prelims

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Dubois fought early in the night on the prelims in front of a lightly filled Kaseya Center - the 20,000-seat home of the Miami Heat.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

“My goal at state is to make the second day,” added Kensinger, whose best throw was 55-9 at City prelims last year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

In the first 3A boys race on the track, Connor Hom started the finals heat as the top-seeded runner after the prelims.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

Hart had posted third-fastest time at prelims, 1.35 seconds behind Santa Cruz and 41 hundredths of a second behind Ronin Sherertz from Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

We only ever had two days to get reacquainted, prelims Saturday and finals on Sunday, and then there was the matter of being there to compete.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth