Here are five takeaways from the Nevada spring high school sports season, including an impressive stretch of dominance by Southern schools.
Boys Swimming & Diving
The Palo Verde boys swimming and diving team won the Class 5A state championship Saturday for its 10th straight title. Coronado won its third straight 5A girls title.
The Liberty boys and Faith Lutheran girls won the Class 4A swimming and diving state team titles Wednesday at UNLV.
The Coronado and Palo Verde boys and girls are expected to battle for the Class 5A state swimming and diving championships.
Aimee Garcia and Rose Pouch each won two individual events Thursday at UNLV to help Boulder City’s girls capture their seventh straight Class 3A Southern Region title.
Boulder City’s girls team won their record sixth-straight team championship behind two record-setting performances from Rose Pouch. But the Boulder City boys team saw their streak of seven consecutive state titles ended by Truckee.
Led by its Green Valley 400-yard freestyle relay, the Green Valley girls swimming team brought home a state championship.
The team championships for both boys and girls at Friday’s Class 4A Sunrise Regional swimming championships came down to Coronado and Green Valley and the final event of the day — the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Both the boys and girls teams dominated for Palo Verde as they cruised to region titles.
The twin brother-sister duo of Rose and A.J. Pouch, combined for eight wins, as the Eagles rolled to a pair of regional titles.
Coronado’s Timothy Newton recorded a score of 530.35 on Monday night to win the Class 4A Sunrise Region boys diving championship at UNLV.
Keaton Ogden won the 100-meter freestyle in 57.90 seconds and the 200 freestyle in 2:11.85 on Thursday to help Virgin Valley’s boys swimming team to a 90-38 win over Sunrise Mountain in Mesquite.
Pio Bragado won two individual events Wednesday to help Durango’s boys swimming team take an 83-55 decision against Mojave at Adelson School.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2017 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
A look at the Review-Journal’s Athletes of the Year from the spring season
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