Foothill, Coronado, Silverado and Green Valley won their first-round matchups in the Sunrise Regional volleyball tournament.
Girls Volleyball
Tehani Tapuala notched 35 assists and 25 digs, and Liberty’s volleyball team rallied from down two sets on the road to defeat Las Vegas by a score of 25-27, 23-25, 25-10, 25-17, 15-1.
Kylie Gibson had 17 kills, four aces and two blocks to help Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team win the Class 4A Sunset League with a 19-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-15 home win over Durango on Friday night.
Sydney Berenyi had 28 kills and 15 digs to help Silverado’s girls volleyball team rally for a 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-15 win at Foothill on Wednesday night.
Camille Riggs had nine kills on Monday to lead the Western girls volleyball team to a 25-18, 20-25, 25-15, 15-25, 15-13 victory over host Sunrise Mountain.
Kylie Stritenberger had nine kills and four blocks to lead Pahrump Valleys girls volleyball team to a 16-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-8 victory at Mojave on Thursday night.
Liberty’s Kayla Watanabe’s 24 kills, 13 digs and four blocks sparked Liberty’s girls volleyball team to a 19-25, 25-23, 25-27, 30-28, 15-11 win over visiting Foothill on Tuesday.
Family and faith have helped Shadow Ridge’s Whittnee Nihipali become one of the state’s best volleyball players — a 6-foot-3-inch six-rotation hitter with devastating power and impregnable defense.
Liberty’s Alexandra Farnsworth had 21 kills on Wednesday, and the Patriots’ girls volleyball team defeated host Rancho, 18-25, 25-22, 25-15, 15-25, 15-12.
Aseret Geraldo dished out 56 assists to lead Cheyenne’s girls volleyball team to a 23-25, 25-22, 28-26, 22-25, 15-13 road win over Mojave on Thursday evening.
Sunrise Mountain’s Alyssa Guevara- Canales had seven aces and 15 digs to lead the Miners’ girls volleyball team to a 21-25, 26-24, 27-25, 25-19 victory over visiting Desert Pines on Tuesday.
J’Nasia Spand had three kills and five aces to lead Canyon Springs’ girls volleyball team to a 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17 home win over Valley on Monday.
Whitley Brow had 18 kills, nine digs and four aces on Thursday to lead Foothills girls volleyball team to a 25-18, 27-25, 25-21 home sweep of Basic.
Julia Whiting-Reed had 17 kills to help Green Valley’s girls volleyball team rally for a 24-26, 25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 15-10 win at Liberty on Friday.
Durango High School is hosting the Durango Fall Classic this weekend for the 23rd consecutive year.