prelims
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The Southern Section will hold its four track and field prelims on Saturday at four high schools, but lots of focus will take place at the Division 3 meet at Yorba Linda.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Fighters on the prelims like Wood and Jones don't get as much media attention or promotion from the UFC - and strikingly less money than their headlining peers.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
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
Jaslene Massey of Aliso Niguel had the second-best mark in the state this year in the girls’ discus at the Division 1 prelims at 159 feet, 8 inches.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2025
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
