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Nevada needs election integrity. Who will step up?

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February 28, 2024

Nevada needs election integrity. Who will step up?

Pat Hickey
| Reno Gazette Journal

To paraphrase the 1960s saying, “suppose they gave a war and nobody came” — suppose we had a November 2024 election and many Nevadans didn’t bother to vote? Or even worse, what if many of those who did don’t accept the results?

Free and fair elections have been the cornerstone of America’s republic. As the saying goes, “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” It’s also been suggested that it’s not the voting that’s democracy — it’s the counting that is.

Questioning election legitimacy for a quarter-century

For most of the U.S.’s 236-year history of presidential elections, the results have been uncontested and the transition of power from one individual or political party to another has been relatively smooth. Lately, not so much.

Concern about the integrity of American elections didn’t just start with Donald Trump’s election in 2016, which opponent Hillary Clinton called “illegitimate,” or the most recent presidential contest in 2020, where President Trump has refused to accept an election defeat. The contemporary tipping point that challenged voting integrity was the 2000 Bush v. Gore Florida vote count. This contested election deepened party polarization over the rules of the game and began the current erosion of trust in the American electoral process.

Growing concerns about the security and inclusiveness of the voting process is deeply dividing Americans. Both major political parties share the blame for this. Politicians representing the two major parties have managed to make matters worse.

Anyone who’s been reading “Memo from the Middle” for the past three years knows I’m not quick to judge one side over the other on most issues. But in the case of the situation surrounding America’s election integrity, I think both political parties are guilty of eroding the public’s trust. It’s a serious matter for the survival of freedom. As Founding Father and second president of the U.S. John Adams warned, “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”

Consequences of a principled stand

If it’s true that America is on the verge of the self-inflicted demise of democracy — then I’d say an “intervention” is needed, and it’s needed now.

Let’s start with the Republicans, my previous party. Their all-but-certain presidential candidate, Donald Trump, has a history of denying the outcome of elections he’s previously lost. Before becoming the GOP nominee in 2016, Trump accused fellow Republican Ted Cruz of stealing the Iowa caucus race he entered, tweeting at the time, “Ted Cruz didn’t win Iowa, he stole it,” and later, “Based on the fraud committed by Sen. Cruz, either a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified.”

The former president went on to win the Republican nomination and the presidency in 2016, losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton but winning the Electoral College. After his election, he began making claims of fraud more regularly.

“I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally,” he claimed.

Trump then went on to announce to his supporters months before his campaign against Joe Biden, including at Nevada rallies, that “the only way we’re going to lose this election (in 2020) is if the election is rigged.” It’s a belief Trump and his party faithful have maintained to this day, and which prompted the large Capitol Hill protest that got out of hand on Nov. 6, 2020.

No court in the U.S. has substantiated the former president’s allegations of significant voter fraud in 2020, and Nevada’s Secretary of State at the time, Barbara Cegavske — herself a conservative Republican — said after investigating Trump’s charges her office found no evidentiary support for his allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. Cegavske was subsequently shown the door by the Nevada GOP for the principled stand she took.

What can we agree on?

Presidential candidates of both parties have historically been gracious in accepting electoral defeat. One of the hallmarks of America’s representative democracy has been the smooth transition of power by the two major parties. Today’s polarizing populism, embodied by former President Trump, makes that proposition seem less likely. As author Steven Levitsky has written in “How Democracies Die,” “Democracies may die at the hands not of generals but of elected leaders — presidents or prime ministers who subvert the very process that brought them to power … More often, though, democracies erode slowly, in barely visible steps.”

A number of those steps have also been taken by the other political party, the Democrats. With the benefit of one-party control of Carson City in 2021, Democrats pushed through election “reforms” that Capitol political observers knew to favor Democrats’ partisan agenda. Cegavske wasn’t consulted, nor was she invited to the table to testify in any meetings. Slam-dunk partisan politics were on full display when Democrats powered through legislation that enshrined mail-in ballots and “ballot harvesting” into law during a special session of the Legislature. Provisions by Cegavske to further regulate voting security were rebuffed in a “legal” or “rigged” manner, depending on your perspective. The nonpartisan magazine Governing reported that the mail-in voting method “tends to favor Democratic candidates.”

Despite the convenience of mail-in ballots, problems are surfacing, as voiced recently by interim Washoe County election chief Cari-Ann Burgess, who told the RGJ, “It’s going to be terrible on our elections,” referring to the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to move mail-sorting operations to Sacramento before ballots are returned to Reno for official counting. Imagine the stink conspiracy-minded individuals are going to make over this not-so-brilliant move.

The one issue insuring voting integrity that you would think most Nevadans would agree on would be voter I.D. And in fact, they do. A poll commissioned by the Nevada Independent in 2023 found that “74% of Nevadans (including 62% of Democrats) supported requiring voters to show identification when they cast their ballot.”

Even so, Democratic leadership in Nevada has vehemently opposed any voter I.D. measures, with Attorney General Aaron Ford saying, “I can tell you this, that this attorney general will not abide by an unconstitutional act like voter ID here in this state.” More than 30 other states have photo ID requirements in their laws, and even former Democratic President Jimmy Carter’s Center has said “requiring a photo ID either for in-person or absentee balloting can be an important safeguard for election integrity, and the Supreme Court has ruled that such a requirement is not unconstitutional.”

Democrats in Nevada have rejected serious debate on the matter. Like Donald Trump, who refuses to accept any electoral outcome other than his “winning big” as a possibility, Democrats appear to want to preserve any political advantage they have — when given the power to do so.

Turn the tide

No constitutional office in Nevada is more important to the nonpartisan integrity of the election process than the Secretary of State. Current Democrat officeholder Cisco Aguilar received the support of many Republicans, and former ones like myself, who endorsed him in the hopes he would act in a nonpartisan way when it came to election integrity in Nevada.

Aguilar and others, both Democrat and Republican, have the chance to demonstrate they can become statesmen, and not mere partisans. Between now and the November election, and especially during the next legislative session, Aguilar in particular has the chance to turn the tide of divisiveness.

Voting should be easy. Cheating should be hard. Nevada can do better. Please send me your thoughts at tahoeboy68@gmail.com.

“Memo from the Middle” is an opinion column written by RGJ columnist Pat Hickey, a member of the Nevada Legislature from 1996 to 2016.

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Reno wind advisory continues; snow, sun in the Northern Nevada forecast

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May 12, 2025

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Reno wind advisory continues; snow, sun in the Northern Nevada forecast

The strong winds Northern Nevadans experienced on Sunday, May 11, will continue through today in Reno and Lake Tahoe. The high wind advisory from the National Weather Service is set to end at 5 p.m., but calm, summery weather won’t return just yet.

In addition to the wind, both Reno and Lake Tahoe have a chance of precipitation through midweek, NWS Reno said.

Warm temperatures and sunny skies are expected to return after this wintry spell, though showers could make a comeback over the weekend.

Here’s a closer look at the forecast for Reno and Lake Tahoe this week:

Reno-Sparks weather forecast for the rest of the week

Monday: High near 58, low around 36. High wind advisory until 5 p.m. with a 20% chance of showers after 2 p.m. Snow level drops from 6,200 feet to 5,100 feet overnight.
Tuesday: High near 59, low around 37. Winds ease to 5–10 mph. 30% chance of showers during the day, dropping to 20% in the evening. Snow level rises from 4,900 to 6,700 feet.
Wednesday: High near 68, low around 41. Sunny with calm winds at 5–10 mph.
Thursday: High near 76, low around 48. Sunny during the day, cloudy overnight.
Friday: High near 75, low around 48. Partly sunny during the day, partly cloudy at night.
Saturday: High near 71, low around 43. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday: High near 70. Sunny.

What’s Lake Tahoe’s weather forecast this week?

Monday:High near 47, low around 26. Wind advisory until 5 p.m. 40% chance of daytime precipitation, shifting to a 30% chance of snow showers by evening. Little or no accumulation expected.
Tuesday: High near 48, low around 28. 50% chance of morning snow showers and thunder. Slight chance of rain/snow mix in the evening. Snow level near 6,900 feet. Little or no accumulation expected.
Wednesday: High near 58, low around 32. Sunny with light winds.
Thursday: High near 65, low around 38. Sunny during the day, mostly cloudy at night.
Friday: High near 64, low around 38. Partly sunny during the day, partly cloudy at night.
Saturday: High near 61, low around 33. Slight chance of showers. Snow level drops from 9,300 to 8,200 feet overnight. Mostly sunny during the day, partly cloudy overnight.
Sunday: High near 62. Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow level rises from 7,800 to 8,700 feet.

What will weather conditions on Interstate 80-Donner Pass be?

While little to no snow accumulation is expected in the mountains above Reno, travel impacts on I-80 are unlikely. However, high winds could pose issues over Donner Pass.

Here’s the Tahoe road conditions and storm watch resources to keep up to date on the roads before you leave on your trip.

Tahoe road conditions, storm watch resources

National Weather Service: Along with providing seven-day forecasts, users can monitor weather warnings and alerts and download past weather data at weather.gov.
Nevada Department of Transportation: The state’s transportation department offers not only current road conditions, but also provides access to weather station data and traffic cameras. Information is available at nvroads.com and dot.nv.gov.
Caltrans: Check highway conditions in California at roads.dot.ca.gov before traveling.
NV Energy weather stations: The company provides public access to several dozen weather stations throughout the state, with data updated every 10 minutes. Users can access the data at nvenergy.westernweathergroup.com.
ALERTWildfire: The network of 50 cameras throughout Nevada can provide users with a live look at conditions. Cameras can be accessed at alertwildfire.org.

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10 hospitalized in California, Nevada due to listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat foods

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May 12, 2025

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10 hospitalized in California, Nevada due to listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat foods

A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat foods, including sandwiches and pasta, left 10 people hospitalized in California and Nevada.

Fresh & Ready Foods had voluntarily recalled several of its ready-to-eat foods amid the outbreak of listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in an outbreak advisory May 10.

The ready-to-eat foods, meaning they do not require additional cooking, have “use by” dates ranging from April 22 to May 19, and include products like sandwiches, pasta and snack items.

The products were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington at locations like hospitals, hotels and airports, per the advisory. The affected items are under the brand names Fresh & Ready Foods, City Point Market Fresh Food to Go and Fresh Take Crave Away.

The FDA and Centers for Disease Control started investigating the cluster of listeria cases in 2024 but couldn’t pinpoint a source, the advisory states. The FDA reopened the investigation in April 2025 after listeria was found in samples from Fresh & Ready Foods, and an analysis of the strain proved a match to the strain causing the illnesses.

Eight people have been hospitalized in California and two in Nevada due to the listeria outbreak. The onset of illness ranged from December 2023 to September 2024, per data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“While no illnesses have been reported related to the specific products distributed between 04/18/2025 and 04/28/2025 as listed below, this action is being taken as a precautionary measure to ensure the continued safety of our consumers,” Fresh & Ready Foods said in a news release.

The FDA advises consumers not to eat the more than 75 affected products — see a full list here. Anyone who bought the recalled items should clean and sanitize anything that touched the food.

Listeria is a bacteria that can withstand refrigeration, per Mayo Clinic. Symptoms of listeria infection include diarrhea, an upset stomach, vomiting, or, if it spreads through the blood, fever, headache, stiff neck, loss of balance, seizures and more. Newborns, people who are pregnant and those with weakened immune systems are more at risk of severe illness from listeria infection.

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Shadow Ridge, Centennial win region track team titles — RESULTS, PHOTOS

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May 11, 2025

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Shadow Ridge, Centennial win region track team titles — RESULTS, PHOTOS

Centennial’s Synai Davis (5865) takes the lead in the girls 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Runners blur by during the boys 3200 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Centennial’s Calvin Rivera (5904), Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) and Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) jockey for position during the boys 3200 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) leads Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) during the boys 3200 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) wins beside Shadow Ridge’s Landon Larsen (6215) and Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) during the boys 3200 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Palo Verde’s Selma Eros clears 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Palo Verde’s Selma Eros is overwhelmed after clearing 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Liberty’s Isabella Clark attempts to clear 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault already earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Liberty’s Isabella Clark clears 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Centennial’s Claris Monarrez clears 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault already earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Palo Verde’s Berklie Ahlander (6124) leads Centennial’s Kennedy Hunter (5872) in the girls 100 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Liberty’s Sean Craig (6104) leads the boys 110 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Liberty’s Sean Craig (6104) leads Legacy’s Samuel Johnson (6062) and teammate Markus Hensley (6060) in the boys 110 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Coronado’s Brooke-Lynne Miller (5923) leads the girls 1600 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Arbor View’s Timmia Rucks (5053) cries in pain from an injury after the 4A girls 100 meter dash during the Class 5A/4A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Canyon Springs’ De’Andre Jenkins (5852) leads the pack in the boys 100 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (LtoR) They are Liberty’s Braylon Howard (6109), Bishop Gorman’s Cecil CJ Rabb III (5830), Canyon Springs’ Chance Trotter (5860), Canyon Springs’ De’Andre Jenkins (5852), Bishop Gorman’s Siddhant Kumar (5817), Shadow Ridge’s Kamari Mingo (6218) and Shadow Ridge’s Ray Carmel (6202). (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Green Valley’s Taliyah Carter leaps into the air in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Green Valley’s Taliyah Carter leaps lands in the sand in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Canyon Springs’ De’Andre Jenkins (5852) takes the baton from his teammate on the way to winning the boys 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Canyon Springs’ De’Andre Jenkins (5852) runs with the baton received from his teammate on the way to winning the boys 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Centennial’s Randin Patty (5901) leads leads Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) and Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) early during the boys 1600 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) leads Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) during the boys 1600 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Foothill’s Sydney Gibson (6012) leads Palo Verde’s Berklie Ahlander (6124) in the girls 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Centennial's Synai Davis (5865) takes the baton from a teammate in the girls 4x200 meter relay ...

Centennial’s Synai Davis (5865) takes the baton from a teammate in the girls 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Liberty runners exchange the baton in the boys 4x200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern R ...

Liberty runners exchange the baton in the boys 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Canyon Springs' runners are dejected after a failed baton exchange in the boys 4x200 meter rela ...

Canyon Springs’ runners are dejected after a failed baton exchange in the boys 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Sierra Vista’s Mya Wiley hits the sand in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Western runners are down from the heat and cooled off by a coach after a race during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Durango’s Amarie Riley (5399) leaps to a state qualifier in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) leaves the block in the boys 400 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) leads the pack to win in the boys 400 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Legacy’s Samuel Johnson (6062) clears the last hurdle to take the boys 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Legacy’s Samuel Johnson (6062) wins the boys 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Liberty’s Sean Craig (6104) finishes the boys 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Legacy’s Jayden Bridgewater (6052) finishes the boys 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Faith Lutheran’s Julia Vancura (5978) runs side by side with Canyon Springs’ Trey Mills (5848) with Shadow Ridge’s Elynn Okuda (6180) near in the girls 800 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Shadow Ridge’s Elynn Okuda (6180) is just ahead of Coronado’s Brooke-Lynne Miller (5923) in the girls 800 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Palo Verde’s Katelyn Johnson (6131) edges out Faith Lutheran’s Julia Vancura (5978) in the girls 800 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) leads the boys 800 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) is pleased with teammate Carson Wetzel (6227) as they finish the boys 800 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Canyon Spring’s Azyiah Marshall (5847) competes with Legacy’s Samiyal Washington (6069) in the girls 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Legacy’s Amaya Stepp cruises to a win in the girls 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Shadow ridge’s Kamari Mingo (6218), Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) and Canyon Springs’ Chance trotter (5860) battle it out in the boys 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Shadow ridge’s Kamari Mingo (6218) and Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) battle it out in the boys 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Canyon Springs’ Josiah Moon hydrates after competing in the boys 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Coronado wins the girls 4x400 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at ...

Coronado wins the girls 4×400 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Legacy's Sylus West-Gaither (6049) and team win the boys 4x400 meter relay during the Class 5A ...

Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) and team win the boys 4×400 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

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