Desert Oasis won the Class 4A flag football state title Friday. The Diamondbacks had dedicated their season to teammate Ashari Hughes, who died Jan. 5.
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About 200 people packed a church Saturday for a memorial service for Ashari Hughes, a Desert Oasis sophomore who died of a sudden cardiac arrest Jan. 5.
The 16-year-old died last week after collapsing following her team’s game against Valley High School.
Family and community members gathered at Doolittle Community Center to remember Ashari Hughes, who collapsed and died after playing a flag football game Thursday.
“She loved music, dancing, and being around all the people she loved,” Ashari’s parents wrote in a statement. “She called football the real love of her life!”
The Desert Oasis High School student collapsed Thursday after a home game against Valley High School. She was hospitalized and died later that night.
Quarterback Tyler Stott and his squadron of receivers vault Desert Oasis to the top of the Class 4A Desert League standings.
Junior guard Bentleigh Hoskins attacked from the right wing and banked in a floater with 5.4 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Gorman to a 41-39 win over Desert Oasis at Foothill — and its first region championship since 2010.
After falling behind 22-7, the Diamondbacks scored 17 straight points to take the lead.
Senior forward Ashtyn Fink is one of the top college prospects in Nevada, a four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. She committed to Vanderbilt as a sophomore in 2016.
Christian Vaughn ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns to lead Desert Oasis to a 21-12 home win over Boulder City.
Nevada Preps awards the team of the week to Desert Oasis High School. Desert Oasis broke their 13 game losing streak with a win against Del Sol on Friday.
Coronado’s boys golf shot a two-day total of 23-over-par 599 as a team to win the Class 4A state golf tournament at Reflection Bay Golf Club on Tuesday. It was the Cougars’ first title since 2012, and Coronado players celebrated by jumping into Lake Las Vegas.
Amanda Sink set the Nevada state record with 20 strikeouts in a seven-inning game, leading Centennial to a 12-0 road win against Durango in the first round of the Sunset Region tournament.
Centennial freshman point guard Taylor Bigby is blossoming into one of the top freshmen on the West Coast and already has secured scholarship offers from Colorado and Utah of the Pac-12.