Liberty senior pole vaulter Gabby Carson continues to climb
 
Liberty senior pole vaulter Gabby Carson continues to climb

Liberty senior Gabby Carson is one of the best high school pole vaulters in the country. She cleared 13 feet at a track and field meet last month, and the height is the seventh best, nationally. Carson didn’t start pole vaulting until her freshman year of high school, and improved by more than a foot in each of her first three years of track and field. She finished second in the pole vault at the Class 4A state meet last year, and is the front-runner to win this year’s state title. She is considering a collegiate track and field career at Oklahoma, New Mexico or Eastern Washington.

NCAA Tournament: Biggest Snubs and Surprises
 
NCAA Tournament: Biggest Snubs and Surprises

NCAA Tournament: Biggest Snubs and Surprises Surprise: Oklahoma (18-13) Snub: Oklahoma St. (19-14) Surprise: Syracuse (20-13) Snub: Saint Mary’s (28-5) Surprise: Arizona St. (20-11) Snub: Notre Dame (20-14) Surprise: UCLA (21-11) Snub: University of Southern California (23-11) The first round of the NCAA Tournament begins on Tuesday, March 13 on TruTV.

5 fun facts about Bishop Gorman big man Isaiah Cottrell
 
5 fun facts about Bishop Gorman big man Isaiah Cottrell

Bishop Gorman’s Isaiah Cottrell, a 6-foot-9-inch sophomore, is the latest elite prospect to man the middle for the top-ranked Gaels. Here are five fun facts about Cottrell. 1. He wears a size 18 shoe. 2. He is the 30th ranked player in the sophomore class. 3. Prolific programs like Arizona, Oklahoma, Washington and Illinois are four of Cottrell’s 19 reported scholarship offers. 4. He got his first scholarship offer from UNLV as an eighth-grader. 5. He plays in the Vegas Elite AAU Program, which finished last summer with the fourth-ranked 2020 team.