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Arcadia, CA

April 7^th, 2012

Fairview High School sophomore Rich Sanchez Mile Race at Saturday’s Arcadia, California,…

Pasadena, CA

April 6^th, 2012

Evergreen High School junior, Jackson Sayler, descended from the rarified air of the Colorado Rockies to the oxygen-rich environs of Pasadena, California to capture the South Pasadena High School Tiger Invitational…

Veteran middle distance runner Bobby Fischer had already committed to race at this year’s “Carlsbad 5000” – the nation’s premiere 5K -  before making a “gut-feel” decision to enter the 400-meter dash at this year’s National Masters Indoor Championships in Bloomington, Indiana. Racing 800’s, 1500’s and 5K’s is routine for Fischer, who has also competed 27 marathons, but sprinting an “open” 400 at a national championship was a “first” for the talented 72-year-old.

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  Twins Emma and Rich Sanchez, sophomores on the Fairview High School track team, didn’t compare notes before running the 400-meter dash at last weekend’s Boulder Invitational track meet, but both ran in the same lane, both finished 2^nd place, and both ran Personal Bests. No one accused them of copying each other’s work, they just happened to have “break-thru” performances at the same distance on the same day. Emma’s time was 60:04 while Rich’s was 50.98.

Emma has…