Christian Marshall returned to running back after being injured in a season-opening loss and will carry a streak of five consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards into Friday’s Class 4A Sunset Region semifinal against top-ranked Bishop Gorman.
Baseball
The Summerlin Panthers rolled past the Las Vegas Cats 9-3 in the championship game of the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
Jason Herrera’s base hit and aggressive baserunning in the 10th inning led to the game’s decisive run, and the Las Vegas Cats defeated the Southern Nevada Falcons 7-6 in the losers’ bracket final of the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
A.J. Amelburu went 3-for-4 to help the Green Valley Elite get a 7-2 victory over the Las Vegas Grizzlies in an elimination game in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
Tanner Lewis tossed a one-hitter, and his team pounded out 13 hits Wednesday to help the Summerlin Panthers rout the Las Vegas Crusaders 10-0 in the second round of the Connie Mack state baseball tournamentat the College of Southern Nevada.
Liam Bredin’s squeeze bunt with one out in the top of the sixth Monday scored Paul Shawn Pasqualotto to break a 2-2 tie and lift the Crusaders to a 3-2 victory over the Las Vegas Bengals in the Connie Mack state tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
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Frank Sessa hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the Sunset to an 8-3 win over the Sunrise in the Division I All-Star Game at the College of Southern Nevada.
Beau Capanna hit a second-inning grand slam, and Gorman had 12 hits en route to a 10-0, five-inning win over Cimarron in the losers’ bracket final. The Gaels (31-5) play Centennial (26-9) in the championship round at noon on Saturday. Gorman would have to win twice to capture the title and earn a berth at state.
Centennial shrugged off a pair of seventh-inning mistakes, and Jake Rogers completed a three-hitter as the Bulldogs topped visiting Cimarron-Memorial 5-1 in the winners’ bracket final of the Sunset Region baseball tournament.
Centennial’s Jake Rogers got a strikeout, then induced a grounder back to the mound to end the game and preserve a 5-4 home victory over Shadow Ridge in the Division I Sunset Region baseball tournament.
Palo Verde senior Cobi Fiechtner drove in six runs, including a three-run homer in the fifth inning, as the Panthers earned a 13-10 win over visiting Desert Oasis in the Division I Sunset Region baseball tournament.
Durango’s baseball team plated three runs in the bottom of the second Friday and held on for a 4-3 home win over Faith Lutheran.