COVID, players opting to pursue other interests and spring break are among the unique issues football teams at small schools have had to deal with.
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Jacob Ortega was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs on Monday to help Faith Lutheran’s baseball team to a 7-4 win over visiting Arbor View.
MacKenzie Perry scattered seven hits and struck out 14 in a complete-game effort Monday as Rancho’s softball team improved to 17-0 overall with an 11-1 win at Las Vegas High.
The Highlanders used a big rebounding edge and some timely 3-point shooting to earn a 55-44 victory over Calvary Chapel in a Class 2A state semifinal at Eldorado.
Kaitlyn Horstdaniel threw for 133 yards and four touchdowns Friday as the Las Vegas High flag football team earned a 28-14 home win over Legacy.
Derrick Thomas scored 19 points Saturday to lead Boulder City to a 70-50 win over Moapa Valley in the championship game of the Lake Mead Holiday Classic.
Lainey Cornwall scored 12 of her 16 points in the middle two quarters Saturday to lift Moapa Valley’s girls basketball team to a 41-38 win over Boulder City in the championship game of the Lake Mead Holiday Classic at Calvary Chapel.
Kaitlin Fazendin had a home run and a double Thursday as Durango’s softball team scored three in the seventh inning to stun host Desert Oasis, 11-9.
Samara Miller made two free throws with 11 seconds remaining to lead Green Valley’s girls basketball team to a 50-47 road win over Dixie (Utah) on Friday.
Noah Taitz led Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team with 23 points Friday as it defeated Birmingham (California) 85-44 in the Wild West Shootout in Reno.
Porter Miller rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on four carries to power the Parowan (Utah) football team over Calvary Chapel on the road, 72-0.
Ray Ramirez singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning Saturday, lifting Las Vegas High’s baseball team to a 6-4 win at Silverado.
Geoff Faries connected on five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points as Basic’s boys basketball team held on for a 64-61 win over visiting Chaparral on Thursday.
Iymoni Burrell and Shania Harper each scored 18 points on Thursday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team to a 59-56 win over host Cimarron-Memorial.
Alexia Campbell hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning that plated the eventual winning run as the Foothill softball team edged host Las Vegas, 4-3 on Friday.