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By Jeff Tully | March 5, 2008
BURBANK — The area saw its share of fine performances in track and field last season. Along with their share of individual league championships, a group of local athletes was also able to qualify for the CIF Southern Section preliminaries. However, only one competitor — Sadee Martinez of Burroughs — was able to advance to state competition, as she qualified in the girls’ 1,600 meter. With their share of accomplished athletes, the local schools could again send a contingent to the CIF Southern Section preliminaries.
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By Charles Rich | May 5, 2007
ARCADIA — With the recent reconfiguration of the Pacific League, there figured to be greater opportunities for the area high school track and field athletes to secure league championships. By the time day turned to night, many of them did Friday. Several athletes each won two individual events Friday night at the league's track and field finals at Arcadia High. In the girls' portion of the meet, Crescenta Valley's Claire Collison, Glendale's Rachelle Saturnino of Glendale and Burroughs' Taryn Campos each won a pair of events.
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BY JEFF TULLY | May 4, 2012
ARCADIA - It's safe to say Burbank High's Julia Newton lost sleep thinking about taking part in the Pacific League track and field finals. "Normal people would be nervous an hour before this meet," the sprinter said. "But for me, I was nervous about it for days. I've been thinking a lot about it. " Just a freshman, Newton showed no outward sign of jitters at Friday's event at Arcadia High, as she had a hand in two victories for the Bulldogs, placing first in the girls' 100 meters and running a leg on the winning Burbank girls' 4x100 relay team that set a school record.
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By Jeff Tully, jeff.tully@latimes.com | March 1, 2011
BURBANK HIGH — Although he has yet to began his freshman track and field season at Burbank High, Isaiah Amos has already taken part in a big race. Saturday, the freshman took part in the Run for the Dream Indoor Track and Field Invitational, held at the Save Mart Center in Fresno. Amos took part in the boys' 600-yard competition. Amos won his heat in 1 minute 18.18 seconds and finished with the ninth-fastest time overall out of 30 competitors. In his race, the freshman sat back in second place, about five meters off the leader, for the first two laps of the three and three-quarters lap race.
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By Jeff Tully, jeff.tully@latimes.com | May 7, 2011
ARCADIA — There were plenty of high points and one major disappointment with the Burbank High and Burroughs track and field teams Friday in the Pacific League finals at Arcadia High. The successes were led by the Indians' Shannon Kermah and Bulldogs' McKenzie Paul, who both captured league titles in two events. One of the most unexpected turn of events occurred with Burroughs' Anthony Monroy. Monroy, who advanced to the Masters Meet last season in the boys' 3,200 meters and wasn't able to train for a number of weeks because of an injured foot, failed to quality to the CIF Southern Section Division I preliminaries in the 3,200.
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By Jeff Tully | May 29, 2010
NORWALK — While his classmates were walking up to the podium to the sounds of "Pomp and Circumstance," Greg Dotson was barreling down a running track to the sound of a starter's pistol. While his peers at Burbank High were celebrating the ending of their high school experience, Dotson was attempting to extend his prep athletic career. With the Burbank graduation happening earlier than usual this year, the event Friday took place at the same time Dotson was taking part in the boys' 800-meter race at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Cerritos College.
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By Jeff Tully and Gabriel Rizk | May 26, 2010
BURBANK — With Greg Dotson running some of the fastest times in the nation this season in the boys' 800 meters, many figured the Burbank High senior would go deep into the track and field postseason. However, the question persisted: Could another area athlete find continued success alongside Dotson? That question was answered Saturday in the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Championships at Cerritos College. Not only was Dotson able to do well and qualify for Friday's CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Cerritos College, but he will be joined at the competition by Burroughs High sophomore Anthony Monroy, who is moving on in the boys' 3,200.
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By Andrew Shortall, andrew.shortall@latimes.com | March 15, 2013
BURBANK - While it came down to the very end, the Pasadena and Burroughs high girls' track and field teams simply didn't have enough to outdo Glendale's Leana Setian and Lauren Hansen in Thursday's tri-Pacific League meet. The Nitros' duo combined for five victories in a narrow 68-60 win over host Burroughs. Setian and Hansen saved their best and most dramatic finish for last, as they teamed with Kenya Gaskin and Vard Sargsyan to take first in the 4x400-meter relay - the final race of the day - in four minutes 24.50 seconds to just edge Pasadena's team, which clocked in at 4:25.44.
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By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com | April 15, 2011
LA CRESCENTA — With the Pacific League finals scheduled for later in the month, many track and field athletes are heading down the home stretch in search of refining their strategies to possibly get there. That proved to be the case during Wednesday afternoon's league tri-meet between Glendale, Burroughs and host Crescenta Valley. Among those who stood out were Bob Anderson of Crescenta Valley, Glendale's Mike Davis and Danitza Eyo of Burroughs. Each won two events for their respective squads in a meet that concluded just before sundown, but it was the Falcons who swept through the opposition as a team.
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By Jeff Tully, jeff.tully@latimes.com | July 30, 2011
BURBANK — As a wide-eyed 8-year-old in 2008, Dallas Cortez was memorized watching the Beijing Summer Olympics on TV. In particular, the Burbank resident was glued to the men's sprinting events and the exploits of Jamaica's Usain Bolt. Bolt ended up winning individual gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter races, as well as helping the Jamaican team capture gold in the 4x100 relay. All three races were won in world-record time. It was after watching that spectacle when Cortez decided he wanted to be a sprinter, and hopefully follow in the footsteps of his idol, Bolt.