Coronado girls golf coach Joe Sawaia helped lead the Cougars to the 5A state title in his final year coaching to earn Nevada Preps Coach of the Year honor.
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Cydnee Bush rushed for two touchdowns Thursday to help Palo Verde’s flag football team to a 19-7 win over Moapa Valley in Overton.
Tea Rivera tossed two touchdown passes and rushed for a score Friday to help Canyon Springs’ flag football team hold off visiting Las Vegas, 20-19.
Francis Jackson rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns Wednesday to lead Desert Pines’ flag football team to a 28-6 win over visiting Moapa Valley.
Amberlynn Twigg threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns Monday to lead Spring Valley’s flag football team to a 25-19 win over visiting Canyon Springs.
Anthony Merchant made 7 of 8 free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with 15 points Tuesday to help host Del Sol’s boys basketball team to a 73-69 win over Eldorado.
Spring Valley’s Tyson Perkins told his coach before each of the last four seasons that he would break the school record for goals scored in a season.
Shadow Ridge goalkeeper Jenna Gallagher broke her finger midway through the season in practice while scrimmaging the boy’s junior varsity team.
Sunrise Region girls cross country runners got a good look at Karina Haymore at the starting line Thursday.
Dajour Braxton was awarded the No. 1 racing bib by meet director John Dixon before Thursday’s Division I Sunset Region meet at Sunset Park.
Martin Vasquez scored two goals Tuesday to help Western’s boys soccer team secure the Division I-A Sunset League title with a 4-0 home win over Faith Lutheran.
Foothill sophomore Karina Haymore struggled at the start of the Southeast League girls championship race on her home course Saturday.
Sydney Land had 19 kills, and Kira Felise had 42 assists and seven digs to lead Sierra Vista’s girls volleyball team to an 18-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 win over host Mojave on Wednesday.
Jozee DeCunzo scored two goals Wednesday to help Spring Valley’s girls soccer team to a 2-0 win over visiting Pahrump Valley.
Gabriella Nevinger scored with about 10 seconds to play to give Desert Oasis’ girls soccer team a 2-1 home victory over Bonanza on Monday.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
Bishop Gorman announced Thursday that baseball coach Chris Sheff will not return following an investigation into the program.
The school’s teams will have a new nickname in August after an agreement with Arizona State to use the Sundevils moniker and the Sparky mascot was discontinued.
Faith Lutheran thrower Preston Beery set the unofficial state record in the shot put Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Basic’s baseball team has been forced to forfeit all of its league games for using ineligible players, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association confirmed.