Bishop Gorman senior Jett Washington, the nephew of Kobe Bryant, is a five-star recruit after switching positions as a freshman.
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Gavin Amelburu hit a solo homer to right field with one out in the bottom of the seventh to give Green Valley’s baseball team a 4-3 win over visiting Coronado on Monday.
Angela Santillanes doubled home Sanoe Helenihi in the bottom of the seventh Monday to lift Basic’s softball team to a 7-6 home win over Rancho.
Hazen Newman shot a 4-under-par 68 at Highland Falls on Monday to earn medalist honors in a Northwest League match.
Cody Prince won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.06 seconds and a margin of victory of .32 seconds to lead the Shadow Ridge boys swimming team to a 149-145 victory over Centennial at Pavilion on Saturday.
Maddy Pewtress won two individual events and swam on two winning relay teams Saturday at Multi-Generational to lead Eldorado’s girls swimming team to a 118-62 win over Chaparral.
Caitlyn Covington was 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs to lead Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 7-5 road victory over Centennial on Friday afternoon.
Brian Orellana had 34 assists and four aces to power Cheyenne’s boys volleyball team to a 25-21, 18-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-13 road win over Desert Oasis on Friday night.
Starting pitcher Nik Dobar threw a perfect game to lift Centennial’s baseball team to an 11-0 home victory over Shadow Ridge in five innings on Friday afternoon.
Thomas Dougherty and Justin Watterson each won two individual events and ran on the winning 1,600-meter relay team Friday to help Coronado’s boys track team win the Sunrise FAST Classic freshman and sophomore meet at Green Valley.
Mikayla Berg was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run, and Basic’s softball team scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to get past visiting Silverado on Thursday, 11-9.
Jason Sharman singled home Zac Czerniawski with two outs on the top of the 10th to give the Desert Oasis baseball team a 7-6 road win over Bishop Gorman on Thursday.
Benjamin Sawaia tied a Class 4A state record with a round of 6-under-par 66 at Chimera on Thursday and helped Coronado’s boys golf team set a state record with a team score of 16-under in a Southeast League match.
Matt Wilson had 77 assists, six digs, three kills, three aces and two blocks Wednesday to power the host Coronado boys volleyball team over Liberty, 25-19, 24-26, 23-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Makena Martin hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to complete Palo Verde’s rally and help the Panthers’ softball team beat visiting Faith Lutheran, 5-4.
Trevor Robbins had 20 kills to Monday to lead the Basic boys volleyball team to a 27-25, 25-22, 21-25, 27-25 victory over host Silverado.
Joshua Abbott singled home Dakota Munford in the bottom of the seventh to give Virgin Valley’s baseball team a 4-3 win over visiting Boulder City on Monday.
Kylie Sharapan was 2-for-4 with a double, a run and five RBIs as Cimarron-Memorial’s softball team edged visiting Silverado on Monday, 13-12.
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July is also a good time to tend to your palm trees. Remember, less is often more with palms. Only prune off fronds that are completely brown or falling below the crown of the tree.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association voted to add a new sport that will be played beginning in the spring of the 2026-27 school year.
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.
