Here are five takeaways from the Nevada spring high school sports season, including an impressive stretch of dominance by Southern schools.
Coronado
Green Valley, Palo Verde, Coronado and Arbor View are among the top Class 5A state title contenders with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Only four of the five teams in the Class 5A Mountain League can make the softball playoffs, but any one of them could be a contender to reach the state tournament.
Coronado won a five-set thriller over Arbor View in a home boys volleyball game Wednesday night. Here are photos from the game.
Coronado’s flag football team scored three unanswered touchdowns then held on for a win over Arbor View in the Class 4A state title game.
Coronado led early and rolled to a home win over Bishop Gorman at the Big City Showdown on Saturday. The Centennial girls also earned a big victory over Gorman.
Bishop Gorman rolled to a home win over Coronado to finish the regular season 10-0 and earn the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A Division I playoffs.
An early goal and stellar defense, led by goalie Logan Pierce, propelled top-ranked Coronado to a road win at Palo Verde on Wednesday night.
A five-run fourth inning proved to be enough as Green Valley snapped Coronado’s 10-game winning streak Thursday in a key Class 5A Desert League game.
Silverado, which has shut out its last two opponents, will host Desert Oasis on Friday. The winner will claim the Class 4A Desert League title.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
Here is the 2019-20 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys basketball team.
Emily Wickens won one event and was second in another on Wednesday to lead Coronado’s girls track team to victory in a rain-shortened home meet.
Moapa Valley’s Trystin Lehman won three events on Wednesday to lead the Pirates’ boys track team to victory in a three-team meet in Overton.
Jake Johnson carded a 4-over-par 76 at Rhodes Ranch on Wednesday to earn medalist honors and help Bishop Gorman’s boys golf team win a Southwest League match.