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The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

Richard Cassone(11) running during a cross country practice on August 24th. Photo by Sam Anguiano

No Burks, no problem for cross country

Lauryn Zachary, Staff Reporter August 30, 2016

How do you race to the top after the graduation of the most accomplished long distance runner in school history? Cade Burks beat his competition by 26 seconds in the three mile last year, and leaves an...

Senior Cade Burks runs during the Mesquite meet.

Burks becomes 1st D1 state champ

Mia Irvin, Sports Editor May 18, 2016

1600 meters. For senior Cade Burks, this number has resonated in his mind since his freshman year when he first began running track at Perry High School. 1600 meters would later become the distance that...

Girls and boys track continue to surpass expectations

Karson Hentges, Staff Reporter April 20, 2016

Last year, expectations were set high for track and field’s 2015-16 season; the women’s 4x100 team continued to improve, and both the men and women’s team would welcome returning talent as well as...

Emma Fernandez: Fall sports season becomes one for the books

Emma Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief December 18, 2015

The 2015 fall sports season was one for the books. Football went 4-6 in the highly competitive Division I. Case Hatch, Adam Higuera, and Sam O’Hare all earned a spot on the Arizona Interscholastic...

Track Wrap-Up

Devlin Clark, Staff Reporter May 20, 2015

Track did outstanding this season. On the boys team, Seniors Brandon Rule, Jay Burch, Asante Dickson, Austin Nightingale, Thomas Richardson, Alex O'dell, Felix Drake, and Cole Crippen qualified for state....

Seniors Ashley Gill, Kayla Junior, Callie Van Ryn, and Gabby Ybarra start the race together and strong.

Cross Country Wrap Up

Dequota Wilson, Staff Reporter November 17, 2014

Cross country season is coming to an end and Puma cross country has exceeded expectations this year. At the Chandler City Invite, boys placed second and girls placed third. Top finishers at this meet...

Cade Burks gives words of encouragement to his fellow teammates before the race in San Diego, California

Mt. Carmel Invitational

Dequota Wilson, Staff Reporter September 25, 2014

Cross cross country ran the Mt. Carmel Invitational Saturday September 20th in San Diego, California. “This was a really big invite in California, it was a hard course, and many people were running...

Varsity runner and team captain, Cade Burks, practicing at Perry high school.

Chandler Invitational

Dequota Wilson, Staff Reporter September 5, 2014

Practicing since the summer, the cross country team has been putting in hard work. This weekend, they will be running in the Chandler Invitational at Tumbleweed Park. “This is a big meet, bigger than...

The Year of Rebuilding

Dequota Wilson, Staff Reporter August 28, 2014

With the top runners graduated and off to college, Perry cross country is in the season of reworking. With new coaches such as boys head coach Dan Pescador and plenty new assistant coaches for both...

Track breaks record and goes to state championship

Haley Brown, Staff Writer May 20, 2014

Boys' track had a successful season which flew by with help from star athletes. Sophomore Cade Burks broke two school records and senior Jackson Spilsbury almost broke a record in the 400 meter with a...

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