Vista Grande senior Johnny Desanti held off CDO sophomore Isaiah Guevara in the final dash for the finish to open up the cross country season Wednesday at Canyon del Oro. Desanti came in with a time of 17:09.77 and Guevara followed with a time of 17:10.23.

On the girl’s side, Salpointe junior standout Ana Alvarez-Tostado finished with a time of 20:12.20 to take the win with her teammate Zoey Delgado finishing with a time of 20:18.46.

As a team, Salpointe swept CDO and Vista Grande:

BOYS: Salpointe 37, Canyon del Oro 45, Vista Grande 48

1: Johnny Desanti, Vista Grande: 17:09.77

2: Isaiah Guevara, Canyon del Oro: 17:10.23

3: Johnny Hernandez, Salpointe: 18:50.19

GIRLS: Salpointe 36, Vista Grande 45, Canyon del Oro DNS

1: Ana Alvarez-Tostado, Salpointe: 20:12.20

2: Zoey Delgado, Salpointe: 20:18.46

3: Katie Bruno, Canyon del Oro: 21:59.85

Most of the teams from Southern Arizona are gearing up for the 3^rd Annual Desert Solstice to be run at the Crooked Tree Golf Course in Marana on Friday, Sept. 9. 60 high school teams have registered so far with the deadline to register set for Monday, Sept. 5.

The Desert Solstice will feature elementary, middle school, high school and community races with the main high school races scheduled for after 9 p.m.

The Old Pueblo Invitational will follow on Sept. 17 and the Los Mezquites Invitational will be run on Sept. 24.

The Rattler Invitational is back but it will be moved from Marana to Rio Rico this year and will be called the “Rio Rico Rattler.” The Rattler will be run on Saturday, Oct. 15 as a preparation for Sectionals scheduled for the same course on Oct. 29.  28 teams have registered for the Rio Rico Rattler so far.