Dedan Thomas, the top-ranked 2024 Nevada basketball player, according to ESPN, showed in a tournament last week that he could score as well as run an offense.
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Check out the top performances from Monday’s high school baseball and softball action, and look forward to Tuesday’s schedule.
The Chargers’ defense has been the catalyst of the team’s 3-1 start, and it will face a Spring Valley team in the Southwest League opener that has struggled offensively.
Liliana Gutierrez was 2-for-3 with two RBIs Tuesday to help Rancho’s softball team to a 5-4 win at Bishop Gorman.
Zach Martinez’s bases-loaded walk with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday forced home Jake Perales with the winning run as Foothil’s baseball team nipped visiting Coronado, 2-1.
The No. 2 Chargers overpowered the No. 3 Cougars at South Point Arena en route to a 79-40 victory on Saturday afternoon. Oklahoma recruit Jalen Hill scored 22 points for the Chargers.
On Wednesday, Cheyenne came in and beat Durango, 47-35, to stay in the winner’s bracket of the Premier Division being played at Liberty High in Henderson.
The good far outweighed the bad, though, as the Gaels pulled away for a 79-48 win over Lone Peak (Utah) in their Tarkanian Classic opener at Orleans Arena.
Chelsea Camarra and Aja Melo-Powell each won two individual events and ran on two winning relay teams Thursday to lead host Spring Valley’s girls track team to victory over Bonanza and Durango.
Michael Canada won a pair of events on Thursday to lead the Spring Valley boys track team to a narrow home victory in a three-team meet.
Adriana Thomason scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Arbor View’s softball team to a 7-6 victory over Faith Lutheran on Thursday evening.
Nik Dobar fired a four-hit shutout Thursday as Centennial’s baseball team earned a 5-0 road win over Palo Verde.
Ryan Rasmussen and Mitchell Abbott each shot a 2-over-par 74 at Bear’s Best on Thursday to share medalist honors and lead the Bishop Gorman boys golf team to victory in a Southwest League match.
Talaya Williams scored on a 10-yard rushing touchdown, and Hailey Nevil caught the game-winning conversion in overtime to lift Rancho’s flag football team to a 7-6 road win at Canyon Springs on Friday afternoon.