Winning pitcher Kobe Walker went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs Friday to lead Lincoln County’s baseball team into the championship game of the Class 2A state tournament with a 12-2 win over Lake Mead at Reed High in Sparks.
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After Boulder City dropped the opening game to Truckee (California), Elko completed a Northern Nevada sweep with an 8-3 win over Pahrump Valley in Thursday’s second game at McQueen High in Reno.
Here are the 2018 baseball honors, as selected by the coaches.
Senior Rhett Armstrong went 3-for-3 with three doubles and two RBIs, and freshman Joey Giunta came on in relief in the first inning and gave up only one run to lead host Boulder City to an 8-2 win and the tournament title.
Jordan Howden and Jamel Brown each won two individual events and led the Desert Pines boys track team to victory in the Class 3A Southern Region meet at Overton on Saturday.
Ashlyn Western won two individual events to help host Moapa Valley’s girls track team capture its first Class 3A Southern Region title Saturday.
D.J. Reese scored on a passed ball with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to give Boulder City’s baseball team a 4-3 win over Pahrump Valley in the Class 3A Southern Region tournament.
Boulder City’s Lily Osman was 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs, three runs and a home run, as the host Eagles outslugged Moapa Valley to win 12-8 and move on to the Class 3A Southern Region final.
David Warren won the triple jump and helped a pair of relay teams to second-place finishes to guide the Mojave boys track team to a first-place finish in the Grant Bushman Invitational in Overton.
Western’s Alexa Camacho was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs Thursday as the visiting Warriors held on to beat Desert Pines, 13-11.