do at the state championships next week in Reno.”

Meet the LHS Boys Cross Country Team

Front Row (L to R): Steven Koonce, Kyle Winters, Devin Tilley, Julian Estrada, Josh Fajardo. Back Row (L to R): Shaun Rees, Richard Swartz, Scott Eubanks, Derek Fajardo, Jacob Magaw

The LHS Girls Cross Country Team

Front Row (L to R): Alexandra Condray, Brenda Cortez, Cady Groves, Alejandra Zuniga. Back Row (L to R): Gracie Geremia, Chynna Yates, Christine Acosta, Stephanie Gallick

Eubanks, Fajardo Top Two Places

Scott Eubanks won the 2A Regional Championships with a time of 17:24.

Derek Fajardo finished 2nd at the Regional Championships with a time of 18:49.

Eubanks, Fajardo Top Two Places

Scott Eubanks won the 2A Regional Championships with a time of 17:24.

Derek Fajardo finished 2nd at the Regional Championships with a time of 18:49.

Congrats To Yates, Geremia, Condray

Chynna Yates finished 2nd at the 2A Regional Championships with a time of 23:54.

Gracie Geremia finished 4th (24:52) and Alexandra Condray finished 3rd (24:04) at the Regional Championships.

Congrats To Yates, Geremia, Condray

Chynna Yates finished 2nd at the 2A Regional Championships with a time of 23:54.

Gracie Geremia finished 4th (24:52) and Alexandra Condray finished 3rd (24:04) at the Regional Championships.

Girls Ran Well

Cady Groves finished 5th (25:16) and Christine Acosta finished 8th (27:22) at the Regional Championships.

Brenda Cortez finished 6th at the Regional Championships with a time of 25:58.

Girls Ran Well

Cady Groves finished 5th (25:16) and Christine Acosta finished 8th (27:22) at the Regional Championships.

Brenda Cortez finished 6th at the Regional Championships with a time of 25:58.

Zuniga Finished 12th

Alejandra Zuniga finished 12th at the Regional Championships with a time of 33:12.

Good Run Alejandra!!!

Zuniga Finished 12th

Alejandra Zuniga finished 12th at the Regional Championships with a time of 33:12.

Good Run Alejandra!!!

Tilley Placed 8th; Winters 6th

Devin Tilley finished 8th (21:03) and Kyle Winters finished 6th (20:40) at the Regional Championships.

Congratulations Devin and Kyle!!

Top Spots Goes To Eubanks, Fajardo

Scott Eubanks won the Southern Nevada League Championships with a time of 16:57

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The Laughlin Cross-Country teams competed in the Southern Nevada League Championships on Saturday in Las Vegas. The race was contested over a 3.0 mile course around the campus of Basic High School.
The Laughlin boys captured the top 2 spots individually with strong performances by Senior Scott Eubanks and Junior Derek Fajardo. Eubanks won the race with a time of 16:57 followed by Fajardo in second place with a time of 17:54. Completing the varsity scoring were Kyle Winters (19:43) in 14th place, Devin Tilley (20:20) in 18th place, Richard Swartz (20:21) in 19th place, Julian Estrada (20:44) in 24th place, Steven Koonce (21:25) in 30th place.
The Laughlin boys finished 2nd in the 9 team field with 48 points behind Faith Lutheran High School who finished with 39 points. Boulder City was 3rd with 70 points narrowly edging out Virgin Valley with 71 points.
The girls were led by Freshman Alexandra Condray’s 8th place finish in 23:11. Cady Groves also earned a medal with a 10th place finish in 23:39. Other finishers included Gracie Geremia (24:05) in 13th, Chynna Yates (24:50) in 14th, Brenda Cortez (25:16) in 15th, Christine Acosta (27:49) in 19th, and Alejandra Zuniga (32:56) in 24th place.
Faith Lutheran High School also won the girls event with the Lady Cougars finishing 2nd with a team score of 43.
Laughlin also had 3 boys competing in the open race. Josh Fajardo finished in 22:18, Shaun Rees in 22:19, and Jacob Magaw completed the course in 28:43.

Quotes for Coach Lori Petrik:
“I thought Scott and Derek ran really well for us out front today. The League Championships consist of the best of 1A, 2A, and 3A schools in southern Nevada. We’ve never had the individual champion at this race before so to take the top 2 spots was very gratifying. These 2 boys have gained this program a great deal of respect this season. Kyle, Richard, and Steven all ran their fastest mile splits of the season today so I thought it was a solid overall effort from our boys team.”
“I was very proud of Alexandra and Cady’s performances today on the girls side as they ran personal bests for this distance. Our girls have finally started to compete well as a team and I think they have the potential to be very competitive in our conference at the regional and state level.”

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The Cougars will next compete at the Regional Championships on Friday, October 28th. Laughlin is hosting this year’s event at Mountain View Park in Laughlin.