School district documents offer a likely explanation for why Dustin Romero didn’t coach the defending state champions in this year’s playoffs.
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Jaden Hardy scored a game-high 23 points to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 75-61 victory over Durango in the Orleans Division at Desert Oasis on Saturday.
Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Sharmayne Finley scored a game-high 45 points Friday to lead Democracy Prep’s girls basketball team to a 64-60 overtime victory over host Needles.
Gabriel Taledo won by pin as time expired at 106 pounds to clinch Shadow Ridge’s 36-34 wrestling win over host Centennial on Wednesday.
Anahi Rosales had two touchown catches and intercepted a pass on Monday to lead Mojave’s flag football team to a 13-7 road win over Rancho.
All-league football teams, as selected by coaches.
Cimarron-Memorial’s Tiarra Del Rosario intercepted a pass with 1:55 to play to help seal a 20-19 flag football victory over host Sierra Vista on Monday.
Anthony Jaramillo scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, to power Shadow Ridge’s boys basketball team to a 63-53 road victory over Mojave on Tuesday.
Kayla Proctor scored a game-high 16 points as Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team closed the game on a 12-2 run to earn a 64-59 home win over Sierra Vista on Tuesday.
Tiarra Del Rosario completed 14 of 21 passes for 245 yards and five touchdowns to help Cimarron-Memorial’s flag football overcome an eight-point deficit and rally for a 31-20 home win over Durango on Tuesday afternoon.
Bryan Montoya had two goals as Palo Verde’s boys soccer team earned a 4-0 home win over Shadow Ridge on Wednesday.
Hannah Ferrara had two goals and two assists, and Karissa Martinez and Sierra Vicente each had a goal and an assist to lead Arbor View’s girls soccer team to a 5-0 home win over Centennial on Wednesday night.
Ramiro Andrade scored twice Monday to lead Eldorado’s boys soccer team to a 3-0 home win against Valley.
Riley Divich scored in the first half, and Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team held on for a 1-0 upset victory over host Palo Verde on Monday.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
Lilly Hoff had 29 assists on Thursday to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team to a 25-18, 25-16, 20-25, 25-23, 16-14 road win over Sierra Vista.
One common sign is wilting, even in watered plants. Afternoon droop or “Flagging” is temporary, a plant’s natural defense. If wilting persists into the evening or morning, it’s a sign
Three former Southern Nevada high school baseball players were selected on the second day of the MLB draft Monday.
Dr. Alfred Danielian is team cardiologist for the Raiders, the Golden Knights and Aces among others. He’s advocating for a “Smart Heart Law” for all high schools in Nevada.
Three state championship flag football games were contested Thursday at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders played an instrumental part in making it happen.
All three Nevada high school flag football state championship games will be held in the state’s largest football venue Thursday.