Shania Harper fell just shy of a double-double average last season, logging 9.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game for Sierra Vista. But a breakout summer helped her secure ascholarship to New Mexico State, and has prepared her to stake a claim as one of the best players in the Las Vegas Valley.
Faith Lutheran boys basketball coach Bret Walter’s son, Brevin, is prime for a breakout senior season, and is drawing attention from multiple Division I programs after an impressive club campaign with the Las Vegas Knicks.
Durango senior Laila Loring in August announced a commitment to play soccer at Grambling State, a historically black university around which the town of Grambling — population 5,124 — is constructed.
Senior forward Ashtyn Fink is one of the top college prospects in Nevada, a four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. She committed to Vanderbilt as a sophomore in 2016.
Coronado’s Jaden Hardy is one of the top ninth-garders in the country, and holds scholarship offers from several major collegiate basketball programs, including UNLV, where his older brother, Amauri, is a freshman point guard.
Numerous area football players have received early scholarship offers during the NCAA evaluation period that runs through May 31.
The fifth annual Tarkanian Classic, which has become one of the nation’s preeminent holiday basketball events, opens Thursday with 12 showcase games at Bishop Gorman.
Green Valley’s Brock Hershberger is relishing his opportunity to participate in the 45th edition of the West Charleston Lions Club Charity All-Star Football Game that benefits numerous local charities.
Christian Marshall returned to running back after being injured in a season-opening loss and will carry a streak of five consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards into Friday’s Class 4A Sunset Region semifinal against top-ranked Bishop Gorman.
Legacy volleyball coach Ray Lewis said this week he will step down at the end of the boys’ season and will make the jump to coaching at the collegiate level.
Grant Rice is very measured with his comments and not prone to hyperbole.So, when Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball coach uses a word like “guarantee” while discussing the upcoming Tarkanian Classic, it carries added weight.
In the past two seasons, Bishop Gorman senior Michael Geraghty has racked up nearly as many injuries as games played.
Tyjon Lindsey’s hearing is just fine. This is a noteworthy development considering the auditory beating he’s received the past two months from Bishop Gorman teammate Tate Martell.
The Arbor View football program has become known in recent seasons for churning out talented offensive linemen. Senior Keenen King is the latest college prospect off the Aggies’ assembly line.
Greg Rogers still is learning the ins and outs of recruiting, so the standout defensive lineman from Centennial didn’t know that college coaches could begin contacting him and other members of the class of 2017 on Sept. 1. Luckily, Rogers found out just before his inbox was flooded.
