We’ve reached the unofficial halfway point of the prep football season, and I’m ready to hand out the Fieldies. My midseason awards usually include a free lunch and a T-shirt for the winners, but I’m saving money for a new pair of Jordans, so no dice this year.
Nevada Prep football rankings
Chloe Henderson was 3-0 in singles Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s girls tennis team win the Southwest League title with a 13-4 victory over visiting Bishop Gorman in a match that was called due to darkness.
Bernice Fiso had 15 kills and 13 digs, and Janella Fiso added 35 assists, eight aces and six digs to help Virgin Valley’s girls volleyball team outlast host Boulder City, 25-23, 25-19, 20-25, 20-25, 15-9 on Tuesday.
Antonio Trama’s goal 15 minutes into the second half broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Green Valley’s boys soccer team to a 2-1 home win over Rancho on Monday.
Taylor Kornieck had three goals and an assist Monday to help Coronado’s girls soccer team to a 6-1 victory over visiting Foothill.
The doubles team of Donovan Evangelio and Justin Lindsay won the final point of regulation to force a tiebreaker, and Faith Lutheran’s boys tennis team posted a 10-9 win at Spring Valley on Thursday.
I have been pretty rough on Silverado over the years. The Skyhawks have been the punch line numerous times in this space. But in honor of Yom Kippur this week, it’s time to atone for my mistakes. Here goes (clears throat): I’m sorry, Skyhawks.
If you saw me at school this week, you probably noticed the huge smile on my face and the extra bounce in my step. No, I didn’t get a date for homecoming yet, but I’m still feeling quite chipper. That’s what happens when you correctly predict seven out of eight prep football games like I did last week.
The doubles teams of Laini George and Morgan Hawkins, and Abby Wilson and Caitlyn Stevenson each went 3-0 on Wednesday to lead Foothill’s girls tennis team to a 10-8 win at Basic.
Sami Penor shot 6-under-par 66 at Las Vegas Municipal on Wednesday as Coronado’s girls golf team ran away with a Southeast League match.
The Centennial girls cross country team is a dominant force.
Green Valley’s girls tennis team swept the nine singles sets Thursday en route to a 12-6 win at Coronado.
Lost in the excitement last week of Rancho snapping its 30-game losing streak — for the record, that won’t be the only game the Rams win this season — Sunrise Mountain quietly reached a milestone of its own under second-year coach Chris Sawyers.
Saipeti Fuiava had 13 kills, three aces and three digs, and Myah Maxwell had 14 kills and eight digs to lead Legacy’s girls volleyball team to a 25-8, 32-30, 21-25, 25-19 win over visiting Basic on Wednesday.
