Bentley, Hernandez, James, Perez, Sharkey, Yanez, Pauma relay team win events at Julian track and field meet

The monthly tournaments involving small middle schools and K-8 elementary schools in Northern San Diego County and Southern Riverside County concluded for the 2023-24 school year May 16 with the Julian Junior High Invitational Track Meet at the Julian High School stadium, and six individual Pauma Elementary School or Vallecitos Elementary School athletes along with a Pauma relay team won events.

Pauma eighth-grader Angel Bentley won the boys high jump. Vallecitos seventh-grader Rochelle Hernandez took first place in the girls 1,600-meter run. Pauma eighth-grader Gideon James had the superlativ...