Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
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Coronado’s girls cross country team had four of the top seven finishers on Tuesday to win a six-team meet at Sonata Park.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams won a 3.1-mile race at Palo Verde on Tuesday to lead the Aggies to victory in a seven-team meet.
Gabriel Miranda scored on a penalty kick in the final minute for Faith Lutheran’s boys soccer team Saturday to force a draw against Western. The Crusaders won 4-3 in penalty kicks at Green Valley to advance to the finals of the Southern Nevada Kick-off Classic.
I have my white Vans all cleaned up for my “Damn, Daniel” Halloween costume. But first, it’s my favorite week of the prep football season.
Marcella Brooks scored twice for the Centennial girls soccer team, leading a group of 12 Bulldogs with a goal or an assist in a 9-0 road victory over Spring Valley.
Alejandro Graziano scored two second-half goals, including an 18-yarder with three minutes to play, to help Las Vegas High’s boys soccer team upset visiting Cimarron-Memorial 2-1 in the Southern Nevada Kick-off Classic on Friday.
Frank Sessa hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the Sunset to an 8-3 win over the Sunrise in the Division I All-Star Game at the College of Southern Nevada.
Haylee Lupinetti who pitched a complete game earlier Saturday in a semifinal win, tossed 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, two-hit relief to help Palo Verde rally for an 11-9 win over Westview (Oregon) in the Silver Bracket final of the Spring Jamboree at MajesticPark.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state boys basketball teams.
Erica Williams continued her outstanding cross country season Saturday.
Sami Dillow won two individual events at Heritage on Saturday to help Foothill’s girls swimming team to a 170-102 win over Rancho.
Michael Velazquez set two school records Saturday and helped Green Valley’s boys swimming team to a 190-73 win over Valley at Multi-Generational.
Tanner Durkin had 15 kills, and Grant Nelson added 39 assists and seven aces Thursday to lead host Centennial’s boys volleyball team to a 25-17, 19-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-11 win over Arbor View.
Thirty-one years into her basketball coaching career, Diane Hernandez was ready for a break.