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.
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The host Bulldogs, ranked No. 21 nationally by USA Today, cruised to an 86-48 victory over West High School (California) on Saturday to win the tournament title.
The host Bulldogs rolled to a 78-37 victory over the Bruins to clinch a berth in the championship game Saturday afternoon opposite West (Calif.).
Palo Verde was outrebounded badly and lost a 64-37 decision to Jefferson (Washington) in the opening round of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Centennial.
Elise Young poured in 36 points Friday to lift Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team to a 76-48 road win over Cheyenne.
Alexis Lea scored 10 points, including 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 40 seconds, to help Basic’s girls basketball team secure a 45-41 home victory over Boulder City on Tuesday night.
Here is the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2018 all-state girls basketball team.
Here are the 2018 girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches.
Foothill’s Keilani Brown scored 13 points Wednesday as the Falcons defeated host Basic 56-39 to secure the Southeast League’s No. 2 playoff seed.
Autumn Westmoreland had 14 points on Monday to lead Arbor View’s girls basketball geam to a 55-51 road win over Legacy.
Theresa Chapa made a 3-pointer as time-expired to lift Western’s girls basketball team to a 61-60 victory over visiting Mojave on Thursday night.
Senior guard Haley Tyrell scored 21 points to guide Coronado’s girls basketball team to a 55-47 home victory over Foothill on Friday evening.
Isis Triplett scored 25 points to help Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team rally for a 68-65 road win over Palo Verde on Wednesday.
Elise Young scored a game-high 20 points to help Cimarron-Memorials girls basketball team to a 58-51 home win over Faith Lutheran in a Northwest League game on Tuesday night.
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In a significant move to protect Nevada’s water future, the state has officially launched the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program –a ten-year initiative designed to reduce groundwater overuse and protect fragile ecosystems.
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.
