The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls are clear favorites once again, but there are some sleepers that could do some damage in the postseason.
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Here’s a look at this week’s coaches polls in boys and girls soccer.
With a talented group of underclassmen, Coronado scored 449 points Friday to roll to the Class 4A Desert Region title at UNLV.
The Cougars finished with 452 points to claim the title. Green Valley finished second with 444 points, and Bishop Gorman finished third with 284 points.
Jake Phillips swept the hurdle events Saturday to lift Bishop Gorman’s boys track team to victory in the Heitkotter Invitational at Faith Lutheran.
Garrett Giles spun a five-inning, three-hit shutout Friday to lead Basic’s baseball team to a 13-0 victory over Mountain Pointe (Arizona) in the Boras Classic in Phoenix.
Shelbi Denman spun a one-hit shutout and stuck out eight as Shadow Ridge’s softball team blanked Bingham (Utah) 13-0 in four innings in the Tournament of Champions at Bullhead City, Arizona.
Centennial’s boys cross country team had three of the top six runners on Monday to win the Bud O’Dea Classic freshman race at Desert Breeze.
Naomi Harris had 23 kills and eight digs Monday as Durango’s girls volleyball team outlasted host Sierra Vista, 21-25, 25-22, 25-27, 25-19, 19-17.
Megan Donnelly scored on a penalty kick in the final 30 seconds to lift Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team to a 1-0 road win over Centennial on Monday.
Centennial’s Alexis Gourrier, who finished the 3.1-mile race in 17 minutes, 34.7 seconds, has finished first at the Las Vegas Invitational in each of her three years of high school.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state boys volleyball teams.
Frankie Fitzgerald singled home Drake Maningo with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Green Valley a 3-2 home win over Centennial in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament on Thursday.
Taylor Stonebarger had 14 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown Wednesday as Las Vegas’ flag football team clinched the Northeast League title with a 13-0 victory over visiting Valley.