Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
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Joel Sanchez scored two goals Wednesday as the Desert Pines boys soccer team eked out a win against visiting Eldorado, 3-2.
Shadow Ridge’s Cassandra Tolton and Tieg Simmons each made four saves to split the shutout and help the Mustangs’ girls soccer team shut out host Las Vegas, 1-0.
James Cobian was 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs to lead Chaparral’s baseball team to a 5-3 home win over Clark in the Cowboy Classic semifinals.
Tjaden Giles was 2-1 in singles play, including the match-winning tiebreaker game for Basic’s girls tennis team, as the Wolves picked up a road win against Las Vegas, 10-9.
Mark Thuet and Justin Balconi each went 3-0 in singles play Tuesday as Bonanza’s boys tennis team edged the Arbor View on the road, 10-8.
Green Valley’s Rachel Klopfer had 20 kills, nine digs and four blocks, and Anya Olsen added 16 kills as the Gators upset visiting Silverado, 10-25, 25-14, 31-33, 25-19, 15-9 on Wednesday.
Yudi Alvarez scored a second-half goal to break a scoreless tie and lift Tech’s girls soccer team to a 1-0 home win over Moapa Valley on Wednesday.
Green Valley’s boys soccer team scored three goals in the second half Wednesday to overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit and beat host Silverado, 3-2.
Zhanna Colin had 13 kills, and Alexa Rodriguez added 11 kills and 11 digs to help Bonanza to a 22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13 win over Desert Oasis at home on Monday.
Omar Miranda had three goals and an assist on Monday as Chaparral’s boys soccer team rallied to top visiting Tech, 4-3.
Sierra Vista’s Rahul Gupte went 2-1 in singles Monday, leading the visting Lions to a 10-9 victory over Durango on a tiebreaker.
Kristie Thomas finished 3-0 in singles play for Eldorado on Monday as she led the Sundevils to a 10-8 home victory over Rancho.
Frank Sessa hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the Sunset to an 8-3 win over the Sunrise in the Division I All-Star Game at the College of Southern Nevada.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state boys basketball teams.