Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
Coronado
Angel Arreola had a goal and two assists Thursday as the visiting Sunrise Mountain boys soccer team handed Eldorado its first loss of the season, 3-2.
Justin Ahlstrom dished out 25 assists, and teammate Andrew Wyatt had 24 assists in the Shadow Ridge boys volleyball team’s 25-17,25-17, 23-25, 25-20 win over Arbor View on Tuesday night.
Blake Schaper carded a 5-over-par 75 at Wildhorse on Tuesday to earn medalist honors and lead Boulder City’s boys golf team to victory in a Sunrise League match.
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Nick Tapuala won the discus at the Division I state track and field meet with a mark of 178 feet, 9 inches despite unfavorable conditions at Carson High and became the third Liberty thrower to take home a state title in the event since 2011.
Dustin Elliott had 17 kills and 13 digs Wednesday to help Green Valley’s boys volleyball team hold off visiting Basic, 25-18, 25-14, 22-25, 22-25, 15-10.
Coronado made 13 of its 18 field-goal attempts in the second quarter, including six 3-pointers, and the hot-shooting Cougars rolled to a 70-32 victory over Eldorado in the Division I Sunrise Region final at Liberty.
Jesse Vogel had 17 points, and Jarrod Burks tallied 16 points as Arbor View’s boys basketball team topped host Bonanza 69-63 on Wednesday.
Alexia Thrower scored all of her 28 points in the final three quarters Wednesday to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team rally for a 62-55 win at Silverado.
Paolo Sarnataro made 13 saves Tuesday to allow Durango’s boys soccer team to earn a 1-0 home victory over Legacy.
Abbie Barnum scored on an assist from Kari Wakefield in the 52nd minute Tuesday to lift Virgin Valley’s girls soccer team to a 1-0 home win over Tech.
Cimarron-Memorial senior shortstop Niko Decolati has been named the Division I Southern Nevada Player of the Year by area baseball coaches. He hit .411 with 10 home runs and 25 RBIs this season for the Spartans.
Coronado junior Basia Query has been named the Southeast League”s Most Valuable Player. She hit .452 with 12 doubles and 36 RBIs for the Cougars, who won the Southeast softball title. Query floated between catcher and shortstop, depending on where her team needed her.
Tara Hilton was 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs to help Green Valley’s softball team to an 11-5 home win over Foothill on Monday.