2018 Valley Girls Tennis Capsule

The Vikings return six letter winners from last year’s playoff team as they move into Class 3A.

Viktor Hovland becomes 1st Norwegian to win US Amateur

Viktor Hovland became the first Norwegian to win the U.S. Amateur, beating UCLA sophomore Devon Bling 6 and 5 to cap a dominant week at Pebble Beach.

Park returns to No. 1 with playoff win in Indy

Sung Hyun Park blew one chance to jump back on top of the world Sunday. The South Korean star made sure it didn’t happen again.

UNLV roundup: Women’s soccer team caps invite with win

Caitlyn Kreutz scored the go-ahead goal in the 70th minute to lift UNLV to a 2-1 win over Sacramento State in the final game of the Las Vegas Invitational women’s soccer tournament Sunday at Johann Memorial Field.

El Paso wins 8-7, sweeps 51s in 4-game series

The loss completed a four-game sweep for El Paso (73-52), spoiling what would have been a comeback win for the 51s (61-65).

Report by Clark County teachers union proposes local tax

A new report by the Clark County teachers union advocates that state lawmakers allow local school districts to raise extra money on their own to support education.

A’ja Wilson caps big rookie year with 21 points, 7 rebounds

Wilson concluded a stellar rookie season with 21 points and seven rebounds against the Dream on Sunday afternoon. She averaged 20.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and scored in double figures in all 33 games this season to eclipse Candace Parker for the second-most consecutive such games to start a career.

Rossi wins IndyCar race at Pocono; Wickens hurt in violent crash

Alexander Rossi was as worried as the rest of the IndyCar field when a violent wreck shot Robert Wickens car airborne, ripped up the catchfence and left the tub of the rookies Honda toppled on the asphalt.

3 hurt in helicopter crash in Northern Nevada

Authorities say three people were injured in a helicopter crash in central Nevada and two volunteer firefighters have suffered burns battling a wildfire near the crash scene.

PCL’s 2018 season heading around final corner

With just two weeks left in the regular season, nearly all of the Pacific Coast League division races are close to being wrapped up. Though no team has clinched yet, only one division race is seemingly still competitive.