By Matt Crisara/Arizona Sonora News “It was the first lap, and one of the guys was a hair ahead of me, about 5 or 6 feet, and we made it through the second-to-last gate. I floored it, and cut the right angle and slipped around them on the outside and blasted through the final gate,…
By Madeleine Viceconte/Arizona Sonora News The large, spacious Boxing Inc. gym, typically full of members doing their daily classes, is empty on a Tuesday morning except for Jaime Cuesta and his coach, Chris Gonzalez. Rap music blasts over the speakers as Cuesta completes his rigorous workout consisting of lifting weights and hitting the punching bag….
By Noah Auclair/Arizona Sonora News Payton Bellows sits near the University of Arizona main library, smiling and laughing as she talks about her hometown, thousands of miles away on the East Coast. A naturally outgoing person with dark hair, her biggest passion in life, and the reason she traveled so far from home, is gymnastics….
By Phillip Bramwell/Arizona Sonora News A broad-shouldered woman standing 5-feet tall, wearing a black shirt and blue yoga pants stands, locks her knees in a bent position, and brings both fists to her face. A hair bun keeps her blonde hair out of her eyes. She rapidly alternates her hands as she punches the air…
Coach Wanaka has been the volunteer assistant coach for the Arizona baseball program for the last 4 seasons. Working as the hitting coach and exclusively with the catchers and outfielders, Wanaka’s mentorship has not gone unnoticed. Last year the combination of talent and coaching allowed University of Arizona baseball team to be ranked the best offense…
