A look at the Review-Journal’s Athletes of the Year from the spring season
Softball
Follow the link for postseason softball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Daelynn Hilton delivered a pinch-hit grand slam to highlight an eight-run sixth inning, and Sierra Vista downed defending region champion Shadow Ridge 9-6 to advance to the championship of the Class 4A Sunset Region softball tournament.
Host Palo Verde hit two more homers Thursday, adding to its Class 4A state record, and topped Sierra Vista 10-3 in the winners’ bracket final of the Sunset Region tournament.
Kalei Watkins smashed a grand slam in the fourth inning, and host Sierra Vista claimed a 6-1 win over Shadow Ridge in a winners’ bracket semifinal of the Class 4A Sunset Region softball tournament.
Holly Severance spun a four-hit shutout, and Meaghan McInerney had a double and three RBIs as the Desert Oasis softball team put a 9-0 home drubbing on Centennial in the first round of the Sunset Region tournament on Tuesday.
Losi Brown went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs and tossed a complete game, as Chaparral’s softball team beat visiting Boulder City 8-3 on Thursday, handing the Eagles their first Class 3A Sunrise League loss.
Kalei Watkins was 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and earned the win in relief as Sierra Vista’s softball team beat host Bishop Gorman 14-10 on Wednesday.
Tim Jeffries, one of the most successsful wrestling coaches in state history, said Tuesday he is stepping down as Faith Lutheran’s coach after five seasons.
Marleena Mills went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs to power Boulder City’s softball team to an 11-2 home win over Moapa Valley on Tuesday.
Giovanna Bojorquez went 5-for-5 with a double, three triples, four runs and five RBIs, and Cheyenne’s softball team finished with 26 hits in its four-inning, 27-8 road win over Sunrise Mountain on Monday.
Taylor Okamura singled home Erica Hardy with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday, as Coronado’s softball team edged visiting Rancho 2-1 to remain undefeated in the Class 4A Sunrise League.
Haylee Makue-Vasconcello’s two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in Katy Orellana from second base with the winning run to lift Tech’s softball team to a 4-3 home win over Chaparral on Wednesday.
Here is the latest Southern Nevada softball coaches poll.
Caitlyn Covington went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs, and Shelbi Denman struck out nine in a complete game to lead Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 7-6 road win over Centennial on Tuesday.