SUNSET VOLLEYBALL: Mustangs roll into title match

Shadow Ridge’s Karissa Guthrie doesn’t need to coach during volleyball matches. For her, coaching is taken care of during practices, where she goes over rotations, tendencies and discipline on the court.

SUNRISE BOYS SOCCER: Cougars use heads, top Foothill

Soccer is often seen as a game of quickness and skill played with the feet.

On Thursday, Coronado’s boys soccer team showed how important it is to play with your head in the air.

SUNRISE VOLLEYBALL: Falcons fight back in fifth set to edge Silverado

There wasn’t much Foothill girls volleyball coach Chris Sisson could say as his players sat on the bench waiting for one final pep talk Thursday. His squad had just blown all of a two-set lead and had no momentum whatsoever.

I-A BOYS SOCCER: Roadrunners set tone early, punch ticket to state

Tech’s boys soccer team struggled this season, needing to win its last two regular season matches just to qualify for the playoffs.

Despite those early struggles, the Roadrunners punched a ticket to the Division I-A state tournament with a 2-1 victory over Sunrise Mountain in the Southern Region semifinals Thursday at Bettye Wilson Park.

I-A VOLLEYBALL: Sierra Vista tops Virgin Valley, earns return trip to state

Sierra Vista’s girls volleyball team came up short of its ultimate goal last season, losing to Faith Lutheran in the Division I-A state final.

The Mountain Lions earned another trip to state on Thursday night with a 22-25, 28-26, 25-18, 25-15 victory over Virgin Valley in the Southern Region semifinals at Faith Lutheran.

I-A GIRLS SOCCER: Meyers helps Grizzlies make history

Samantha Meyers scored two goals Thursday to lead Spring Valley’s girls soccer team to its first state tournament appearance with a 3-1 win over Cheyenne in a Division I-A Southern Region semifinal at Bettye Wilson Park.

Crusaders’ defense set to attack Cowboys

Successful football teams often form an identity, a singular skill that defines the squad and on which it can lean when times are tough.

 
CCSD board endorses expansion of sex ed classes — VIDEO

The Clark County School District soon may teach middle and high school students more about sexual orientation and gender identity, despite the wishes of many parents.

 
Russia, Egypt downplay possibility that bomb brought down Russian plane

British Prime Minister David Cameron says it’s “more likely than not.” U.S. President Barack Obama says “it’s certainly possible.” But Russian and Egyptian authorities pushed back Thursday on suggestions that a bomb brought down Metrojet Flight 9268.

Eifert’s 3 TDs lead Bengals over Browns, 31-10

Tight end Tyler Eifert caught three touchdown passes from quarterback Andy Dalton as the Cincinnati Bengals remained unbeaten with a 31-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night at Paul Brown Stadium.

Filmmaker puts focus on Las Vegas Paiute Tribe

Independent filmmaker Stan Armstrong is once again telling an intriguing story from the heart of the real Las Vegas.
His latest effort is “City Within a City,” which focuses on the century-old Las Vegas Paiute Tribe and its diminutive reservation not far from Fremont Street.

 
Woman in ‘basement of horrors’ case sentenced to life in prison

A 55-year-old woman who kept mentally disabled adults and children captive in the basement of homes in Philadelphia, Texas and Florida for disability checks was sentenced to life in prison, AP reports.

Ruling says Sands China must defend case in Nevada

Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez will continue to preside over a wrongful termination case filed five years ago against Sands China Ltd., the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.

Project Neon downtime required from Black Friday to NASCAR races

When crews start construction work on Project Neon early next year, workers will be required to have every lane of the Spaghetti Bowl open to traffic from Black Friday through the March NASCAR races.

Ex-Raiders defensive end convicted on 3 counts of murder

A Southern California jury on Thursday convicted former Oakland Raiders defensive end Anthony Wayne Smith on three counts of first-degree murder, but the judge declared a mistrial for a fourth count.

Antoine Douglas wants to cash in on opportunity in Showtime bout

When Antoine Douglas tells his life story, it’s hard to believe him. Born prematurely and not expected to survive. Put up for adoption at age 5. Rubbing elbows with drug dealers and gangs in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood only to be saved by his cousin, who took him to a boxing gym when he was 9 and changed his life forever.

LETTERS: Fiore and Trump make quite a pair

Mr. Trump may be a great dealmaker with other business people who are equally loutish or at least willing to put up with his lack of tact, but can he really be considered presidential and represent the powerful United States when meeting with world leaders who have impulse control, manners, cleverness and diplomacy skills?

EDITORIAL: Education Department’s transgender locker room mandate crosses line

Americans are an exceptionally tolerant and understanding people. Time and again, entrenched prejudices have given way to acceptance. And cultural shifts are happening faster than ever. Racial and gender barriers have fallen, gay marriage is the law of the land and transgender people, long ridiculed and marginalized, are widely accommodated and supported.

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