All four playoff teams from the Mountain League have a case to make a run in the 5A softball Southern Region playoffs. Here’s a look at how the playoffs shape up.
Boulder City
It was only two years ago that Centennial played for a state championship. The rebuilding Bulldogs picked up their first win, 9-8 over Legacy on Friday.
Ty Bryant won the pole vault and finished second in the 110-meter hurdles Saturday to help Virgin Valley’s boys track team win the Grant Bushman Invitational at Overton.
Josiah Cromwick’s two-run single in the fifth inning Thursday broke a scoreless tie and lifted Palo Verde’s baseball team to a 3-1 win over Northwest Christian (Arizona) in the Wolves Classic in Goodyear, Arizona.
Adlai Rodriguez had 24 kills and 13 digs to help Rancho’s boys volleyball team to a 25-21, 17-25, 25-17, 27-25 road win over Cheyenne on Thursday.
Teegan Teal’s two-run single in the top of the seventh inning lifted Spring Valley’s softball team to a 10-8 win at Tech on Thursday.
Taysia Tovia scored 20 points on Monday as Liberty’s girls basketball team earned a 62-57 double-overtime victory over visiting Green Valley.
Connor Peterson had 14 points Monday to help Palo Verde’s boys basketball team to a 58-56 overtime win over visiting Centennial.
The host Gators (6-8) overcame a slow start to score a 50-44 victory over Spanish Springs in the diamond division quarterfinals. They’ll play Dimond (Alaska) on Saturday morning in the semifinals.
Braeden Williams’ won by pin at 220 pounts on Tuesday to clinch SLAM Academy’s 37-31 road victory over Las Vegas High.
Aiyana Evans and had 32 assists and O’ceana Clemens added 29 assists as Liberty’s girls volleyball team earned a 16-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-20 victory over visiting Silverado on Thursday.
Alysia Aspiazu scored two goals Thursday as the Shadow Ridge girls soccer team earned a 2-1 home win against Legacy.
Eminem Perez scored on an assist from Tre Towers in the game’s final minute to give Cimarron-Memorial’s boy soccer team a 3-2 road win over Las Vegas High on Thursday.
Justin Madsen went 3-0 in singles to lead Centennial’s boys tennis team to an 11-7 road victory over Las Vegas High.
Angel Arreola scored twice on Tuesday as Sunrise Mountain’s boys soccer team earned a 3-1 road victory over Tech.