The Bishop Gorman boys and Desert Oasis girls claimed their first cross country state championships at the Class 4A meet Friday.
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Braxton Bruschke allowed three hits and struck out 13 in 6⅔ innings on Friday to lift Spring Valley’s baseball team to a 3-1 win at Durango.
Claire Rawlins trailed Basic’s Raquel Chavez for much of the race, but stayed within striking distance to the end. She then raced past Chavez and held off Sierra Vista’s Sarriah Brown to win the 3.1-mile race in 19 minutes, 16 seconds.
The Coronado girls soccer team scored a pair of first-half goals to hold off Arbor View on Wednesday and win 2-1 in the Las Vegas Kick-Off at Green Valley.
Five members of Centennial’s boys basketball team scored in double figures Friday, and the Bulldogs cruised a 91-41 road victory over Rancho Mirage (California) in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational.
Sierra Vista’s Anthony Cordero won by pin at 285 pounds on Wednesday to clinch a 40-36 win over visiting Cimarron-Memorial.
Sierra Vista’s Mohamed Washington hit a 3-pointer to give the Mountain Lions the lead, then had a key offensive rebound with 11 seconds to play as they topped Cabrillo (California) 68-65 in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational in Rancho Mirage, California.
Deborah Grant rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on just 14 carries to lead Green Valley’s flag football team to a 25-18 win over visiting Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Paolo Sarnataro made eight saves Saturday to lead Durango’s boys soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Centennial in the semifinals of the Southern Nevada Kick-Off Classic at Green Valley.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2015 fall sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Eric Jordan scored the winning run on a bases-loaded balk with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday as the Shadow Ridge baseball team outlasted visiting Centennial, 4-3.
Kayla McGinnis scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds remaining to break a 20-20 tie and give Silverado’s flag football team a 26-20 win over visiting Cimarron-Memorial on Friday.
Edgar Donate’s goal with 12 minutes left in the match broke a 2-2 tie and allowed Canyon Springs’ boys soccer team to clinch the Northeast League title with a 3-2 win at Las Vegas High on Thursday.
Megan Donnelly had a goal and an assist Thursday to help Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team win the Sunset League title with a 4-0 victory over visiting Pahrump Valley.
Annalise Esparza scored five minutes into the match and assisted on Natasha Martin’s goal with two minutes left in the second half Tuesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls soccer team topped visiting Desert Oasis, 2-0.