Moapa Valley dominated No. 3 Boulder City 54-14 last week to strengthen its grip on the No. 1 spot in the Review-Journal’s Southern Nevada Class 3A football rankings.
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Deanna Barrera smacked a single up the middle to score Ashlyn Heck from second base in the bottom of the seventh, capping a three-run seventh-inning rally as the host Bulldogs edged Shadow Ridge, 3-2 in the Mountain Region Tournament.
Parker Schmidt was the final Diamondbacks’ hero, as he drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run and secure a berth in the Class 4A state tournament.
Winning pitcher Brooke Detommaso was 1-for-4 with four RBIs to help Bonanza’s softball team to a 9-6 win at Boulder City on Monday.
Amanda Sink spun a one-hitter Friday, striking out 13 and walking three, to help Centennial’s softball team to an 8-0 win over Manti (Utah) in the Spring Showdown in St. George, Utah.
Arbor View’s Hazen Newman fired a 2-under-par 70 on Friday to win the Pahrump Valley Invitational golf tournament at Mountain Falls.
Puskas surged to the lead entering the final mile and held off the rest of the field to finish the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 25.7 seconds, for her biggest cross country win of a still-young prep career.
Thorsten Balmer made a game-clinching interception and ran for a game-high 211 yards, helping the Eagles down rival Pahrump Valley 32-28.
Ysabella Morales went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBIs Tuesday to help host Mojave’s softball team to a 7-4 win over Virgin Valley in the opening round of the Class 3A Southern Region tournament.
Garrett Lucas scored on an error in the bottom of the seventh to give Pahrump Valley a 4-3 home win over Tech in the Class 3A Southern Region baseball tournament on Tuesday.
Boulder City freshman Blake Schaper shot an even-par 72 at Boulder Creek on Tuesday to easily win the Class 3A Southern Region tournament.
Carlos Hernandez and R.J. Forbus combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Rancho blanked visiting Sierra Vista in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament on Thursday.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
Kylie Stritenberger had 12 points on Monday to lead Pahrump Valley’s girls basketball team to a 26-24 home win over Boulder City.
Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.